Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden dies; Melt returns to Tiley barn; Status quo for The Oaks Stud; Rich Hill Stud Announce Fees
Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden dies
Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) winner Dunaden has died after a paddock accident at Overbury Stud in England aged 13.
Owned by Qatar Racing, Dunaden won the 2011 Melbourne Cup for Sheikh Fahad Al Thani and returned to Australia the next year to claim the Gr.1 Caulfield Cup (2400m).
He was trained in France by Mikel Delzangles and was ridden to his Melbourne Cup win by Christophe Lemaire who was a late replacement for suspended Australian Craig Williams who rode him the following year to his Caulfield Cup victory.
"It is with great sadness that we announce triple Group One winner, Dunaden, winner of the 2011 Melbourne Cup, sadly died at Overbury Stud yesterday due to complications following a paddock accident" Qatar Racing said on Twitter.
At his next start following his Melbourne Cup success, Dunaden won the 2011 Gr.1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m) with Williams aboard.
Melt returns to Tiley barn
Multiple stakes-winning filly Melt has returned to the Pukekohe stable of Nigel Tiley after a disappointing stint with leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller.
The daughter of Iffraaj was unplaced in all three of her Australian starts and has returned to New Zealand in preparation for some spring targets. However, the talented three-year-old will need to undergo some rehabilitation to resolve a foot issue.
“She arrived back last Wednesday,” Tiley said. “It’s definitely great to have a quality filly like her return to the stable.”
“She has arrived home with an issue with her foot, which we are going to rectify and then we will give her a spell and then bring her back for the spring.”
Status quo for The Oaks Stud
Cambridge stud farm The Oaks Stud have left their stallion service fees unchanged heading into the 2019 breeding season.
The farm’s stallion roster is headed by five-time Group One winner Darci Brahma, who will stand for a fee of $15,000+gst.
The son of Danehill, who is Singapore’s six-time Champion sire, has left 38 individual stakes winners, including nine individual Group One winners.
He will once again be joined by Roc de Cambes and Niagara who will both stand for an unchanged fee of $5,000+gst.
