Dalray

20th-century New Zealand racehorse

Dalray (1948−1971) was a notable New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1952 Melbourne Cup and Mackinnon Stakes.

Dalray was also famously a ‘certainty’ beaten in the 1952 Sydney Cup. When his owner was quizzed about the defeat he declared "Phar Lap got beaten and Bradman got a duck".^[1]

Dalray's career was cut short by injury when he was a four-year-old and he was retired to stud. Amongst his better progeny were Tails (1969 and 1970 Metropolitan Handicap) and Grand Garry (1960 Sydney Cup).

Dalray died in 1971 from a twisted bowel, aged 23.

See also

• Thoroughbred racing in New Zealand

Citations

1. Taylor, M. (2002). Century of champions : 100 great Australian and New Zealand horses . HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Limited ISBN 1-86950-427-5, p. 59

References

• Taylor, Mark (2002). Century of champions : 100 great Australian and New Zealand horses. New Zealand: HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Limited. p. 216. ISBN 1-86950-427-5.