Bering (horse)
| Bering | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Arctic Tern |
| Grandsire | Sea-Bird |
| Dam | Beaune |
| Damsire | Lyphard |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 20 March 1983 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Alec Head |
| Owner | Alec Head |
| Trainer | Criquette Head |
| Jockey |
Freddy Head Gary Moore |
| Record | 7: 5-1-1 |
| Earnings | €519.468 |
| Major wins | |
|
Prix Noailles (1986) Prix Hocquart (1986) Prix du Jockey Club (1986) Prix Niel (1986) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating: 136 | |
Bering (20 March 1983 – 16 December 2011) was a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He won five of his seven starts, including the Prix du Jockey Club in 1986. On his final start he finished second to Dancing Brave in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was bred and owned by Alec Head, and trained by his daughter Criquette Head. After retiring from racing Bering had some success as a stallion, with his progeny including 2000 Guineas Stakes winner Pennekamp and Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner American Post.
Bering was a chestnut colt bred by Alec Head and foaled in 1983. He was sired by Arctic Tern, who won the Prix Ganay in 1977. His dam was Beaune, a stakes winning daughter of Lyphard.
In his first Bering finished third in a 1,600 metre race at Longchamp on 5 October 1985. He followed this up a month later by winning a 1,700 metre race at Maisons-Laffitte. He was ridden by Freddy Head on both of his races as a two-year-old.
Bering started the 1986 season by winning the Prix Noailles by eight lengths from Point D'Artois in April. In May he then took the Prix Hocquart, again beating Point D'Artois, this timeby two lengths. After these two victories he was sent off as the odds-on favourite for the Prix du Jockey Club over 2,400 metres at Chantilly. Art Francais set off in the lead at a fast past, at one point being ten lengths clear of the rest of the field. As they entered the finishing straight, Pradier took the lead, whilst Bering was moving through into third position. Bering took the lead with about 400 metres left to run and was never caught, winning by one and a half lengths from Altayan. Bering ran the race in a time of 2 minutes and 24.10 seconds, which beat the race record set by Top Ville in 1979 by 1.2 seconds. Gary Moore said after the race "I knew we were going to win 400m-600m out and all he needed was a couple of smacks."
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