Tanerko
| Tanerko | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Tantieme |
| Grandsire | Deux-Pour-Cent |
| Dam | La Divine |
| Damsire | Fair Copy |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 3 May 1953 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Francois Dupre |
| Owner | Francois Dupre |
| Trainer | Francois Mathet |
| Record | 17: 10-2-3 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Juigne (1956) Prix Noailles (1956) Prix Lupin (1956) Prix du Prince d'Orange (1956, 1957) Prix Ganay (1957, 1958) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1957, 1958) Prix d'Harcourt (1958) |
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| Awards | |
| Timeform rating 134 (1958) | |
Tanerko (3 May 1953 – 1972) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was unraced as a two-year-old but established himself as one of the best colts of his generation in Europe in 1956 by winning the Prix Juigne, Prix Noailles, Prix Lupin and Prix du Prince d'Orange as well as finishing third to Ribot in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He remained in training in 1957, winning the Prix du Prince d'Orange and recording other important victories in the Prix Ganay and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. He was as good as ever in a five-year-old, taking the Prix d'Harcourt and repeating his 1957 wins in the Prix Ganay and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. Tanerko was then retired to stud and had considerable success as a sire of winners.
Tanerko was a bay horse with a white star and white markings on all four feet bred in France by his owner Francois Dupre. He was sired by Dupre's stallion Tantieme the double winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe who went on to be the champion sire in France in 1962 and 1965. Tanerko's dam La Divine was a half-sister to Chanteur who won the Coronation Cup in 1947 as well as numerous good races in France. Tanerko was trained at Chantilly by Francois Mathet.
Tanerko hegan his racing career by winning the Prix Juigné, a contest for previously unraced three-year-olds over 2100 metres at Longchamp Racecourse. He then recorded wins in two of the major trial races for the Prix du Jockey Club, taking the Prix Noailles over 2200 metres in late April and the Prix Lupin over 2100 metres in May. He was then moved up in distance for the Prix du Jockey Club over 2400 metres at Chantilly Racecourse in June and finished third behind Marcel Boussac's Philius who won by two lengths from Saint Raphael.
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