| Rising Fast | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Rising Fast & Bill Williamson | |
| Sire | Alonzo* |
| Grandsire | Mid-day Sun |
| Dam | Faster |
| Damsire | Mr. Standfast* |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1949 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay or brown[1] |
| Breeder | Frank & Bruce Robertson |
| Owner | Leicester R. Spring |
| Trainer | Irvine Tucker Fred Hoysted |
| Record | 68 starts: 24 wins, 16½ seconds, 2 thirds[2] |
| Earnings | £66,765[1] $133,530[2] |
| Major wins | |
| Caulfield Stakes (1954) Caulfield Cup (1954, 1955) W. S. Cox Plate (1954) Melbourne Cup (1954) C.B.Fisher Plate (1954, 1955) John F Feehan Handicap (1954) LKS Mackinnon Stakes (1954, 1955) Turnbull Stakes (1954) VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1954, 1955) Herbert Power Handicap (1955) Blamey Stakes (1956) C F Orr Stakes (1956) Memsie Stakes (1956) | |
| Honours | |
| New Zealand Racing Hall of Fame Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2002) | |
| Last updated on 16 October 2009 | |
Rising Fast (1949 - 1978) was a champion New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who is the only horse to complete the Spring Grand Slam, winning the Melbourne Cup, Caulfield Cup, and Cox Plate in 1954. He also won the 1955 Caulfield Cup and came second in the 1955 Melbourne Cup.