Kingston Rule
| Kingston Rule | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Moonee Valley Cup (1990) (1990)Melbourne Cup |
Kingston Rule (1986,
Bred and raced by
He was initially trained in France by Patrick Biancone but only raced once there. He then came to Australia and initially trained by Tommy Smith but was unimpressive.
In the Spring of 1989, Kingston Rule was moved to the stables of
He ran in a number of feature races to qualify for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups but without any wins:
- 7th in the Australian Cup won by Vo Rogue.
- 5th in the Memsie Stakes won by The Phantom.
- 4th in the Craiglee Stakes won by Zabeel.
- 2nd in the Coongy Handicap, Caulfield, won by Kessem.
After not qualifying for the Caulfield Cup, he was finally successful in the Moonee Valley Gold Cup in record time, ridden by Jim Cassidy
Bart Cummings and David Hains did not wish to wait for Cassidy or Michael Clarke who were both offered the ride on Kingston Rule in the 1990
Beadman again rode him in his Melbourne Cup win ahead of the New Zealand horses The Phantom (Murray Baker, G Cooksley) and Mr Brooker (Peter Hurdle, Greg Childs) in a race record time.
After placing third in both the
respectively he suffered an injury to his tendons and never returned to his best.He entered stud in 1991, and as of the end of 2009 has sired 91 winners, including 4 stakes winners.
Death
Kingston Rule died at Ealing Park,
See also
References
- ^ "Just Racing". 2012-03-01. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ 1990 Melbourne Cup - Kingston Rule, retrieved 2023-04-06
- ISBN 9781405040150
- ^ Racing Post[dead link]
- Kingston Rule's pedigree and partial racing stats
- Video at YouTube of Kingston Rules win in the 1990 Melbourne Cup
- Kingston Rule's profile at Kingston Park Studs Pty Ltd.
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