Roman Arch who was an Australian bred
racehorse
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that was foaled in 1998. (Another Roman Arch was foaled in 1995 in
New Zealand
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.)
Roman Arch was most famous for winning the 2006
Australian Cup
The Australian Cup is a Victoria Racing Club Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses three years old and older, held under Weight for Age conditions, over a distance of 2000 metres, at Flemington Racecourse, Melbourne, Australia in March ...
at the
odds
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Odds also have ...
of 60/1 with the
TAB. His other
group 1 win was the 2003
Toorak Handicap ridden by
Luke Currie where he beat subsequent
Cox Plate
The W. S. Cox Plate is a Group 1 Thoroughbred horse race for horses aged three years old and over under Weight for age conditions, over a distance of 2040 metres (approximately 1m 2f), that is held by the Moonee Valley Racing Club at ...
winner,
Fields of Omagh. Roman Arch also won the 2005
Werribee Cup and 2005
Sandown Classic.
External links
Roman Arch's racing record
1998 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 2-e
Racehorses bred in Australia
Racehorses trained in Australia
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