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    DULCIFY THE TRAGIC HERO

    Feb 28, 2021 3 minutes

    t would not be fitting to talk about Todman without talking about Dulcify who was out of a daughter of Todman in Sweet Candy. Dulcify may well represent the greatest tragedy in Australian horse racing. He was at his peak, and a dominant favourite in the Melbourne Cup of 1979 when galloped on by eventual winner, Hyperno. Dulcify fractured his pelvis in the incident and was humanely euthanized on course. It brought to a close a fairy tale twelve months for connections which had started with a win at

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