Commands (horse)

{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Commands

| image_name =

| caption =

| sire = Danehill

| grandsire = Danzig

| dam = Cotehele House

| damsire = My Swanee

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = {{birth date|1996|09|28|df=y}}

| death_date = {{death date and age|2014|07|12|1996|09|28|df=y}}

| country = Australia

| colour = Bay

| breeder = Arrowfield Stud

| owner = Jack Ingham
Bob Ingham
Darley Stud

| trainer = John Hawkes

| jockey = Larry Cassidy
Darren Gauci

| record = 15: 4–1–4

| earnings = AU$417,231{{cite web |url= https://racing.racingnsw.com.au/InteractiveForm/HorseFullForm.aspx?HorseCode=NzkyNTU1NTky&src=horsesearch

|title=Commands Horse Search |publisher=racingnsw.com.au |accessdate= 8 September 2021}}

| race = Missile Stakes (1999)

| awards =

}}

Commands (28 September 1996 – 12 July 2014) was an Australian stakes winning racehorse and stallion.

Background

Bred by Arrowfield Stud in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Commands was a full brother to 5-time Group One winner Danewin.{{cite web |url= https://www.tdnausnz.com.au/edition/2019-07-08/sibling-rivalries-part-2 |title=Sibling rivalries| publisher=tdnausnz.com.au |accessdate=8 September 2021}}

Racing career

Commands won 4 races in his 15 start career with the highlight being the 1999 Missile Stakes at Rosehill as a two-year-old, beating the older horses at Weight for Age.{{cite web |url= https://racing.australianturfclub.com.au/feature-races/missile-stakes |title= Feature race Missile Stakes |publisher=Australian Turf Club|accessdate=8 September 2021}}

He also ran placings in two Group One races, running third behind Redoute's Choice in the 1999 Caulfield Guineas and a second placing in The Galaxy.

Stud career

Commands was retired to the Inghams' Woodlands Stud and in his first year in 2000 had a service fee of $10,000.

Darley Stud acquired ownership of Commands in 2008 following the purchase of the Inghams' breeding empire in Australia.

Commands retired from stallion duties in 2013. He is the sire of 14 time Group One winner Melody Belle. Overall he sired 13 individual Group One winners, and been Australia's "Leading Sire by Winners" on 3 consecutive occasions.{{cite web |url= https://www.darley.com.au/about-us/inside-darley/legacy-commands |title=The legacy of Commands |publisher=Darley Stud|accessdate=8 September 2021}}

Commands died suddenly on the 12 July 2014 at Darley's Kelvinside property in New South Wales aged 17.{{cite web |url= https://www.dynamicsyndications.com/news/Sad-Loss-of-Super-Sire-COMMANDS |title=Sad loss of super sire Commands |publisher=dynamicsyndications.com |accessdate=8 September 2021}}