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Rose Of Kingston Dead
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04/06/2002 |
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Champion mare Rose Of Kingston has died at Kingston Park Stud in Victoria at the age of 23.
Rose of Kingston, prepared by Bob Hoysted for her owner-breeders david and Helen Hains, was voted Australia's champion racehorse in her three-year-old season of 1981-82.
As a two-year-old, the daughter of Claude and Kingston Rose won the 1981 Champagne Stakes at Randwick.
The following season her major wins included the G1 VRC Oaks, G1 Australasian Oaks and the G1 AJC Australian Derby when she became the first filly to win the classic since 1944.
At four, she won the G2 Craiglee Stakes and the G3 Coongy Handicap before her retiremnt to the Hains' Kingston Park Stud on the Mornington Peninsula.
On her retiremnt she ws sent to US where she produced five foals between 1984 and 1992 by champion sires Green Dancer (Kingston Dancer); Secretariat (Kingston Rule); Alydar (Aly Kingston); Nureyev Kingsttenham) and Seattle Slew (Rose Of
Portland).
Kingston Rule was by far the most successful on the track, being imported to Australia for his racing career where he won the 1990 Melbourne Cup in record time.
David Hains brought Roe Of Kingston home to Australia in 1993 with her first Kingtson Park-bred progeny in 1994 being Portland Player, the Marscay colt who won the Victoria Derby and is now forging a successful stud career.
Her only oither Australian bred product was the Canny Lad colt Portlethen.
Rose Of KIngston was retired from breeding in 2000 and has spent her recent years at Kingston Park sharing a paddock with her half sister Spirit Of Kingston, winner of the 1984 VRC Oaks and 1985 Canterbury and Rosehill Guineas.
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