Miesque
| Miesque | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nureyev |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Pasadoble |
| Damsire | Prove Out |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | March 14, 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Flaxman Holdings Ltd. |
| Owner | Stavros Niarchos |
| Trainer | Francois Boutin |
| Record | 16: 12–3–1 |
| Earnings | $2,096,517 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix de la Salamandre (1986) Prix Marcel Boussac (1986) Prix Imprudence (1987) Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (1987) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1987) 1,000 Guineas (1987) Breeders' Cup Mile (1987 & 1988) Prix d'Ispahan (1988) Prix Jacques Le Marois (1987 & 1988) |
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| Awards | |
| United States Champion Female Turf Horse (1987 & 1988) | |
| Honours | |
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United States Racing Hall of Fame (1999) #82 - Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack Prix Miesque at Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte |
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| Last updated on August 24, 2007 | |
Miesque (pronounced MEE-esk; March 14, 1984 – January 20, 2011) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare, best known as the first horse to win two consecutive Breeders' Cups and racing awards in Europe and America. She was a Group one (G1) winner at two, three and four-years-old, for a total of 10 G1 wins. She produced five stakes winners.
Miesque was foaled in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. She was sired by Nureyev, (by Northern Dancer) from Pasadoble, by Prove Out. Miesque was owned by Greek shipping tycoon Stavros Niarchos, and did most of her racing in Europe. Miesque was sister to Massaraat and Bravemie and a half sister to the mares, Yogya by Riverman and One Life by L'Emigrant.
Stabled in France and trained by François Boutin, Miesque won three of her four races as a two-year-old, including two Grade 1 Stakes Races.
Under jockey Freddy Head, at age three Miesque won the 1,000 Guineas in England and the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (the French 1,000 Guineas). When moved up in distance she finished second to Indian Skimmer in the Prix de Diane. Competing against colts and older horses she added wins in the Prix Jacques le Marois and the Prix du Moulin but was defeated by the British filly Milligram in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. Miesque achieved international stardom when she defeated a talented field of mostly male horses in the prestigious 1987 Breeders' Cup Mile, in the process setting a Hollywood Park track record. Her powerful performance earned her the 1987 Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse.
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