What is a T:T?

• Average best distance – 11.1 f (2230 m)
• Less than 5 % of two-year-old Group winners are T:T
• More than 90 % of T:Ts win over distances greater than 1 mile (1600 m)
• More than 80 % of T:Ts win over distances greater than 10 f (2000 m)
• No 5 f (1000 m) or 6 f (1200 m) winners are T:T
• Exhibits Stamina

A T:T horse is best suited to races greater than 1 mile that require stamina. T:T horses are later maturing and do not perform optimally as two-year-olds. As a two-year-old a T:T horse may race over one mile at the end of the season in testing ground conditions. On average T:T horses earn up to 20 times less as two-year-olds than C:T horses of similar pedigree and are less likely to return training fees in earnings. As three-year-olds and older, T:T horses may win the Classic races – winners of the Oaks, Derby, St. Leger and Melbourne Cup have been identified as T:T.

Proportion of Group race winning T:T horses that won their best race at distances shown in two furlong increments. T:T horses are best suited to distances greater than 1 mile.

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