Siberian Express (horse)

Siberian Express
Sire	Caro
Grandsire	Fortino
Dam	Indian Call
Damsire	Warfare
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	25 January 1981
Country	United States
Colour	Grey
Breeder	Spendthrift Farm
Owner	Mahmoud Fustok
Trainer	Mitri Saliba Andre Fabre Roger Wojtowiez George Mikhalides
Record	11:3-1-4
Major wins
Prix Morny (1983) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (1984)
Awards
Timeform rating 122 (1983), 125 (1984)

Siberian Express (25 January 1981 – after 1995) was an American-bred French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He made an immediate impact as a two-year-old in 1983, leading from the start to win the Group One Prix Morny on his second racecourse appearance. He went on to be placed in the Prix de la Salamandre and the Dewhurst Stakes and was rated the second best colt of his generation in France. In the following year he won the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, but the rest of his form as a three-year-old was relatively undistinguished. After two unsuccessful runs as a four-year-old he was retired having won three of his eleven races and being handled by four different trainers. He had a mixed record as a breeding stallion, but sired one exceptional performer in the multiple Grade I winner In Excess.

Siberian Express was a "big, strong, rangy, most impressive-looking" grey horse bred in Kentucky by Spendthrift Farm. His sire, Caro, was a top-class performer (rated 133 by Timeform), whose wins included the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Prix Ganay and Prix d'Ispahan, before becoming a very successful breeding stallion. Caro's other progeny included Madelia, Crystal Palace, Cozzene Theia and Winning Colors. Siberian Express's dam Indian Call made no impact as a racehorse but became a successful broodmare producing the Bowling Green Handicap winner Erwin Boy. Indian Call's great-grandmother Durazna was also the ancestor of the Irish St Leger winner Leading Counsel and the Eclipse Award winner Ajina.

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