Tidal Light
Tidal Light was a Thoroughbred racehorse who was the champion filly of her year and beat the colts in the 1987 New Zealand Derby.
| Tidal Light | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Diagramatic |
| Grandsire | Sir Wiggle |
| Dam | Azores |
| Damsire | King Of Babylon |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1983 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Brown |
| Breeder | Mr & Mrs J D O'Flaherty |
| Owner | S A Taylor |
| Trainer | Jim Gibbs |
| Record | 19:10-2-1 |
| Earnings | $567,678 |
| Major wins | |
| New Zealand Derby (1986) Canterbury Guineas (1987) | |
After finishing second in her debut, Tidal Light won ten of her next 13 races, including the Derby, Avondale Guineas, Waikato Guineas, Canterbury Guineas and a Group 1 victory in the Air New Zealand Stakes over older horses under weight-for-age conditions, beating the great Solveig.
She was ridden in most of her 3 year old races by the 1986-87 champion apprentice, Michael Coleman. However, after winning the Avondale Guineas, Coleman broke a bone in his hand and was replaced by Grant Cooksley for Tidal Light's New Zealand Derby win.
She returned in the spring of 1987 as a four-year-old, but failed to win a race and despite some good performances was obviously not the same horse she had been the previous season.
Her three-year-old season earned her both the Three Year-Old of the Year award and Horse of the Year, a rare feat for a filly.
Breeding career
She produced 12 foals for seven race winners and was at Woodlands Stud in Hunter Valley, Australia.
She died in March 2007.[1]
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