$1000 INTO $6 MILLION: HOW TAKEOVER TARGET CONQUERED THE WORLD

Takeover Target's racing story is what dreams are made of.

A bargain buy, the son of Celtic Swing was bought for $1375 before going on to earn $6,348,650 AUD on the racetrack as he competed on an international level.

One of the very best sprinting racehorses we've seen, Australian racing star Takeover Target took trainer Joe Janiak and jockey Jay Ford on a ride they'll never forget, conquering some of the world's greatest horse races.

This fairytale horse raced in Australia, England, Japan and Singapore, notching Group 1 victories in the Newmarket Handicap (Victoria, Flemington Racecourse), Lightning Stakes, Doomben 10000 (Queensland, Doomben Racecourse), T J Smith Stakes (Sydney, Randwick Racecourse), The Goodwood (South Australia, Morphettville), Sprinters Stakes (Japan, Nakayama Racecourse), King's Stand Stakes (Ascot Racecourse), Krisflyer (Singapore Racecourse) and the Salinger Stakes.

King's Stand Stakes winners
2003 Choisir
2004 The Tatling
2005 Chineur 
2006 Takeover Target
2007 Miss Andretti
2008 Equiano
2009 Scenic Blast
2010 Equiano
2011 Prohibit
2012 Little Bridge
2013 Sole Power
2014 Sole Power
2015 Goldream
2016 Profitable
2017 Lady Aurelia
2018 Blue Point
2019 Blue Point

Newmarket Handicap winners
2019 Sunlight
2018 Redkirk Warrior
2017 Redkirk Warrior
2016 The Quarterback
2015 Brazen Beau
2014 Lankan Rupee
2013 Shamexpress
2012 Hay List
2011 Black Caviar
2010 Wanted
2009 Scenic Blast
2008 Weekend Hussler
2007 Miss Andretti
2006 Takeover Target
2005 Alinghi
2004 Exceed And Excel
2003 Belle Du Jour

Sprinters Stakes winners
2003 Durandal
2004 Calstone Light O
2005 Silent Witness
2006 Takeover Target
2007 Aston Machan
2008 Sleepless Night
2009 Laurel Guerreiro
2010 Ultra Fantasy
2011 Curren Chan
2012 Lord Kanaloa
2013 Lord Kanaloa
2014 Snow Dragon
2015 Straight Girl
2016 Red Falx
2017 Red Falx
2018 Fine Needle
2019 Tower Of London

Who is the best sprinter you've seen?

We'll start with a few names...
Black Caviar
Lord Kanaloa
Blue Point
Battaash
Dayjur
Forego
Silent Witness
Lochsong
Dr Fager
Chautauqua
Manikato
Miss Andretti
Sacred Kingdom
Sole Power
Stravinsky
Lucky Nine
Oasis Dream
Kona Gold
Stravinsky

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