Moifaa was a New Zealand-bred racehorse who won the 1904 Grand National by eight lengths.[1] The jockey was Arthur Birch and the owner at the time was Spencer Gollan.[2][3]

After winning the Grand National the 17 hand gelding was purchased for King Edward VII, but never won again and was soon thereafter retired to the hunting fields of Leicestershire.[4][3] Moifaa was present at the King’s funeral in 1910 ridden by the king’s friend, Major General John Brocklehurst.[5][6][7]

The popular story that Moifaa survived a shipwreck before winning the Grand National is not true. Another contender in the 1904 Grand National, an Australian-bred gelding named Kiora, did survive a shipwreck off the coast of Cape Town in October 1899, where he was found standing on a rock near the site of the wreck. Another horse on board named Chesney allegedly swam a great distance to shore.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Opinion: Moifaa – the Hawke's Bay horse that swam to a Grand National victory". NZ Herald. 13 September 2024.
  2. ^ "A racehorse story too incredible to be true?". NZ Herald. 13 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b https://natlib.govt.nz/records/43375259
  4. ^ "Moifaa | 1904 Grand National Winner from New Zealand". www.grand-national-guide.co.uk.
  5. ^ "Thoroughbred breeding – Te Ara Encyclopedia of New Zealand".
  6. ^ "Moifaa". www.tbheritage.com.
  7. ^ Wright, Simone (2 April 2012). "Moiffa - The 'shipwrecked' Grand National winner of 1904". grandnational.horseracing.guide.
  8. ^ Staff (13 October 1899). "The wrecked racehorses". Albury Banner and Wodonga Express. Retrieved 29 April 2013.


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