Hail (horse)

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Hail
Sire Stark South
Grandsire Dixieland Band
Dam Valley Court
Damsire Pompeii Court
Sex Gelding
Foaled 1997
Country New Zealand Flag of New Zealand
Colour Chestnut
Breeder Fayette Park Stud
Owner A J Cunningham & R B Marsh
Trainer Bruce Marsh
Record 50:9-8-5
Earnings $1,141,501
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
New Zealand Derby (2000)
Zabeel Classic (2003)
Sandown Classic (2002)
Infobox last updated on: July 3, 2007.

Hail is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 2000.

In 7 years of racing, Hail established for himself a reputation of reliability, strength and durability. Although he only won two Group 1 races, he finished in the first four in a further 8, including a brave fourth in the Wellington Cup under a crushing topweight.

He is one of the few Derby winners in recent times to have tasted success in Australia, with his win in the Group 2 Sandown Classic in late 2002.