Cyborgo
| Cyborgo | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Cyborg |
| Grandsire | Arctic Tern |
| Dam | Quintessence |
| Damsire | El Condor |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1990 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Francois Cottin & Alfred Lefevre |
| Owner | Hugh Duder (County Stores Holdings Ltd) |
| Trainer | Martin Pipe |
| Record | 26: 11-4-0 (National Hunt) |
| Earnings | £159,426 |
| Major wins | |
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Mersey Novices' Hurdle (1994) Rendlesham Hurdle (1995) Stayers' Hurdle (1996) Mildmay Novices' Chase (1997) |
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Cyborgo (1990 – March 2001) was a French-bred, British-trained AQPS racehorse. A full-brother to Hors La Loi III he began his racing career in his native country before being transferred to England to compete in National Hunt racing. In his first season in Britain he won two of his six races over hurdles including the Mersey Novices' Hurdle. In the following year he won five consecutive races including the Rendlesham Hurdle before finishing second in the Stayers' Hurdle and then returned after a twelve-month absence to win the Stayers' Hurdle at the second attempt in 1996. When Cyborgo began to compete in steeplechases in 1997 he won four of his first five races including Mildmay Novices' Chase but never won again. He was retired from professional racing 1999 and died two years later at the age of eleven. Cyborgo was noted for his front-running style and produced many of his best performances on soft or heavy going.
Cyborgo was a bay horse with a white blaze and white socks on his hind legs, bred in France by Francois Cottin. His sire Cyborg, was a thoroughbred who specialised in producing jumpers. Cyborgo's dam Quintessence (described in some sources as a Selle Français), was a non-thoroughbred mare by virtue of being descended from a mare of unknown parentage. Quintessence also produced Cyborgo's full-brother Hors La Loi III, winner of the 2002 Champion Hurdle.
After racing on the flat in France in 1993, Cyborgo was sent to England to be trained by Martin Pipe at Nicholashayne near Wellington, Somerset. During his British career he was owned by HUgh Duder, who raced the horse in the colours of his business County Stores Holdings (Somerset) Ltd.
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