Marsyas (horse)
| Marsyas | |
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| Sire | Trimdon |
| Grandsire | Son-in-Law |
| Dam | Astronomie |
| Damsire | Asterus |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1940 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Marcel Boussac |
| Owner | Marcel Boussac |
| Trainer | Charles Semblat |
| Record | 27: 17-4-5 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Berteux (1943) Prix du Cadran (1944, 1945, 1946, 1947) Prix Kergorlay (1944) Prix Gladiateur (1944) Prix Jean Prat (1944, 1945) White Rose Stakes (1946) Queen Alexandra Stakes (1946) Goodwood Cup (1946) Doncaster Cup (1946) Lowther Stakes (1946) |
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| Last updated on December 19, 2006 | |
Marsyas (also known as Marsyas II, 1940–30 May 1964) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the dominant stayer in France in the mid-1940s winning four consecutive editions of the 4,000 metre Prix du Cadran between 1944 and 1947. He proved equally successful when campaigned in Britain in 1946. After winning seventeen of his twenty-seven races, he was retired to stud where he had limited success as a sire of winners.
Marsyas was a chestnut horse with a narrow white blaze and white socks on his hind legs, bred by his owner Marcel Boussac at his Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard in Neuvy-au-Houlme in Lower Normandy. He was sired by the British-bred stallion Trimdon winner of the Ascot Gold Cup in 1931 and 1932. Marsyas's dam was the highly successful broodmare Astronomie, whose other progeny included the undefeated Caracalla, the Ascot Gold Cup winner Arbar, and the Epsom Oaks winner Asmena.
Marsyas's early career took place during the Second World War which meant that he was confined to racing in his home country. During his three-year-old season in 1943, France's most important racecourse, Longchamp was closed and many important races were run at alternative venues. He won the Prix Berteux at Maisons-Laffitte and was placed in the Grand Prix de Paris and the Prix Royal Oak, both of which were run at Le Tremblay. In the following season, Marsyas showed much improved form, winning most of France's top long-distance races including the Pix du Cadran at Le Tremblay, Prix Kergorlay (Le Tremblay), Prix Jean Prat (Maisons-Laffitte) and the Prix Gladiateur (Le Tremblay). The last-named race was run over the extreme distance of 6,200 metres (almost four miles). He finished unplaced for the only time in his career in the 1944 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe over 2,400 metres. In 1945 Marsyas won the Prix Jean Prat at Maisons-Laffitte and Prix du Cadran at Le Tremblay.
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