- Petite Etoile
Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Petite Etoile
caption =
sire = Petition
grandsire = Fair Trial
dam = Star Of Iran
damsire =Bois Roussel
sex =Filly
foaled =1956
country =Great Britain flagicon|UK
colour = Grey
breeder =Prince Aly Khan
owner =Prince Aly Khan
trainer =
record = 14: 9 - 2 - 0
earnings = £72,626
race =
awards =
honours =
updated= January 14, 2008Petite Etoile was a
filly of the highest quality, but her success would hardly have been anticipated by those who saw her in her first race as a two-year-old when she was beaten by eight lengths in a two-horse race. After that, though, she never looked back and Petite Etoile claimed the honours in the Free Handicap on her first appearance at three, before taking the 1,000 Guineas. Not everyone was sure she would stay the one and a half miles of theEpsom Oaks but she did so without problem and went on to triumph in theSussex Stakes ,Yorkshire Oaks andChampion Stakes . In 1960, she easily beat the 1959Epsom Derby winner, Parthia, before losing theKing George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes toAgressor in what has long been regarded as a race in which other jockeys combined to make things difficult forLester Piggott . As a five-year-old Petite Etoile claimed a secondCoronation Cup and was also victorious in three other races. She retired as a winner of 14 races worth £72,626. However, in subsequent years, her career as abroodmare was nothing short of disastrous.References
* The Complete Encyclopedia of Horse Racing - written by Bill Mooney and George Ennor
* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/petite+etoile Petite Etoile's pedigree and racing stats]
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