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{{Short description|New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}

{{More citations needed|date= September 2011}}
{{Infobox racehorse
| horsename = Hyperno
| image = 
| caption = 
| sire = Rangong (GB)
| grandsire = Right Royal
| dam = Mikarla 
| damsire =  Persian Garden II (GB)
| sex = [[Gelding]]
| foaled = 1973
| country = [[New Zealand]]
| colour = [[Bay (horse)|Bay]]
| breeder = Fairdale Stud Ltd.
| owner =  Sir Thomas & Lady North, et al.
| trainer = 1. G.T. Murphy; 2. [[Bart Cummings]]
| record = 76: 20-14-13 
| earnings = [[A$]]722,145
| race =  [[Newcastle Gold Cup]] (1977)<br/>[[The BMW Stakes]] (1978)<br/>[[C F Orr Stakes]] (1978)<br/>[[Melbourne Cup]] (1979)<br/>[[VRC Queen Elizabeth Stakes]] (1979, 1980)<br/>[[Blamey Stakes]] (1980, 1981)<br/>[[Australian Cup]] (1981)<br/>[[Rawson Stakes]] (1981)
| awards= [[Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year|Australian Horse of the Year]] (1981)
| honours =  
| updated= 31 August 2011
}}
'''Hyperno''' (1973–2002) was a [[Thoroughbred]] [[horse racing|racehorse]] foaled in [[New Zealand]]. He was a wayward but brilliant galloper that won the [[1979 Melbourne Cup]] and other group and listed races.

He was sired by Rangong (GB) out of Mikarla (NZ) by Persian Garden II (GB). He was trained in his early years at Caulfield by Geoff Murphy. A dispute over training methods between Murphy and Hyperno's owners in 1978 led to [[Bart Cummings]] taking over as trainer. The winner of a string of group and listed races throughout his career, Hyperno won the 1979 [[Melbourne Cup]] with jockey [[Harry White (jockey)|Harry White]] aboard. In 1981, Hyperno was voted [[Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year|Australian Horse of the Year]]. Hyperno enjoyed a celebrated retirement at the rural property of his Melbourne Cup rider, Harry White, where he died in 2002.

==References==
* [http://www.racenet.com.au/mel/default.asp Melbourne Cup winners]

==External links==
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/hyperno Hyperno's pedigree and partial racing stats]

[[Category:1973 racehorse births]]
[[Category:2002 racehorse deaths]]
[[Category:Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year]]
[[Category:Melbourne Cup winners]]
[[Category:Racehorses bred in New Zealand]]
[[Category:Racehorses trained in Australia]]
[[Category:Thoroughbred family 2-c]]


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