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 a still-standing record of 19 in succession (which she holds with Gloaming and Black Caviar).
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Famous quotes containing the words desert and/or gold:
“Three people marooned on a desert island would soon reinvent politics.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)
“There is too much sour grapes for my taste in the present American attitude. The time to denounce the bankers was when we were all feeding off their gold plate; not now! At present they have not only my sympathy but my preference. They are the last representatives of our native industries.”
—Edith Wharton (1862–1937)