Count Ricardo
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Count Ricardo is an Australia
n Thoroughbred
racehorse gelding who is best known as a bargain purchase from an auction
sale. He was foaled on 18 August 2001 and bred by Mr M Ralston, Mr L J Theodore of Victoria. Count Ricardo was a chestnut colt by the unfashionable stallion, Principality from Shanghai Surprise (dam of Surprise Pick) by the staying influence Imperial Prince (IRE).
His trainer and co-owner Stephen Theodore, purchased him for just A$880 (including GST
), who kept a half share and sold half.
Count Ricardo won his debut, in a two-year-olds' race at Mornington, earning $7,150. During 2004, he won two more races including the Group Two Sandown Classic
. Prior to the Group One
Victoria Derby
Theodore decided to sell 15 per cent of his half-share, for a reported $75,000 to part owners, P. & Mrs S. Damjanovic, W. Burrell & S Crawford. Count Ricardo ran third in the Victoria Derby, 1.4 lengths behind the winner, Plastered.
He raced without any further successes in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
During his racing career he started 23 times for three wins, two seconds and four thirds with prizemoney of A$543,460 - 600 times his original sale price.
Owing to minor injury setbacks, the best was never seen of Count Ricardo, who soon disappeared from the racing scene.
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n Thoroughbred
Thoroughbred
The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...
racehorse gelding who is best known as a bargain purchase from an auction
Auction
An auction is a process of buying and selling goods or services by offering them up for bid, taking bids, and then selling the item to the highest bidder...
sale. He was foaled on 18 August 2001 and bred by Mr M Ralston, Mr L J Theodore of Victoria. Count Ricardo was a chestnut colt by the unfashionable stallion, Principality from Shanghai Surprise (dam of Surprise Pick) by the staying influence Imperial Prince (IRE).
His trainer and co-owner Stephen Theodore, purchased him for just A$880 (including GST
Goods and Services Tax (Australia)
The GST is a broad sales tax of 10% on most goods and services transactions in Australia. It is a value added tax, not a sales tax, in that it is refunded to all parties in the chain of production other than the final consumer....
), who kept a half share and sold half.
Count Ricardo won his debut, in a two-year-olds' race at Mornington, earning $7,150. During 2004, he won two more races including the Group Two Sandown Classic
Sandown Classic
The Zipping Classic, formerly the Sandown Classic, is a Melbourne Racing Club Group 2 Australian Thoroughbred horse race held under weight for age conditions, for horses aged three years old and upwards, over a distance of 2400 metres. It is held at Sandown Racecourse in Melbourne in November...
. Prior to the Group One
Group One
Group One or Group 1 is the term used for the highest level of Thoroughbred and Standardbred stakes races in many countries. Group One races may be run under handicap conditions in Australia but in Europe weight-for-age conditions always apply. Races may be also restricted to age groups or a...
Victoria Derby
Victoria Derby
The Victoria Derby is an Australian Thoroughbred horse race held annually on the first day of Melbourne's annual Spring Racing Carnival, Victorian Derby Day, held at Flemington Racecourse in Melbourne. A Group One race for three-year-old horses, it is raced on a left-handed turf course at a...
Theodore decided to sell 15 per cent of his half-share, for a reported $75,000 to part owners, P. & Mrs S. Damjanovic, W. Burrell & S Crawford. Count Ricardo ran third in the Victoria Derby, 1.4 lengths behind the winner, Plastered.
He raced without any further successes in 2005, 2006 and 2008.
During his racing career he started 23 times for three wins, two seconds and four thirds with prizemoney of A$543,460 - 600 times his original sale price.
Owing to minor injury setbacks, the best was never seen of Count Ricardo, who soon disappeared from the racing scene.