Desert Gold

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Desert Gold
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Sire:	All Black
Grandsire:	Gallinule
Dam:	Aurarius
Damsire:	Malister
Sex:	Mare
Foaled:	1912
Country:	New Zealand
Colour:	Bay
Breeder:	Okawa Stud
Owner:	T. H. Lowry
Trainer:	Not found
Record:	59: 36-13-4
Earnings:	£23,133
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Great Northern Foal Stakes (1914) Islington Plate (1915, 1916, 1917) Hawke's Bay Guineas (1915) New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1915) Royal Stakes (1915, 1916) Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (1915) Awapuni Gold Cup (1916, 1917, 1918) New Zealand Derby (1916) Great Northern Oaks (1916) Wellington Stakes (1916) MRC St. George stakes (1918) AJC All-Aged Stakes (1918) Taranaki Stakes (1919)
Honours
Desert Gold Stakes at Trentham Racecourse
Infobox last updated on: March 29, 2007.

Desert Gold was a famous and successful New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse who raced at the time of World War I. Owned by T. H. Lowry, the mare won many races named after her today in New Zealand. She raced in Australia and New Zealand, winning 36 races, including a still-standing record of 19 in a row. In 1914, she won the Great Northern Foal Stakes and Royal Stakes, the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes, and the North Island Challenge Stakes.

In her final season of racing, Desert Gold defeated the 3-year-old colt Gloaming in the 1919 Taranaki Stakes. Desert Gold retired with a record of 59 Starts: 36-13-4 and earnings of £23,133.