Dixie Blossoms (foaled 2 November 2012) is a Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse.
| Dixie Blossoms | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Street Sense |
| Grandsire | Street Cry |
| Dam | Whistle Dixie |
| Damsire | Star Way |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 2 November 2012 |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Alan Osburg |
| Owner | Alan Osburg |
| Trainer | Ron Quinton |
| Record | 32: 7–7–7 |
| Earnings | A$ 1,583,910[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Angst Stakes (2016, 2017) Guy Walter Stakes (2017, 2018) Coolmore Classic (2019) | |
| Awards | |
| NSW Queen of the Autumn (2019)[2] | |
Background
editDixie Blossoms was bred and owned by Alan Osburg, the former owner of Champion stallion Exceed and Excel.[3]
Racing career
editDixie Blossoms was twice the winner of the Angst Stakes and the Guy Walter Stakes. She achieved success in a Group 1 race for the first time in 7 attempts when successful at the odds of 20/1 in the 2019 Coolmore Classic, winning by a margin of 2.5 lengths.[4]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Street Sense (USA) 2004 |
Street Cry (IRE) 1998 |
Machiavellian | Mr. Prospector |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coup de Folie | |||
| Helen Street | Troy | ||
| Waterway | |||
| Bedazzle (USA) 1997 |
Dixieland Band | Northern Dancer | |
| Mississippi Mud | |||
| Majestic Legend | His Majesty | ||
| Long Legend | |||
| Dam Whistle Dixie (NZ) 2003 |
Star Way (GB) 1977 |
Star Appeal | Appiani |
| Sterna | |||
| New Way | Klairon | ||
| New Move | |||
| Proteaceae (NZ) 1993 |
Kaapstad | Sir Tristram | |
| Eight Carat | |||
| Gone With The Wind | Light Wind | ||
| Net Chord |
References
edit- ^ "Dixie Blossoms Horse Profile". racingaustralia.horse. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Winx Waller big winners at NSW awards". racingandsports.com. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Blossoms exceeds Osburg's best". tdnausnz.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Dixie Blossoms wins the Coolmore Classic". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
- ^ "Dixie Blossoms Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 27 September 2022.