Dalray

{{Short description|20th-century New Zealand racehorse}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=October 2013}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}

{{Infobox racehorse

|horsename = Dalray

|image = 240px

|caption = Dalray and Bill Williamson

|sire = Balloch (GB)

|grandsire = Obliterate (GB)

|dam = Broiveine (NZ)

|damsire = Broiefort (FR)

|sex = Stallion

|foaled = 1948

|death_date = 1971

|country = New Zealand

|colour = Bay

|breeder =

|owner = Cyril Neville

|trainer = Clarrie McCarthy

|record = 27:14–2–3

|earnings =

|race = {{plainlist|

• New Zealand Derby (1951)
• Great Northern Derby (1952)
• Trentham Stakes (1952)
• New Zealand St. Leger (1952)
• Colin Stephen Stakes (1952)
• AJC Autumn Stakes (1952)
• Metropolitan Handicap (1952)
• LKS Mackinnon Stakes (1952)
• Melbourne Cup (1952)
• VRC Queens Plate (1953)}}

|awards =

|honours = Australian Racing Hall of Fame

|updated = 28 December 2012

}}

Dalray (1948−1971) was a notable New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1952 Melbourne Cup and Mackinnon Stakes.

Dalray was also famously a ‘certainty’ beaten in the 1952 Sydney Cup. When his owner was quizzed about the defeat he declared "Phar Lap got beaten and Bradman got a duck".Taylor, M. (2002). Century of champions : 100 great Australian and New Zealand horses . HarperCollinsPublishers (New Zealand) Limited {{ISBN|1-86950-427-5}}, p. 59

Dalray's career was cut short by injury when he was a four-year-old and he was retired to stud. Amongst his better progeny were Tails (1969 and 1970 Metropolitan Handicap) and Grand Garry (1960 Sydney Cup).

Dalray died in 1971 from a twisted bowel, aged 23.