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On 1 November 2016, Almandin started at odds of around 10/1 for the
Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Ridden by Kerrin McEvoy, he engaged in a stirring duel with the Irish challenger Heartbreak City for most of the straight, before taking the lead and winning in the final strides.
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In his first two seasons, Almandin was trained in Europe by
Wilhelm Giedt and then Jean-Pierre Carvalho and raced in France and Germany. On 1 June 2014 he recorded his biggest victory in Europe when he won the
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Australian run, over 1600 metres in June 2016, Almandin finished sixth; he then recorded two further unplaced finishes. On 24 September 2016, he won the Listed
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beating his stablemate Assign by two lengths. Eight days later, he was moved up in class and distance for the Group 3
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Australia, in the colours of
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639:"Grosser Preis der Badischen Unternehmen result"
559:"Almandin Delivers Record in Melbourne Cup Win"
360:Pedigree of Almandin (GER), bay gelding, 2010
246:Almandin is a bay gelding bred in Germany by
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531:"Everything you need to know about Almandin"
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516:References
476:Kings Lake
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242:Background
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