| Lyphard | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Northern Dancer |
| Grandsire | Nearctic |
| Dam | Goofed |
| Damsire | Court Martial |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1969 |
| Country | United States  |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Mrs. Northern Dancer ( May 27, 1961 - November 16, 1990) was a Canadian -bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful Nearctic (1954&ndash1973 was an Canadian-bred Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Bay is a hair coat color of Horses characterized by a reddish brown body color with a black Mane, Tail, ear edges and lower J. O. Burgwin |
| Owner | Germaine Wertheimer |
| Trainer | Alec Head |
| Record | 12: 6-1-0 |
| Earnings | $202,332 |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Prix Daru (1972) Prix Jacques le Marois (1972) Prix Lagrange (1972) Prix de la Foret (1972) |
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| Racing Awards | |
| Champion 1st-season Sire in France & England (1976) Leading sire in France (1978 & 1979) Champion Broodmare Sire in France (1985) Leading sire in North America (1986) |
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| Infobox last updated on: February 3, 2007. Pierre Wertheimer ( January 8, 1888 - April 24, 1965) was a French businessman The Prix Daru was a flat horse race in France for three-year-old Thoroughbreds It was run over a distance of 2100 metres (approximately 1 mile The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in France for each year since 1901 The list below shows the leading sire of racehorses in North America for each year since 1830 | |
Lyphard (1969-2005) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and important sire. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The Thoroughbred is a horse breed This article is about the sport For other uses see Horserace (drinking game or Horse race (politics. The father is defined as the Male Parent of an offspring The Adjective "paternal" refers to father parallel to "maternal" for American bred in Pennsylvania, Lyphard was a son of Northern Dancer out of the mare Goofed. The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Northern Dancer ( May 27, 1961 - November 16, 1990) was a Canadian -bred Thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful He was auctioned as a weanling at November's Keeneland Sales to Tim Rogers, a horseman from Ireland who then put him up for sale at Newmarket in England where the renowned French trainer and breeder Alec Head purchased him on behalf of Madame Germaine Wertheimer, widow of the prominent French horseman and owner of the famous House of Chanel, Pierre Wertheimer. History Keeneland was founded in 1935 as a nonprofit racing/auction entity on 147 acres of farmland west of Lexington which had been owned by Jack Keene Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Chanel SA ʃəˈnɛɫ) is a Parisian fashion house created by Coco Chanel. Pierre Wertheimer ( January 8, 1888 - April 24, 1965) was a French businessman It was Germaine Wertheimer who gave Lyphard his name in honor of the Ukrainian-born French ballet dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar. Ukraine (Україна Ukrayina, /ukrɑˈjinɑ/ is a country in Eastern Europe. Ballet is a formalized form of Dance with its origins in the French court further developed in France and Russia as a Concert dance See also, Choreography (literally "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" (circular dance see chorea) and "γραφή" See also Serge Lifar (real name Сергей Михайлович Лифарь, Sergei Mihailovich Lifar) ( April 2, 1905
On the track, Lyphard competed in France, Ireland and England, winning six of his twelve starts including the Group One Prix Jacques le Marois and Prix de la Foret. Group One or Group 1 is the term for Conditions races used in most of the world for the highest level of Thoroughbred racing and Harness racing The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above However, it was as a sire that he is best remembered. Retired after the end of the 1972 racing season, he was sent to stand at stud at the Haras d'Etreham near Bayeux in Normandy. Bayeux (bajø is a commune in the Calvados département, in Normandy in northwestern France. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. There, his offspring included the filly Durtal (b. Durtal is a Village and commune in the Maine-et-Loire département of north-western France. 1974) who won the Cheveley Park Stakes and was the 1976 United Kingdom Champion 2-Year-Old Filly, plus the colt Pharly (1974-2002) who won several important races in France including the Group One Prix de la Foret, Prix Lupin and Prix du Moulin de Longchamp. The Cheveley Park Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Kingdom open to two-year-old Thoroughbred fillies. The Prix Lupin was a Group 1 flat horse race in France for three-year-old Thoroughbred colts and fillies. The Prix du Moulin de Longchamp is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above
