| El Sequndo | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Pins (AUS) |
| Grandsire | Snippets |
| Dam | Palos Verdes |
| Damsire | Flying Spur |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 2001 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | PH & CG Brown, DW Howell, IG & WG Hickey & P Murphy[1] |
| Trainer | Colin Little |
| Record | 12 wins[2] |
| Earnings | more than AU$3,700,000 |
| Major wins | |
| MRC Yalumba Stakes G1 2005 MRC Memsie Stakes G2 2006 MRC Underwood Stakes G1 2006 MVRC John F Feehan Stakes G2 2007 MRC C F Orr Stakes G1 2007 MVRC W.S.Cox Plate G1 2007 |
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| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Middle-Distance Racehorse (2008) | |
| Infobox last updated on: 10 May 2009. | |
El Segundo (foaled in New Zealand) is a Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a bay son of Pins from the mare Palos Verdes by Flying Spur.
Foaled in 2001 at Ancroft Stud, Matamata, New Zealand he was sold as a yearling for $140,000 and has spent his entire racing career in Australia under the care of trainer Colin Little.
Amongst his major wins are the 2007 MVRC W.S.Cox Plate, 2007 MRC C F Orr Stakes[3], 2006 MRC Underwood Stakes and the 2005 MRC Yalumba Stakes.
Aided by his victory in the W.S.Cox Plate, El Segundo was recognised with a IHFA handicappers rating of 122, placing him equal 18th in the world top 50 on assessed performances from June 1 to November 25, 2007.
Since January 2008, El Segundo has had stem cell tendon regeneration treatment on a superficial digital flexor tendon he injured.
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