Tie The Knot (foaled 1994 - Died October 2012) was an Australian-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who won 13 Group One races. In 1999-2000, he was voted Australian Champion Stayer and in 2021 was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

Breeding Tie the Knot was a chestnut gelding sired by Nassipour (USA) from Whisked by Whiskey Road (USA). Nassipour was also the sire of Let's Elope (NZ), who won the Melbourne Cup, Mackinnon Stakes and Caulfield Cup. Tie the Knot was bred and raced by Mr O.P. Tait and Mrs S.S. Nivison. He was a half brother to the stakes winner Dream Ballad by Singspiel (IRE) and eight other named horses.ASB: Whisked Retrieved 2009-10-6 Their dam, Whisked, won three group races and almost A$550,000, including the VATC One Thousand Guineas. She died on 29 September 2009 from complications after producing a live filly by Strategic.Land Newspaper, 2009-9-29, Rural Press, North Richmond, NSW

Racing career Tie the Knot won the Sydney Cup in both 1998 and 1999 and captured the Group one Chipping Norton Stakes in four consecutive years between 1999 and 2002.Daily Telegraph - In the footsteps of a champion Retrieved on 20 May 2009

He retired from racing with a record of 21 wins and 17 minor placings and earnings of A$6,212,835 from his 62 starts.Tie The Knot off into sunset Retrieved on 20 May 2009 His total of 13 group one wins has been topped in Australasia only by Black Caviar's 15 wins, Kingston Town's 14 and is equal to Sunline's. The only other horses to better his number of G1 wins are Winx John Henry with 16 wins and Forego with 14 wins. His winnings in stake money places him behind Winx Redzel Makybe Diva (GB), Sunline (NZ) and Northerly on the all-time Australasian list.

Tie the Knot was voted the 1999-2000 Australian Champion Stayer.

Race record + 1996-97 season as a two-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2nd5th17 Jun 19972yo Hcp RestrictedWarwick FarmNA1200 m54J. Sheehan1st - Loophole6th09 Jul 19972yo Hcp RestrictedWarwick FarmNA1400 m54J. Sheehan1st - PuntWon26 Jul 19972yo Hcp RestrictedRandwickNA1600 m53D. Beadman2nd - Grey Maja

+ 1997-98 season as a three-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2nd4th16 Aug 19973yo Hcp RestrictedRosehillNA1200 m52.5R. Thompson1st - Adam2nd30 Aug 1997Peter Pan StakesRosehillG21500 m55.5D. Beadman1st - On AirWon13 Sep 1997Gloaming StakesRosehillG21900 m55.5D. Beadman2nd - Irish AirWon27 Sep 1997Dulcify StakesRandwickLR2000 m57.5D. Beadman2nd - SpyingWon04 Oct 1997Spring Champion StakesRandwickG12000 m55.5D. Beadman2nd - Brave Prince3rd18 Oct 1997Norman Robinson StakesCaulfieldLR2000 m57.5D. Beadman1st - Brave Prince2nd01 Nov 1997Victoria DerbyFlemingtonG12500 m55.5D. Beadman1st - Second Coming5th14 Feb 1998Expressway StakesRandwickG21300 m53S. Dye1st - Hockney5th28 Feb 1998Hobartville StakesWarwick FarmG21400 m55.5K. Moses1st - Pleasure Giver8th14 Mar 1998Canterbury GuineasRosehillG11800 m55.5S. Dye1st - Tycoon LilWon28 Mar 1998Rosehill GuineasRosehillG12000 m55.5S. Dye2nd - Tycoon Lil2nd11 Apr 1998Australian DerbyRandwickG12400 m55.5S. Dye1st - Gold GuruWon18 Apr 1998Sydney CupRandwickG13200 m50.5S. Dye2nd - Doriemus

+ 1998-99 season as a four-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2nd3rd22 Aug 1998Warwick StakesWarwick FarmG21400 m57.5S. Dye1st - What Can I Say3rd05 Sep 1998Chelmsford StakesRandwickG21600 m57.5S. Dye1st - Might and PowerWon20 Sep 1998Underwood StakesCaulfieldG11800 m57S. Dye2nd - Jezabeel7th03 Oct 1998Turnbull StakesFlemingtonG22000 m57.5P. Payne1st - Aerosmith3rd17 Oct 1998Caulfield CupCaulfieldG12400 m55.5S. Dye1st - Taufan's Melody5th31 Oct 1998Mackinnon StakesFlemingtonG12000 m57S. Dye1st - Champagne6th03 Nov 1998Melbourne CupFlemingtonG13200 m55.5S. Dye1st - Jezabeel3rd06 Feb 1999Expressway StakesRandwickG21200 m57.5S. Dye1st - Kidman's Cove3rd20 Feb 1999Apollo StakesWarwick FarmG21400 m58S. Dye1st - Kidman's CoveWon27 Feb 1999Chipping Norton StakesWarwick FarmG11600 m58S. Dye2nd - Forgotten Hero2nd13 Mar 1999Ranvet StakesRosehillG12000 m58S. Dye1st - DarazariWon27 Mar 1999Mercedes ClassicRosehillG12400 m57.5S. Dye2nd - IntergazeWon05 Apr 1999Japan PlateRandwickLR2000 m60S. Dye2nd - Ear's RonnyWon10 Apr 1999Sydney CupRandwickG13200 m57S. Dye2nd - Praise Indeed

