Dulcify

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 whom Thoroughbred Heritage says is considered one of the greatest French-bred runners of the century.

Dulcify
Sire	Decies (GB)
Grandsire	Pardal (FR)
Dam	Sweet Candy (AUS)
Damsire	Todman (AUS)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	(1975-10-14)14 October 1975
Died	6 November 1979(1979-11-06) (aged 4)
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay[1]
Owner	Colin Hayes
Trainer	Colin Hayes
Record	21: 10–2-3
Earnings	A$568,775[citation needed]
Major wins
Victoria Derby (1978) Craiglee Stakes (1979) Australian Derby (1979) Rosehill Guineas (1979) Australian Cup (1979) Turnbull Stakes (1979) LKS Mackinnon Stakes (1979) W S Cox Plate (1979)
Honours
Australian Racing Hall of Fame Dulcify Quality Handicap at Randwick Racecourse
Last updated on 10 March 2014

Dulcify's dam was the Australian mare Sweet Candy (AUS), a daughter of 1957 Golden Slipper Stakes winner and Australian Racing Hall of Fame inductee Todman (AUS).

He was owned and raced by Colin Hayes, who 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.^[2] 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.^[3]