Apple Tree (horse)
| Apple Tree | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bikala |
| Grandsire | Kalamoun |
| Dam | Pomme Rose |
| Damsire | Carvin |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 6 March 1989 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Paul de Moussac |
| Owner | Paul de Mousac Sultan Mohammed al Kabeer |
| Trainer |
Andre Fabre Bill Mott |
| Record | 26: 7-4-5 |
| Earnings | £855,001 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Greffulhe (1992) Preis von Europa (1992) Prix du Prince d'Orange (1993) Turf Classic (1993) Coronation Cup (1994) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1994) |
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Apple Tree (foaled 6 March 1989) is a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. During a racing career which lasted from September 1991 until October 1995 he competed in France, Germany, England, the United States and Japan, winning seven of his twenty-six races. After showing promise as a two-year-old he won the Prix Greffulhe and the Preis von Europa in 1992. As a four-year-old he ran prominently in several major races before winning the Prix du Prince d'Orange and the Turf Classic. He reached his peak as a five-year-old in 1994 when he defeated top-class international fields in the Coronation Cup and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. After his retirement from racing he stood as a breeding stallion with limited success.
Apple Tree is a chestnut horse standing 16.2 hands high with three white socks bred in France by Paul de Moussac. He was sired by Bikala, who won the Prix du Jockey Club in 1981 and the Prix Ganay in 1982. The best of his other offspring was probably Polytain whose wins included the Prix du Jockey Club. Apple Tree's dam Pomme Rose won the Prix Imprudence in 1971 and produced several other winners including the Prix du Conseil de Paris winner Noir Et Or.
The colt was sent into training with Andre Fabre in France and was ridden in most of his races by Thierry Jarnet.
After finishing seventh on his racecourse debut at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in September, Apple Tree recorded his first victory at Compiegne on 10 September. On his third and final appearance as a juvenile he was stepped up in class and finished sixth behind Glaieul in the Group One Criterium de Saint-Cloud.
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