| Jimmy Choux | |
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Jimmy Choux started at Hong Kong Mile |
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| Sire | Thorn Park |
| Grandsire | Spinning World |
| Dam | Cierzo |
| Damsire | Centaine |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 2007 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Chouxmaani Investments Ltd |
| Owner | Chouxmaani Investments Ltd |
| Trainer | John Bary |
| Record | 21:12-4-2 |
| Earnings | $2,989,753 |
| Major wins | |
| New Zealand Derby (2011) New Zealand 2000 Guineas (2010) Rosehill Guineas (2011) Windsor Park Plate (2011) Spring Classic (2011) |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
| Last updated on 17 September 2011 | |
Jimmy Choux is a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse. On 5 March 2011, he won the 135th running of the New Zealand Derby.[1] In doing so, he became the first horse since Surfers Paradise in 1990 to win both the New Zealand 2000 Guineas and the New Zealand Derby.[2]
A Group 2 winner and twice Group 1 placed as a two-year-old, Jimmy Choux's 2010-2011 season was among the most successful by a New Zealand three-year-old in recent history. As well as capturing the country's two biggest three-year-old races, the 2000 Guineas and the Derby, Jimmy Choux easily won the Hawke's Bay Guineas, Great Northern Guineas, Wellington Stakes and Waikato Guineas.
Some cast doubts over the prospects of Jimmy Choux in the Derby because his pedigree suggested that 2400m should be well beyond his capabilities. There was little evidence in his pedigree that Jimmy Choux would be able to run any further than a mile. But he proved his stamina, to win the Derby by two lengths.
After his NZ Derby win, Jimmy Choux traveled to Australia. His first start there resulted in a Group One victory in the Rosehill Guineas, confirming his status as one of Australasia's best three-year-olds. He started a short-priced favourite in the AJC Australian Derby but finished sixth in his final races as a three year-old. He was awarded New Zealand Horse of the Year for the 2010/11 season.[3]
Jimmy Choux resumed as a four year old, on 27 August 2011, with a second placing in the Challenge Stakes at Hastings. He then won the Windsor Park Plate and the Spring Classic, his fourth and fifth Group 1 wins, confirming his status as one of the favourites for the Cox Plate.
Jimmy Choux started second favourite in the Cox Plate. In the race he sat just off the pace and gained a clear lead around the final turn, before being run down late by Pinker Pinker to finish second.