Lyphard

Lyphard
Lyphard at Gainesway Farm in 1981
Sire	Northern Dancer
Grandsire	Nearctic
Dam	Goofed
Damsire	Court Martial
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	May 10, 1969
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	J. O. Burgwin
Owner	Germaine Wertheimer
Trainer	Alec Head
Record	12: 6–1–0
Earnings	$202,332
Major wins
Prix Herod (1971) Prix Daru (1972) Prix Jacques Le Marois (1972) Prix Lagrange (1972) Prix de la Forêt (1972)
Awards
Champion 1st-season Sire in France & England (1976) Leading sire in France (1978 & 1979) Leading broodmare sire in France (1985) Leading sire in North America (1986)

Lyphard (May 10, 1969 – June 10, 2005) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire.

American bred in Pennsylvania, Lyphard was a son of Northern Dancer out of the mare Goofed. He was auctioned as a weanling at November's Keeneland Sales to Tim Rogers, a horseman from Ireland, who then put him up for sale at Newmarket in England. There, renowned French trainer and breeder Alec Head purchased him on behalf of Madame Germaine Wertheimer, widow of the prominent French horseman and owner of the famous House of Chanel, Pierre Wertheimer. Germaine Wertheimer gave Lyphard his name in honor of the Ukrainian-born French ballet dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar.

On the track, Lyphard competed in France, Ireland, and England, winning six of his twelve starts, including the Group One Prix Jacques Le Marois and Prix de la Forêt.

Retired after the end of the 1972 racing season, he was sent to stand at stud at the Haras d'Etreham near Bayeux in Normandy. There, his offspring included the filly Durtal (foaled 1974), who won the Cheveley Park Stakes, plus the colt Pharly (1974), who won several important races in France, including the Group One Prix de la Forêt, Prix Lupin and Prix du Moulin de Longchamp.