Levmoss
| Levmoss | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Le Levanstell |
| Grandsire | Le Lavandou |
| Dam | Feemoss |
| Damsire | Ballymoss |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1965 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | McGrath Trust Company |
| Owner | Seamus McGrath |
| Trainer | Seamus McGrath |
| Record | 13:8-0-2 |
| Earnings | £142,226 |
| Major wins | |
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Oxfordshire Stakes (1968) Prix du Cadran (1969) Ascot Gold Cup (1969) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1969) |
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| Awards | |
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Timeform Horse of the Year (1969) Timeform rating 133 |
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| Last updated on September 27, 2008 | |
Levmoss (1965–1977) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse whose career lasted from 1967 to 1969. He was the leading stayer in Europe in 1969, when he won the premier long-distance races in England (Ascot Gold Cup) and France (Prix du Cadran). In October of that year he moved down to middle distances to win Europe's most prestigious weight-for-age race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Levmoss was a bay horse bred in Ireland by the McGrath Trust Company, a breeding organisation run by his owner and trainer Seamus McGrath. His sire was the McGrath-owned Le Levanstell, who won the Sussex Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in 1961 before a successful stud career. Levmoss's dam, Feemoss came from a strong staying family, being a daughter of the Yorkshire Oaks winner Feevagh and a half-sister of the Queen Alexandra Stakes winner Laurence O. After, Levmoss, Feemoss went on to produce the Prix de Diane winner Sweet Mimosa and the champion stayer Le Moss.
Levmoss ran twice as a two-year-old winning once at Gowran Park. At three he appeared to be a good stayer, but slightly below top class. After winning a race at Phoenix Park Racecourse he was sent to England where he finished fourth in the Lingfield Derby Trial. A month later he finished fourth again in the Queen's Vase at Royal Ascot. In August, Levmoss travelled to England for the third time and produced his best performance of the year to win the Oxfordshire Stakes at Newbury Racecourse, beating the St Leger Stakes runner-up Canterbury and the leading filly Park Top. In Autumn he finished third in the Prix Royal Oak and ended the year by winning the Leopardstown November Handicap over two miles carrying 130 pounds.
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