Surround (horse)

Surround (NZ)
Sire	Sovereign Edition (IRE)
Grandsire	Sovereign Path (GB)
Dam	Micheline (NZ)
Damsire	Le Filou (FR)
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1973
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Grey
Trainer	Geoff Murphy
Record	28: 17-2-2
Earnings	A$347,030
Major wins
1976 Cox Plate 1976 VRC Oaks 1976 Caulfield Guineas 1977 C F Orr Stakes 1977 AJC Oaks 1977 Queensland Oaks 1977 Blamey Stakes 1977 Alister Clark Stakes
Awards
Australian Racehorse of the Year (1977)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2014)
Last updated on 10 March 2014

Surround was a champion Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, who won the 1976 Cox Plate.

Bred in New Zealand she was sired by Sovereign Edition (IRE), her dam Micheline (NZ) was by Le Filou (FR).

Trained by Geoff Murphy as a three-year-old she won 12 out of 16 starts over distances ranging from 1,200m to 2,500m including the 1976 Cox Plate, 1976 VRC Oaks, 1977 AJC Oaks, 1977 Queensland Oaks. She is the only filly to win the Cox Plate in the history of the race.^[1]

When returning as a four-year-old she suffered an injury to her foreleg. After three stars for one second placing the injury reappeared and she was retired from the race track. Her earnings were an Australian record for a mare to that time.^[2]

References

1. Taylor, Mark (2002).Century of Champions: 100 great Australian and New Zealand horses. Harper Collins Publishers (New Zealand) Ltd. ISBN 1-86950-427-5, p. 136-137
2. Pollard, Jack (1988).Australian Horse Racing. Angus & Robertson Publishers. ISBN 0-207-15467-8, p. 564