Just A Dash

Just A Dash (AUS)
Sire	Whiskey Road (USA)
Grandsire	Nijinsky (CAN)
Dam	Native Lass (AUS)
Damsire	Caranna (AUS)
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	1977
Country	Australia
Colour	Bay
Owner	Lloyd Williams et al.
Trainer	T. J. Smith
Major wins
1981 Melbourne Cup 1981 Adelaide Cup
Last updated on 27 December 2011

Just A Dash (1977 - 2 November 2012) was a notable Australian Thoroughbred racehorse, who won the 1981 Melbourne Cup.

He was sired by Whiskey Road (USA), his dam Native Lass (AUS) was by Caranna (AUS).

The horse won the race by 2 ¼ lengths providing Tommy Smith with just his second Melbourne Cup. He was ridden by Peter Cook whose father Billy Cook had himself ridden two previous winners of the race.

Just A Dash was also victorious in the 1981 SAJC Adelaide Cup and the SAJC St. Leger Stakes.

He was put down at Willow Dene Stud near Wollongong at the age of 35 in late 2012. Until his death, he was the oldest surviving Melbourne Cup winner.

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