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Gloaming has the same meaning as the word: Twilight Twilight in Denmark, just after sunset Twilight is the time before sunrise and after sunset when sunlight scattered in the upper atmosphere illuminates the lower atmosphere and the surface of the earth. ...


Gloaming was a famous Australian-bred racehorse who raced primaily in New Zealand. Gloaming raced just after the Great War at the same time as the American all time great Man O' War. He had a phenomenal record of 19 wins in a row, and won 57 of his 67 races. He was successful at distances from 6 furlongs to a mile and a half. Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. ... Jump to: navigation, search Man O War, born March 29, 1917 at Nursery Stud farm in Lexington, Kentucky, United States - died November 1, 1947 at Faraway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, affectionately known as Big Red, [1] is the greatest thoroughbred racehorse of all time. ...


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  • Australian Racing Hall of Fame horses

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Gloaming - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (206 words)
Gloaming raced just after the Great War at the same time as the American all time great Man O' War.
Gloaming had 67 race starts, won 57 and was second 9 times.
Gloaming had a long racing life from aged 3 to aged 9 which included victories over other champion racehorses such as Desert Gold, Beauford, Whittier and The Hawk.
Jenny Barnes Photography - Profile of a Champion - Gloaming - Page 2 (1060 words)
Gloaming finally made it back to Sydney without a problem but now he was a 7yo and the new star of the Australian racing was Beauford.
Gloaming was quickly overhauling Beauford but the post loomed too soon and the leader held on by a neck with four lengths back to Specialty in third.
Gloaming then headed home with plans for the New Zealand Summer carnival as in the previous years but after winning the Champion Plate by a length from Winning Hit the old horse lost condition and was spelled.
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