Kolding (horse)

Kolding (foaled 3 November 2015) is a New Zealand bred and Australian trained thoroughbred racehorse that has won three Group I races, as well as the inaugural running of the Golden Eagle in 2020.

Kolding
SireOcean Park
GrandsireThorn Park
DamMagic Star
DamsireDanzero
SexGelding
Foaled(2015-11-03)3 November 2015
CountryNew Zealand
ColourBrown
BreederWarren Pegg
OwnerNeville Morgan
TrainerChris Waller
JockeyGlen Boss
Record44: 11–5–4
EarningsAU$6,673,200[1]
Major wins
Queensland Guineas (2019)
Bill Ritchie Handicap (2019)
Epsom Handicap (2019)
Golden Eagle (2019)
George Main Stakes (2020)
Hill Stakes (2020)
All Aged Stakes (2021)

Background

Kolding was purchased for $170,000 at the 2017 New Zealand Premier Yearling Sale. He is a half-brother to Sampson, winner of the Trentham Stakes, Awapuni Gold Cup and New Zealand St. Leger.[2]

Racing career

Kolding was defeated in his first three races however won at his fourth attempt on the 23 January 2019 at Canterbury when ridden by Hugh Bowman.

On the 8 June 2019, Kolding contested his first stakes race in the Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm. Ridden by James McDonald he came from fourth-last to win by half a length. After the race trainer Chris Waller said, "I think he's the right horse to go through to the spring – an Epsom type of horse, in my opinion."[3]

Kolding went on to win the Epsom four months later and then at his next start won the first running of the Golden Eagle, collecting over $4,000,000 in prize-money.[4]

Kolding's two other Group 1 victories were the 2020 George Main Stakes and the 2021 All Aged Stakes.[5]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Kolding (NZ) 2015[6]
Sire
Ocean Park (NZ)
2008		 Thorn Park (AUS)
1999		 Spinning World Nureyev
Imperfect Circle
Joy Bluebird
Christmas Spirit
Sayyida (NZ)
2000		 Zabeel Sir Tristram
Lady Giselle
Eastern Princess Pompeii Court
Benazir
Dam
Magic Star (AUS)
2003		 Danzero (AUS)
1991		 Danehill Danzig
Razyana
Confidentially Kaoru Star
Idesa
This Way Up (AUS)
1988		 Semipalatinsk Nodouble
School Board
Upside Down Head Over Heels
Young Malty

References
  1. "Kolding Horse Search". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  2. "Third Group 1 for Ocean Park's Kolding". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  3. "Kiwi bred Kolding shines in Queensland Guineas". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. "Kolding wins Golden Eagle". racing.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. "Kolding wins the 2021 All Aged Stakes". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  6. "Kolding Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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