Ammon Ra
{{Short description|New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{For|the ancient Egyptian deity|Amon-Ra}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Ammon Ra
| image = 260px
| caption = Ammon Ra & Maurice McCarten
| sire = Limond (GB)
| grandsire = Desmond (GB)
| dam = Hyades (NZ)
| damsire = Hymettus (GB)
| sex = Gelding
| foaled = 1928
| country = New Zealand
| colour = Bay
| breeder = Dr E.H.B.Milsom
| owner = C.C.Sheath
| trainer = J.T.Jamieson
| record = 29: 17, 4, 1
| earnings = £25,831
| race = Trentham Stakes (1931)
WRC Wellington Stakes (1931)
AJC Sires Produce Stakes (1931)
Hobartville Stakes (1931)
Chelmsford Stakes (1931)
AJC Derby (1931)
Caulfield Guineas (1931)
St George Stakes (1932)
Futurity Stakes (1932)
C.M Lloyd Stakes (1932)
Rawson Stakes (1932)
Chipping Norton Stakes (1932)
| awards =
| honours =
}}
File:Race horse trainer Mr J.T. Jamieson and jockey Mr M. McCarten, New South Wales, ca. 1930..jpg
Ammon Ra (foaled 1928) was a Bay New Zealand thoroughbred gelding. He raced in Australia. Ammon Ra competed from age two to five, recording 17 wins in races from 5 furlongs to 1½ miles. Champion jockey Maurice McCarten won 10 races and the Sydney Jockeys premiership in 1938–39. Later he became the leading Sydney trainer from 1948 to 1949 and 1951 to 1952.{{cite book |last1=Arrold |first1=Tony |title=More Champions |date=1983 |publisher=Tralca |location=Sydney |isbn=0959445811 |pages=12–14 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/21863277?q=MORE+CHAMPIONS&c=book&versionId=45764011 |accessdate=25 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Maurice McCarten |url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/mccarten-maurice-thomas-joseph-10907 |website=adb.anu.edu.au |publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography |accessdate=26 March 2019}}
Breeding
Ammon Ra was bred by Dr Edwin Milsom and passed in at auction for 450 guineas. He was raced initially in his colours, then sold for 3,500 guineas. Limond (GB) was the leading sire in New Zealand from 1930 to 1931 and the winner of 9 Derbys in Australia and New Zealand, as well as 25 Southern Hemisphere classics. Limond sired the champion Limerick, Veilmond 1931 AJC St Leger and VRC St Leger, Theo 1934 AJC Derby and VRC Derby and Limarch 1934 AJC St Leger and VRC St Leger.{{cite news |last1=National Library of Australia |title=Ammon Ra Breeding Lines |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/136738848?searchTerm=ammon%20ra%20c.c.%20sheath&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales |accessdate=30 March 2019 |issue=P 9 |publisher=Referee Sydney NSW |date=7 October 1931}}{{cite web |title=Leading Sires of New Zealand |url=http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/LeadingSires/NZLeadSires.html |website=www.tbheritage.com |publisher=Thoroughbred Heritage |accessdate=25 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ammon Ra Tabulated Pedigree |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/ammon+ra |website=www.pedigreequery.com |publisher=Pedigree Query |accessdate=25 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Limond Breeding |url=https://www.pedigreequery.com/limond |website=www.pedigreequery.com |publisher=Pedigree Query |accessdate=25 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Ammon Ra Stud Book |url=http://www.studbook.org.au/Horse.aspx?hid=74111 |website=www.studbook.org.au |publisher=Australian Stud Book |accessdate=25 March 2019}}
Dam Hyades (NZ) produced winning fillies in New Zealand, including Prodice 1929 ARC Great Northern Oaks, 1930 ARC Avondale Cup and Phaola 1925 ARC Avondale Stakes.{{cite news |last1=National Library of Australia |title=NZ Brood Mares |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/135316727?searchTerm=Dr%20E.H.B.Milsom&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales |accessdate=30 March 2019 |issue=P 8 |publisher=Referee Sydney NSW |date=2 November 1933}}
