Royal Ascot tragedy as fan favourite horse Arcadian Sunrise dies from mystery illness days after coming third in race
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Fan favourite horse Arcadian Sunrise died on Thursday. He had been suffering from a short illness. The horse had won seven of his 18 races. His death came just two days after he was third in last Tuesday's Ascot Stakes. He won connections a total of £145,555 from his races and was popular with punters. It is unknown the exact cause of death. John and Miriam's trainer-owner duo John Queally are devastated. They are awaiting the autopsy report. Punters paid tribute to the horse online. Arcadian Sunrise won on the flat and over jumps.