Horsename: | Araldo |
Sire: | High Chaparral |
Grandsire: | Sadler's Wells |
Dam: | Alanda |
Damsire: | Lando |
Sex: | Horse |
Foaled: | 12 March 2008 |
Country: | United Kingdom |
Colour: | Bay |
Owner: | R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd |
Trainer: | Michael Moroney |
Record: | 16: 4-3-3 |
Earnings: | A$482,694 |
Wins: | 2013 The Bart Cummings |
Araldo (12 March 2008 - 4 November 2014) was a British-born Thoroughbred racehorse.He was trained by Michael Moroney and owned by R & C Legh Racing Pty Ltd. In 2013, Araldo won The Bart Cummings, a Victoria Racing Club race held at the Flemington Racecourse. Araldo also raced at the 154th Melbourne Cup on 4 November 2014, finishing 7th with jockey Dwayne Dunn. However, after the race, he shattered a hind pastern when frightened by a spectator,[1] and was subsequently euthanised.[2] Race favourite Admire Rakti also died that day from a cardiac arrest after ventricular fibrillation, after finishing last.