Cheltenham Festival 2024 Form and Entries for Horse Australia (GB)

Australia (GB) ch c 8th Apr 2011

Track Horse HorseTracker

Australia (GB) ch c 8th Apr 2011

Sire

Galileo (IRE)

Dam

Ouija Board (GB)

Dam's Sire

Cape Cross (IRE)

Owner

Derrick SmithMrs John Magnier, Michael Tabor & T Ah Khing

Trainer

A P O'Brien

Breeder

Stanley Estate and Stud Co

Last Win

York Wed, 20th Aug, 14 8/13Fav, J P O'Brien (3748 days)

Last Run

Leopardstown Sat, 13th Sep, 14 2nd, 3/10Fav, J P O'Brien (3723 days)

Lifetime

Runs

Wins

Places

Win %

Earnings

Level Stk

Flat IRE

60%

€991,710

0.93

Flat GB

67%

£1,320,232

0.99

Under Rules Total

62%

1.92

Form Figures

211-31112/

Form Timeline

Form Figures - 211-31112/

Date Course Conditions

Race Result

Jockey

Class n

MorningSP

Oct 2012

October Yearling Sale Book 1 (Tattersalls (UK))

Stanley House Stud

Purchaser: Demi O'Byrne

£525,000

Lots Sold: 418

Prices

Avg: £162,925

Median: £100,000

Maximum: £2,500,000

Symbols Explained

ts² Tongue Strap vs² Visor hd² Hood es² Eye Shield ec² Eye Cover cp² Cheekpiece bl² Blinkers tt² Tongue Tie bf Beaten Favourite on Last Run srMentioned in Stewards Report in Results bbvBroke Blood Vessel

The superscript number on headgear bl² indicates number of times worn. A plus bl⁺ indicates more than 10 times where as red background bl¹indicates first time.

Date Course

Conditions

Race

Jockey Weight

OR Class

Date

Sale

Consignor

Purchaser

Price

Oct 2012

October Yearling Sale Book 1 (Tattersalls (UK))

Stanley House Stud

Purchaser: Demi O'Byrne

£525,000

Lots Sold: 418

Prices

Avg: £162,925

Median: £100,000

Maximum: £2,500,000

Reports in which Australia (GB) was mentioned

Golden Gatsby floors Australia in thriller

British raider The Grey Gatsby and Ryan Moore were the anti heroes at Leopardstown today, bursting the Irish-Australia bubble in the feature event, the Group 1 QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes, on a day of high drama on the opening day of the inaugural and hugely successful Champions Weekend. Sat 13th Sep

Review leopardstown 13th Sep

The Grey Gatsby (7-1) sprung a surprise by beating hot favourite Australia in the QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes at LeopardstownSat 13th Sep

Eagle soars, now has Champion aspirations

The Dermot Weld trained Free Eagle showed the racing world what it may have missed this year when producing a brilliant display on his comeback run to win the KPMG Enterprise Stakes at Leopardstown today. Sat 13th Sep

Review curragh 28th Jun

Australia completed the big Epsom-Curragh double with a display of effortless class to take the Dubai Duty Free Irish DerbySat 28th Jun

O'Brien completes Curragh treble

Australia's trainer Aidan O'Brien completed a treble at the Curragh today, when Giovanni Boldini landed the Listed Dubai Duty Free Celebration Stakes, thus also providing the Champion Trainer's son Joseph O'Brien with a personal double on the day. Sat 28th Jun

Australia completes Derby double

Australia completed the Epsom and Irish Derby double at the Curragh today when justifying 1/8 favouritism in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, leading home trainer Aidan O'Brien's fifth career 1-2-3 cleansweep in the race and his 11th overall win in the race. Sat 28th Jun

O'Brien - Curragh ground is beautiful, fast

Champion Trainer Aidan O'Brien is satisfied with the ground conditions at the Curragh ahead of his Australia's bid to win the Irish Derby at 5.30pm. Sat 28th Jun

Review leopardstown 7th Sep

The Fugue repeated the feat of Snow Fairy 12 months ago by beating the boys in the Red Mills Irish Champion Stakes at LeopardstownSat 07th Sep

Australia lights up Foxrock

Impeccably-bred Australia routed his three rivals in the Group 3 ICON Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Trial Stakes when scorching home by six lengths for Aidan and Joseph O’Brien. Sat 07th Sep

Irish jockeys beat Australian rivals

Eddie O’Connell took the Irish Steeple at Morphettville, Adelaide, today on 2/1 favourite Rabbuka. The same Eric Musgrove-trained horse won this race last year for the Irish jockeys’ team when ridden by Ben Dalton. Sat 07th Sep

Review curragh 20th Jul

Chicquita landed the Darley Irish Oaks for France as she lost her maiden tag in the best possible style at the CurraghSat 20th Jul

Another Oaks for Murtagh as Chicquita wins

Johnny Murtagh recorded his sixth success in the Darley Irish Oaks, as he partnered the French raider Chicquita to victory for trainer Alain de Royer-Dupre. Sat 20th Jul

Australia justifies odds-on favouritism

After finishing an unlucky runner-up on his debut over the course and distance last month, Australia got it right on the second time of asking as he took the opener at the Curragh this afternoon, the Darley EBF Maiden. Sat 20th Jul

Review curragh 30th Jun

Ambivalent put up a supremely game performance to see off all-comers in the Oxigen Environmental Pretty Polly Stakes at the CurraghSun 30th Jun

Art holds off unlucky Australia

If Australia hadn't missed the break badly in the opening Barronstown Stud European Breeders Fund (C & G) Maiden he'd surely have won at the Curragh. He did 'blow the start' though and despite coming home strongly it wasn't enough to catch the neck winner, Renaissance Art. Sun 30th Jun

After race at Curragh Sat, 28th Jun, 2014 (1st)

I thought they both stayed well . the second horse (Kingfisher) wasn't stopping and the third (Orchestra) stayed well too but is still a bit weak and might be a better four year old.

A P O'Brien

After race at Leopardstown Sat, 7th Sep, 2013 (1st)

He has a great attitude and all his homework has been very good. He changed his legs and when I brought him out he quickened up very well and won eased down by six lengths. He's an exciting horse.

A P O'Brien

After race at Curragh Sat, 20th Jul, 2013 (1st)

He is still very babyish. He was slow away again and he seems to go asleep in the stalls.

A P O'Brien

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