Corrida (horse)

Corrida
Sire	Coronach
Grandsire	Hurry On
Dam	Zariba
Damsire	Sardanapale
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1932
Country	France
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Marcel Boussac
Owner	Marcel Boussac. Racing colours: Orange, grey cap.
Trainer	John E. Watts
Record	33: 13–?–?
Major wins
Prix Morny (1934) Grand Prix de Marseille (1935 & 1936) Prix du President de la Republique (1936) Hardwicke Stakes (1936) Prix d'Hedouville (1936) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1936 & 1937) Grand Prix Prince Rose (1936 & 1937) Grosser Preis von Reichshauptstadt (1937)
Honours
Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud Racecourse
Last updated on 13 November 2011

Corrida (1932 – probably 1944) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who won races in France, Belgium, Germany and England and is regarded as one of the top fillies of the 20th century worldwide. She is best known for her back-to-back wins in France's most prestigious horse race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Corrida in Latin languages translates as bullfight. At age two, she won the Prix Morny and was second by a head to Pampeiro in the Grand Critérium. At age three, owner Marcel Boussac shipped Corrida to England, where trainer George Lambton prepared her at Newmarket Racecourse. Entered in the 1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Oaks, Corrida performed poorly, and after a third lackluster effort was returned to France. There, Corrida won the Grand Prix de Marseille at Hippodrome de Marseille Borely and had three placings in major races including a third in the 1935 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

In 1936, she blossomed into the most dominant horse in France. That year, Corrida won seven major races. In England, she captured the Hardwicke Stakes at Ascot Racecourse, then won the at Hippodrome Wellington, in Ostend, Belgium and in France the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, the Prix d'Hedouville, the Prix du Prince de Galles, and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and repeated her win in the Grand Prix de Marseille.