Breeder, Dr Edwin Milsom qualified as a medical practitioner at Guy's Hospital, London University and was an honorary surgeon for 19 years at Auckland hospital.{{cite web |title=Dr Edwin Milsom |url=https://kingsoftheturf.com/1931-the-man-in-the-black-stetson/ |website=kingsoftheturf.com |publisher=Kings of The Turf |accessdate=27 March 2019}}
Racing career
Ammon Ra raced between 1930 and 1934. He was brilliant in his second and third years, winning the classic 1931 AJC Derby from Johnnie Jason 1931 VRC Derby and defeated champions Chatham in the 1932 C. M. Lloyd Stakes and Nightmarch 1932 AJC Chipping Norton Stakes and 1932 RRC Rawson Stakes. Recurring bleeding issues at 4 and 5 years old forced his retirement in New Zealand.{{cite news |last1=National Library of Australia |title=1931 AJC Derby |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/159792227?searchTerm=ammon%20ra&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales |accessdate=30 March 2019 |issue=P 24 |publisher=Sydney Mail NSW |date=7 October 1931}}
Trainer Jack Jamieson originally trained from Awapuni, Palmerston North New Zealand. He was a contemporary of trainers H. A. Telford and T. R. George, winning the New Zealand trainers premiership in 1929–1930 and making many successful visits to Sydney before purchasing stables at Botany Street, Randwick in 1934. His notable winners included the champion High Caste, Prince Humphrey 1928 AJC Derby, Closing Time 1933 AJC Villiers Stakes, 1934 VRC Linlithgow Stakes, Limarch 1934 AJC St Leger and VRC St Leger and Gold Salute 1940 Toorak Handicap and 1940 Cantala Stakes. Jamieson died in New Zealand in June 1945.{{cite news |last1=Papers Past |title=Jack Jamieson Trainer Death |url=https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19450625.2.121?query=j%20t%20jamieson%20awapuni&snippet=true&type=ARTICLE |accessdate=29 March 2019 |issue=P 8 |publisher=Evening Post |date=25 June 1945}}{{cite web |title=Australian Turf Club Feature Results |url=https://racing.australianturfclub.com.au/feature-races |website=racing.australianturfclub.com.au |publisher=Australian Turf Club |accessdate=29 March 2019}}{{cite web |title=Jack Jamieson and Maurice McCarten |url=https://consumer.fairfaxsyndication.com/CS.aspx?VP3=SearchResult&VBID=2ITP1G3B4AOZ7&SMLS=1&RW=1680&RH=939&POPUPPN=14&POPUPIID=2ITHRGYRLF85 |website=consumer.fairfaxsyndication.com |publisher=Fairfax Photos |accessdate=29 March 2019}}{{cite news |last1=National Library of Australia |title=Randwick Stable Purchase |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/166198738|accessdate=30 March 2019 |issue=P 1 |publisher=Sydney Sportsman NSW |date=8 September 1934}}
Owner Clifford Sheath, originally from Auckland, was a Sydney businessman and director of Lifeguard Tobacco Limited.{{cite news |title=National Library of Australia |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/161575089?searchTerm=LIFEGUARD%20TOBACCO%20SHEATH&searchLimits=l-state=New+South+Wales |accessdate=25 March 2019 |issue=P 4 |publisher=Daily Commercial News and Shipping |date=27 September 1933}}
Ammon Ra's racing record: 29 starts for 17 wins, 4 seconds, 1 thirds and 7 unplaced runs.{{cite web |title=Ammon Ra Career Starts |url=http://www.racehorsetalk.com.au/racing-talk/race-records-of-champion-racehorses/150/#msg_471646 |website=www.racehorsetalk.com.au |publisher=Racehorse Talk |accessdate=25 March 2019}}
1932 racebook
File:1932 AJC St Leger Racebook P1.jpg|1932 AJC St Leger racebook showing Ammon Ra, placed 2nd.
File:1932 AJC St Leger Racebook P2.jpg|1932 AJC St Leger racebook.
References
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Category:1928 racehorse births