Classique Legend

Classique Legend
Classique Legend
Sire	Not A Single Doubt
Grandsire	Redoute's Choice
Dam	Pinocchio
Damsire	Encosta De Lago
Sex	Gelding
Foaled	8 September 2015
Country	Australia
Colour	Grey
Breeder	Wallings Bloodstock
Owner	Bon Ho
Trainer	Les Bridge
Jockey	Kerrin McEvoy
Record	14: 6-2-2
Earnings	A$9,385,500
Major wins
	Arrowfield 3YO Sprint (2019); The Shorts (2020); The Everest (2020)

Classique Legend (foaled 8 September 2015) is an Australian bred thoroughbred racehorse that is most notable for winning the 2020 running of The Everest.

Background[]

Classique Legend was sold for A$400,000 at the 2017 Inglis Classic Yearling sale. He was purchased for Hong Kong businessman Mr Bon Ho.^[2]

Racing career[]

Classique Legend won at his race debut as a three-year-old on the 20 February 2019 at Randwick. He then went on to win two of his next three starts, culminating in victory in the Arrowfield 3YO Sprint.^[3]

At just his eighth career start, Classique Legend raced in The Everest of 2019, where he finished an unlucky sixth placing, beaten 2.5 lengths behind Yes Yes Yes. Jockey Nash Rawiller said after the race, "I was pretty luckless. I never got a run at all when I needed it."^[4]

After victories in the 2020 June Stakes and The Shorts, Classique Legend started the $4.20 favourite in the 2020 edition of The Everest. Jockey Kerrin McEvoy settled him well back in the field but he went on to defeat Bivouac by 2.5 lengths.^[5]

Pedigree[]

Pedigree of Classique Legend (AUS) 2015
Sire Not A Single Doubt (AUS) 2001	Redoute's Choice (AUS) 1996	Danehill	Danzig
		Danehill	Razyana
		Shantha's Choice	Canny Lad
		Shantha's Choice	Dancing Show
	Singles Bar (AUS) 1991	Rory's Jester	Crown Jester
		Rory's Jester	Rory's Rocket
		Easy Date	Grand Chaudiere
		Easy Date	Scampering
Dam Pinocchio (AUS) 2009	Encosta De Lago (AUS) 1993	Fairy King	Northern Dancer
		Fairy King	Fairy Bridge
		Shoal Creek	Star Way
		Shoal Creek	Rolls
	Surrealist (AUS) 1996	Kenny's Best Pal	Bletchingly
		Kenny's Best Pal	Eau d'Etoile
		Sunset Beach	Kenmare
		Sunset Beach	Hula Gold

References[]

^ "Classique Legend Horse Search". racingaustralia.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
^ "Breednet Classique Legend". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ "Classique Legend with a powerful sprint". racingandsports.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ "What the jockeys said after the 2019 Everest". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
^ "Classique Legend simply breathtaking in The Everest". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

[1] "Classique Legend Horse Search". racingaustralia.com. Retrieved 17 October 2020.

[2] "Breednet Classique Legend". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

[3] "Classique Legend with a powerful sprint". racingandsports.com. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

[4] "What the jockeys said after the 2019 Everest". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

[5] "Classique Legend simply breathtaking in The Everest". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 18 October 2020.

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