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Match III Sire Tantieme Grandsire Deux Pour Cent Dam Relance Damsire Relic Sex Stallion Foaled 1958 Country France Colour Dark Bay Breeder Francois Dupre Owner Haras d'Ouilly Trainer Francois Mathet Record 14: 7-3-0 Earnings 1,746,836 FF Major wins Prix Noailles (1961)
Prix Royal-Oak (1961)
K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1962)
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1962)
Prix Boiard (1962)
Washington, D.C. International (1962)Honours Champion Older Horse - France (1962)
Champion Older Horse - England (1962)
Horse of the Year - England (1962)
Timeform rating: 135Horse (Equus ferus caballus) Last updated on 19 July 2009 Match II (also known as Match III)[1] (1958-1965) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who won major races in England, France and the United States and who was voted Horse of the Year in England. Because another horse with the name Match was born registered in the United States that same year, he is sometimes recorded as "Match III."
Match II was bred by French hotelier Francois Dupre at his Haras d'Ouilly in Pont-d'Ouilly, France. The son of the champion Tantieme, he won important races in France at age two then at age three won in France and England before capping off an outstanding 1962 season with a win in the prestigious Washington, D.C. International at the Laurel Park racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Ridden by Yves Saint-Martin, Match II earned the "Best in the World" title, defeating the best turf horses from Europe, Russia, as well as the American entries, Carry Back, Beau Purple, and the great Kelso.
Match II retired to stand at stud in England but died after only three seasons, at age seven. Among his limited offspring was the colt World Cup (b. 1965) who won the 1968 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. A son, Ovaltine, was exported to Australia where he stood at stud.[2]
References
- Fasig-Tipton catalog with information of Match
- November 23, 1962 TIME magazine article on Match II titled Best in the World
External links
Categories:- 1958 racehorse births
- 1965 racehorse deaths
- Thoroughbred racehorses
- Racehorses bred in France
- Racehorses trained in France
- French racehorses
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