- Perrault (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Perrault
caption =
sire = Djakao
grandsire =Tanerko
dam = Innocent Air
damsire = Court Martial
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1977
country =Great Britain flagicon|UK
colour = Chestnut
breeder = Sasse & Sheed
owner =Serge Fradkoff & Baron Thierry van Zuylen
trainer =Pierre Pelat (France)Charlie Whittingham (USA)
record = 22: 9-5-5
earnings = $1,494,550
race =La Coupe (1981)Prix Maurice de Nieuil (1981)Grand Prix de Deauville (1981)Arlington Million (1982)Hollywood Gold Cup (1982)San Luis Rey Handicap (1982)Arcadia Handicap (1982)
awards = U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse (1982)
honours =
updated= November 28, 2006Perrault (1977-2001) was a British-bred Champion
Thoroughbred racehorse who competed successfully in bothFrance and theUnited States . A grandson ofTanerko , Perrault's great-grandsire was the French championTantieme who won thePrix de l'Arc de Triomphe back-to- back in 1950 and 1951. Racing at age three and four in France, Perrault won five importantConditions races .Owned by Swiss financier
Serge Fradkoff and the Dutch banker Baron Thierry van Zuylen, a member of theRothschild family , in 1982 Perrault was sent to race in the United States. Based inCalifornia , under U.S. Hall Of Fame trainerCharlie Whittingham , Perrault won several important races including the prestigiousArlington Million inHollywood Gold Cup . He finished first in the 1982Santa Anita Handicap but was disqualified to second.Perrault was considered the leading candidate for U.S. Horse of the Year honors until he injured a
tendon while competing in theMarlboro Cup and had to be retired. Nonetheless, his 1982 performances still earned him theEclipse Award for Outstanding Male Turf Horse .Syndicated and retired to stud duty, Perrault sired 119 winners before passing away in 2001.
References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/perrault Perrault's pedigree and racing stats]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9407EEDE123BF930A15753C1A964948260 New York Times article on Perrault's retirement]
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