Leroidesanimaux | |
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Leroidesanimaux with George DeBenedicty.
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Sire | Candy Stripes |
Grandsire | Blushing Groom |
Dam | Dissemble |
Damsire | Ahonoora |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | September 27, 2000 |
Died | May 27, 2016 |
Country | Brazil |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Haras Bage Do Sul |
Owner | T N T Stud |
Trainer | Robert J. Frankel (USA) |
Record | 13: 9-2-0 |
Earnings | $1,658,377 |
Major wins | |
Citation Handicap (2004) Morvich Handicap (2004) Inglewood Handicap (2004) Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap (2005) Fourstardave Handicap (2005) Woodbine Mile (2005) |
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Awards | |
American Champion Male Turf Horse (2005) | |
Last updated on September 11, 2007 |
Leroidesanimaux (September 27, 2000 – May 27, 2016) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in Brazil and was an Eclipse Award winner in the United States.
His name was four French-language words combined. Le roi des animaux translates as "The king of the animals."
Bred by Haras Bage Do Sul at Aceguá, Rio Grande do Sul, he was out of the mare Dissemble and sired by Candy Stripes who also sired Invasor, the horse ranked No.1 in the world for 2006.
At age two, Leroidesanimaux had a first and a second in three starts.
At three, he raced at Gávea Racetrack in Rio de Janeiro before being brought to the United States by owners T N T Stud (Goncalo Borges Torrealba and Regina Torrealba).
Racing in California for trainer Bobby Frankel, as a four-year-old Leroidesanimaux finished fourth in his American debut. He then won five consecutive races during which he set a track record for the 1 1/16-mile distance on turf in the Grade III Inglewood Handicap at Hollywood Park Racetrack. Among his other 2004 wins, Leroidesanimaux won the Grade I Citation Handicap.
In 2005, Leroidesanimaux had another highly successful year. He won the Grade I Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap at California's Santa Anita Park and followed this with a win in the Fourstardave Handicap at Saratoga Race Course in New York in which he set another track record for the 1 1/16-mile distance on turf. Shipped north to Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, Leroidesanimaux set the Woodbine Mile race record for the largest margin of victory at seven and three-quarter lengths while carrying the highest weight of any winner in the race's history.