Eclair au Chocolat
| Eclair au Chocolat | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bubbles |
| Grandsire | La Farina |
| Dam | Honey Sweet |
| Damsire | Kircubbin |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1935 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Édouard de Rothschild |
| Owner | Édouard de Rothschild |
| Trainer | Lucien Robert |
| Record | 7: 5-1-0 |
| Major wins | |
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Grand Prix de la Ville de Vichy (1938) Prix Royal Oak (1938) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1938) |
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Eclair au Chocolat (1935 – ca. 1945) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a three-year-old he won the Grand Prix de la Ville de Vichy and then established himself as one of the best of a strong generation of European horses with wins in the Prix Royal Oak and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. After retiring to stud in 1939 he was taken to Germany during the Occupation of France. His final fate is unknown.
Eclair au Chocolat was a big, brown horse bred in France by his owner Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild. He was the best horse sired by Bubbles who won the Prix Lupin and the Prix du Président de la République for Rothschild in 1928 and 1929 and was Leading sire in France in 1938. Eclair au Chocolat's dam Honey Sweet was a daughter of Honeysuckle, whose wins included the Prix de Pomone and the Prix de Malleret. Honeysuckle was descended from the broodmare Charlotte Russe, making her a distant relative of Gallahadion and La Farina.
During his racing career Eclair au Chocolat and was ridden in his major races by Charles Bouillon. He was usually restrained in the early stages before being produced with a late run and was reported to be immensely popular with the French racing public.
In the spring of 1938 Eclair au Chocolat contested the Prix Matchem over 1800 metres at Le Tremblay and finished second to the Prix de Condé winner Castel Fusano. In July he was matched against older horses over 2600 metres in the Grand Prix de la Ville de Vichy and recorded his first major success.
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