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New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse

Desert Gold was a famous and successful New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who raced at the time of World War I. She raced in Australia and New Zealand, winning 36 races, including 19 in succession.

She was owned by T. H. Lowry and trained by Fred Davis for whom she won many good races.

In 1914, she won the Great Northern Foal Stakes and Royal Stakes, the Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes (in race record time) and the North Island Challenge Stakes.

Desert Gold had 14 starts and won all of them, five of them in race record time. These races included the Hawke's Bay Guineas, New Zealand Derby (taking three seconds off the record), CJC New Zealand Oaks, CJC G. G. Stead Memorial Gold Cup, Islington Plate, ARC Great Northern Derby, Royal Stakes (for the second time and in race record time), Wellington Stakes (in race record time), WRC North Island Challenge Stakes, Awapuni Gold Cup, Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes, ARC Great Northern Oaks and ARC Great Northern St. Leger Stakes.

As four year old Desert Gold had seven starts and won five of them and was second and third in the other two races. Her wins included the WRC Champion Plate, Islington Plate (for the second time), Wellington Stakes, WRC North Island Challenge Stakes and Awapuni Gold Cup.

Desert Gold had 13 starts as five year old and won nine of them, and was second in two and third in the other two races. Her wins included the WRC Champion Plate, CJC G. G. Stead Memorial Stakes, 1917 Islington Plate (for the third time), VATC St George Stakes, VRC Governor's Plate, AJC Autumn Stakes, AJC All Aged Stakes (1918) and Awapuni Gold Cup (for the second time).

As six year old Desert Gold had 10 race starts for 2 wins and 5 seconds. She was allotted a handicap weight of 9 stone 6 pounds in the Melbourne Cup but was unplaced to the winner, Night Watch, who carried 6 stone 9 pounds. Her only principal win was when she defeated the three year old colt, Gloaming in the 1919 Taranaki Stakes. She also finished second in the Awapuni Gold Cup. Her family has continued to produce many winners.

Several races have been named after her in New Zealand, including the time honoured $100,000 Group III Desert Gold Stakes (1,600 m) at Trentham Racecourse.

Desert Gold appeared in a feature film from Beaumont Smith called Desert Gold (1919).