Golden Slipper Winner Burst Turns 30

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Burst

The oldest living winner has reached another milestone after turning 30 at her home at where she was born.

The thoroughbred nursery posted a picture on Twitter on Friday of the mare with her trophies saying it was a special day.

“The champion race filly is the only filly to have won the grand slam – Golden Slipper, Sires' Produce and ,” Newhaven Park said.

Burst, whose sire was Newhaven's Marauding, winner of the 1987 Slipper, won the 1992 two-year-old grand slam or .

She was trained by for her 40-start career which yielded seven wins and prize money of more than $2 million.

Newhaven Park said in human terms Burst would be in her late eighties.

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