Anamoe The Best in 40 Years

Craig Tompson - Sunday October 23

Godolphin’s decision to race Anamoe on as a four-year-old stallion has seen him create a record equalled by only three other horses in the last 40 years and become the best horse we’ve seen in the last 15 years to this stage of their career.

Taking Group One wins as the measure, at the end of his spring four-year-old season Anamoe now has seven in the bag following his victory in the W.S. Cox Plate.

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Anamoe wins the Cox Plate - his 7th Group One win

No horse has done better in the last 40 years with the three to equal it Bonecrusher (two in NZ), Octagonal and Weekend Hussler.

Anamoe
Apr 2021 – Inglis Sires
Oct 2021 – Caulfield Guineas
Mar 2022 – Rosehill Guineas
Aug 2022 – Winx Stakes
Sep 2022 – George Main Stakes
Oct 2022 – Might And Power Stakes
Oct 2022 – Cox Plate

Weekend Hussler
Oct 2007 – Caulfield Guineas
Nov 2007 – Ascot Vale Stakes (Coolmore Stakes)
Feb 2008 – Oakleigh Plate
Mar 2008 – Newmarket Hcp
Mar 2008 – Randwick Guineas
Apr 2008 – George Ryder Stakes
Sep 2008 – Underwood Stakes

Octagonal
Apr 1995 – ATC Sires Produce Stakes
Oct 1995 – Cox Plate
Mar 1996 – Canterbury Guineas
Mar 1996 – Rosehill Guineas
Mar 1996 – Mercedes Classic (Tancred Stakes)
Apr 1996 – Australian Derby
Sep 1996 – Underwood Stakes

Bonecrusher
Dec 1985 – NZ Derby
Feb 1986 – Air New Zealand Stakes
Mar 1986 – Rosehill Guineas
Mar 1986 – AJC Derby
Sep 1986 – Underwood Stakes
Oct 1986 – Caulfield Stakes
Oct 1986 – Cox Plate

It’s an amazing record for a horse now more than deserving of the Champion accolade and just reward for Godolphin’s decision to continue his career this season when he’d done more than enough to have been sent to stud and most certainly would have been by most owners.

He now sits atop the Group One winners ever bred by Godolphin globally and with an international campaign in the new year appearing his likely future, there’s every chance he’s going to add to that number and prestige before he makes it to the breeding barn.

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