Satisfy (horse)
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Satisfy is a Thoroughbred
racehorse who is best known for winning the New Zealand Derby
in 1987.
Satisfy only won six races in his career, but two came at Group 1 level in the form of the Derby and the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes. He also ran third in the 2000 Guineas.
His Derby win though is more remembered for who didn't win it than who did. Eventual runner-up Accountant was the first horse past the post in the 1987 Derby, but the protest siren was sounded as the horse returned after his triumph and the race was taken away in the enquiry room.
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 who is best known for winning the New Zealand Derby
New Zealand Derby
The New Zealand Derby is a set-weights Thoroughbred horserace for three-year-old, run over a distance of 2,400 metres at Ellerslie Racecourse in Auckland, New Zealand. It is held on the first Saturday in March, as the opening day of Auckland Cup Week. From 2009, it was run for a purse of $2.2...
in 1987.
Satisfy only won six races in his career, but two came at Group 1 level in the form of the Derby and the Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes. He also ran third in the 2000 Guineas.
His Derby win though is more remembered for who didn't win it than who did. Eventual runner-up Accountant was the first horse past the post in the 1987 Derby, but the protest siren was sounded as the horse returned after his triumph and the race was taken away in the enquiry room.