Trekking (horse)
{{Short description|Australian Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Trekking
| image_name = Racing silks of Godolphin.svg
| caption =
| sire = Street Cry
| grandsire = Machiavellian
| dam = Outdoor
| damsire = Redoute's Choice
| sex = Gelding
| foaled = 2014
| country = Australia
| colour = Bay
| breeder = Darley Australia
| owner = Godolphin
| trainer = John O'Shea (2016-2017)
James Cummings (2017 onwards)
| record = 43: 10–6–6
| earnings = A$ 5,862,670{{cite web |url= https://www.racenet.com.au/horse/trekking |title=Trekking Horse Profile|publisher=racenet.com.au|accessdate=17 May 2021}}
| race = Hall Mark Stakes (2019)
Stradbroke Handicap (2019)
Schillaci Stakes (2019)
The Goodwood (2020)
| awards=
}}
Trekking (foaled 20 October 2014) is a multiple Group 1 winning Australian thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Trekking was bred at the Australian Darley Stud and was sired by the stallion Street Cry.{{cite web |url=https://www.racingandsports.com/amp/thoroughbred/horse/trekking/1101322|title=Trekking thoroughbred|publisher=racingandsports.com|accessdate=16 October 2019}}
Racing career
Trekking made a successful debut as a 2 year old when ridden to victory by James Doyle at Rosehill Racecourse as a 9/10 favourite.{{cite web |url=http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/news/story/doyle-goes-trekking-for-first-win-92684|title=Doyle goes trekking for first win|publisher=thoroughbrednews.com. au|accessdate=16 October 2019}}
At his following start Trekking finished 2nd in the Black Opal Stakes before finishing 12th in the Golden Slipper behind She Will Reign when ridden by William Buick.
As a 4 year old Trekking achieved Group 1 success in the Stradbroke Handicap when ridden by Kerrin McEvoy at odds of 6/1{{cite web |url=https://www.sen.com.au/news/2019/06/08/trekking-lands-stradbroke-thanks-to-mcevoy-masterclass/|title=Trekking lands Stradbroke thanks to McEvoy masterclass|publisher=sen.com.au|accessdate=16 October 2019}}
Trekking won his second Group 1 race when successful in The Goodwood at Morphettville Racecourse.{{cite web |url= http://www.horseracing.com.au/2020-goodwood-results-trekking-upstages-gytrash-second-group-1/ |title=Trekking upstages Gytrash for second Group 1 |publisher=horseracing.com.au |accessdate=16 May 2020}}
In the 2020 World's Best Racehorse Rankings, Trekking was rated on 118, making him the equal 80th best racehorse in the world.{{cite web|url=https://www.ifhaonline.org/resources/WTRRankings/LWBRR.asp?batch=76 |title=The 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings |publisher=Horseracingintfed.com |date= |accessdate=2021-01-26}}
Pedigree
{{ Pedigree
| name = Trekking (AUS) 2014{{cite web |url= https://www.pedigreequery.com/trekking5
|title=Trekking Horse Profile |publisher=pedigreequery.com |access-date=21 November 2024}}
| f = Street Cry (IRE)
1998
| m = Outdoor (AUS)
2008
| ff = Machiavellian (USA)
1987
| fm = Helen Street (GB)
1982
| mf = Redoute's Choice (AUS)
1996
| mm = Serenade Rose (AUS)
2002
| fff = Mr. Prospector
| ffm = Coup De Folie
| fmf = Troy
| fmm = Waterway
| mff = Danehill
| mfm = Shanthas Choice
| mmf = Stravinsky
| mmm = Rose Of Tralee
| ffff = Raise a Native
| fffm = Gold Digger
| ffmf = Halo
| ffmm = Raise The Standard
| fmff = Petingo
| fmfm = La Milo
| fmmf = Riverman
| fmmm = Boulevard
| mfff = Danzig
| mffm = Razyana
| mfmf = Canny Lad
| mfmm = Dancing Show
| mmff = Nureyev
| mmfm = Fire The Groom
| mmmf = Sadler's Wells
| mmmm = Circus Ring
|}}