Princequillo

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Princequillo


caption =
sire = Prince Rose
grandsire = Rose Prince
dam = Cosquilla
damsire = Papyrus
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1940
country = Ireland flagicon|Ireland
colour = Bay
breeder = Laudy L. Lawrence
owner = Anthony Pelleteri
Boone Hall Stable (claimed at age 2)
trainer = Horatio Luro
record = 33: 12-5-7
earnings = $96,550
race = Saratoga Handicap (1943)
Saratoga Cup (1943)
Jockey Club Gold Cup (1943)
Merchants and Citizens Handicap (1944)
awards= Leading sire in North America (1957 & 1958)
Leading broodmare sire in North America
(1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973)
honours =
updated= September 24, 2006

Princequillo (1940-1964) was a Thoroughbred racehorse bred in France and born in Ireland. His sire, Prince Rose, had been standing at stud in France and was bred to the mare Cosquilla but when World War II broke out, the pregnant mare was shipped to Ireland where she gave birth to Princequillo. With the danger from German bombing and the likelihood there would be no racing for some considerable time, Cosquilla's owners shipped her and her young colt to the safety of the United States.

In July 1942, Princequillo made his American racing debut and after a few races was purchased by Boone Hall Stable, owned by Prince Dimitri Djordjadze of Georgia and his American-born wife, Audrey Emery. They placed him under the care of future Hall of Fame trainer, Horatio Luro. Princequillo proved to be a horse of great endurance who won several important races at longer distances. He broke the Saratoga Race Course record for 1¾ miles and his performances were such that he is considered to be the best long-distance runner in American racing history.

Retired after his four-year-old racing season, Princequillo was purchased by Arthur B. Hancock and sent to the Hancock family's Ellerslie Stud in Albemarle County, Virginia and later to their Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky. At stud, Princequillo sired 64 stakes winners and became one of the most important large-heart-producer stallions. He sired the filly Misty Morn, the 1955 U.S. Champion 3-Yr-Old Filly and U.S. Champion Handicap Female. Princequillo's sons include Hill Prince and Round Table, both of whom won U.S. Horse of the Year honors and U.S. Racing Hall of Fame inductees.

Princequillo was the Leading sire in North America for 1957 and 1958 and Leading broodmare sire from 1966 through 1970 and again in 1972 and 1973. Among his daughters' progeny is Mill Reef, Fort Marcy, Secretariat, and Secretariat's chief rival Sham.

Princequillo died of a heart attack in 1964 and is buried at Claiborne Farm.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/princequillo Pedigree for Princequillo]
* [http://www.reines-de-course.com/princequillo.htm A history of Princequillo by Ellen Parker]
* [http://www.stonerside.com/news/default.asp?newsid=23 Stonerside Stable profile of Princequillo]