Good Lord

For other uses, see Good Lord (disambiguation).

Good Lord
Sire	Zamazaan
Grandsire	Exbury
Dam	Love In Bloom
Damsire	Todman
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	12 September 1971
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Owner	Michael L. Hines
Trainer	Charles E. Whittingham
Jockey	Bill Shoemaker
Earnings	$329,176
Major wins
Queen Elizabeth Cup (1977) Wellington Cup (1977,1978) Sydney Cup (1978) Eddie Read Handicap (1979)

Good Lord was a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse owned by Las Vegas lawyer Michael L. Hines (1920–1985).

Background

Foaled on September 12, 1971, and purchased for just $6,250 as a yearling. Good Lord was sired by Zamazaan and his dam was Love in Bloom.

Racing career

He was a good staying racehorse winning two Wellington Cups and the Queen Elizabeth Cup in 1977, where the Queen herself presented the Cup. The first Wellington Cup in 1977 was a thrilling encounter when he beat the great race mare Show Gate.

He raced under the name My Good Man in Australia and won the Sydney Cup in 1978.

In 1979, on U.S. soil, Good Lord won the Eddie Read Stakes under the champion American jockey Bill Shoemaker, while trained by the late Charles E. Whittingham.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Good Lord, bay gelding, 1971

Sire Zamazaan (FR) 1965	Exbury (FR) 1959	Le Haar	Vieux Manoir
			Mince Pie
		Greensward	Mossborough
			Stargrass
	Toyama (IRE) 1955	Tulyar	Tehran
			Neocracy
		Rose Olynn	Pherozshah
			Rocklyn
Dam Love in Bloom (AUS) 1964	Todman (AUS) 1954	Star Kingdom	Stardust
			Impromptu
		Oceana	Colombo
			Orama
	But Wonderful (AUS) 1957	Helios	Hyperion
			Foxy Gal
		Lozari	Dhoti
			Filgaro

See also

• Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand
• Battle Heights
• La Mer