Doriemus
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| Doriemus | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Norman Pentaquad |
| Grandsire | Riverman |
| Dam | Golden Woods |
| Damsire | Zamazaan |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1990 |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Colour | chestnut |
| Trainer | Lee Freedman |
| Record | 44: 9-8-4 |
| Earnings | $3,588,412 |
| Major wins | |
| Caulfield Cup (1995) Melbourne Cup (1995) Queen Elizabeth Stakes(1996) Turnbull Stakes(1996) | |
Doriemus (foaled 1990 in New Zealand) is a Thoroughbred racehorse. A small, wiry chestnut gelding with a long white blaze, in 1995 he became the ninth of eleven horses in the history of Australian racing to complete the famed Caulfield Cup – Melbourne Cup double (known as the "Cups double" or "the Cups").
Doriemus initially raced in New Zealand and was transferred to Lee Freedman late in his three-year-old term, in the winter of 1994. He scored impressively on his Australian debut, in Brisbane, but was considered immature and spelled. He won only twice as a four-year-old, but did enough to qualify for the following year's Caulfield Cup. Carrying 52 kg, and ridden patiently by Damien Oliver, Doriemus overhauled Count Chivas and Beaux Art close to home. Penalised 2.5 kg for the Melbourne Cup, to take his weight to 54.5 kg, Doriemus revelled in the rain-affected going to defeat Victoria Derby winner Nothin' Leica Dane and the Irish champion and 1993 Melbourne Cup winner Vintage Crop. Freedman and Oliver had earlier combined to win Caulfield Cups with Mannerism and Paris Lane, and Doriemus was the third of Freedman's five Melbourne Cup winners, and the first of two for Oliver.
In 1996, Doriemus won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, in the autumn, and the Turnbull Stakes, in the spring, but raced without luck when unplaced in the Cups. In 1997, he bled in Octagonal's Australian Cup, but bounced back strongly to run second to the emerging champion Might and Power in the Cups. Jockey Greg Hall believed he had won the Melbourne Cup, and gave a wave of his whip after crossing the line, but the photo showed Might and Power had prevailed by the barest of margins. Doriemus again chased home Might and Power in the autumn's Mercedes Classic, and Tie the Knot in the Sydney Cup, and wound up his career with an unplaced run in his fourth and final Melbourne Cup in 1998.
Doriemus is now at Living Legends, the International Home of Rest for Champion Horses located in Woodlands Historic Park, Greenvale, Victoria, Australia[1].