Dulcify
| Dulcify | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Decies |
| Grandsire | Pardal |
| Dam | Sweet Candy |
| Damsire | Todman |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1975 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | Bay[1] |
| Owner | Colin Hayes |
| Trainer | Colin Hayes |
| Record | 21: 10-2-3 |
| Earnings | A$568,775 |
| Major wins | |
|
Victoria Derby (1978) Craiglee Stakes (1979) Australian Derby (1979) Rosehill Guineas (1979) Australian Cup (1979) Turnbull Stakes (1979) LKS Mackinnon Stakes (1979) Cox Plate (1979) | |
| Honours | |
|
Australian Racing Hall of Fame (2014) Dulcify Quality Handicap at Randwick Racecourse | |
| Last updated on 10 March 2014 | |
Dulcify (1975–1979) was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. His British-bred sire was the 1970 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner, Decies, a grandson of Pharis, the very important French sire whom Thoroughbred Heritage says is considered one of the greatest French-bred runners of the century. Dulcify's dam was the Australian mare Sweet Candy, a daughter of 1957 Golden Slipper Stakes winner and Australian Racing Hall of Fame inducteeTodman.
Dulcify was owned and raced by Colin Hayes, who purchased him for $3,250. Hayes called him the best horse he ever raced.
Dulcify was a patient, come-from-behind runner. His most important career win came in the 1979 Cox Plate, which he won by a still-standing record of seven lengths.[2] The betting favourite for the 1979 Melbourne Cup, he suffered a broken pelvis during the race and had to be euthanized.
Inducted into the Australian racing Hall of Fame in 2014
References
- ↑ ASB: Dulcify (NZ) Retrieved 2009-10-24
- ↑ Dulcify's Cox Plate, 1979