Arwon

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Arwon

Sire	Aritzo (horse)
Grandsire	Alcide (horse)
Dam	Fair Flash
Damsire	Resurgent
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1973
Country	New Zealand
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Infobox last updated on: January 18, 2008.

Arwon (foaled September 8, 1973 died May 25, 2007) was a New Zealand bred Thoroughbred racehorse, by Aritzo from Fair Flash, who won the 1978 Melbourne Cup at 5 years of age.^[1]

Arwon won the 1978 Melbourne Cup beating Dandeleith and Karu by a half neck. He would run in two more Melbourne Cups finishing ninth in 1980 to Beldale Ball and fifth in 1981 to Just A Dash.^[2]

The name 'Arwon,' was made from reversing the word Nowra, a town in New South Wales where one of the syndicate that owned him lived.^[1]

Arwon was initially trained by John Morrissey in Canberra before being sent to Victorian trainer George Hanlon who prepared him for his Melbourne Cup victory, where he was ridden by jockey Harry White^[1]. He started in 67 races, won 16, was second 13 times and third five times.^[2]

Arwon was also the Melbourne Cup's eldest living winner until he was euthanized in May 2007, at the age of 33.

Until two years before his death, he took part in the annual Melbourne Cup Parade down Swanston Street, held on Cup Eve (Monday).^[2]