# Red Anchor

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New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Red Anchor Sire Sea Anchor Grandsire Alcide Dam Decoy Girl Damsire Decoy Boy Sex Stallion Foaled (1981-08-31)31 August 1981 Died 10 April 2001(2001-04-10) (aged 19) Country New Zealand Colour Chestnut Breeder Peter Setchell Owner J & J Gigante, JJ & JA Symond, AR Hely Trainer Paul Sutherland T J Smith Jockey Mick Dittman Record 14: 9-4-1 Earnings A$773,880 Major wins Champagne Stakes (1984) W. S. Cox Plate (1984) Caulfield Guineas (1984) Victoria Derby (1984) Moonee Valley Stakes (1984) QTC Sires Produce Stakes (1984) Apollo Stakes (1985) Awards Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1985) Honours Australian Racing Hall of Fame Red Anchor Stakes

**Red Anchor** was a New Zealand-bred [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [racehorse](/source/Horse) who raced in [Australia](/source/Australia). In the 1984 [Spring Racing Carnival](/source/Spring_Racing_Carnival) he won the [Caulfield Guineas](/source/Caulfield_Guineas), [W. S. Cox Plate](/source/W._S._Cox_Plate) and the [Victoria Derby](/source/Victoria_Derby). In 2021 he was inducted into the [Australian Racing Hall of Fame](/source/Australian_Racing_Hall_of_Fame).[1]

## Background

A [chestnut](/source/Chestnut_(coat)) son of Sea Anchor (IRE) from the mare Decoy Girl (GB) by Decoy Boy, he was foaled in 1981 in [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) and was trained by trainer [Tommy Smith](/source/Tommy_J._Smith) after originally being trained by Paul Sutherland.

## Racing career

Amongst his major wins were the 1984 [MVRC](/source/MVRC) [W. S. Cox Plate](/source/W._S._Cox_Plate), 1984 [VRC](/source/Victoria_Racing_Club) [Victoria Derby](/source/Victoria_Derby) and the 1984 [VATC](/source/VATC) [Caulfield Guineas](/source/Caulfield_Guineas).[2] In 1985 he was awarded the Australian Horse of the Year award. His promising career was cut short by injury and he was retired from racing during his three-year-old season.

## Stud record

Sent to stud following his short racing career he had modest success siring five stakeswinners with seven stakeswins, including Navy Seal winner of the 1994 [AJC](/source/Australian_Jockey_Club) [Epsom Handicap](/source/Epsom_Handicap). Red Anchor was euthanized on 10 April 2001 after fracturing a front leg.[3]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Hall of Fame Red Anchor"](https://www.racingvictoria.com.au/the-sport/racing/australian-racing-museum/hall-of-fame/horses/red-anchor). racingvictoria.com.au. Retrieved 17 May 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Digby_2-0)** Digby, John; "Thoroughbred Families and Sires of Australian and New Zealand", AJC & VRC, 2002

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** "Anchor put down". *Waikato Times*. 11 April 2001. p. 24.

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