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{{Short description|American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}
{{Other uses}}

{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Lalun
| image = 
| caption = 
| sire = [[Djeddah (horse)|Djeddah]]
| grandsire = [[Djebel]]
| dam = Be Faithful
| damsire =  [[Bimelech]]
| sex = [[Mare (horse)|Mare]]
| foaled = 1952
| country = [[United States]]
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]]
| breeder = [[Harry F. Guggenheim]]
| owner = [[Cain Hoy Stable]]
| trainer = [[Loyd Gentry, Jr.]]
| record = 19: 5-1-4
| earnings =  $112,000
| race =  [[Kentucky Oaks]] (1955)<br>[[Beldame Stakes]] (1955)
| awards= 
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| updated= August 27, 2007
}}
'''Lalun''' (1952 – 1977) was an American [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]] and successful [[broodmare]]. Owned and bred by [[Harry Frank Guggenheim|Harry Guggenheim]], she was trained by [[Loyd Gentry, Jr.]] and under jockey [[Henry Moreno]] notably won the 1955 [[Kentucky Oaks]] and [[Beldame Stakes]].

As a [[brood mare]], Lalun produced:
* The 1962 [[Eclipse Award for Outstanding 2-Year-Old Male Horse|U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Colt Male Colt]] [[Never Bend]] who in turn sired [[Mill Reef]] and [[Riverman]].
* [[Bold Reason]] who won the 1971 [[American Derby|American]] and [[Hollywood Derby]]s and the [[Travers Stakes]].

==References==
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/lalun Lalun's pedigree and partial racing stats]

[[Category:1952 racehorse births]]
[[Category:1977 racehorse deaths]]
[[Category:Racehorses bred in Kentucky]]
[[Category:Racehorses trained in the United States]]
[[Category:Kentucky Oaks winners]]
[[Category:Thoroughbred family 19-b]]

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