Solvit (horse)

Solvit
SireMorcon (GB)
GrandsireMorston (Fra)
DamYallah Sun (Aus)
DamsireYallah Native (USA)
SexGelding
Foaled23 September 1988
CountryNew Zealand
ColourBay
BreederR Neil Waddell
OwnerDoug & Adrienne Alderslade, Michael & Moira Murdoch
TrainerMoira Murdoch
Record52: 15-7-4
Earnings$2,097,084

Solvit (23 September 1988 – 11 April 2015) was a New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse that won three races at Group 1 level, including the 1994 Cox Plate ridden by David Walsh. He was sired by Morcon (GB), winner of the Prince of Wales's Stakes and his dam was Yallah Sun (Aus).[1]

Racing career

Solvit was trained by Moira Murdoch at Waiuku, South Auckland.[2] His first race was an 840m race for 2-year-olds on 6 December 1990 at Ellerslie in which he placed 4th behind Anatural. On 27 February 1991 he had his first win, a 1200m race at Counties. He was ridden in most of his early races by Tony Allan. David Walsh rode Solvit in his 1993 New Zealand Stakes victory and all subsequent races.

Notable performances by Solvit include:[3][4][5]

Placing Year Race Jockey 1st 2nd 3rd
3rd1991Hawke's Bay Guineas (Listed 1400m, Hastings)Tony AllanVeandercrossOverwhelmedSolvit
1st1991Wellington Thoroughbred Breeders Guineas (Group 2, 1600m, Trentham)[6]Tony AllanSolvitVeandercrossLord Majestic
2nd1992Challenge Stakes (Group 3, 1600m, Ellerslie)Peter TimsKiwi GolferSolvitLodore Lady
1st1992Crystal Mile (Group 3, 1600m, Moonee Valley)Grant CooksleySolvitVowsInstrumental
3rd1992Bluebird Foods Trophy (Group 2, 1600m, Ellerslie)Grant CooksleyCorndaleMoireSolvit
1st1993New Zealand Stakes (Group 1, 2000m, Ellerslie)David WalshSolvitWhitford HillKiss
3rd1993Russell's Akai Television Stakes (Group 3, 1400m, Hastings)David WalshCalm HarbourVeandercrossSolvit
2nd1993Kelt Capital Stakes (Group 2, 2000m, Hastings)David WalshCalm HarbourSolvitCastletown
2nd1993Cox PlateDavid WalshThe Phantom ChanceSolvitGolden Sword
1st1993Manawatu Challenge Stakes (Listed, 1400m, Awapuni)David WalshSolvitVain SovereignThe Phantom
1st1994Action TV Sales Stakes (Group 1, 2000m, Ellerslie)David WalshSolvitMiltakAll Or Nothing
2nd1994Enerco Stakes (Group 2, 1400m, Hastings)David WalshSnapSolvitVeandercross
1st1994Kelt Capital StakesDavid WalshSolvitAll In FunA Gordon For Me
1st1994Cox PlateDavid WalshSolvitRough HabitRedding
2nd1994Manawatu Challenge StakesDavid WalshCalm HarbourSolvitZ'Oro
1st1995Japan Racing Association Trophy (Group 3, 2000m, Ellerslie)David WalshSolvitBrilliant VentureBall Park
3rd1995Enerco StakesDavid WalshMarconeeSnapSolvit
2nd1995Kelt Capital StakesDavid WalshItalian SaintSolvitAll In Fun
1st1995Montana Challenge Stakes (Group 3, 1600m, Ellerslie)David WalshSolvitBay GinKnockrobin

Solvit contested the 1995 Cox Plate won by Octagonal but could only place 13th out of 14 starters after having briefly led the field going into the turn. After a spell he started twice in New Zealand in 1996 without success and was retired.

Solvit died after being struck down by colic in April 2015.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Solvit Thoroughbred Horse Profile – Next Race, Form, Stats, News, Breeding". www.racingandsports.com.au.
  2. ↑ New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1995 (24th edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Mike Dillon's Racing Enterprises Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand
  3. ↑ "Solvit (NZ) 1988 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  4. ↑ New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1995 (24th edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Mike Dillon's Racing Enterprises Ltd, Auckland, New Zealand.
  5. ↑ New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Annual 1994 (23rd edition). Dillon, Mike, Editor. Meadowset Publishing, Auckland, New Zealand.
  6. ↑ "Wellington Guineas Winners". Wellington Racing Club.
  7. ↑ Bishop, Brad (15 April 2015). "Murdoch pays tribute to Solvit". www.thoroughbrednews.com.au. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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