- Dunaden
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Dunaden Sire Nicobar Dam La Marlia Sex Stallion Foaled 2006 Country France Colour Bay Owner Pearl Bloodstock Pty Trainer Mikel Delzangles Record 27: 7–8–5 Major wins 2011 Melbourne Cup
2011 Geelong Cup
2011 Prix de BarbevilleHorse (Equus ferus caballus) Last updated on 1 November 2011 Dunaden is a French-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2011 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Christophe Lemaire, trained by Mikel Delzangles.[1]
The horse was purchased for €1,500 as a foal at the Arqana mixed December sale in France in 2006.[2]
The foal was purchased by Dutch owner/breeder Jetty van der Hulst and grew up at her stud in Nederweert (The Netherlands). As a 3-Y-O he was claimed out of her stable after winning in France.
Dunaden showed his Melbourne Cup credentials in early 2011 with a win in the Prix de Barbeville and a second in the Prix Vicomtesse Vigier. He prepared for the Melbourne Cup in Australia by winning the Geelong Cup. In the Melbourne Cup, he settled back in the running and finished down the middle of the track, hitting the line alongside Red Cadeaux in the closest photo-finish ever in the Melbourne Cup.
References
- ^ Garvey, Andrew (1 November 2011). "The closest of calls". The Age. http://www.theage.com.au/sport/horseracing/the-closest-of-calls-20111101-1mtit.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
- ^ Young, Craig (2 November 2011). "After a steak, a ride into the racing history books". The Age. http://www.smh.com.au/sport/horseracing/after-a-steak-a-ride-into-the-racing-history-books-20111101-1mtyo.html. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
External links
Dunaden: sold for $1500, wins $3.6m - The Age. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
Categories:- Thoroughbred racehorses
- Melbourne Cup winners
- Racehorses trained in France
- Racehorses bred in France
- 2006 racehorse births
- Racehorse stubs
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