Uncle Remus (horse)

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Uncle Remus
Sire	Bandmaster
Grandsire	Sovereign Path
Dam	Tusitala
Damsire	Talismano
Sex	Colt
Foaled	1974
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Brown
Owner	K F Clotworthy & Mrs G M Donaldson
Trainer	Colin Jillings
Record	28:15-4-1
Earnings	$137,275
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
New Zealand Derby (1978) New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1977)
Infobox last updated on: February 26, 2008.

Uncle Remus is a champion Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby and New Zealand 2000 Guineas in the 1977-78 season. He is rated among the best Derby winners of the last 30 years.

Uncle Remus was trained by Colin Jillings, who in his illustrious training career had five Derby victories, but it is probably fair to say that none of the other four winners had the same amount of ability as Uncle Remus.

Perhaps overshadowed by Balmerino, whose deeds in the Northern Hemisphere were constantly in the headlines, Uncle Remus was a great horse in his own right, as shown by his impressive record of 15 wins from just 28 starts.

Following his racing career he was reasonably successful at stud, but never sired a horse with anything like his own ability.