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Torgau (horse)
Torgau (foaled 1997) was an Irish-bred, British-trained champion Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old in 1999 she won the Conditions races, Group Two Cherry Hinton Stakes and finished second in the Group One Moyglare Stud Stakes and the Group One Cheveley Park Stakes. At the time of her success, her trainer, Giles Bravery had only nine horses in his stable. Torgau was named Cartier Champion Two-year-old Filly, European Champion Two-year-old Filly of 1999 at the Cartier Racing Awards. She was retired after two unsuccessful runs as a three-year-old. Background Torgau was sired by the Middle Park Stakes winner Zieten out of the mare Snoozy Time. Zieten was not a notable success as a stallion although he had an excellent first season and has been described as "a good source of fast two-year-olds". Snoozy Time, a daughter of Epsom Derby, The Derby runner-up Cavo Doro, won a minor race and was a half-sister to the successful sprinter Grey Desire (Duke of York Stakes). Apart from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zieten (horse)
Zieten (foaled 23 March 1990) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire (horse), sire. Trained in France as a juvenile he was unbeaten in four races including the Prix La Flèche, Prix d'Arenberg and Middle Park Stakes. In the following year he took his unbeaten run to five in the Prix de Fontainebleau but was beaten in six subsequent races. As a four-year-old he raced in Japan and England and recorded a final big win in the Challenge Stakes (Great Britain), Challenge Stakes. He was then retired to stud and had some success as a breeding stallion. Background Zieten was a "small, lengthy" bay horse with a white star (horse marking), star and white sock (horse marking), socks on his hind legs bred in Kentucky by his owner, Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Sheikh Mohammed's Darley Stud. The colt was imported to Europe and sent into training in France with André Fabre. His sire Danzig, who ran only three times before his career was ended by injury, was a highly successfu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |