Whobegotyou

Whobegotyou (19 August 2005 - 12 September 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. The horse won nine races, including the Group One (G1) Caulfield Guineas and Yalumba Stakes for $3,115,450 in prize money.

Whobegotyou
Sire	Street Cry (IRE)
Grandsire	Machiavellian (USA)
Dam	Temple of Peace (JPN)
Damsire	Carnegie (IRE)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	19 August 2005
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Lockyer Thoroughbreds, ACT
Owner	Laurence E Eales, Mrs P A Eales
Trainer	Mark Kavanagh
Record	27: 9-10-3
Earnings	$3,115,450
Major wins
2008 Caulfield Guineas 2009 Yalumba Stakes 2009, 2010 Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes 2011 Blamey Stakes 2011 P B Lawrence Stakes
Awards
Australian Champion Three Year Old (2008/2009)
Last updated on 13 June 2011

He was a chestnut gelding that was foaled on 19 August 2005 and was bred by Lockyer Thoroughbreds. Whobegotyou was by the outstanding racehorse and sire, Street Cry (IRE), who won the Dubai World Cup and is the sire of winners of more than $51 million including, Shocking, Street Sense and Zenyatta.[1] His dam, Temple of Peace was by Carnegie, who won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and is the dam of winners of more than $50 million. She was imported into Australia in 2002 and is the dam of three named other horses, by different sires, which have not started in any black type races. Whobegotyou is inbred to Mr. Prospector in the third and fourth generation (3m x 4f) and twice to Riverman in the fourth generation (4m x 4f) of his pedigree.[2]

Whobegotyou was passed in at the Inglis Classic yearling sale during February 2007 in Sydney and was later sold for $19,500 to Laurence E. Eales of Victoria. He possessed a good temperament, but was soon becoming heavy and starting to develop a crest. It was then decided to geld him before sending him to Mark Kavanagh, for training.[3]

Whobegotyou died suddenly at a property near Sunbury in September 2012, aged seven.[4]

Racing career

Michael Rodd rode Whobegotyou in all of his wins except for two.

Two-year-old season: 2007-2008

Whobegotyou won his first start, a maiden race at Geelong on 23 May 2008. He next started in and won a 1,200 metre two-year-old handicap, with Nicholas Ryan riding him, at Moonee Valley on 21 June 2008 before having a 10-week let-up.

Three-year-old season: 2008-2009

This season Whobegotyou had 11 starts for wins in the G2 Bill Stutt Stakes contested over 1,600 metres; G1 Caulfield Guineas over 1,600 m and G2 AAMI Vase over 2,040 metres before finishing in Second place in the Victoria Derby over 2,500 metres when short odds on favourite. He was then spelled for 18 weeks before resuming racing in March with five more starts to finish the season for two seconds and then a third place in the Doncaster Handicap. At his next start he was unplaced in the G1 AJC Queen Elizabeth Stakes before being sent for a 16-week spell.

Four-year-old season: 2009-2010

Whobegotyou had eight starts for wins in the G2 weight for age (w.f.a.) Feehan Stakes, also known as the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes when ridden by Damien Oliver and the G1 MRC Yalumba Stakes over 2,000. After starting as the $2.80 favourite in the Cox Plate he finished sixth and was found to be sore in his hindquarters and back before being spelled for 31 weeks. He resumed racing on 29 May 2010 with a start in the G1 Doomben 10,000 in which he finished second to the classy mare, Hot Danish. After an unplaced run in the G1 Stradbroke Handicap after being galloped on and injured he was given a let-up of 11 weeks.[5]

Five-year-old season: 2010-2011

At his first start in the new season Whobegotyou finished second, by a half length, to So You Think in the G2 Memsie Stakes over 1,400 metres. On 11 September 2010 he won his second Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes defeating Typhoon Tracy by two lengths. Whobegotyou then placed third on 9 October 2010 in the Yalumba Stakes which So You Think won from Alcopop. He again placed third in the Cox Plate behind the winner, So You Think and Zipping who finished second .[6]

Six-year-old season: 2011-2012

Whobegotyou began his six-year-old campaign by winning the P B Lawrence Stakes by a neck from the Australasian Oaks winner Lights of Heaven. He then ran third in the G2 weight for age (w.f.a.) Feehan Stakes, also known as the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes at his 3rd attempt to in the race in 3 consecutive years. He had a total of 29 starts for 10 wins, 10 seconds and 4 thirds, with prize money of A$3,263,450.[7]

Race record

2007-08 season as a two year old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
Won	23 May 2008	2yo Maiden	Geelong	NA	1100 m	57	M. Rodd	2nd - Sherpa
Won	21 Jun 2008	2yo Hcp Restricted	Moonee Valley	NA	1200 m	58	N. Ryan	2nd - Georgia's Boy