+ 1999-00 season as a five-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2nd2nd21 Aug 1999Warwick StakesWarwick FarmG21400 m58S. Dye1st - Sunline2nd04 Sep 1999Chelmsford StakesRandwickG21600 m58S. Dye1st - IntergazeWon18 Sep 1999Hill StakesRosehillG21900 m58S. Dye2nd - Joss SticksWon02 Oct 1999Craven PlateRandwickG32000 m58S. Dye2nd - Arena2nd09 Oct 1999Yalumba StakesCaulfieldG12000 m58S. Dye1st - Northern Drake2nd23 Oct 1999Cox PlateMoonee ValleyG12040 m58S. Dye1st - Sunline8th30 Oct 1999Mackinnon StakesFlemingtonG12000 m58S. Dye1st - Rogan Josh14th02 Nov 1999Melbourne CupFlemingtonG13200 m58S. Dye1st - Rogan Josh8th26 Feb 2000Expressway StakesRandwickG21200 m57.5S. Dye1st - Mr Innocent5th11 Mar 2000Apollo StakesWarwick FarmG21400 m58S. Dye1st - SunlineWon18 Mar 2000Chipping Norton StakesWarwick FarmG11600 m58S. Dye2nd - AdamWon01 Apr 2000Ranvet StakesRosehillG12000 m58S. Dye2nd - ArenaWon15 Apr 2000Mercedes ClassicRosehillG12400 m58S. Dye2nd - ArenaWon29 Apr 2000AJC St LegerRandwickG22600 m58.5S. Dye2nd - Sharscay9th6 May 2000Sydney CupRandwickG13200 m60S. Dye1st - Streak

+ 2000-01 season as a six-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2nd6th09 Sep 2000Theo Marks StakesRosehillG21300 m60D. Beadman1st - Hire2nd23 Sep 2000Bill Ritchie HandicapRandwickG31400 m60D. Beadman1st - Landsighting12th02 Oct 2000Epsom HandicapRandwickG11600 m59.5D. Beadman1st - Shogun Lodge3rd14 Oct 2000Yalumba StakesCaulfieldG12000 m58D. Beadman1st - Sky Heights9th28 Oct 2000Cox PlateMoonee ValleyG12040 m58D. Beadman1st - SunlineWon17 Feb 2001Expressway StakesRandwickG21200 m57.5P. Payne2nd - Referral4th03 Mar 2001Apollo StakesWarwick FarmG21400 m58P. Payne1st - SunlineWon10 Mar 2001Chipping Norton StakesRandwickG11600 m58P. Payne2nd - DottoressaWon24 Mar 2001Ranvet StakesRosehillG12000 m58P. Payne2nd - Hill of Grace4th07 Apr 2001Mercedes ClassicRosehillG12400 m58P. Payne1st - Curata Storm

+ 2001-02 season as a seven-year-oldResultDateRaceVenueGroupDistanceWeight (kg)JockeyWinner/2nd6th18 Aug 2001Warwick StakesWarwick FarmG21300 m58P. Payne1st - Lonhro14th23 Sep 2001Eat Well Live Well CupCaulfieldG11400 m59P. Payne1st - Mr Murphy4th02 Feb 2002Expressway StakesRandwickG21200 m57.5P. Payne1st - Ateates3rd16 Feb 2002Apollo StakesRandwickG21400 m58P. Payne1st - Ha HaWon23 Feb 2002Chipping Norton StakesWarwick FarmG11600 m58P. Payne2nd - Freemason5th09 Mar 2002Ranvet StakesRosehillG12000 m58P. Payne1st - Universal Prince5th23 Mar 2002The BMW StakesRosehillG12400 m58S. Dye1st - Ethereal

Pedigree

See also List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses Repeat winners of horse races

References

External links Tie the Knot