What is "mainbrace"

alt. (context nautical English) The rope used as support for the masts, running from the bow to the top of the mast and back to the deck. n. (context nautical English) The rope used as support for the masts, running from the bow to the top of the mast and back to the deck.

Mainbrace was a champion New Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who won 23 of his 25 race starts and was placed second in the other two. When he broke down he had won 17 races in succession, which was only two behind Gloaming and Desert Gold's Australasian record. He, also, on eight different occasions he either equalled or broke the race record. He is regarded as one of the greatest horses to have ever raced in New Zealand.

Included among his Principal (or stakes) wins are the Awapuni Gold Cup, Champagne Stakes, Great Northern Derby, New Zealand St. Leger, Great Northern Foal Stakes, Royal Stakes, Great Northern Guineas, Wellington Guineas, Foxbridge Plate, King's Plate, North Island Challenge Stakes, Taranaki Stakes, Wellington Stakes, Gloaming Stakes, Trentham Stakes and ARC Welcome Stakes.