Miche (foaled in 1945) was an Argentinian
Thoroughbred racehorse who was imported to the United States in 1948 where he successfully competed at the top levels of racing. He was raced from a base in
California by
Muriel Vanderbilt Adams, the daughter of
William and
Virginia Vanderbilt, both of whom were heavily involved in the sport.
Trained by
Eddie Hayward for the majority of his career, in 1949 Miche equaled the
Hollywood Park track record for 7 furlongs on dirt with a time of 1:21 4/5. In 1952 Eddie Hayward returned to train on the
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and
Don Cameron took over Miche's race conditioning. Cameron had trained
Count Fleet to his
U.S. Triple Crown win in 1943. Under his handling, Miche set a new track record at
Tanforan Racetrack of 2:02 1/5 for 1 1/4 miles on dirt and earned the most important win of his career when he was awarded first place in the
Santa Anita Handicap following the disqualification of
Intent for interference.
On October 3, 1952, the ''
New York Times'' reported that owner Muriel Adams announced Miche's retirement as a result a leg injury sustained while competing in the 1952 Sysonby Handicap at
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Only very modestly successful as a
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, Miche's best runner was probably Hymient who won several stakes races.
Miche's progeny
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References
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External links
Miche's pedigree and partial racing stats
1945 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 8-a
Racehorses bred in Argentina
Racehorses trained in the United States
Vanderbilt family