Mariacci

Mariacci
Sire	Djakao
Grandsire	Tanerko
Dam	Marbrisa
Damsire	Exbury
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	13 April 1972
Country	France
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Guy de Rothschild
Owner	Guy de Rothschild
Trainer	Jean-Michel de Choubersky
Record	7:4-2-1
Major wins
Prix des Chenes (1974) Grand Criterium (1974) Prix Greffulhe (1975)
Awards
Timeform rating 133 (1974), 128 (1975) Top-rated French two-year-old (1974)

Mariacci (foaled 13 April 1972) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the highest-rated two-year-old trained in France in 1974, when he was unbeaten in three race including the Prix des Chenes and the Grand Criterium. After extending his winning run to four when winning the Prix Greffulhe on his dedut as a three-year-old, he was beaten in his three subsequent races but continued to display top-class form when being placed in the Prix Lupin, Prix du Jockey Club and Prix d'Ispahan. Despite being retired in the summer of his second season, Mariacci defeated many of the best French horses of his era including Allez France, Ivanjica, Green Dancer, Val de l'Orne and Nobiliary. He made little impact as a breeding stallion.

Mariacci was a "neat, good-looking" bay horse bred in France by his owner Guy de Rothschild. His sire, Djakao, was a stayer who won the Grand Prix de Deauville and was placed in both the Prix du Jockey Club and the Grand Prix de Paris in 1969. The best of Djakao's other progeny included the Arlington Million winner Perrault and the Prix Lupin winner Belgio. Mariacci's dam Marbrisa was a moderate racehorse but was a granddaughter of Temora, a half-sister of the Epsom Derby winner Galcador. During his racing career, Mariacci was trained by Jean-Michel de Choubersky.

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