Madame Wertheimer died in 1974 and in 1978 Lyphard was sent to stand at Gainsway Farm in Lexington, Kentucky where he became famous as the sire of a number of important horses. Lexington (officially Lexington-Fayette Urban County is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 68th largest in the United States. In all, he produced 115 graded stakes race winners including:
- Three Troikas (b. A graded stakes race is a term applied by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to a Thoroughbred horse race in Three Troikas (born 1976 was a French Thoroughbred Champion Filly racehorse who was owned trained and raced by the three members of the famous 1976) - won the 1979 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
- Dancing Brave (1983-1999) - 1986 European Horse of the Year
- Manila (b. The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbreds which are three-years-old or above Dancing Brave (1983-1999 was a Thoroughbred Racehorse, foaled in 1983, a bay colt sired by Lyphard out of Navajo Princess European Horse of the Year is an award in European Thoroughbred Horse racing. Manila (born 1983 in Kentucky) is an American Thoroughbred Hall of Fame Champion racehorse. 1983) - won the 1986 Breeders' Cup Turf, was voted U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse, and was ranked the best long-distance turf horse in American racing history by Steve Davidowitz of Daily Racing Form
- Rainbows For Life (b. The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up The American Champion Male Turf Horse award is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include The Daily Racing Form LLC (DRF is a Broadsheet Newspaper founded in 1894 in Chicago, Illinois by Frank Brunell. 1988) - Multiple stakes winner, three-time Sovereign Award winner, holds course record for 1⅛ miles on turf at Hawthorne Race Course set in 1991, Champion sire in Czech Republic in 1999, 2004, 2005 and 2006, Champion sire in Slovakian Republic in 1999
- Jolypha (1989-2005) - Champion 3-Year-Old Filly in France who won the 1992 Prix de Diane and Prix Vermeille and was a strong third in that year's Breeders' Cup Classic behind Eclipse Award Champion Pleasant Tap and the race winner, the future U.S. Hall of Fame colt A.P. Indy
Lyphard was the damsire of Hatoof, winner of the 1992 1,000 Guineas and the 1994 U.S. Champion Female Turf Horse. The Sovereign Award is given annually since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing History and information In 1890 Edward Corrigan, a Chicago businessman who owned the 1890 Kentucky Derby winner Riley (by Longfellow) The Prix de Diane, sometimes referred to as the French Oaks, is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old Thoroughbred The Prix Vermeille is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to Thoroughbred fillies and Mares which are three-years-old The Breeders' Cup Classic is a Grade 1 Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race for 3 years old and older run at a distance of 1¼ miles (2012 m on dirt The title of American Champion Older Male Horse is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor awarded annually to a stallion or gelding 4 years old and Pleasant Tap (foaled 1987 in Gainesville Virginia) is an American Thoroughbred stallion racehorse. The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred AP Indy (born 1989) is a champion stallion Thoroughbred Racehorse bred in Kentucky, USA by William Farish III and William Hatoof (born January 26 1989 in Versailles Kentucky) is a Thoroughbred Champion racehorse who competed internationally out of a base in The American Champion Female Turf Horse award is an American Thoroughbred Horse racing honor Lyphard was also the grandsire of 1993 Epsom Derby winner, Commander in Chief. The Derby Stakes, known colloquially as The Derby or internationally as the Epsom Derby, is considered one of the most prestigious flat Thoroughbred horse races Commander in Chief (1990 - 2007 was a British Thoroughbred Racehorse, foaled in 1990 by Dancing Brave out of Slightly Dangerous Among his other descendants are Deep Impact, Japan's Horse of the Year in 2005 & 2006, and the No.1 ranked horse in the world in 2006, Invasor. Deep Impact ( Japanese: ディープインパクト, March 25, 2002 -) is a Japanese racehorse that won seven Japanese Domestic For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings (WTRR are compiled by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities (IFHA an organization established in 2003 with headquarters in Invasor (foaled August 3, 2002 is a Thoroughbred Racehorse bred in Argentina by Haras Clausan
In 1996 Lyphard was pensioned from stallion duty at age 27 and lived another nine years. He was one of the oldest horses in the world at the time he was humanely euthanized on June 10, 2005 as a result of the infirmities of his very old age. Put to sleep redirects here For its literal meaning see Sleep or Anaesthetic.
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