Efficient (horse)
Efficient | |
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Sire | Lloyd J. Williams et al. |
Trainer | Graeme Rogerson, John D Sadler |
Record | 29:7–1–0[1] |
Earnings | A$4,788,525[2] |
Major wins | |
Victoria Derby (2006) Melbourne Cup (2007) Turnbull Stakes (2009) | |
Awards | |
Australian Champion Stayer (2007/08) | |
Last updated on 4 October 2012 |
Efficient (foaled 23 August 2003)[3] is a grey Thoroughbred racehorse gelding, bred in New Zealand, who won the 2007 Melbourne Cup[4][5] and the 2006 Victoria Derby, both times ridden by Michael Rodd.[6]
Efficient was by the outstanding sire
In his first campaign in the spring of 2006 he put together five consecutive wins including the Group 2 Aami Vase at Moonee Valley and ending with a win in the
Returning in the autumn Efficient had a very light campaign of just two starts. In the 1,400-metre Group 3 Schweppervescence Cup he finished fourth behind Haradasun and fifth behind Miss Finland in the Group One Australian Guineas over 1,600 metres.
As a four-year-old in the Spring of 2007 Efficient resumed in the
His win dividend of $22.70 was the biggest for a Melbourne Cup winner in thirteen years since Jeune in the 1994 Melbourne Cup. He became the first grey to win the Melbourne Cup since Subzero in the 1992 Melbourne Cup and the first horse since Phar Lap to win the 1930 Melbourne Cup the year after winning the 1929 Victoria Derby.
Efficient was trained by expatriate New Zealand trainer
Efficient has had an injury-plagued career since his Melbourne Cup win, and was withdrawn from both the 2008 and 2009 Melbourne Cups in the fortnight leading up to the race. However, he did gain a third Group One success in the 2009 Turnbull Stakes. After this success Efficient did not race for almost two years.
He returned to racing in September 2011 but did not show any form until he ran second to Niwot in the 3200 metre Sydney Cup at Randwick in April 2012. On 4 October 2012, Efficient's owner Lloyd Williams, announced that the horse had suffered a recurrence of an old injury and had been retired.[7] He now resides with other former champion horses at Living Legends, the International Home of Rest for Champion Horses located in Woodlands Historic Park, Greenvale, Victoria, Australia.[8] He occasionally makes public appearances at events such as the Melbourne Cup Parade.[9]
See also
References
- ^ Efficient race record
- ^ ASB: Efficient (NZ) Retrieved on 2009-10-6
- ^ "Efficient horse form guide, history, breeding and career stats". Punters.com.au. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
- ^ 2007 Melbourne Cup result
- ^ a b "Efficient wins Melbourne Cup". The Age. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ Andrew Eddy (5 November 2006). "Hayes fears Efficient". The Age. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
- ^ "Battle weary 2007 Melbourne Cup winner Efficient bows out after old injury flares up". Herald Sun. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 4 October 2012.
- ^ Living Legends website
- ^ "Melbourne Cup parade ahead of world class event". Department of Premier and Cabinet (Victoria). 31 October 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
Australian Stud Book: http://www.studbook.org.au/Horse.aspx?hid=884214