Alcohol (horse)

Alcohol
Alcohol
	Alcohol
Sire	Bianconi (USA)
Grandsire	Danzig (USA)
Dam	Tendue (AUS)
Damsire	General Nediym (AUS)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	16 September 2008
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm, Corinella, Victoria
Trainer	Richard Jolly
Record	25: 6–4–6
Earnings	$323,630
	Last updated on 26 Nov 2014

Alcohol (foaled 16 September 2008) is a retired Australian Thoroughbred racehorse^[1] who was trained by Richard Jolly at Morphettville in South Australia. Sporting blue silks with a pink fleurs-de-lys and yellow sleeves, Alcohol was a favourite with the punters in South Australia.

Breeding

He was foaled in Australia at Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm, Corinella, Victoria.^[2]

Racing career

The current racing record of Alcohol is 25 starts for 6 wins, 4 seconds and 6 thirds for earnings of A$323,630.^[3]

Two-year-old season

Alcohol started racing as a two-year-old on 20 July 2011 in a race at Balaklava, finishing 3rd, prior to spelling.

Three-year-old season

Alcohol continued his racing career as a three-year-old, and broke his maiden^[4]^[5] with a win on his 5th race at Moonee Valley Racecourse on 16 December 2011, and competed in Group 1 South Australian Derby^[6]^[7]^[8] on 5 May 2012.

Four-year-old season

Alcohol commenced his four-year-old season winning 3 out of his first 4 starts, with a first up win on the Morpettville Parks track on 27 October 2012, and continued on by travelling to Victoria to win at Flemington^[9] on 15 December 2012.

Five-year-old season

Alcohol was only lightly raced as a five-year-old, running only 2 races after a lengthy spell.

Six-year-old season

Returning at Morphettville over 1200m, he returned to the winner circle in his first up race back.

Race record

2010–11 season as a two-year-old
Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
3-12	20 Jul 2011		Balaklava	2yo Maiden	1055 m	56.5	T. Pannell	1-Medahlia 1:03.11

2011–12 season as a three-year-old
Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
5-10	1 Nov 2011		Morphettville Racecourse	3yo Maiden	1050 m	56.5	L. Hopwood	1-Hot Lover 1:01.42
2-14	16 Nov 2011		Gawler Racecourse	3yo+ Maiden	1200 m	57.0	P. Gatt	1-Independent Air 1:11.87
2-14	3 Dec 2011		Morphettville Parks	0-75	1400 m	55.0	P. Gatt	1-Zaeimus 1:24.52
1-10	16 Dec 2011	Styletread Handicap	Moonee Valley Racecourse	3yo Open	1600 m	54.0	D. Yendall	2 Soaked 1:36.5^[4]
8-9	12 Mar 2012		Morphettville Racecourse	0-75	1200 m	57.5	P. Gatt	1 Jeunealistic 1:11.9
8-16	31 Mar 2012		Morphettville Racecourse	3yo Open	1600 m	57.0	P. Gatt	1 Rock Culture 1:36.9
8-14	14 Apr 2012	Port Adelaide Guineas	Morphettville Racecourse	Listed	1800 m	57.5	P. Gatt	1 Cornell 1:49.8
2-16	28 Apr 2012	Chairman's Stakes	Morphettville Racecourse	Group 3	2000 m	57.5	P. Gatt	1 Heaven's Riches 2:07.2
7-16	5 May 2012	South Australian Derby	Morphettville Racecourse	Group 1	2500 m	56.5	P. Gatt	1 Zabeelionaire (NZ) 2:42.1

2012–13 season as a four-year old
Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
1-9	27 Oct 2012		Morphettville Parks	CG&E 0-75	1400 m	58.5	C. Lever	2. Zakumi 1:24.32
5-7	17 Nov 2012		Morphettville Parks	0 - 86	1400 m	56.0	C. Lever	1 Fast And Free 1:23.78
1-6	1 Dec 2012		Morphettville Racecourse	Restricted 94	1600 m	54.0	J. Holder	2. Verco Road 1:37.44
1-8	15 Dec 2012	Spotless Handicap	Flemington Racecourse	Handicap	2000 m	54.0	D. Dunn	2. Dark Note 2:02.88
8-8	1 Jan 2013		Flemington Racecourse	Handicap	2000 m	57.0	S. Arnold	1. Tuscan Fire 2:00.9

2013–14 season as a five-year old
Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
5-12	26 Dec 2013	Schweppes Fly Hcp	Morphettville Racecourse		1100 m	57.0	M. Nielsen	1. Essay Raider 1:03.41
3-12	18 Jan 2014		Morphettville Racecourse		1550 m	56.0	P. Gatt	1. Pull No Punches 1:33.99

2014–15 season as a six-year-old
Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
1-6	13 Sep 2014	Tattsbet (Bm90)	Morphettville Racecourse	BM 90	1200 m	59.0 (cd 57.0)	J. Toeroek	2. Cellarmaster 1:10.33
6-13	28 Sep 2014	Gawler Cup	Gawler Racecourse	Open	1500 m	60.5 (cd 59.0)	Ms K. Cross	1. Boristar 1:29.99
3-10	25 Oct 2014	Mac Just Over Don't Drive (Bm90)	Morphettville Parks	BM 90	1400 m	60.5 (cd 58.5)	J. Toeroek	1. Boristar 1:24.28
3-14	8 Nov 2014	Antler Luggage Hcp (96)	Flemington Racecourse	0-96	1600 m	57.5	J. Bowman	1. Saint Or Sinner 1:36.47
3-13	29 Nov 2014	Sportingbet By W Hill (Bm96)	Moonee Valley Racecourse	Bm96	2040 m	58.0	S. Arnold	1. Schockemohle 2:05.74
2-9	9 May 2015	Peter Elberg Funerals (Bm90)	Morphettville Racecourse	Bm90	1200 m	59.0	J. Toeroek	1. Mubakkir 1:10.46
3-10	23 May 2015	Hamilton Holden Hcp)	Morphettville Parks	Open	1250 m	57.5	J. Toeroek	1. Underestimation 1:13.95
1-10	20 Jun 2015	T Harrison Cup	Moonee Valley Racecourse	Open Hcp	1600 m	56.0	D. Dunn	2 Sadaqa 1:38.53

Pedigree

Pedigree of Alcohol (Aus),^[10] Chestnut Gelding 2008
Sire Bianconi (USA)	Danzig (USA) 1977	Northern Dancer (Can) 1961	Nearctic (Can)
		Northern Dancer (Can) 1961	Natalma (USA)
		Pas de Nom (USA) 1968	Admiral's Voyage (USA)
		Pas de Nom (USA) 1968	Petitioner (GB)
	Fall Aspen (USA)	Pretense (USA)	Endeavour II (Arg)
		Pretense (USA)	Imitation (GB)
		Change Water (USA)	Swaps (USA)
		Change Water (USA)	Portage (USA)
Dam Tendue (Aus)	General Nediym (Aus)	Nediym (Ire)	Shareef Dancer (USA)
		Nediym (Ire)	Nilmeen (Fr)
		Military Belle (Aus)	Without Fear (Fr)
		Military Belle (Aus)	Reticella (NZ)
	Marie Rambert (Ire)	Common Grounds (GB)	Kris (GB)
		Common Grounds (GB)	Sweetly (Fr)
		Ninette de Valois (Fr)	Gay Mecene (USA)
		Ninette de Valois (Fr)	Martinova (Ire)

References

^ "Studbook - Alcohol (AUS)". Australian Studbook. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
^ Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm
^ "Alcohol (AUS) Record". Racing Information Services Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
^ ^a ^b "Alcohol the Toast of Moonee Valley". racingvictoria.net.au. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.
^ "Christmas Celebrated With Alcohol". Moonee Valley Racing Club. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
^ "Race Fields SA Derby Day 2012". Racing Information Services Australia.
^ "Heaven's Riches in Derby tilt". The Advertiser. 30 April 2012.
^ "Chairman's tops Alcohol up for Derby test". The Advertiser. 4 May 2012.
^ "Alcohol fuels Flemington celebration". Wide World of Sports. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2012.
^ "Alcohol (AUS) Pedigree Report". Racing Information Services Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

External links

[ASB-1] "Studbook - Alcohol (AUS)". Australian Studbook. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

[2] Lauriston Thoroughbred Farm

[Record-3] "Alcohol (AUS) Record". Racing Information Services Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2014.

[MVWin-4] "Alcohol the Toast of Moonee Valley". racingvictoria.net.au. Archived from the original on 31 December 2012.

[5] "Christmas Celebrated With Alcohol". Moonee Valley Racing Club. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.

[6] "Race Fields SA Derby Day 2012". Racing Information Services Australia.

[7] "Heaven's Riches in Derby tilt". The Advertiser. 30 April 2012.

[8] "Chairman's tops Alcohol up for Derby test". The Advertiser. 4 May 2012.

[9] "Alcohol fuels Flemington celebration". Wide World of Sports. 15 December 2012. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2012.

[10] "Alcohol (AUS) Pedigree Report". Racing Information Services Australia. Retrieved 1 May 2012.

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