Blushing Groom
| Blushing Groom | |
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| Sire | Red God |
| Grandsire | Nasrullah |
| Dam | Runaway Bride |
| Damsire | Wild Risk |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | April 8, 1974 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | John McNamee Sullivan |
| Owner | HH Aga Khan IV |
| Trainer | Francois Mathet |
| Record | 10: 7-1-2 |
| Earnings | $407,153 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Robert Papin (1976) Prix Morny (1976) Prix de la Salamandre (1976) Grand Critérium (1976) Prix de Fontainebleau (1977) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1977) |
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| Awards | |
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French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1976) European Champion 3-Year-Old Miler (1977) Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1988, 1995) Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland (1989) |
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| Last updated on 5 April 2011 | |
Blushing Groom (April 8, 1974 – May 6, 1992) was a French Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
He was bred by American businessman John McNamee Sullivan and was raced by HH Aga Khan IV. A descendant of Nearco, Blushing Groom was sired by Red God and out of the mare Runaway Bride. He was trained by Francois Mathet in France.
Blushing Groom raced six times in 1976 at age two. He finished third in his debut, then won the next five races, including four Group One events, capturing the Prix Robert Papin, Prix Morny, Prix de la Salamandre, and Grand Critérium. His performances earned him French Champion Two-Year-Old honors.
As a three-year-old, Blushing Groom extended his win streak to seven, winning the 1977 Prix de Fontainebleau and the GI Poule d'Essai des Poulains. Sent to England to compete in the Epsom Derby, he faced a 1½ mile challenge, a distance fifty percent longer than he had ever run before. He finished third to winner The Minstrel, a son of Northern Dancer. In his final race, Blushing Groom finished second in France's GI Prix Jacques Le Marois.
Although Blushing Groom met with considerable success in racing, he became an even greater as a sire. He was sent to stand at stud at Gainesway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, where he sired winners at major tracks in Europe, North America, Australia, Japan, and Hong Kong. Like his sire Red God, Blushing Groom had been a champion miler but many of his offspring are renowned for their stamina and have been able to win consistently at longer distances.[1]
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