Prize Lady

Prize Lady
Sire	Prized
Grandsire	Kris S
Dam	Pen Bal Lady
Damsire	Mummy's Game
Sex	Mare
Foaled	14 October 2001[1]
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Breeder	D.G. & R.B. McLaren Ltd
Owner	J.C. Wallis
Trainer	Graeme Sanders
Record	26: 4-4-3
Earnings	NZ$ 964,875
Major wins
Auckland Cup (2007, 2008)

Prize Lady is a top New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Prize Lady is a bay mare bred in New Zealand by D.G. & R.B. McLaren Ltd. She was sired by the American stallion Prized who won the Breeders' Cup Turf in 1989.

Racing career

As a three-year-old Prize Lady showed very promising form as she finished second in both the Travis Stakes to Calvert and the New Zealand Oaks behind Justa Tad.

She ventured to Australia in 2005 and was placed fourth in the Queensland Oaks and eighth in the Queensland Derby.

When moved up in distance she showed improved form and won the Auckland Cup in 2007. She repeated her Auckland Cup victory in 2008 becoming the first horse to achieve this feat since Il Tempo in 1970.

Prize Lady was 17th in the 2008 Melbourne Cup won by Viewed.

She attempted to win her third Auckland Cup in 2009, but finished 8th in what proved to be her last ever race.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Prize Lady (NZ), bay mare, 2001[1]

Sire Prized (USA) 1986	Kris S (USA) 1977	Roberto	Hail To Reason
			Bramalea
		Sharp Queen	Princequillo
			Bridgework
	My Turbulent Miss (USA) 1976	My Dad George	Dark Star
			Mabekky
		Turbulent Miss	Petare
			Behaving Deby
Dam Pen Bal Lady (GB) 1984	Mummy's Game (GB) 1979	Mummy's Pet	Sing Sing
			Money for Nothing
		Final Game	Pardao
			Ankole
	Northern Queen (IRE) 1974	Northfields	Northern Dancer
			Little Hut
		Dazzling Hue	Double Jump
			Anchusa (Family:6-f)

1. "Prize Lady pedigree". equineline.com.

Progeny

Prize Lady's son Dragon Storm (born 2/11/2014), sired by 2009 Melbourne Cup winner Shocking, won 6 races including the:

• 2020 NZB Airfreight Road to Jeracho (3000m) beating Baby Menaka and Fantasy Flight
• 2020 New Zealand Cup (G3 3200m) beating Lincoln King and Hurry Cane
• 2021 Sandown Cup (Listed race, 3200m) beating True Marvel (FR) and Sweet Thomas (GER).

See also

• Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand