Sir Slick

Sir Slick
Sire Volksraad
Grandsire Green Desert
Dam Miss Opera
Damsire Paris Opera
Sex Gelding
Foaled 2001
Country New Zealand
Colour Bay
Breeder Monovale Holdings Ltd
Owner Ms F B Crimmins & G A Nicholson
Trainer Floyd Mullineaux
Record
151-22-22-17
Earnings NZ$ 2,042,177
Major wins
2009 Thorndon Mile
2007/08/10 Awapuni Gold Cup
2008 First Sovereign Trust NZ Stakes
2007 ARC Zabeel Classic
2007 Thorndon Mile
2007 Whakanui International Stakes
2007 Otaki-Māori Weight-For-Age
Awards
Champion Middle Distance Horse of the Year (2007)
Most Popular Horse (2007)

Sir Slick (foaled 2001) is a bay gelding Thoroughbred racehorse by Volksraad from the Paris Opera mare Miss Opera. The New Zealand bred Sir Sick raced nationally and internationally performing in New Zealand, Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong. He is the winner of six Group One races in New Zealand, and has become one of the country's most popular racehorses due to his success and his ability to withstand long racing campaigns. He was bred by Monovale Holdings Ltd, .

His major victories include the 2007 International Stakes, 2007 and 2009 Thorndon Mile, 2007 Otaki Māori WFA, 2008 New Zealand Stakes and the 2007 Zabeel Classic. While not winning outside of New Zealand, he ran third in the 2009 Doomben Cup in Australia and ran fifth in the Singapore International Cup. His most recognised achievement involves being awarded the title of New Zealand's Champion Middle Distance Racehorse of the year 2006/07 That season saw him voted as the Most Popular Horse of that season, and he was runner-up in the overall Horse of the Year voting.

Dam of Sir Slick, Miss Opera, was the winner of 6 races including the Listed Castletown Stakes. Sir Slick was a NZ$48,000 purchase from Mapperley Stud at the 2003 Select Colts Karaka Yearling Sale by Graeme Nicholson. Sir Slick made an appearance in a substantial 151 races, racing in nine seasons between the ages of 2 and 10. Of the 151 races, including his overseas starts, he has seen the winners circle 22 times and has earnt himself over NZ$2 million in prize money internationally. He was retired after finishing last in the 2012 Awapuni Gold Cup; a race he won three times in his career, including his last career victory in 2010.

In 2014 his younger half-brother Puccini won the New Zealand Derby.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Sir Slick (NZ)
Sire
Volksraad (GB)
1988
Green Desert Danzig Northern Dancer
Pas De Nom
Foreign Courier Sir Ivor
Courtly dee
Celtic Assembly Secretariat Bold Ruler
Somethingroyal
Welsh Garden Welsh Saint
Garden Of Eden
Dam
Miss Opera (NZ)
1992
Paris Opera Marscay Biscay
Heart Of Market
Adelette Baguette
Adelena
Brierley Sir Godfrey Riverman
Glaneuse
Justaz Wealthy Resurgent
So Wealthy

References

Group 3 	2:16 	WINDSOR PARK STUD BREEDERS STAKES 	3YO SW 1200m - $70,000 	1.11.43 	Open
  1. Silk Horse Jockey Trainer Win Place Lgth

3 [Light blue, red & yellow striped sleeves, yellow cap] Little Wonder Sam Spratt Stephen McKee $15.30 $3.90 Owners: M Rendle & F Crimmins Breeder: B N & T M Brown & Ms F B Crimmins Sire: VOLKSRAAD (GB) 1988 Dam: SHORTBLACKMINI (NZ) 2003

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