Sacred Falls

New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse and stud sire

Sacred Falls

Sire| O'Reilly
Grandsire| Centaine
Dam| Iguazu's Girl
Damsire| Redoute's Choice
Sex| Stallion
Foaled| (2009-08-27)27 August 2009
Died| 1 December 2019(2019-12-01) (aged 10)
Country| New Zealand
Colour| Bay
Breeder| Waikato Stud
Owner| Raffles Thoroughbred Racing Syndicate (Mgr: Kyan Yap), Dato' K S Yap & G J Chittick
Trainer| Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue (2012)
Chris Waller (2013-2015)
Record| 22: 9-2-1
Earnings| AU$4,660,237
Major wins
Hawke's Bay Guineas (2012)
New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2012)
Doncaster Handicap (2013, 2014)
George Main Stakes (2014)

Sacred Falls (27 August 2009 – 1 December 2019) was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

He was sold at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales in 2011 for $160,000.[1]

## Racing career

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He began his career with Tony Pike and Mark Donoghue where he won his first six starts, including the Hawke's Bay Guineas and New Zealand 2000 Guineas.[2] Following this he was transferred to Chris Waller in Sydney, Australia, where he finished second behind Dundeel in the Rosehill Guineas[3] before winning the Doncaster Handicap in both 2013 and 2014.[4] His first victory of the 2014–2015 season came in the George Main Stakes.[5]

## Stud career

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After Sacred Falls retired from racing he stood at Waikato Stud.

Sacred Falls died from liver disease at an equine hospital in Matamata on 1 December 2019.[6]

### Notable progeny

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Sacred Falls has currently sired 2 individual Group 1 winners: Icebath and Aegon.

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

Foaled  | Name  | Sex  | Dam  | Dam sire  | Major wins

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2016  | Icebath[7] | f  | Fabulist  | Savabeel | 2022 Empire Rose Stakes (G1)[8]
2017  | Aegon[9] | g  | Toss Up  | Zabeel | 2022 Moonga Stakes (G2)
2021 Hobartville Stakes (G2)
2021 Karaka Million 3YO Classic[10]
2020 New Zealand 2000 Guineas (G1)[11]
2020 Hawke's Bay Guineas[12]

## See also

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* Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

## References

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1. ^ "GR.1 Glory for Sacred Falls" (PDF). Waikato Stud. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
2. ^ "Unbeaten Sacred Falls (NZ) Passes G1 Guineas Test". Scoop.co.nz. 12 November 2012. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
3. ^ "Guineas Dun with absolute ease". news.com.au. 30 March 2013.
4. ^ Moore, Glenn (12 April 2014). "Sacred Falls (NZ) too good in wet Doncaster Mile". Thoroughbrednews.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2014.
5. ^ Franklin, Daniel (20 September 2014). "Sacred Falls wins George Main Stakes at Randwick for Chris Waller and Zac Purton". ABC News.
6. ^ "Dual Doncaster Mile winner passes away". Racenet. 1 December 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2019.
7. ^ "[aus] Icebath (NZ) 2016 / Breeding". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
8. ^ "Full Result 7.00 Flemington (AUS) | 29 October 2022". www.racingpost.com. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
9. ^ "Aegon (NZ) 2017 / Breeding". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
10. ^ "Race 6 KARAKA MILLION 3YO CLASSIC at AUCKLAND RC on 23 JAN 2021". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
11. ^ "Race 8 AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI 48TH NEW ZEALAND 2000 GUINEAS at RICCARTON PARK - CANTERBURY JC on 7 NOV 2020". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
12. ^ "Race 7 DUNDEEL AT ARROWFIELD HAWKE'S BAY GUINEAS at HAWKE'S BAY RI on 3 OCT 2020". loveracing.nz. Retrieved 25 July 2024.