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Ocean Park debuted at the
Poverty Bay turf club for a fast-finishing win, albeit in a dead heat. He followed this up with another impressive win at Ellerslie. However, a true display of his ability came at his third start in the Great Northern Guineas at Ellerslie. After being held up for a run well
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Australia on a preparation geared towards the Cox Plate. After scoring an impressive win in the Underwood Stakes, he followed up with a narrow win in the Caulfield Stakes. Sent out third favourite in the
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Perhaps his biggest weakness was his lack of ability to fend off runners that closed from behind. This was displayed at his next start in the
Waikato Guineas, where subsequent
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racecourse on 24 February 2013 for a close, but slightly disappointing fourth behind
Nashville, a horse he had soundly defeated in the Wellington Guineas a year earlier.
221:. Before he won Group one races, his owners suggested Ocean Park should be sent to Hong Kong, but his trainer/part owner wanted to keep training him in New Zealand.
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ensured that Ocean Park was ridden back in the field so that he had a 'bunny' to chase. After coming wide around the field on the home turn he sprinted after
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He added to an impressive list of Group 1 performing progeny of his sire Thorn Park that includes 2011 New
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His tactical speed, ability to relax mid race and powerful sustained finishing burst are considered his greatest assets.
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Ocean Park currently serves as a stallion at New
Zealand's Waikato Stud. His service fee was $ 30,000 in 2017 and 2023.
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Ocean Park resumed in the Makfi
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His spring campaign was rounded out with a close third behind
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due to a wet track and was instead sent to Sydney where he finished a disappointing 8th in the
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