Saint Estephe (horse)

Saint Estephe
Sire	Top Ville
Grandsire	High Top
Dam	Une Tornade
Damsire	Traffic
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	24 February 1982
Country	France
Colour	Bay
Breeder	D. Darlix, A. Balbous & P. Dubois
Owner	Yan Houyvet
Trainer	Andre Fabre
Record	13: 4-4-4
Major wins
Prix Maurice de Nieuil (1985) Prix d'Harcourt (1986) Coronation Cup (1986)
Awards
Timeform rating 121 (1985), 123 (1986)

Saint Estephe (24 February 1982 – 19 April 1998) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Unraced as a juvenile he proved himself to be a high-class middle-distance performer in 1985 when he won the Prix Maurice de Nieuil and was placed in the Prix Hocquart, Prix du Lys, Prix Niel and Prix du Conseil de Paris. In the following year he was better than ever, winning the Prix d'Harcourt and finishing third in the Prix Ganay before recording his greatest success in the Coronation Cup. He went on to finish second in the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Prix du Prince d'Orange before sustaining an injury in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He was retired to stud in France and had some success as a breeding stallion before dying at the age of sixteen in 1998.

Saint Estephe was a "leggy" bay horse with a diamond-shaped white star and a white sock on his left hind leg bred in France by D. Darlix, A. Balbous & P. Dubois. His sire Top Ville was an Irish-bred, French-trained horse which won the Prix du Jockey Club in 1979. At stud he also sired Toulon, Pistolet Bleu (Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud), Darara and Shardari. Saint Estephe's dam Une Tornade was a Listed race winner in France and was descended from Pontoon, a half-sister of the Epsom Derby winner Pont l'Eveque.

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