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APACHE KING (8-j)
Bay gelding foaled 1995
Sold 1997 Australian Easter Yearling Sale. Price: $45,000
Breeder: Macquarie Stud, NSW.
Owner: N Moraitis.

Waajib Bay 1983	Try My Best Bay 1975	Northern Dancer Bay 1961	Nearctic Brown 1954	Nearco Lady Angela	1935 1944	4-r 14-c
		Northern Dancer Bay 1961	Natalma Bay 1957	Native Dancer Almahmoud	1950 1947	5-f 2-d
		Sex Appeal Chestnut 1970	Buckpasser Bay 1963	Tom Fool Busanda	1949 1947	3-j 1-s
		Sex Appeal Chestnut 1970	Best in Show Chestnut 1965	Traffic Judge Stolen Hour	1952 1953	3-n 8-f
	Coryana Bay 1976	Sassafras Bay 1967	Sheshoon Chestnut 1956	Precipitation Noorani	1933 1950	2-i 14-a
		Sassafras Bay 1967	Ruta Bay 1960	Ratification Dame d'Atour	1953 1955	1-u 8-c
		Rosolini Bay 1970	Ragusa Bay 1960	Ribot Fantan	1952 1952	4-l 9-a
		Rosolini Bay 1970	Corbalton Bay 1963	Milesian Corbally Princess	1953 1954	22-a 6-d
Native Thriller Chestnut 1982	Jungle Boy Grey 1968	Tesco Boy Bay or brown 1963	Princely Gift Bay 1951	Nasrullah Blue Gem	1940 1943	9-c 13-a
		Tesco Boy Bay or brown 1963	Suncourt Brown 1952	Hyperion Inquisition	1930 1936	6-e 19
		Artist's Licence Roan 1956	Vilmorin Grey 1943	Gold Bridge Queen of the Meadows	1929 1938	22-d 7-d
		Artist's Licence Roan 1956	Royal Myth Chestnut 1951	Marsyas Eleanor Cross	1940 1939	9-c 14-c
	Raadisi Chestnut 1972	Dignitas Bay 1965	Round Table Bay 1954	Princequillo Knight's Daughter	1940 1941	1-b 2-f
		Dignitas Bay 1965	Courtesy Bay 1952	Nasrullah Highway Code	1940 1939	9-c 1-n
		Eastern Princess Chestnut 1963	Todman Chestnut 1954	Star Kingdom Oceana	1946 1947	1-g 1-u
		Eastern Princess Chestnut 1963	Indian Summer Chestnut 1958	Edmundo Condenser	1953 1952	4-c 8-j

Werk Nick Rating: D+
GP Inbreeding: Nasrullah x 5m, 5f.

Age	Starts	Wins	2nds	3rds
2	9	3	-	-
3	6	-	-	2
4	11	1	1	2
5	15	3	3	-
	41	7	4	4

Sire: WAAJIB (IRE) - Bay 1983. Group winner: 7 wins, £163,060 & FF233,150, Queen Anne S-G2, Diomed S-G3, Prix du Rond Point-G3. Three-quarter brother to the dam of ASTERITA, from CORYANA. To stud in Ireland in 1989, in Australia in 1994 and Japan in 1995. Died 1998. Shuttled to Macquarie Stud, Wellington, NSW. Sire of winners of equ$13.4 million inc SWs ROYAL APPLAUSE, APACHE KING, LAWYER, GLOBAL LEGEND, OSTWAHL, PREST SYMBOLI, CARROWKEEL, WINDY DAY, IRISH BOSS, HOH EXPRESS, CARMEN THE BEST, BAD BERTRICH, RHODE ISLAND, ARMAN'S SAX, MY-O-MY, WANGOLA, WAAJIB STAR, etc.

Dam
NATIVE THRILLER (1982). 1 win at 1600m. Dam of 9 foals, all raced, 8 winners -

88 Raadscay, ch f by Marscay. Placed.

89 Midnight Caper, ch f by Rassendyll (USA). 1 win at 1400m.

90 Trugani, ch f by Luskin Star. 1 win at 1100m; placed Rosehill.

91 FLIGHT TO FANTASY, ch f by Bluebird (USA). 5 wins, $209,160, 1200m-1400m, AJC Light Fingers S-G2, STC Domain H, Minties H (course record), Spotless Catering H, NJC Tibbie H, 2d STC Theo Marks Quality S-G2, AJC Hall Mark S-LR, Tatts (NSW) Tattersalls Mile-LR, 3d AJC BillRitchie H-LR, 4th Tatts (NSW) Tramway H-G3.

93 Shanghai Broker (late Great Wall), br c by Fairy King (USA). 2 wins at 1200m, 1400m, in Singapore; placed Randwick, Rosehill.

94 Speedy Dragon, br g by Bluebird (USA). 3 wins, 1000m-1650m, in Hong Kong.

95 APACHE KING. 7 wins, $471,483, 1500m-3200m, SAJC Adelaide Cup-G1, Carlton Draught S-G3, AJC Racehorse Owners H, Zephyr Bay 2YO H, STC Grundy 2YO H, BHP Colorbond H, Benalla Gold Cup, 2d Geelong Cup-LR, 3d AJC Australia Day Cup-LR, 4th AJC Summer Cup-G3.

