Dulcify (14 October 1975 – 6 November 1979) was a New Zealand–bred Thoroughbred racehorse. His British-bred sire was the 1970 Irish 2,000 Guineas winner, Decies (GB), a grandson of Pharis (FR), the very important French sire who Thoroughbred Heritage describes as "considered one of the greatest French-bred runners of the century."
Dulcify's dam was the Australian mare Sweet Candy (AUS), a daughter of 1957 Golden Slipper Stakes winner and the Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee Todman (AUS).
He was owned and raced by Colin Hayes, who had purchased him for $3,250. Hayes called him the best horse he ever raced.
A patient, come-from-behind runner, his most important career win came in the 1979 Cox Plate, which he won by a still-standing record of seven lengths.Dulcify's Cox Plate, 1979 The betting favourite for the 1979 Melbourne Cup, he suffered a broken pelvis during the race and had to be euthanized.
In 2014, he was inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.
References
Dulcify at the Horse Directory Australia website Video biography of Dulcify at YouTube
External links Jenny Barnes Photography: Dulcify Dulcify's pedigree and partial racing stats