| Dunaden | |
|---|---|
Dunaden won 2011 Hong Kong Vase |
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| Sire | Nicobar |
| Dam | La Marlia |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2006 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Owner | Pearl Bloodstock Pty |
| Trainer | Richard Gibson Mikel Delzangles |
| Record | 28: 8–8–5 |
| Major wins | |
| 2011 Hong Kong Vase 2011 Melbourne Cup 2011 Geelong Cup 2011 Prix de Barbeville |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
Dunaden is a French-trained thoroughbred racehorse. He won the 2011 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Christophe Lemaire, trained by Mikel Delzangles.[1]. He is the first horse to win Hong Kong Vase after winning Melbourne Cup.
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.
Dunaden: sold for $1500, wins $3.6m - The Age. Retrieved 2 November 2011.