Relko

Relko
Sire	Tanerko
Grandsire	Tantieme
Dam	Relance
Damsire	Relic
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1960
Country	France
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Francois Dupre
Owner	Haras d'Ouilly
Trainer	Francois Mathet
Record	13: 9-2-0
Earnings	£151,787
Major wins
Prix de Guiche (1963) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1963) Prix Royal-Oak (1963) Epsom Derby (1963) Prix Ganay (1964) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1964) Coronation Cup (1964)

Relko (1960–after 1982) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from 1962 until 1964 he ran thirteen times and won nine races. His most notable win came in the 1963 Epsom Derby.

Relko was a "strong, compact, perfectly balanced" bay horse standing just over 16.1 hands high with a narrow white stripe and three white socks. He was bred by his owner François Dupré at his stud farm in Pont-d'Ouilly in the Basse-Normandie region. Relko was one of three outstanding colts produced by the broodmare Relance, the others being Match II and Reliance (Prix du Jockey Club). He was sired by the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud winner Tanerko, a representative of the Teddy sire line. Relko was trained by Chantilly by Francois Mathet, who had previously handled the 1955 Derby winner Phil Drake.

Relko began his racing career by winning the Prix Gladiator over 1100m at Le Tremblay and then won the Prix Isard at Maisons-Laffitte. He was beaten into second place by the filly Neptune's Doll when favoured to win the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte and then finished fourth to Hula Dancer in the Grand Criterium. On his final start of the year Relko finished second in the Prix Thomas Bryon.

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