Gold Ace (horse)
Gold Ace (foaled 7 December 2007) was a New Zealand Standardbred racehorse.
| Gold Ace | |
|---|---|
| Breed | Standardbred |
| Sire | Bettor's Delight |
| Dam | Hill of Gold |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 7 December 2007 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Color | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Derek Moore |
| Trainer | Steven Reid |
| Earnings | |
| NZ$ 1,247,053[1] | |
| Last updated on: 10 December 2017. | |
Gold Ace was by champion sire Bettor's Delight, out of an In The Pocket mare, Hill of Gold. Hill of Gold retired from racing at the age of five, after fracturing her pedal bone.[2]
Racing career
Gold Ace was trained by, and part-owned by Steven Reid.[2] Steven Reid and Graeme Rogerson purchased Gold Ace in 2009 for $27,000.[3]
He was a champion 3-year-old; in 2011 and 2012, he won over NZ$500,000, winning 10 of his 15 races, including the New Zealand Derby.[2]
Gold Ace’s earnings topped $1.2m, with 22 wins in 69 starts. His fastest time for 1600m was 1:51.8, run at the Cambridge Raceway.[3]
Notable races
- 1st in the 2010 Sire Stakes Final beating Hands Christian and The Muskeg Express
- 1st in the 2011 New Zealand Derby beating Terror to Love and Major Mark
- 1st in the 2011 Golden Nugget (Gloucester Park, Perth) beating Mustang Mach and Eliminator [3]
- 1st in the 2012 New Zealand Free For All beating Pure Power and Terror to Love
Stud career
After retiring from racing in 2015 Gold Ace commenced a stud career at Nevele R Stud in Canterbury.
His progeny include:[4]
- Annerie (out of Feyonce, dam sire Changeover), winner of the Group Three Tasmanian Oaks[5] who then went to North America
- Charlie’s Ace (Jennifer Capriati by Courage Under Fire)
- Distinguished Taste (Art Buyer by Art Major)[6]
- Dressed In Gold (Lite Polaris by Badlands Hanover)[7]
- Max Power (Piccadily Ellen by Art Colony)[8]
- Pixie (Pixel by Holmes Hanover)
- Renko (Jewelz by Changeover)
- Takingcareofbusiness (Booming Jet by Jereme's Jet)
- White Diamond Gold (Redback Jars by Falcon's Idol)[9]
See also
References
- "Gold Ace". Nevele R Stud. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- Lichter, Barry (19 April 2015). "Crack pacer Gold Ace retired and to stand at Nevele R Stud in Canterbury". Stuff. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- "Gold Ace is getting his chance at stud". Harness Link. 23 November 2015.
- https://www.hrnz.co.nz/news/gold-ace-gets-stud-career-encore/
- https://www.nevelerstud.co.nz/news/daughter-of-gold-ace-takes-out-tasmanian-oaks/
- https://www.nevelerstud.co.nz/news/trans-tasman-double-for-gold-ace/
- https://www.cambridgeraceway.co.nz/blog/post/72324/gelding-continues-golden-run-at-cambridge/
- https://www.nevelerstud.co.nz/news/gold-ace-sires-his-first-two-year-old-winner/
- https://banks-peninsula-tc.co.nz/2022/01/24/blenheim-mare-strikes-gold-at-motukarara/