Herbager

Herbager
Sire	Vandale
Grandsire	Plassy
Dam	Flagette
Damsire	Escamillo
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1956
Country	France
Colour	Bay
Breeder	M.L. Bara
Owner	Simone Del Duca
Trainer	Pierre Pelat
Record	8: 6-1-0
Earnings	₣850,510
Major wins
Prix Seraphine (1958) Prix Greffulhe (1959) Prix Hocquart (1959) Prix du Jockey Club (1959) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1959) Prix du Prince d'Orange (1959)
Awards
Timeform rating: 136
Last updated on 5 January 2010

Herbager (1956–1976) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire in both France and the United States.

Herbager was sired by Vandale, a stayer who won the 1946 Prix du Conseil Municipal and whom Herbager helped make the 1959 Leading sire in France. His dam was Flagette (by Escamillo), who was inbred to St. Leger winner Firdaussi (3m x 3f).

During his racing career he was owned by Simone Del Duca and trained by Pierre Pelat,

Herbager made two starts at age two, finishing second once and winning the Prix Seraphine. At age three, he was the best colt in his age group in France, winning important races including the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Classic French Derby [1] in which he earned a Timeform rating of 136. In the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, he sustained a serious leg injury but finished only two lengths from the winner. This injury ended his racing career.

Herbager was retired to stud for the 1960 season in France and in December 1964 was sold for US$700,000 to the prominent Kentucky breeder, Bull Hancock. Hancock then syndicated Herbager to various clients of his Claiborne Farm. [2] At Claiborne Farm, the horse sired sixty-four stakes winners and became a major stamina influence.

c = colt, f = filly, g = gelding

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