Takeover Target
Takeover Target (27 September 1999 – 20 June 2015) was a much-travelled Australian Thoroughbred racehorse who won top sprinting races in each of the five major cities in Australia as well as in the United Kingdom, Japan, and Singapore.
| Takeover Target | |
|---|---|
Takeover Target in exhibition gallop at Queanbeyan Racecourse | |
| Sire | Celtic Swing (GB) |
| Grandsire | Damister (USA) |
| Dam | Shady Stream (AUS) |
| Damsire | Archregent (CAN) |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 27 September 1999 |
| Died | 20 June 2015 (aged 15) |
| Country | Australia |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Meringo Stud, New South Wales |
| Owner | Joe Janiak, Ben Janiak |
| Trainer | Joe Janiak |
| Record | 41:21-6-4 |
| Earnings | A$6,028,311 |
| Major wins | |
| Salinger Stakes (G1) (2004) Lightning Stakes (G1) (2006) Newmarket Handicap (G1) (2006) King's Stand Stakes (G2) (2006) Sprinters Stakes (G1) (2006) Doomben 10,000 (G1) (2007) KrisFlyer International Sprint (G1) (2008) T J Smith Stakes (G1) (2009)) The Goodwood (G1) (2009) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Sprinter (2006) World's Highest Rated Turf Sprinter (2006) IFHA rating: 121 Global Sprint Challenge Champion (2006) Australian Champion International Performer (2006, 2007, 2008) | |
| Honours | |
| Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee (2012) | |
| Last updated on 16 April 2012 | |
He was owned and trained by Joe Janiak, a former Queanbeyan, New South Wales, taxi driver, and was ridden by Sydney-based jockey Jay Ford in all but two race starts. He was purchased for A$1,250 plus $125 GST in July 2003 and earned $6,028,311 in prize money.
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