Toussaud
| Toussaud | |
|---|---|
| Sire | El Gran Senor |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Image of Reality |
| Damsire | In Reality |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1989 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Juddmonte Farms |
| Owner | Juddmonte Farms |
| Trainer | Bobby Frankel |
| Record | 15: 7-4-2 |
| Earnings | $552,751 |
| Major wins | |
|
Criterion Stakes (1992) American Handicap (1993) Gamely Stakes (1993) Wilshire Handicap (1993) Autumn Days Handicap (1993) |
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| Awards | |
| Kentucky Broodmare of the Year (2002) | |
| Last updated on 5/11/2012 | |
Toussaud (May 6, 1989 – January 5, 2009) was a bay mare bred and raced by Juddmonte Farms. Sired by El Gran Senor out of an In Reality mare, Image of Reality, Toussaud achieved much on the track and in the breeding shed.
Toussaud raced in both Europe and the US, excelling on grass surfaces. At three she won against males in the Van Geest Criterion Stakes (Gr.3) in England and placed in both the Calor Silver Trophy and Fed Brew Lager Beeswing Stakes. At four, she was shipped across the pond and again won against the colts in the American Handicap (Gr.2). She then won the Gr.1 Gamely Breeders’ Cup Handicap (now just the Gamely Stakes). She also added the Wilshire Handicap (Gr.2) and the Autumn Days Handicap to her list of victories.
Toussaud was the dam of five graded stakes winners, including champion sires and Grade 1 winners Chester House and Empire Maker. All of her graded winners where sired by different stallions. The only stallion she ever re-visited was A. P. Indy, and neither of the two resulting foals ever raced. Honest Lady, Toussaud’s second foal and third highest earner, was a grade 1 stakes winner and became the dam of a Grade 1 stakes winner, First Defence. Two more of Toussaud's get are Chiselling (Secretariat Stakes (Gr.1) winner) and Decarchy, who won the Gr.2 Frank E. Kilroe Mile Handicap. Decarchy had a modest stud career. Chiselling was to be sent to South Africa to stand stud duty for Andreas Jacobs and the Scott Brothers, but before the flight on July 30, he was diagnosed with the neurological disease Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis. Press releases stated that he would remain in Kentucky to receive treatment and would be shipped out at a later date to start preparing for his 2005 stud season. However, he seems to have never made it South Africa and has no reported offspring.
Toussaud produced some non-champions as well, including her A. P. Indy fillies named Mesmeric and Gateway. Both fillies were retained by Juddmonte Farms and are in its broodmare band. Another of Toussaud's daughters a filly by Kingmambo, Tinge, also never set foot on the race track. Civilisation (by Gone West) is Toussaud's only foal to race but never win. Tolerance (by Seeking the Gold) won once in three starts before returning to Juddmonte Farms to become a broodmare like her other sisters.
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