Natagora

Natagora
Sire	Divine Light
Grandsire	Sunday Silence
Dam	Reinamixa
Damsire	Linamix
Sex	Mare
Foaled	18 February 2005
Country	France
Colour	Grey
Breeder	Bertrand Gouin & Georges Duca
Owner	Stefan Friborg
Trainer	Pascal Bary
Record	15: 7-4-2
Earnings	£797,122
Major wins
Prix du Bois (2007) Prix Robert Papin (2007) Cheveley Park Stakes (2007) 1000 Guineas (2008)
Awards
European Champion Two-year-old Filly (2007)

Natagora is a French champion Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, named after a Belgian ngo. She won five of her seven starts as a two-year-old including the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes and the Group Two Prix Robert Papin. She was named European Champion Two-year old Filly at the Cartier Racing Awards. As a three-year-old she recorded her most important victory when taking the Classic 1000 Guineas. Although she never won again she finished placed in the Prix du Jockey Club, Prix Rothschild, Prix Jacques Le Marois and Prix de la Forêt. Natagora was one of an outstanding generation of French-trained fillies which also included Zarkava and Goldikova.

Natagora was a grey filly bred in France by Bertrand Gouin & Georges Duca. She was sired by the Japanese stallion Divine Light a son of Sunday Silence, out of Reinamixa. Divine Light was a successful sprinter who stood as a sire in Japan, France and Turkey. Reinamixa, from whom Natagora inherited her grey coat, won one minor race in a brief racing career. As a descendant of the broodmare Our Liz, Natagora came from the same branch of Thoroughbred family 4-i which produced the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Ile de Bourbon.

As a yearling, Natagora was consigned by the Haras de Lonray to the Arqana sale at Deauville in October 2006. She was bought for €30,000 by Patick Barbe. Natagora was subsequently sold to Stefan Friborg and went into training with Pascal Bary. She was ridden in most of her important races by Christophe Lemaire.

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