Gold River (horse)
Gold River | |
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Sire | Riverman |
Grandsire | Never Bend |
Dam | Glaneuse |
Damsire | Snob |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 11 January 1977[1] |
Country | France |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Jacques Wertheimer |
Owner | Jacques Wertheimer |
Trainer | Alec Head |
Record | 14: 7-2-3 |
Earnings | $678,467 |
Major wins | |
Prix Royal-Oak (1980) Prix de Pomone (1980) Prix Jean Prat (1981) Prix du Cadran (1981) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1981) | |
Last updated on February 11, 2007 |
Gold River (1977–1986) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning France's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Background[]
Gold River was owned and bred by Jacques Wertheimer, the president of the French perfumery, Chanel. Gold River was sired by Riverman.[2]
Racing career[]
Gold River's first Group One win came in the 1980 Prix Royal-Oak. The following year she finished third in the Royal-Oak but won the Prix Jean Prat and the Prix du Cadran. In the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Gold River was ridden to victory by jockey . In her Arc win, Gold River defeated Bikala and the American-bred filly, April Run.
Breeding record[]
Following her retirement from racing, Gold River served as a broodmare at in Lexington, Kentucky. Her offspring included the stakes winners (Prix Saint-Alary) and Goldneyev (Prix Yacowlef). Riviere d'Or in turn produced Gold Splash and was the grand-dam of Goldikova.
Gold River died in 1986 and is buried in Hagyard Farm's equine cemetery.
Pedigree[]
Sire Riverman (USA) 1969 |
Never Bend (USA) 1960 |
Nasrullah (GB) | Nearco (ITY) |
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Mumtaz Begum (FR) | |||
Lalun | Djeddah (FR) | ||
Be Faithful | |||
River Lady (USA) 1963 |
Prince John | Princequillo (IRE) | |
Not Afraid | |||
Nile Lily | Roman | ||
Azalea | |||
Dam Glaneuse (FR) 1966 |
Snob (FR) 1959 |
Mourne | Vieux Manoir |
Ballynash (GB) | |||
Senones | |||
Sif | |||
Glamour (GB) 1960 |
Djebe (FR) | Djebel | |
Catherine | |||
Tudor Gleam | Owen Tudor | ||
Riding Rays (Family 22-d)[2] |
References[]
- ^ a b "Gold River pedigree". Equineline.
- ^ a b "Grand Duchess - Family 22-d". Thoroughbred Bloodlines. Retrieved 2013-08-26.
- 1977 racehorse births
- Racehorses bred in Orne
- Racehorses trained in France
- Arc winners
- Thoroughbred family 22-d
- Racehorse stubs