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Raced 45 times for 21 wins amd 11 placings.
Hurricane Luke broke his stopper bone at his second race start, requiring surgery, after which he was give a 50% chance of ever racing again. Ten months later he was back racing and winning. His early racing was at first restricted to the straight at Appin and then to the one turn tracks of Bulli and Goulburn. His stopper was then tested on the two turn tracks where he continued to win in best of the night times.
Hurricane Luke was runner up in 2009 Group 1 Hobart Thousand, finalist in Bulli Gold Plate and finalist in NSW State Sprint Championship. He ran within a tenth of 3 track records.
Hurricane Luke's winning times include ;
- Appin Maiden 15.93 Best, Mixed Final 15.57 Best ( Track Record 15.50 )
- Appin 20.67 Best
- Goulburn 25.73 Best
- Bulli 22.66 Best, 22.80 Best, 22.35 Best ( .02 Outside Track Record )
- Bulli 26.23 Best, 26.27 Best, 26.26
- Bulli 28.98 Best
- Richmond 30.46 Best
- Maitland 25.20
- Hobart 26.00 Best & 2nd fastest race time ever recorded at Hobart and having first look at track.
- Nowra 30.15
- Wentworth Park 30.03, 30.05, 30.06 Best
The severe injury at the start of his career certainly stopped him from showing his true brilliance but he still managed to carve out some pretty impressive race wins.
His dam Sophie's Belle is from 100% winning litter of 9, which won over 100 races and included Group 1 National Derby winner Brother Knows.
Sophies's Belle from only 2 litters to race has produced Wentworth Park winners Kia Maria, Shamus O'Shaw, Bit Rich, Lorne Bowler and Joey Gez and Group placegetter Patrick Dudley.
Has served over 40 bitches with the first 34 natural/AI matings all resulting in pups with NO misses!
Hurricane Luke's first starter Hurricane Gando won his Maiden at Bulli on 28/11/2011.
Pup was only 19 months of age and won in 22.69 BON. This pup comes from Hurricane Luke's
first mating.
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