Son of Love
| Son of Love | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Jefferson |
| Grandsire | Charlottesville |
| Dam | Mot d'Amour |
| Damsire | Bon Mot |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 24 April 1976 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Haras du Hoguenet |
| Owner | Alexis Rolland |
| Trainer | Robert Collet |
| Record | 35:3-7-4 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Isonomy (1978) St Leger Stakes (1979) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating: 109 (1978), 126 (1979), 116 (1980) | |
Son of Love (foaled 24 April 1976) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1979. After winning two races (including the Prix Isonomy) as a two-year-old, the horse lost his next eleven races before winning the St Leger as a 20/1 outsider. The rest of his career was undistinguished, as he failed to win in seventeen subsequent races.
Son of Love was a chestnut horse with a small white star and a white sock on his left hind leg bred in France by the Haras du Hoguenet. He was sired by Jefferson, a British-bred stallion who recorded his biggest win in the 1971 Prix Gontaut-Biron. Jefferson's only other major winner was Marson, who won the Prix Gladiateur in 1979 and the Prix Kergorlay in 1980. Son of Love was the first foal of his dam Mot d'Amour, who went on to produce Taxi de Nuit, who won the Premio Ribot in 1996. As a descendant of the broodmare Majideh, Mot d'Amour came from the same branch of Thorougbred family 5e which also produced Masaka, Gallant Man, Kahyasi, Law Society, Milan and Lashkari. As a two-year-old the colt was offered for sale and bought for 40,000 francs (approximately £4,700). During his racing career he was owned by Alexis Rolland and trained by Robert Collet at Chantilly. He was ridden in most of his races by Alain Lequeux.
Son of Love ran seven times as a two-year-old in 1978, showing little worthwhile form until the autumn. Having been raced over 1000 m and 1200m in the early part of the year, he was moved up in distance and won a nursery handicap (a handicap race restricted to two-year-olds) over 1700m at Longchamp Racecourse, conceding 11 pounds to the runner-up. He then contested the Prix Isonomy over 2000m at Évry Racecourse and won by half a length from Periculo Ludus. For his final appearance of the season, Son of Love was moved up in class for the Criterium de Saint-Cloud over 2000m on 20 November. The race resulted in a blanket finish, and although the colt finished sixth, he was beaten less than a lengths by the winner Callio.
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