97 Jungle Lyrics, b/br g by Bluebird (USA). 1 win at 1300m.

98 Native Jester, ch f by Rory's Jester. 1 win at 900m.

Missed in 1992, 1999, 2000.

2nd Dam
RAADISI. Started once. Dam of 7 named foals, 5 raced, 4 winners inc -

STORM TIDE. 4 wins at 1200m, 1600m, WATC West Australia Guineas-G2, All Stars Quality S-LR, SAJC Red Metal H, WATC Corstep H, 3d WATC Lindsay Rosenthal S-LR. Dam of 3 winners inc -
Storm the Fort. 5 wins, $114,030, 1300m-2600m, AJC Hoyts Track Talk H, STC Plateau Enterprises H, TNT Express H, 2d AJC Spring Country Cup.

Cyclone Watch, 4 wins, $101,740, 1400m-1800m, VATC Storm Queen H, Impulsive H, Charles Kerville H, Tabaret H, 3d MVRC The Starlet Plate.
Mardisi. 9 wins, $119,170, 1050m-1400m, VATC Steeves Lumley H, Sweet Nell H, Impulsive H, MVRC Newbury H, SAJC Better Vain H, Texamoor H, Liquor Mate H, Queen's Road H, ORC Elders H, 2d VATC Fashion S-LR, 3d SAJC Swettenham Stud S-G3, 4th VATC Debutante S-G3, SAJC Lightning S-G3, South Australian S-G3. Producer.

3rd Dam
Eastern Princess. 1 win at 8f, AJC Novice H, 2d AJC Flight S. Half-sister to GNAPUR (SAJC Adelaide Cup), Hot Turkey. Dam of 3 foals, 2 raced, 1 winner -

Ming Court. 10 wins, 1200m-1750m, VRC Granville H, Welter H, 3d Pakenham Cup.

Eastern Summer. Unraced. Dam of 5 winners inc -
Shades of Summer. 4 wins at 1200m, 1350m, BATC Novice H, 2YO Maiden H.

Aria. Started once. Dam of -
SPANIAN. 8 wins, 1000m-1622m, QTC O'Brien Glass P-LR, BATC Today Tonight Cup-LR, QTC Flying H, Welter H, 2YO H, BATC Flying H, 2d BATC State Affair Cup-G3, QTC J F Meynink S-LR, 3d BATC Coca-Cola S-LR, Gold Coast Rothmans Classic-LR, 4th QTC Castlemaine S-G2, Brisbane H-LR.

4th Dam
INDIAN SUMMER. Champion Australian 3YO Filly; 10 wins, 5f-12f, VRC Oaks, AJC Oaks, VATC 1000 Guineas, VRC Wakeful S, Edward Manifold S, MRC Sandown Guineas, VATC Merson Cooper S, AJC Summer Nursery H, 2d VRC Sires' Produce S, Tatts (NSW) James Barnes P, 3d STC Rawson S. Half-sister to DYNAMITE. Dam of 7 foals, all winners, inc -

GNAPUR. 12 wins, 6f-16f, SAJC Adelaide Cup, Werribee Cup, Geelong Cup, 2d VRC Queen's Cup.

Eastern Princess. See above.

Hot Turkey. 2 wins at 1500m, 2000m, 2d Geelong Oaks Trial S-LR. Dam of Lord Lion (3d ARC Welcome S-LR).

Fleet o'Foot. 5 wins, 1200m-2000m, MVRC Donnybrook H, VATC Boronia H, Clayton S, Sturt H. Dam of -
Loedicia. 2 wins at 1400m, 1450m, SAJC Trafalgar H. Dam of -
ROCK REVIEW. 4 wins at 1100m, 1200m, STC Sweet Embrace S-G3, NZ Magic Millions-RL.

The 131st Cup field was led out by Might and Power and the champion's owner Nick Moraitis was able to escort the winner back as he pays the bills for Apache King. Two-in-a-row for Aquanita Racing, Robert Smerdon preparing Bohemiath and Russell Cameron successful with his second Cup runner, following Majestic Avenue's fifth last year. A milestone victory for the talented Melbourne conditioner as he learned his craft at Morphettville under his late father,Ted.
Moraitis paid $45,000 for his Apache at Easter, Jack Denham training the gelding until last year. Apache King followed an unlucky fourth in the Warrnambool Cup by winning the major Cup lead-up, the Carlton Draught (Fisher) Stakes. Other winners of this double since 1980 are; Yashmak, Dealer's Choice, Moss Kingdom Lord Reims (twice), Water Boatman, Ideal Centreman, French Resort and Cronus - an almost 50% strike rate - winners four and up rarely miss this lead-up.
Peter Mertens outrode the others to arrive by a half-length, going around just one horse from ninth at the 1200m. They hit the front on the home turn and held on from Native Jazz, on whom Brett Prebble led before dropping to third inside the 800m. A protest was quickly dismissed. The runner-up put in a huge effort at his 10th start. Grand campaigner Skybeau a gallant fifth at his fifth Cup attempt and a younger version would have been right there. Another local hero, Frenzel Rhomb, was a beaut fourth, Cavallo Bruno a solid sixth after being trapped wide.