At the 2018 Australian National Showjumping Championships at Boneo Park in Victoria
last week, Victoria Hoy had a great show competing on her 10 year-old Viscount
gelding Falklands.Contesting the highly competitive junior riders division, Victoria and Falklands finished tenth overall in the championship class of that event which was enough to give them overall honours as most successful off the track thoroughbred at the show.
A talented racehorse, Falklands won six of 40 starts and placed a further 13 times earning over $200,000 in prizemoney, but was not raced by Godolphin as he was sold by Darley as a weanling for $4,500.
His trainer Marc Quinn bought him
for $9,000 at the Inglis Scone Yearling Sale and what a good purchase he turned
out to be!
Falklands had his last race in November 2014 and is one of those genuinely useful thoroughbreds that can turn his hand to anything.
Racing Victoria Off the Track Awards – Most successful OTT jumpers at Australian National Championships
1st - Falklands (Falklands – 2008 Viscount x Mystikos) and Victoria Hoy
2nd - Al Nemo (Al Nemo – 2008 Al Maher x Group) and Samuel Robertson
3rd - Harbarty (Harbarty – 1998 Quest for Fame x Nogara Princess) and Kane Johnson
Falklands had his last race in November 2014 and is one of those genuinely useful thoroughbreds that can turn his hand to anything.
Racing Victoria Off the Track Awards – Most successful OTT jumpers at Australian National Championships
1st - Falklands (Falklands – 2008 Viscount x Mystikos) and Victoria Hoy
2nd - Al Nemo (Al Nemo – 2008 Al Maher x Group) and Samuel Robertson
3rd - Harbarty (Harbarty – 1998 Quest for Fame x Nogara Princess) and Kane Johnson
