Melbourne Cup winning horse dies after chronic illness

The equine racing satellite is successful mourning aft the decease of 2013 Melbourne Cup victor Fiorente aft battling an ongoing chronic illness.

After being narrowly beaten by Green Moon successful 2012 Melbourne Cup, Fiorente took retired the iconic contention 12 months aboriginal with the assistance of champion jockey Damien Oliver.

Fiorente was trained by iconic trainer Gai Waterhouse, who expressed her sadness astatine the horse's death.

"I was profoundly saddened to perceive the passing of Fiorente," she said successful a connection connected Tuesday evening.

"He gave maine the top joyousness of my racing beingness winning the Melbourne Cup successful 2013.

"He was the astir beauteous equine to train, truthful talented and handsome, and helium took everything earlier him."

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