| Duke of Marmalade | |
|---|---|
 Duke of Marmalade at the 2008 Breeders' Cup | |
| Sire | Danehill |
| Grandsire | Danzig |
| Dam | Love Me True |
| Damsire | Kingmambo |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 12 March 2004 |
| Died | 5 November 2021 (aged 17) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Southern Bloodstock |
| Owner | Duke of Marmalade Syndicate |
| Trainer | Aidan O'Brien |
| Record | 16: 6-4-1 |
| Earnings | £1,388,453[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Prix Ganay (2008) Tattersalls Gold Cup (2008) Prince of Wales's Stakes (2008) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2008) International Stakes (2008) | |
| Awards | |
| European Champion Older Horse (2008) | |
| Last updated on November 18, 2008 | |
Duke of Marmalade (12 March 2004 – 5 November 2021) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He is best known for winning five consecutive Group One races in 2008, for which he was named European Champion Older Horse. Upon retirement at the end of the 2008 racing season he stood as a stallion for Coolmore Stud, being moved between stud farms in Ireland and Australia (a practice known as shuttling). In July 2014 he was sold and relocated to Drakenstein Stud in South Africa.[2]
Duke of Marmalade was owned during his racing career by Sue Magnier and Michael Tabor,[3] winning his first two races as a two-year-old in June 2006. He did not win again until the spring of his four-year-old season, almost twenty-two months later. During this winless period he was sometimes regarded as little more than a pacemaker for more celebrated stable companions such as Dylan Thomas.[4] In his final year of racing he recorded wins in the Prix Ganay, the Tattersalls Gold Cup, the Prince of Wales's Stakes, the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and International Stakes. He was retired in October 2008 after running in the Breeders' Cup Classic. Duke of Marmalade sired four European Classic winners in 2015, namely Nutan, Star of Seville, Simple Verse and Sound of Freedom.[5]
- ^ "Duke Of Marmalade". Racing Post. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ "About | Horse Duke Of Marmalade". Drakenstein Stud. Archived from the original on 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ "Duke Of Marmalade | Record By Race Type | Racing Post". Racing Post. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
- ^ Marcus Armytage (8 September 2007). "No doubting Dylan Thomas at Leopardstown". The Daily Telegraph. London. Retrieved 1 December 2011.
- ^ "South Africa's Duke strikes again". Sport. Retrieved 4 February 2016.