Kincsem
| Kincsem | |
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| Sire | Cambuscan (GB) |
| Grandsire | Newminster |
| Dam | Water Nymph |
| Damsire | Cotswold (GB) |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1874 |
| Country | Hungary |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Ernst von Blaskovich |
| Owner | Ernst von Blaskovich |
| Trainer | Robert Hesp |
| Record | 54: 54–0–0 |
| Earnings | 199,705 fl = 379,805 goldmark (sic) |
| Major wins | |
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Hungarian Two Thousand Guineas (1877) Hungarian One Thousand Guineas (1877) Hungarian Oaks (1877) Hungarian Autumn Oaks (1877, 1878, 1879) Hungarian St. Leger (1877) Austrian Derby (1877) Austrian Kaiserpreis (1877) Grosser Preis von Hanover (1877) Grosser Preis von Baden (1877, 1878, 1879) Staatspreis Eister Classe (1878) Goodwood Cup (1878) Grand Prix de Deauville (1878) |
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| Honours | |
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Kincsem Park in Budapest, Hungary Kincsem Museum, Budapest, Hungary Kincsem Horse Park, Tápiószentmárton, Hungary Kincsem Hotel, Kisbér, Hungary Kincsem Farm, Archer, Florida Life-sized statue at Kincsem Park, Budapest |
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| Last updated on June 9, 2009 | |
Kincsem (Hungarian pronunciation: [ˈkint͡ʃɛm]; Hungarian for "My Precious" or "My Treasure"; March 17, 1874– March 17, 1887) was the most successful Thoroughbred race horse ever, having won 54 races for 54 starts. Foaled in Kisbér, Hungary in 1874, she is a national icon, and is revered in other parts of the world, too. Over four seasons she won all her races against both female and male company at various race tracks across Europe, a record still unbeaten.
Kincsem's sire, Cambuscan, was owned by Queen Victoria. He was sold to Hungarian interests in 1873 and was brought to stand at the Hungarian National Stud, Kisber. Cambuscan, second in England's St. Leger Stakes in 1864, was by Newminster, his dam, The Arrow was by Slane. Kincsem was out of the Hungarian mare Waternymph, a daughter of the English horse Cotswold, by Newcourt (by Sir Hercules). Kincsem's third dam, Seaweed was also by Slane making her inbred to him in the third and fourth generations (3x4).
A perhaps apocryphal story surrounds the beginnings of Kincsem. Running with a group of fifty horses on the grounds of her owner's ancestral Hungarian home, she alone was lanky and ungainly. She would stand with her head low and her eyes half-opened. One night she went missing and when found again, was with a band of gypsies. "Why," asked her puzzled owner of the thief, "steal this horse when there were so many better to choose from?" "Because," answered the gypsy, "The other horses may be better looking, but she was the best of the lot. She'll be a champion."
Kincsem's career began in 1876. She was entered for ten races in ten different places in Hungary, Germany and Austria as a two-year-old and won them all.
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