Cynisca (horse)

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Cynisca
SireApremont
GrandsireMortemer
DamNautilus
DamsireTraducer
SexMare
Foaled1886
CountryNew Zealand
ColourNot found
BreederNot found
Owner
George Hunter
TrainerNot found
RecordNot found
EarningsNot found
Major wins
(1888)
(1889)
(1889)
Wellington Cup (1890, 1891, 1892)
(1891)
(1892)
(1892)
Easter Handicap (1892)

Cynisca (foaled 1886 in New Zealand) was a Thoroughbred mare racehorse named for the Spartan princess Cynisca who became the first woman in history to win at the ancient Olympic Games when she won the four-horse chariot race in 396 BC.

The New Zealand mare is best remembered for winning three consecutive Wellington Cups. She was owned by and George Hunter.[1]

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  1. ^ "Obituary". The Evening Post. Vol. CX, no. 44. 20 August 1930. p. 11. Retrieved 21 November 2013.


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