Ivor Hill

He was also bred by Yves Dorso, both breeders were also owners of his dam Victoria Rose an imported broodmare from New Zealand who Ivor Hill was her first foal.

She went on to produce other successful horses in New Caledonia such as champion 3-year-old L'Nominoe and Golden Bid, the half siblings ran against each other multiple times.

Charles initially had plans to sell the horse as Ivor Hill had knee problems early in his life that prevented him from working and showing his potential.

In his first attempt at trying to defend his title in the Bourail Cup he ended up losing by an excruciating nose to his regular rival Danhil de Pabo.

Ivor Hill did all his best running on the front so his jockey Pravesh Horil was simply told to send him to the lead and get the horse to relax so he had enough energy to go the whole mile.

When he won his third Grand Prix De La Province Sud in 2014 he defeated his old rivals L'Nominoe, and Captiva du Cap by over 10 lengths.

[8] Records and repeat victories continued to pile up for Ivor Hill as he won his second Coupe Clark and etching closer to joining the likes of other racing greats before him.

[11] Although 2015 was the fewest times he had run since he was three years old in those six victories included another track record in his fourth consecutive Grand Prix De La Province Sud.

Some described his first two victories as him being a long sprinter who stole the race in the first half with his early speed but this time around it was pushed to its limit as Reia de Tamoa a longer distance horse flew after the tiring Ivor Hill.

Ivor Hill now joined an elite group of New Caledonia horses who had won three or more Coupe Clarke's Turenne, Balto, Hanoo and New York Magic.

[13] After this win Tual decided it would be his final time participating in the Coupe Clarke and that they would focus on sprint distances as it was more to his liking and he had nothing left to prove in that particular race in her eyes.