Lido Palace (September 27, 1997 - July 16, 2020) was a

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racehorse who competed successfully in Chile and the United States. In 2000 he was elected as Horse of the Year in his native Chile, after become the first Chilean Triple Crown winner (Dirt). He continued his career in the United States, where he most notably won back-to-back runnings of the prestigious

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, defeating the 2000 Horse of the Year and two-time Breeders Cup Classic winner

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in the 2001 edition, as well as the

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, defeating the multiple graded stakes winner Albert the Great. Lido Palace was named Horse of the Year in Chile. Retired to

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duty, Lido Palace began his stallion career at Lambholm South near Ocala, Florida. Among his progeny is Vineyard Haven, winner of the

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and

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in 2008. He was sold as a two-year-old in a private deal to Godolphin for a reported $12 million. In 2009-2011, he served in Northview, Pennsylvania, and was subsequently sent to 2012 season at South America Haras el Centauro in

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. Andrés Bezzola, owner of Haras el Centauro, noted that the presence of Lido Palace is a valuable contribution to Peruvian breeding. On July 16, 2020, the death of Lido Palace was announced, the news was given by its owner Andrés Bezzola. He was 23 years old.

Pedigree

References

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Lido Palace's pedigree and partial racing stats
1997 racehorse births Thoroughbred family 4-p Racehorses bred in Chile Racehorses trained in Chile Racehorses trained in the United States