the Churchill Stakes beating Auditor and Harrisand After the Churchill Stakes in November 1974 Show Gate did not race again until August 1976 due to a cracked sesamoid bone. 18 September 1976 - unplaced in the Theo Marks Quality Handicap (Sydney) won by Ease The Squeeze. This was Show Gate's only Australian race. November 1976 - 2nd in the Stewards Handicap behind Grey Way with The Swagger 3rd November 1976 - 1st in the Canterbury Gold Cup beating Silver Lad and Mayo Mellay December 1976 - 2nd in the Avondale Cup (2200m) December 1976 - 1st in the Dunedin Gold Cup (2400m) December 1976 - 1st in the Timaru Gold Cup (1600m) January 1977 - 2nd in the Wellington Cup (3200m) behind Good Lord with Our Countess 3rd January 1977 - 1st in the Trentham Stakes (2400m) Breeding and progeny Show Gate only produced three foals. Two were colts by Honey Crepe (GB): Sporting Show and Every Show. Later a filly, Show Queen by Balmerino. Sporting Show won 10 races from 56 starts while Every Show won 11 races from 26 starts. Both raced in the South Island and later served as sires. Show Queen produced a daughter Showella (by Lord Ballina) who won six races. Her wins included the Group One 2000 New Zealand Stakes and the Group One 1999 South Australian Derby, as well as being group one placed twice. She was the Champion Older horse in New Zealand in 1999-2000. Showella's first foal Safwa, a filly by Danehill, was sold to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Khalifa Al Maktoumm for $800,000 and went on to win five races in Australia. This included two listed races, the 2007 Japan Racing Association Plate (2000m, Randwick) and the 2007 De Bortoli Wines Epona Stakes (1900m, Rosehill). Show Gate's great-grandson, Showcause (Giant’s Causeway – Showella) was runner up in the Group One 2011 Auckland Cup and won the Group One 2011 Avondale Cup as well as the City of Auckland Cup (Group 2) and 2010 New Zealand Cup (Group 3). He was the champion stayer in New Zealand 2010-11. In Australia he was placed 4th in the 2011 Geelong Cup behind Dunaden and 3rd in the 2011 The Bart Cummings behind Mourayan. See also Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand Grey Way winning the 1976 Awapuni Gold Cup References 1969 racehorse births Racehorses bred in New Zealand Racehorses trained in New Zealand Thoroughbred family