- Louis Quatorze (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Louis Quatorze
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sire =Sovereign Dancer
grandsire =Northern Dancer
dam = On To Royalty
damsire = On To Glory
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1993
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder = George Hoffman
owner =William J. Condren
trainer = Nicholas P. Zito
record = 18: 7-5-1
earnings = $2,054,434
race =Jim Dandy Stakes (1996)Ben Ali Stakes (1997)
Creme Fraiche Handicap (1997)American Classic Race wins:
1996 Preakness Stakes
awards=
honours =
updated= August 15, 2007Louis Quatorze (foaled 1993) is an American
thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired bySovereign Dancer , who in turn was a son of the great 1964Kentucky Derby andPreakness Stakes winner,Northern Dancer out of the mare, On To Royalty.Trained by
Nick Zito , he had four starts at age 2, coming in second in the Hopeful Stakes and the Futurity Stakes.At three, however, ridden by
Pat Day , he equalled the record time of 1:53 2/5 set byTank's Prospect in 1985 by taking the lead over a fast track in the 1996Preakness Stakes .Later that year, he placed second to
Alphabet Soup in the Breeder's Cup Classic, defeating the great Cigar, who came in third.Retirement
Louis Quatorze currently stands at stud at Murmur Farm in
Darlington, Maryland . Among his offspring, he has siredgraded stakes race winners Repent, Choctaw Nation, and Bushfire.References
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/louis+quatorze Pedigree and Part. Stats]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/stallion-directory/stallion.aspx?stallion_no=1398181 TB Times Stallion Register Louis Quatorze]
* [http://www.preakness-stakes.info/fastest-preakness.php Preakness Fastest Times]
* [http://www.murmurfarm.com/LouisQuatorze.html Louis Quatorze at Murmur Farm]
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