- Rheingold (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Rheingold
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sire = Faberge
grandsire = Princely Gift
dam = Athene III
damsire = Supreme Court
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1969
country =Ireland flagicon|Ireland
colour = Bay
breeder = Dr. James Russell
owner = Henry K. Zeisel. Racing silks: Royal blue, gold sash and sleeves.
trainer =Barry Hills
record = 17: 9-4-1
earnings = US$901,099 (equivalent)
race =Dante Stakes (1972)Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1972 & 1973)Prix Ganay (1973)Hardwicke Stakes (1973)John Porter Stakes (1973)Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1973)
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updated= February 9, 2007Rheingold (1969-1990) was an Irish
Thoroughbred racehorse best known as the winner of France's most prestigious race, thePrix de l'Arc de Triomphe . A descendant of the extremely important sireNearco through both his sire and his dam, Rheingold showed promise racing at age two when he finished second in the 1971 Champagne andDewhurst Stakes .In 1972, Rheingold was second by less than a head to Roberto in the
Epsom Derby then after winning theGrand Prix de Saint-Cloud against older horses, finished off the board in the famous Benson & Hedges Gold Cup in which Roberto handed the great Brigadier Gerard his only defeat. The following year, Rheingold finished second in theKing George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes to the great Frenchfilly , Dahlia. He won his second straight Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud under jockeyYves Saint-Martin then in the fall defeated the futureFrench Horse Racing Hall of Fame fillyAllez France to capture the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe under the English jockeyLester Piggott .Rheingold was retired after the 1973 racing season and stood at stud in Ireland from 1974 to 1979. Among his progeny, he was the sire of two-time
Ascot Gold Cup winner,Gildoran andNoir et Or whose wins included theGrade I Grand Prix Prince Rose andPrix du Conseil de Paris .In 1980 Rheingold was sold to a
Japan ese breeding operation where he died in 1990.References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/rheingold Rheingold's pedigree and racing stats]
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