Tie the Knot

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Tie the Knot

Sire	Nassipour
Grandsire	Blushing Groom
Dam	Whisked
Damsire	Whiskey Road
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1994
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Sandy Tait & Jill Nivison
Owner	Sandy Tait & Jill Nivison
Trainer	Guy Walter
Record	60: 21-9-8
Earnings	A$6,212,410
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Spring Champion Stakes (1997) Rosehill Guineas (1998) Sydney Cup (1998, 1999) Underwood Stakes (1998) Chipping Norton Stakes (1999, 2000, 2001, 2002) The BMW Stakes (1999, 2000) Ranvet Stakes (2000, 2001)
Racing Awards
Australian Champion Stayer (2000)
Infobox last updated on: June 19, 2007.

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Tie the Knot (foaled 1994) is an Australian thoroughbred racehorse, who was bred and raced by Mr O. P. Tait, Mrs S. S. Nivison. He was a chestnut gelding sired by Nassipour (USA) from Whisked (by Whiskey Road). In 1999-2000 he was voted Australian Champion Stayer.

Tie the Knot won the Sydney Cup in both 1998 and 1999 and captured the GI Chipping Norton Stakes four years in a row between 1999 and 2002.

He retired from racing with a record of 21 wins and 17 minor placings and earnings of A$6,212,410 from his 62 starts. His total of 13 group one wins has been topped only by Kingston Town's 14 and is equal to Sunline's. His $6,212,410 in stakemoney places him fourth to Makybe Diva, Sunline and Northerly on the all-time Australasian list.