Fields Of Omagh
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Fields of Omagh (Rubiton - Finneto) was one of the outstanding Australian racehorses of his era. A descendant of Nearco, he trained out of South Australia's Lindsay Park by Peter Hayes, Tony McEvoy, and David Hayes, 'FOO' won seven races in a row in the early part of his career, and, nursed back from two serious injuries, later gained a reputation as a Moonee Valley specialist. He won the Valley's prestigious Cox Plate for the first time in 2003, and, in a record-equalling fifth attempt, created history in becoming the race's oldest winner, as a nine-year-old, in 2006. In between these wins, he was second to Savabeel, and third behind Makybe Diva.
He was retired after his second Cox Plate win, and will take up residence at Victoria's Living Legends park.
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Millionaire Racehorses in Australia
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