Henry Redwood

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Henry Redwood (24 January 1823 – 9 November 1907) was a New Zealand farmer, politician and racehorse breeder.

Biography[]

He was born in Tixall, Staffordshire, England in 1823.[1] He was a brother of Francis Redwood, a brother in law of Joseph Ward,[2][3] and an uncle of Vernon Redwood.[4][5] He lived at Stafford Place in Appleby near Richmond.[6] He was a member of the Nelson Provincial Council from 1863 and of the Marlborough Provincial Council from 1868.[1] He contested the 1871 election in the Wairau electorate against the incumbent, William Henry Eyes, but received just 38% of the votes and was thus unsuccessful.[7][8]

Racehorses[]

Henry Redwood was prominent in the thoroughbred racing industry. He was a steward for the Nelson Jockey Club from 1848. He was called the 'Father of the New Zealand Turf' and established a stud at Hednesford, likely the first in New Zealand. He imported the stallion, Sir Hercules, along with other bloodstock from Australia and France.[citation needed]

His winners included:[9]

  • On 4 March 1863 his mare, Ladybird, won the first New Zealand Champion Race against horses from Australia as well as New Zealand
  • the Wellington Cup twice: Korari in 1876 and Guy Fawkes in 1877
  • the Dunedin Cup with Lurline in 1874
  • the Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap (which later became the New Zealand Cup): Peeress (1871), Kakapo (1873), Guy Fawkes (1876) and Mata (1877)
  • the Canterbury Derby with Manuka (1869), Papapa (1873) and Songster (1876)
  • the Nelson Cup with Clogs (1885), Alpine Rose (1886) and Awarua Rose (1892)
  • the Marlborough Cup

His racing colours were a black jacket and red cap. These were also carried on by son, Joseph. Henry Redwood also raced in partnership with Hugh Stafford, and later with George Stead.[citation needed]

Henry Redwood was inducted into the New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame in 2008 and he was the great great uncle of fellow member Murray Baker.[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Dickinson, Mollie. "Henry Redwood". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Broadbent, John V. "Redwood, Francis William – Biography". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  3. ^ Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Former Members Of The House Of Representatives". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  4. ^ "The Late Mrs Charles Redwood". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XLVI, no. 287. 3 December 1912. p. 3. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ^ "Vernon Charles Redwood". The Marlborough Express. Vol. XLIV, no. 38. 18 February 1910. p. 8. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Stafford Place". Register of Historic Places. Heritage New Zealand. Retrieved 21 June 2012.
  7. ^ "Marlborough". Colonist. Vol. XIV, no. 1385. 3 January 1871. p. 3. Retrieved 17 October 2015.
  8. ^ "The Nelson Evening Mail". Vol. VI, no. 23. 26 February 1861. p. 2. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  9. ^ Tapestry of Turf – The History of New Zealand Racing. 1988 Costello, John & Finnegan, Pat. Moa Publications, Auckland.
  10. ^ "A – Z of New Zealand greats – Murray Baker". loveracing.nz.


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