2008-09 season as a three year old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
2nd	30 Aug 2008	McNeil Stakes	Caulfield	G3	1200 m	55	M. Rodd	1st - Sugar Babe
7th	20 Sep 2008	Guineas Prelude	Caulfield	G3	1400 m	54	M. Rodd	1st - Fernandina
Won	26 Sep 2008	Bill Stutt Stakes	Moonee Valley	G2	1600 m	55.5	M. Rodd	2nd - All American
Won	11 Oct 2008	Caulfield Guineas	Caulfield	G1	1600 m	55.5	M. Rodd	2nd - Time Thief
Won	25 Oct 2008	AAMI Vase	Moonee Valley	G2	2040 m	55.5	M. Rodd	2nd - Buffett
2nd	01 Nov 2008	Victoria Derby	Flemington	G1	2500 m	55.5	M. Rodd	1st - Rebel Raider
2nd	07 Mar 2009	Food and Wine Stakes	Flemington	LR	1400 m	58.5	D. Oliver	1st - Rockpecker
2nd	21 Mar 2009	Phar Lap Stakes	Rosehill	G2	1500 m	56.5	M. Rodd	1st - Heart of Dreams
9th	04 Apr 2009	George Ryder Stakes	Rosehill	G1	1500 m	56.5	M. Rodd	1st - Vision and Power
3rd	18 Apr 2009	Doncaster Handicap	Randwick	G1	1600 m	54.5	M. Rodd	1st - Vision and Power
9th	25 Apr 2009	Queen Elizabeth Stakes	Randwick	G1	2000 m	55.5	M. Rodd	1st - Pompeii Ruler

2009-10 season as a four year old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
2nd	15 Aug 2009	J J Liston Stakes	Caulfield	G2	1400 m	58.5	D. Oliver	1st - Predatory Pricer
2nd	29 Aug 2009	Memsie Stakes	Caulfield	G2	1400 m	58.5	S. King	1st - Mic Mac
Won	12 Sep 2009	Feehan Stakes	Moonee Valley	G2	1600 m	58.5	D. Oliver	2nd - Mic Mac
2nd	19 Sep 2009	Underwood Stakes	Caulfield	G1	1800 m	58	M. Rodd	1st - Heart of Dreams
Won	10 Oct 2009	Yalumba Stakes	Caulfield	G1	2000 m	58	D. Oliver	2nd - Heart of Dreams
6th	24 Oct 2009	Cox Plate	Moonee Valley	G1	2040 m	57.5	D. Oliver	1st - So You Think
2nd	29 May 2010	Doomben 10,000	Doomben	G1	1350 m	59	M. Rodd	1st - Hot Danish
11th	12 Jun 2010	Stradbroke Handicap	Eagle Farm	G1	1400 m	57	M. Rodd	1st - Black Piranha

2010-11 season as a five year old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
2nd	28 Aug 2010	Memsie Stakes	Caulfield	G2	1400 m	59	M. Rodd	1st - So You Think
Won	11 Sep 2010	Feehan Stakes	Moonee Valley	G2	1600 m	59	M. Rodd	2nd - Typhoon Tracy
3rd	09 Oct 2010	Caulfield Stakes	Caulfield	G1	2000 m	59	M. Rodd	1st - So You Think
3rd	23 Oct 2010	Cox Plate	Moonee Valley	G1	2040 m	59	M. Rodd	1st - So You Think
2nd	26 Feb 2011	Futurity Stakes	Caulfield	G1	1400 m	59	D. Oliver	1st - More Joyous
Won	12 Mar 2011	Blamey Stakes	Flemington	G2	1600 m	58	D. Oliver	2nd - Dao Dao

2011-12 season as a six year old

Result	Date	Race	Venue	Group	Distance	Weight (kg)	Jockey	Winner/2nd
Won	13 Aug 2011	P B Lawrence Stakes	Caulfield	G2	1400 m	59	D. Oliver	2nd - Lights of Heaven
3rd	10 Sep 2011	Feehan Stakes	Moonee Valley	G2	1600 m	59	D. Oliver	1st - Rekindled Interest

Pedigree

Pedigree of Whobegotyou (Aus)

Sire Street Cry (Ire) 1998	Machiavellian (USA) 1987	Mr. Prospector (USA) 1970	Raise a Native (USA)
			Gold Digger (USA)
		Coup De Folie (USA) 1982	Halo (USA)
			Raise the Standard (Can)
	Helen Street (GB) 1982	Troy (GB) 1976	Petingo (GB)
			La Milo (GB)
		Waterway (Ire) 1976	Riverman (USA)
			Boulevard (Ire)
Dam Temple of Peace (Jpn) 1998	Carnegie (Ire) 1991	Sadler's Wells (USA) 1981	Northern Dancer (Can)
			Fairy Bridge (USA)
		Detroit (Fr) 1977	Riverman (USA)
			Derna (Fr)
	Clovis Point (GB) 1991	Kris (GB) 1976	Sharpen Up (GB)
			Doubly Sure (GB)
		Graphite (USA) 1984	Mr Prospector (USA)
			Stellarette (Can) (Family: 14-c)

References

1. Stallions: Street Cry Retrieved 2010-12-14
2. Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World, Syntax Software
3. The Age Retrieved 2010-12-14
4. Manley, Michael (12 September 2012). "Former Mark Kavanagh-trained galloper Whobegotyou dies at age seven". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
5. Whobegotyou return Retrieved 2010-12-14
6. Racing Victoria Retrieved 13 June 2011
7. ASB: Whobegotyou (AUS) Retrieved 2010-12-14