St Reims

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = St Reims


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sire = Zabeel
grandsire = Sir Tristram
dam = L'Quiz
damsire = L'Enjoleur
sex = Colt
foaled = 1999
country = New Zealand flagicon|NZL
colour = Bay
breeder = Mrs J A & P Hogan
owner = February Syndicate
trainer = Chris McNab
record = 36:11-6-0
earnings = $673,250
race = New Zealand Derby (2002)
Zabeel Classic (2005)
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updated= July 3, 2007St Reims is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 2002.

A million-dollar yearling, big things were always expected of the son of Zabeel, and although he didn't break his maiden until his fifth start he soon started to live up to expectations. A runaway win in the Avondale Guineas at his last start before the Derby ensured that he would start favourite in the Classic, and he didn't disappoint. Given an excellent ride out in front by Greg Childs, the colt was never headed and scored a narrow but authoritative win.

After the Derby his career went downhill. After disappointing performances in an autumn Sydney campaign, St Reims failed to win a single race as a four year-old and looked to be a shadow of his former self. But at Hastings in the spring of 2004 he regained his interest in racing and put together a string of wins against horses the quality of Waitoki Dream and Zafar, culminating in a return to Group race success in the Lindauer Grandeur Stakes at Ellerslie, the scene of his Derby triumph.

But he didn't stop there. He followed that win up with the Group 2 Counties Cup, a desperately close second under a demanding weight in the Group 2 Waikato Cup and a well-deserved second Group 1 victory in the Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie, just over two full years after his last Group 1 win.

Following another Group 1 placing behind Xcellent in the Darley Stakes and a decent seventh behind the same horse in the Kelt Capital Stakes, he was retired to stand at Stoney Bridge Stud.