Courage Under Fire (horse)

[1] In the Australian Derby at Moonee Valley he broke the track record defeating local star Shakamaker.[3] As an older horse Courage Under Fire was defeated for the first time in a heat of the 2000 Inter Dominion Pacing Championship after winning his first 24 races.After the 2000 Inter Dominion he was relocated from the New Zealand stables of Bruce Negus to Australian trainer Brian Hancock however his career plateaued.He was narrowly beaten in the Miracle Mile and Victoria Cup[5] and he won six heats of the Inter Dominion Pacing Championship[6] and was fourth in the final in 2001.[7] In the South Australian Cup at Globe Derby Park in 2001 he set a track record that stood until broken by his son Smolda in 2017.
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