Trivia Pursuit Question: What connection to NZ does the favorite for the Melbourne Cup have?

[Chief Stipe]

What are the NZ connections the favourite for the Melbourne Cup has?

[curious]

5 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

What are the NZ connections the favourite for the Melbourne Cup has?

I think his sire won the Auckland Cup for Donna Logan didn't he?

[Chief Stipe]

5 minutes ago, curious said:

I think his sire won the Auckland Cup for Donna Logan didn't he?

Close but not entirely accurate.

[curious]

3 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Close but not entirely accurate.

Make that the City of Auckland Cup then. Ridden by Parksie?

[Chief Stipe]

9 minutes ago, curious said:

Make that the City of Auckland Cup then. Ridden by Parksie?

Spot on.  Google eh?

[curious]

48 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

Spot on.  Google eh?

No, mainly my ailing memory though I did have to look up his race record to establish what race he actually won.

[Chief Stipe]

16 minutes ago, curious said:

No, mainly my ailing memory though I did have to look up his race record to establish what race he actually won.

Well the discussion came about because a friend had just got back from the Caulfield Cup.  He backed the winner and then asked where was Janie Kah?!!!

He then asked what was the breeding of the winner and we uncovered the NZ connection.

The same guy was the proud owner of an Auckland Cup winner ridden by an apprentice.

[Gammalite]

47 minutes ago, Chief Stipe said:

The same guy was the proud owner of an Auckland Cup winner ridden by an apprentice.

Was it this one Chief ? The young lass Gemma Sliz had a race fall injury soon after her big win it seems.

I hope she repaired ok . Is she the apprentice  for your quiz  ? 

 

Sliz, who rode Upsetthym to victory in the group one $350,000 Auckland Cup (3200m) at Ellerslie on January 1, said she was "very, very sore" but was confident she would ride again.

"I'm okay to ride again. It's just going to be a long time."

Sliz, who is apprenticed to Upsetthym's trainer, Karen Fursdon, at Matamata, said she could recall the fall and felt her mount panicked when getting into tight quarters.

[curious]

1 hour ago, Chief Stipe said:

Well the discussion came about because a friend had just got back from the Caulfield Cup.  He backed the winner and then asked where was Janie Kah?!!!

He then asked what was the breeding of the winner and we uncovered the NZ connection.

The same guy was the proud owner of an Auckland Cup winner ridden by an apprentice.

Brent Thomson would be another?