Apollo Eleven (horse)
# Apollo Eleven (horse)

Apollo Eleven was a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse.

## Background

Apollo Eleven was foaled in 1967 by Cyrus out of Lady Rizzio.

## Racing career

He is notable for winning the following races:

* the 1973 Tancred Stakes.
* the 1973 Auckland Cup.
* the 1973 Chipping Norton Stakes.
* the 1973 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
* the 1973 Sydney Cup.
* the 1975 Chipping Norton Stakes.

Apollo Eleven held the distinction for the fastest recorded time in 3 minutes and 19 seconds, equalled by Just A Dancer in 1991.

He returned to Sydney in 1975 to win the Chipping Norton Stakes but was suspected of being poisoned when travelling to the racecourse to compete for the Sydney Cup in 1975 by Sydney-based crime syndicates.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Apollo Eleven :

| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Darius 1951 | Dante | Nearco |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Darius 1951 | Dante | Rosy Legend |
| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Darius 1951 | Yasna | Dastur |
| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Darius 1951 | Yasna | Ariadne |
| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Good Line 1954 | Owen Tudor | Hyperion |
| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Good Line 1954 | Owen Tudor | Mary Tudor |
| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Good Line 1954 | Best Seller | Fair Trial |
| Sire Cyrus 1959 | Good Line 1954 | Best Seller | Serial |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Treasure Hunt 1940 | Bahram | Blandford |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Treasure Hunt 1940 | Bahram | Friar's Daughter |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Treasure Hunt 1940 | Amuse | Phalaris |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Treasure Hunt 1940 | Amuse | Gesture |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Broieden 1941 | Broiefort | Blandford |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Broieden 1941 | Broiefort | Innoxa |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Broieden 1941 | Trimden | Tea Tray |
| Dam Lady Rizzio 1947 | Broieden 1941 | Trimden | Agnestes |
