Arwon

{{Infobox racehorse | horsename = Arwon | image = | caption = | sire = Aritzo | grandsire = Alcide | dam = Fair Flash | damsire = Resurgent | sex = Gelding | foaled = 1973 | death_date = 2007 | country = New Zealand | colour = Bay or brown | breeder = | owner = Jack Watson (part) | trainer = John Morrissy<br>George Hanlon | record = 67:16-13-5 | earnings = $339,527 | race = Herbert Power Handicap (1978)<br>Melbourne Cup (1978)<br>Sandown Cup (1980) | awards = | honours = | updated= 16 October 2017 }}

'''Arwon''' (foaled 8 September 1973, died 25 May 2007) was a New Zealand-bred thoroughbred racehorse by Aritzo from Fair Flash who won the 1978 Melbourne Cup.<ref name="stuff">[http://www.stuff.co.nz/4074677a17395.html Melbourne Cup winner dies]</ref>

In New Zealand, he was known and raced as Flash Guy.<ref>[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21811660-32343,00.html Fox Sports - Horse Racing] Retrieved on 5 June 2009</ref> Arwon won the 1978 Melbourne Cup, beating Dandeleith and Karu by a half neck. He ran in two more Melbourne Cups, finishing ninth in 1980 to Beldale Ball and fifth in 1981 to Just A Dash.<ref name="brisbane">[http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/sport/grand-old-melbourne-cup-winner-arwon-dies/2007/05/27/1180205052009.html Grand old Melbourne Cup winner Arwon dies] ''Brisbane Times'' 27 May 2005</ref>

The name 'Arwon' was made from reversing the word Nowra, a town in New South Wales where one of the syndicate that owned him lived.<ref name="stuff"/>

Arwon was initially trained by John Morrissey in Canberra before being sent to Victorian trainer George Hanlon, who prepared him for his Melbourne Cup victory, where he was ridden by jockey Harry White.<ref name="stuff"/> He also won the 1980 Group 2 VATC Sandown Cup, now known as the Sandown Classic, and the 1978 VATC Herbert Power Handicap, both run over 2,400 m.<ref>[http://www.studbook.org.au/horse.aspx?hid=368463&pagetype=RACEWINS ASB - Arwon (NZ)] Retrieved on 5 June 2009</ref> Arwon started in 67 races, won 16 starts, was second 13 times and finished third five times.<ref name="brisbane"/>

He was the Melbourne Cup's oldest living winner until he was euthanized in May 2007 at the age of 33.

Until two years before his death, he took part in the annual Melbourne Cup Parade down Swanston Street, held on Cup Eve (Monday).<ref name="brisbane"/>

==Pedigree==

{{Pedigree |name = Arwon |f = Aritzo 1968 |m = Fair Flash 1964 |ff = Alcide 1955 |fm = Caronia 1959 |mf = Resurgent 1950 |mm = Christmas Fair 1957 |fff = Alycidon |ffm = Chenille |fmf = Petition |fmm = Ocean Lore |mff = The Phoenix |mfm = Gainsborough Lass |mmf = Fairs Fair |mmm = Revelate |ffff = Donatello |fffm = Aurora |ffmf = King Salmon |ffmm = Sweet Aloe |fmff = Fair Trial |fmfm = Art Paper |fmmf = Blue Peter |fmmm = Rosy Legend |mfff = Chateau Bouscaut |mffm = Fille De Poete |mfmf = Gainsborough |mfmm = Golden Hair |mmff = Fair Trial |mmfm = Fairy Godmother |mmmf = Revelation |mmmm = Lone Flier |}}

==References== {{reflist}} * [http://www.pedigreequery.com/arwon Arwon's pedigree and partial racing stats]

==External links== *[http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,21811660-32343,00.html Horse Racing - Arwon lives on in heart] *[http://www.vrc.net.au/cpa/htm/htm_flemington_content.asp?page_id=120 Victoria Racing Club list of Melbourne Cup Winners] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050712190605/http://www.vrc.net.au/cpa/htm/htm_flemington_content.asp?page_id=120 |date=2005-07-12 }} *[http://www.theage.com.au/news/horse-racing/the-1978-caulfield-cup-finish/2005/10/14/1128796705119.html The 1978 Caulfield Cup finish] *[http://www.stuff.co.nz/4074677a17395.html Obituary]

Category:1973 racehorse births Category:2007 racehorse deaths Category:Racehorses bred in New Zealand Category:Racehorses trained in Australia Category:Melbourne Cup winners Category:Thoroughbred family 4-c