Arctic Tern (horse)

Arctic Tern
Sire	Sea-Bird
Grandsire	Dan Cupid
Dam	Bubbling Beauty
Damsire	Hasty Road
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1973
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Keswick Stables
Owner	Mrs John S. Knight
Trainer	John Fellows
Record	21:4-5-2
Major wins
Prix Thomas Bryon (1975) Prix de Fontainebleau (1976) Prix Ganay (1977)
Awards
Timeform rating 125 (1975), 126 (1976), 126 (1977) Leading sire in France (1986)

Arctic Tern (1973 – 13 July 1998) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was campaigned at the highest level in Europe for three seasons, winning four of his twenty-one races including the Prix Thomas Bryon in 1975, the Prix de Fontainebleau in 1976) and the Prix Ganay (1977). He was also placed in several major races including the Prix Lupin and the Eclipse Stakes. After his retirement from racing, Arctic Tern became a successful breeding stallion with the best of his progeny being Bering.

Arctic Tern was a chestnut horse with a white blaze and four white socks, bred in Virginia by his owner Mrs John S. Knight's Keswick Stables. He was from the last American crop of foals sired by Sea-Bird one of the highest-rated horses of the twentieth century who won the Epsom Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1965. His other progeny included the Arc winner Allez France and the Champion Hurdler Sea Pigeon. Sea-Bird returned to France in 1973 but died later that year. Arctic Tern's dam, Bubbling Beauty, was of no use as a racehorse, finishing unplaced in both her races and had little impact as a broodmare before or after she produced Arctic Tern. She did, however, come from an excellent family, being a half-sister to the dams of Northern Dancer and Halo. The colt was blind in his right eye, but his disability seldom caused him any problems. He was sent to race in Europe where he was trained by John Fellows and ridden in most of his races by Maurice Philipperon.

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