Prestige (horse)
| Prestige | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Le Pompon |
| Grandsire | Fripon |
| Dam | Orgueilleuse |
| Damsire | Reverend |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1903 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Jules Ravaut |
| Owner | William K. Vanderbilt |
| Trainer | William Duke |
| Record | 16: 16-0-0 |
| Major wins | |
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Omnium de Deux Ans (1905) Prix de Deux Ans (1905) Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte (1905) Grand Criterium (1905) Prix de la Foret (1905) Prix Eugene Adam (1906) Prix d'Hedouville (1906) Prix Biennal (1906) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading sire in France (1914) | |
Prestige (1903 – after 1923) was an undefeated French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the dominant two-year-old in France in 1905, winning all seven of his races including the Omnium de Deux Ans, Prix de Deux Ans, Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte, Grand Criterium and Prix de la Foret. His opportunities in the following year were limited as his entries in many of the major French races were voided by the death of his breeder, but won all nine of his starts including the Prix Eugene Adam, Prix d'Hedouville and Prix Biennal. He retired with a perfect record of sixteen wins from sixteen starts. He later became a successful sire of winners.
Prestige was a bay horse with a white star and a white sock on his right hind leg bred in France by Jules Ravaut. He was the best horse sired by Le Pompon, a successful racehorse whose wins included the Prix de Conde in 1893 and the Prix de Fontainebleau in the following year. Prestige's dam Orgueilleuse was a granddaughter of the British broodmare Freia, whose other descendants have included Dunaden, Blue Wind and Bollin Eric. When Ravaut died, the colt entered the ownership of the American William K. Vanderbilt and was sent into training with William Duke in France. Prestige was described as an "average-sized" horse with a "light and flexible" action.
In August, Prestige won the Prix de Deux Ans, the race now known as the Prix Morny, over 1200 metres at Deauville Racecourse by four lengths and the Omnium de Deux Ans (now the Prix Robert Papin), over the same at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. In October he returned to win the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte over 1200 metres and the Grand Criterium over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse. On his final appearance of the season, Prestige was matched against older horses for the first time and won the Prix de la Foret over 1400 metres at Chantilly Racecourse. He ended the year with earnings of £6,036.
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