Targowice

Targowice
Sire	Round Table
Grandsire	Princequillo
Dam	Matriarch
Damsire	Bold Ruler
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	10 April 1970
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Kerr Stables
Owner	Germaine Wertheimer
Trainer	Alec Head
Record	8: 5-0-0
Earnings	£26,262
Major wins
Prix Eclipse (1972) Prix Thomas Bryon (1972) Prix Djebel (1973)
Awards
Top-rated French 2-y-o colt (1972) Timeform top-rated 2-y-o colt (1972) Timeform rating 130 (1972), 115 (1973)

Targowice (10 April 1970 – 2 April 1992) was an American-bred French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. As a two-year-old he was undefeated in three races including the Prix Eclipse and Prix Thomas Bryon and was rated the best colt of his age in Europe. In 1973 won the Prix Djebel on his seasonal debut but won only minor race from four subsequent starts. As a breeding stallion he was best known as the sire of All Along who won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and was named American Horse of the Year in 1983.

Targowice was a "most attractive" bay horse with a white sock on his left foreleg bred in Kentucky by Kerr Stable. He was sold for $49,000 as a foal and acquired by the Wertheimer family: he raced in the colours of Germaine, the widow of Pierre Wertheimer. The colt was sent to Europe and entered training with Alec Head in France and was ridden in most of his races by his trainer's son Freddy.

He was sired by Round Table a three-time American Turf Champion who was named Horse of the Year in 1958. He became a successful and influential breeding stallion who was named Leading sire in North America in 1972. He also had an impact in Europe, where his successful progeny included Baldric, Apalachee and Artaius. Targowice's dam Matriarch won three races and also produced Dona Ysidra, the dam of Manila.

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