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Dictionary: he·ro·ic   (hĭ-rō'ĭk) pronunciation
 
adj. also he·ro·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
  1. Of, relating to, or resembling the heroes of literature, legend, or myth.
  2. Having, displaying, or characteristic of the qualities appropriate to a hero; courageous: heroic deeds.
    1. Impressive in size or scope; grand: heroic undertakings.
    2. Of a size or scale that is larger than life: heroic sculpture.
n.
  1. A line of heroic verse.
  2. heroics Heroic behavior or action.
  3. heroics Melodramatic behavior or language: “We trust the House . . . will come up with answers without all the political heroics” (Atlanta Constitution).
heroically he·ro'i·cal·ly adv.
heroicalness he·ro'i·cal·ness n.
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adj

Definition: brave, champion
Antonyms: afraid, cowardly, fearful, meek, timid


 
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pronunciation

IN BRIEF: Showing great bravery or daring.

pronunciation Fame is the perfume of heroic deeds. — Socrates (469-399 BC)

 
Wikipedia: Heroic (horse)
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Heroic
Sire Valais (GB)
Grandsire Cicero
Dam Chersonese (GB)
Damsire Cylgad
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1921
Country Australia
Colour Chestnut
Breeder Arrowfield Stud
Owner JB Corten then CB Kellow[1]
Trainer Jack Holt
Record 51: 21-11-4
Earnings AUD$76,124 [2]
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Maribyrnong Plate (1923)
AJC Breeders' Plate (1923)
Australian Derby (1924)
Caulfield Guineas (1924)
Champagne Stakes (1924)
Chelmsford Stakes (1924)
Ascot Vale Stakes (1924)
Caufield Stakes (1925)
Memsie Stakes (1925, 1926)
Cox Plate (1926)
Newmarket Handicap (1926)
Underwood Stakes (1926)
William Reid Stakes (1927)
C F Orr Stakes (1927)
St George Stakes (1927)
Racing Awards
Australian champion sire (1933 -1939)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2003)
Heroic Championship at Randwick Racecourse
Infobox last updated on: 17:30, Monday June 15, 2009 (UTC).

Heroic (1921-1939) was a great Australian Thoroughbred racehorse and a champion sire.

Breeding

Heroic was sired by Valais (son of the 1905 Epsom Derby winner, Cicero), his dam was Chersonese (GB) by Cyglad. This made him inbred twice in the 3rd generation to Cyllene and in the 3rd and 4th generations (4x3) to Illuminata through the half sisters Gas, dam of Cicero, and Chelandry. He was an outstanding type of yearling that fetched the top price of 1,800 guineas at the Inglis’ sales.[3]

In February 1925, Mr C.B. Kellow paid 16,000 guineas, a record price, for the great Heroic, who won a number of races for him afterwards.

Trained by Jack Holt who posthumously would become part of the 2001 inaugural class inducted in the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

Stud career

Heroic was leased from Kellow by H.S. Thompson and stood at his Tarwyn Park Stud at Rylstone, New South Wales.

Heroic sired the winners of $600,000, including Ajax II, the Melbourne Cup winner Hall Mark, Hua and Nuffield.[1] Heroic was no less dominating as a sire, leading the Australian sire list continuously from the 1932/1933 season through the 1938/1939 season.[3]

Heroic died in 1929 at age seventeen and was buried at Growee Gulf Station. [1]

References

  1. ^ a b Ahnert, Rainer L. (Ed. in Chief), “Thoroughbred Breeding of the World”, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
  2. ^ Pring, Peter (1977). Analysis of Champion Racehorses. The Thoroughbred Press. ISBN 0-908133-00-6. 
  3. ^ a b Barrie, Douglas M., The Australian Bloodhorse, Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1956
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Translations: Heroic
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - heroisk, heltemodig, helte-, høj, højtravende
n. - heltemodig opførsel, heltedigtning

idioms:

  • heroic age    sagntid, heltetid
  • heroic couplets    heroisk kuplet
  • heroic verse    versemål for heltedigte

Nederlands (Dutch)
heldhaftig, hoogdravend, groots, drastisch

Français (French)
adj. - héroïque
n. - héroïque

idioms:

  • heroic age    bel âge
  • heroic couplets    (Littérat) distique héroïque
  • heroic verse    décasyllabes/distiques héroïques

Deutsch (German)
adj. - heldenhaft, heroisch
n. - heroisches Gedicht

idioms:

  • heroic age    (griech. Geschichte) Zeit vor dem Trojanischen Krieg
  • heroic couplets    heroischer Vers
  • heroic verse    heroischer Vers

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - ηρωικός
n. - (πληθ.) ηρωική πράξη, μεγαλοστομίες

idioms:

  • heroic age    ηρωική εποχή
  • heroic couplets    ηρωικό δίστιχο
  • heroic verse    ηρωικός στίχος (της επικής ποίησης)

Italiano (Italian)
eroico, retorica

idioms:

  • heroic age    l'età eroica
  • heroic verse/couplets    versi/distici eroici

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - heróico
n. - poema (m) heróico

idioms:

  • heroic age    idade (f) heróica
  • heroic verse/couplets    verso (m) heróico/duplas

Русский (Russian)
героический, эпический

idioms:

  • heroic age    легендарная эпоха древнегреческих героев
  • heroic verse/couplets    героический двустих, высокопарный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - heroico, extremo, radical
n. - verso heroico, decasílabo, acción o comportamiento heroico

idioms:

  • heroic age    edad heroica, tiempos heroicos
  • heroic couplets    estrofas de dos versos heroicos pareados
  • heroic verse    medida de poesía clásica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - heroisk, hjälte-, högtravande (om språk el. stil), övernaturlig (konst), drastisk
n. - (pl.) högtravande språk, poser, hjältefasoner, överdrivet patos

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
英勇的, 壮丽雄伟的, 英雄式的, 英雄诗, 英勇行为, 史诗

idioms:

  • heroic age    英雄时代
  • heroic couplets    英雄偶句诗
  • heroic verse    英雄诗体

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 英勇的, 壯麗雄偉的, 英雄式的
n. - 英雄詩, 英勇行為, 史詩

idioms:

  • heroic age    英雄時代
  • heroic couplets    英雄偶句詩
  • heroic verse    英雄詩體

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 영웅적인, 과감한, 당당한, 영웅시에 쓰이는
n. - 영웅시, 사시

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 英雄的な, 勇ましい, 英雄の行為を歌った, 実物より大きい, 勇壮な, 誇大な, 英雄の, 雄々しい, 壮烈な
n. - 芝居がかった言動, 英雄詩

idioms:

  • heroic age    英雄時代, 神人時代
  • heroic verse/couplets    英雄詩格

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) بطولي, نبيل, ضخم أو قوي جدا (الاسم) ملحمه, الوزن الملحمي الملائم للملاحم الشعريه, بصيغه الجمع لغه طنانه رنانه أو كلمات أو عواطف أو أعمال تبدو راشحه بالنبل ولكنها في, حقيقتها متكلفه أو مصطنعه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נועז, הירואי, כביר, גדל-ממדים, מליצי, מנופח, כראוי לגיבור, כגיבור‬
n. - ‮לשון מליצית, התנהגות נועזת מדי, רגשות נעלים, שירת גיבורים‬


 
 
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