After reportedly experiencing a reaction to a routine treatment, Pinker Pinker, one of Australia’s finest mares and the Cox Plate winner, has passed away.
Pinker Pinker, trained by Greg Eurell in Victoria, was set to compete in the Group I Queen Of The Turf Stakes at Rosehill.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Eurell stable notified Sydney stewards about the mare’s unexpected death.
Sired by Reset out of Miss Marion, Pinker Pinker was purchased for $120,000 as a yearling.
Throughout her racing career, she participated in 18 races and achieved six victories, with her triumph in last year’s Cox Plate being the most remarkable.
In addition, she was Group I-placed in the 2011 Australian Oaks and amassed over $2.6 million in prizemoney.
More Joyous is now the clear front-runner for the Queen Of The Turf Stakes.
“I’ve communicated with Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey, and their regulatory vets are coordinating with Greg Eurell’s vets, and it seems there might have been a reaction to a sedative,” stated Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy.
“There will be an autopsy conducted, and Terry Bailey will keep us updated on the findings.”
by Buford Balony