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Red Cadeaux has run his last race and will remain in Australia where he is set to retire to the Living Legends home for retired top racehorses. where I’m sure he will be very happy, but we will miss him.
He is recovering well from the fetlock injury sustained last Tuesday in the Melbourne Cup where he was pulled up by his jockey, an emotional Gerald Mosse, who noticed that things were not right pulled him up and jumped off quickly saving him from possibly a more serious injury.
I saw Red Cadeaux run at the July Meeting at Newmarket in the Princess of Wales Stakes in 2012 when he was 3rd to Fiorente who subsequently beat him again in the Melbourne Cup the following year where Red Cadeaux ran a gallant 2nd, he always gave 100 per cent whenever he ran but I always thought that 12 furlongs was his optimum trip.
Good luck Red Cadeaux..Being selfish I wish you had come back to Ed Dunlop’s yard at La Grange in Newmarket as you would have been a great attraction on Open Day in September.
Enjoy the sunshine on your back and Happy Retirement.
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Happy retirement Red !!!! You certainly deserve it!!
I first came across Red Cadeaux in March 2010 when I noticed him running promisingly at Kempton.
I told ALL my friends to back him next time out and lo and behold he ran on Grand National day and duly won at 7/1 !!
I must admit I didn’t buy a drink for a week on that one but I digress. He than ran later that same year at Ponte on my birthday and I had the pleasure of seeing him in the flesh and admittedly he got beat in a handicap that day off 94 but little did we all know what was to come.Ever since then I have always had a soft spot for this fellow and he has ran sooooooooooooo many good races since then .
He has never let anyone down and deserves all the fuss and good living thats going
Well done fella you deserve a happy retirement.We had a TRF visit to Ed Dunlop’s yard the day Red Cadeaux ran in the Cesarawitch. They said they really fancied him but were put off by the draw. The draw beat him in the end I think but what great things he went on to.
That was a great day. Maxilon5 and myself plus a few other friends. Something we should arrange again at another yard.Don’t want to be a pessimist [even though I am one] but does anyone know how serious the injury is and how definite is it that complications won’t set in? Is it the same sort of injury that Arkle had?
No, Red Cadeaux has a fracture in one of his fetlocks, whereas Arkle’s injury was a cracked pedal bone in his off fore.
I’m guessing Arkle’s injury was caused when hitting the board in front of an open ditch.
Incidentally, I was at Kempton that day, and we were all dumbstruck when Dormant, a horse rated about 3 stone below Arkle, managed to beat him.
Well, you have to say that is helluva retirement plan the old boy has got waiting for him! The sun on his back, people making a fuss over him on a consistent basis…shame he’s going to be surrounded by Aussies!
Teach that uncouth lot some manners, Red!!
Seriously, a big thank you to the veterinary team that took care of him, and ‘Living Legends’.
Enjoy your pampering, Red!!
This guy is a machine. All he does is work out and pick winners. Talk about fit. You should see him without his shirt off, serious side of beef.
Schoolchildren all over Australia sending him get well cards. I wish people here were as interested in racing.
Me too Moe, but do you remember when Desert Orchid nearly died with a twisted gut and he was inundated with cards, gifts and polo mints from his army of admirers. I’m sure Red Cadeaux will recover fully from his injury and have a long and happy retirement ‘down under’.
LOL..Bos (The Robin) (let’s hope Jollop’s not tuning in any time soon).
We had a TRF visit to Ed Dunlop’s yard the day Red Cadeaux ran in the Cesarawitch. They said they really fancied him but were put off by the draw. The draw beat him in the end I think but what great things he went on to.
That was a great day. Maxilon5 and myself plus a few other friends. Something we should arrange again at another yard.David I wish I’d have been a member then as I was at that meeting at Newmarket in 2010…Let me know if you plan another one.
A trip to Banstead Manor Stud to see ‘you know who’ would be amazing.Was Ed Dunlop’s stable still in the Hamilton Road then or had he moved to La Grange? I went to Ed’s yard to see Ouija Board when he was holding a fundraising day for the Brooke Foundation and he paraded her for us after she had won the Nassau Stakes in 2006, one of my favourite mares of all time.
JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...I don’t really think a horse has captured the imagination of the general public since Dessie; I still remember turning on the news each day to get updates on Dessie, terrified to find that they couldn’t save him. Didn’t know what colic was back then.
La Grange Jac.
Funnily enough I’d thought Banstead would make a great trip/visit. Don’t know how possible it is but let me make some enquiries.
Good luck with the enquiries David, I’m definitely in if it goes ahead..
JacThings turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...Well, you have to say that is helluva retirement plan the old boy has got waiting for him! The sun on his back, people making a fuss over him on a consistent basis…shame he’s going to be surrounded by Aussies!
Teach that uncouth lot some manners, Red!!
Seriously, a big thank you to the veterinary team that took care of him, and ‘Living Legends’.
Living Legends is situated very near to Tullamarine Airport which is the international airport in Melbourne. I have been there a couple of times a great set up. As for the ‘uncouth Aussies’ well one of the last times i was there i heard and saw a brawl every night at the local pub near my hotel, always about 8:00 pm…I thought that was a bit early to be in such a state as that…This was in Nottingham, at the time i thought ‘it is true they are much more refined than us’ :)… Anyone wanting to check out his retirement home the web address is http://www.livinglegends.org.au
Enjoy your pampering, Red!!Red Cadeaux has passed away……
Oh no that’s just dreadful news Nathan. Such a shame that he didn’t get to enjoy his retirement as he so deserved.
What a terrible blow to his owners and all connections.
Goodbye Red .. will always remember your Hong Kong Vase win in 2012
you will not be forgotten..RIP
Things turn out best for those who make the best of how things turn out...That’s very bad news. Did he die because of complications?
Poor horse, surely deserved better.Don’t want to be a pessimist [even though I am one] but does anyone know how serious the injury is and how definite is it that complications won’t set in? Is it the same sort of injury that Arkle had?
I was thinking the same. Didn’t believe that everything would go that smoothly. Really sad news
Red Cadeaux euthanised due to complications from Melbourne Cup injury
Fan favourite Red Cadeaux has been euthanised due to the injury sustained at the Melbourne Cup earlier this month.
The English stayer, who won the hearts of Australian fans after finishing second on three occasions in the race that stops the nation, pulled up in the final straight of this year’s race and it was later confirmed he suffered a break in his left foreleg.
There had been initial optimism for the 10-year-old gelding after trainer Ed Dunlop said the early stages of his recovery went well and his life was “stable”, but a Racing Victoria statement said “irreversible complications arose” with the injury.
Experts at the University of Melbourne Equine Centre, where the ‘Big Red’ had been staying since the race, said the loss of blood flow to the leg could not be fixed.
“This is my saddest day in racing. Red Cadeaux was a much loved member of our family and my thoughts are with his owner Mr [Ronnie] Arculli and my staff, particularly Robin Trevor-Jones and Steve Nicholson, who spent every day caring for this horse,” Dunlop said.
“Unfortunately the complication was irreversible and the decision to euthanise the horse, whilst terribly hard, was made in his best interests.
“Red Cadeaux has given us and the racing public so much joy competing with great distinction across the world. He was an incredibly tough competitor with a wonderful nature and he will be dearly missed by all.
“I want to thank all the vets in Australia, particularly at the University of Melbourne Equine Clinic, that have worked tirelessly on the horse since the race and given him the very best of care.
“On behalf of Mr Arculli and my staff, I also want to thank the Australian public and his racing fans from around the world for their wonderful support and well wishes during what has been an incredibly tough time for us all.”
Arculli said Red Cadeaux had “touched a nation” and would be dearly missed.
Racing Victoria’s head of equine welfare and veterinary services, Dr Brian Stewart said this loss would be felt by everyone in the industry.
Red Cadeaux will be laid to rest at Flemington Racecourse, the site of the Melbourne Cup, in accordance with Arculli’s wishes.
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