Multiple Group 1 winning sprinter Hay List, who earned plenty of admirers as Black Caviar’s main rival, was sadly euthanised this morning after an on going battle with hoof disease Laminitis.
The winner of three Group 1’s and just over $2.5 million in prize money, Hay List thrilled crowds in his own right as one of Australia’s and the world’s top sprinters.
The huge gelding was often in the shadow with unbeaten champion mare Black Caviar, giving Caviar some of her true tests in Australia.
Haylist compiled 15 victories and placed six times in an impressive career. His last victory came in 2012, defeating the six-year-old defeated Buffering in the Group 1 Lexus Newmarket Handicap. His size allowed him to sprint, but often came against his own fragile body, naturally suffering leg and hoof injuries and breakdowns related to his sheer bulk.
His career was impressive from the start, with the horse completing three consecutive victories at Ascot in three-year-old races. That was the start of eight consecutive victories to start his career and he claimed the Group 3 W.J Healy Stakes with Chris Munce aboard in 2010.
Amongst his other notable victories are a Group 1 Manikato Stakes win (2010), a Group 3 McEwan Stakes win (2010), Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (2010), Group 2 Stevco Challenge Stakes, the Group 1 All Aged Stakes, and the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington in 2012.
Despite never besting Black Caviar, Hay List was a crowd favourite and one race that will never be forgotten is the 2010 edition of the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes.
Hay List rounded the turn with a sizeable lead only to be claimed in the final 200m of the race. Both horses finished well in front of a quality field which showed the quality that Hay List truly possessed.
He achieved an international rating of 125, two points higher than current world leaders, and Australian horses, Lankan Rupee and Terravista.
After his retirement in 2013, he spent his days at the New South Wales Central Coast property of his trainer John McNair and his wife Sue.
His regular jockey Glyn Schofield, who visited the ailing horse last month, tweeted his sadness at the news.
“No horse has ever meant so much to me. RIP my big friend,” Schofield tweeted.
Hay List will be buried on trainer John McNair’s Central Coast property.
Have you ever tried your skills in a Racing daily fantasy competition? Put your best picks to the test for one day and see if you can scoop the pot with Draftstars. Looking for great odds on racing and sport? PlayUp is your best bet. Chances are you’re about to lose. Set a deposit limit.
Without a Fight completed the rare Caulfield Cup-Melbourne Cup double on Tuesday as star jockey Mark Zahra went back-to-back in the big one after…
The race that stops the nation is upon us again. Every horse in the Melbourne Cup has reasons they can win, and reasons they…
Those who want to have a really big collect on Australia’s greatest race, without risking too much, have to look at the exotic bets.
While most of the attention is on Ciaron Maher and David Eustace's Gold Trip, there's no reason why stablemate Future History cannot upstage him.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver is quietly confident his Melbourne Cup mount Alenquer will be passed fit to give him a farewell ride in the…
Melbourne Cup day is here again, and it’s never anything less than exciting. The Cup itself will of course be full of drama and…
