Amounis

Amounis
Sire	Magpie (GB)
Grandsire	Dark Ronald
Dam	Loved One
Damsire	Duke of Melton (GB)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1922
Country	Australia
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Percy Miller
Owner	1. J.W. Cook 2. Paddy Wade 3. William Pearson
Trainer	J.W. Cook before 8 August 1925, Frank McGrath after 8 August 1925
Record	79: 33-11-8
Earnings	AU £48,297/10/-
Major wins
Hobartville Stakes (1925) Rosehill Guineas (1925) Epsom Handicap (1926, 1928) Cantala Stakes (1926, 1929) Linlithgow Stakes (1926, 1927, 1929) Chipping Norton Stakes (1927) W. S. Cox Plate (1927) Essendon Stakes (1928, 1930) Craven Plate (1928) Williamstown Cup (1928) C.B.Fisher Plate (1929) St George Stakes (1930) Futurity Stakes (1930) C M Lloyd Stakes (1930) All Aged Stakes (1930) Warwick Stakes (1930) October Stakes (1930) Caulfield Stakes (1930) Caulfield Cup (1930)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2006)
Last updated on 1 September 2009

Amounis was an Australian Thoroughbred Hall of Fame racehorse. He won 33 races over distances ranging from 6 to 12 furlongs (1,200 to 2,400 metres). Of these wins, 27 were in "Principal Races" (equivalent to today's Group races or "Black Type" races), 16 of these races have since been promoted to Group One (G1) status. In winning the AJC Epsom Handicap he established a new Australasian record time.^[1]