# Sacred Falls > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sacred_Falls > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Sacred_Falls.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Falls > Source revision: 1329287796 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse and stud sire}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=December 2019}} {{Infobox racehorse | horsename = Sacred Falls | sire = [O'Reilly](/source/O'Reilly_(horse)) | grandsire = Centaine | dam = Iguazu's Girl | damsire = [Redoute's Choice](/source/Redoute's_Choice) | sex = [Stallion](/source/Stallion) | foaled = {{Birth date|2009|08|27|df=y}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|12|01|2009|08|27|df=y}} | country = [New Zealand](/source/New_Zealand) | colour = [Bay](/source/Bay_(horse)) | breeder = Waikato Stud | owner = Raffles Thoroughbred Racing Syndicate (Mgr: Kyan Yap), Dato' K S Yap & G J Chittick | trainer = Tony Pike & Mark Donoghue (2012)
[Chris Waller](/source/Chris_Waller_(horse_trainer)) (2013-2015) | record = 22: 9-2-1 | earnings = AU$4,660,237 | race = [Hawke's Bay Guineas](/source/Hawke's_Bay_Guineas) (2012)
[New Zealand 2000 Guineas](/source/New_Zealand_2000_Guineas) (2012)
[Doncaster Handicap](/source/Doncaster_Handicap) (2013, 2014)
[George Main Stakes](/source/George_Main_Stakes) (2014) |updated= }} '''Sacred Falls''' (27 August 2009 – 1 December 2019) was a champion New Zealand [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) [racehorse](/source/racehorse) and sire. He was sold at the New Zealand Bloodstock Yearling Sales in 2011 for $160,000.{{cite web|url=http://www.waikatostud.co.nz/uploadmedia/Gr.1-Glory-for-Sacred-Falls.pdf|title=GR.1 Glory for Sacred Falls|publisher=Waikato Stud|access-date=2022-08-24}} ==Racing career== He began his career with Tony Pike and Mark Donoghue where he won his first six starts, including the [Hawke's Bay Guineas](/source/Hawke's_Bay_Guineas) and [New Zealand 2000 Guineas](/source/New_Zealand_2000_Guineas).{{cite web|url=http://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/CU1211/S00213/unbeaten-sacred-falls-nz-passes-g1-guineas-test.htm |title=Unbeaten Sacred Falls (NZ) Passes G1 Guineas Test|publisher=Scoop.co.nz |date=12 November 2012 |accessdate=13 April 2014}} Following this he was transferred to [Chris Waller](/source/Chris_Waller_(horse_trainer)) in [Sydney](/source/Sydney), [Australia](/source/Australia), where he finished second behind [Dundeel](/source/Dundeel) in the [Rosehill Guineas](/source/Rosehill_Guineas){{Cite web|url=https://www.news.com.au/sport/superracing/its-a-dundeel-toys-with-rosehill-guineas-opposition-to-remain-on-course-for-triple-crown/news-story/c8d9626f5344b7ad65d4ae2c1851ceaa|title=Guineas Dun with absolute ease|date=30 March 2013|website=news.com.au}} before winning the [Doncaster Handicap](/source/Doncaster_Handicap) in both 2013 and 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/sydney/default.aspx?id=72712 |title=Sacred Falls (NZ) too good in wet Doncaster Mile|publisher=Thoroughbrednews.com.au |date=2014-04-12|last=Moore|first=Glenn|accessdate=13 April 2014|url-status=dead|archive-date=2016-03-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304051452/http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/sydney/default.aspx?id=72712}} His first victory of the 2014–2015 season came in the [George Main Stakes](/source/George_Main_Stakes).{{Cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-09-20/sacred-falls-to-the-fore-in-george-main/5758144|title=Sacred Falls wins George Main Stakes at Randwick for Chris Waller and Zac Purton|first=Daniel|last=Franklin|date=20 September 2014|website=ABC News}} ==Stud career== After Sacred Falls retired from racing he stood at Waikato Stud. Sacred Falls died from liver disease at an equine hospital in [Matamata](/source/Matamata) on 1 December 2019.{{cite web |url=https://www.racenet.com.au/news/dual-doncaster-mile-winner-passes-away-20191201 |title=Dual Doncaster Mile winner passes away |date=1 December 2019 |website=Racenet |accessdate=1 December 2019}} ===Notable progeny=== Sacred Falls has currently sired 2 individual Group 1 winners: Icebath and Aegon. ''c = [colt](/source/colt_(horse)), f = [filly](/source/filly), g = [gelding](/source/gelding)'' {| class="wikitable sortable" font-size:90%" |- bgcolor="#eeeeee" ! width="35px" | Foaled ! width="120px" | Name ! width="35px" | Sex ! width="75px" | Dam ! width="75px" | Dam sire ! width="310px" | Major wins |- |2016 |Icebath{{Cite web |title=[aus] Icebath (NZ) 2016 / Breeding |url=https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/356846/aus-Icebath-NZ-2016.aspx#bm-overview |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=loveracing.nz}} |f | Fabulist | [Savabeel](/source/Savabeel) |2022 [Empire Rose Stakes](/source/Empire_Rose_Stakes) (G1){{Cite web |title=Full Result 7.00 Flemington (AUS) {{!}} 29 October 2022 |url=https://www.racingpost.com/results/297/flemington/2022-10-29/825353 |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=www.racingpost.com}} |- |2017 |Aegon{{Cite web |title=Aegon (NZ) 2017 / Breeding |url=https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/372002/Aegon-NZ-2017.aspx#bm-overview |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=loveracing.nz}} |g | Toss Up | [Zabeel](/source/Zabeel) |2022 [Moonga Stakes](/source/Moonga_Stakes) (G2)
2021 [Hobartville Stakes](/source/Hobartville_Stakes) (G2)
2021 [Karaka Million 3YO Classic](/source/Karaka_Million){{Cite web |title=Race 6 KARAKA MILLION 3YO CLASSIC at AUCKLAND RC on 23 JAN 2021 |url=https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/49656/6/Race-Detail.aspx |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=loveracing.nz}}
2020 [New Zealand 2000 Guineas](/source/New_Zealand_2000_Guineas) (G1){{Cite web |title=Race 8 AL BASTI EQUIWORLD DUBAI 48TH NEW ZEALAND 2000 GUINEAS at RICCARTON PARK - CANTERBURY JC on 7 NOV 2020 |url=https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/49592/8/Race-Detail.aspx |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=loveracing.nz}}
2020 [Hawke's Bay Guineas](/source/Hawke's_Bay_Guineas){{Cite web |title=Race 7 DUNDEEL AT ARROWFIELD HAWKE'S BAY GUINEAS at HAWKE'S BAY RI on 3 OCT 2020 |url=https://loveracing.nz/RaceInfo/49563/7/Race-Detail.aspx |access-date=2024-07-25 |website=loveracing.nz}} |- |} ==See also== * [Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand](/source/Thoroughbred_racing_in_New_Zealand) ==References== {{Reflist}} Category:2009 racehorse births Category:2019 racehorse deaths Category:New Zealand Thoroughbred sires Category:Racehorses bred in New Zealand Category:Racehorses trained in New Zealand Category:Racehorses trained in Australia Category:Thoroughbred family 34 --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Sacred Falls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Falls) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacred_Falls?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.