Chic (foaled February 27, 2000) is a chestnut
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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. A
filly
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, she is owned and bred by
Cheveley Park Stud
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and was trained by
Sir Michael Stoute
Sir Michael Ronald Stoute (born 22 October 1945) is a Barbadian British Thoroughbred horse trainer in flat racing.
Career
Stoute, whose father was the Chief of Police for Barbados, left the island in 1964 at the age of 19 to become an assis ...
. Out of the mare
Exclusive
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, winner of the 1998
Group One
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Coronation Stakes
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, Chic was sired by
Machiavellian, a
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champion at age two who was a son of the very influential American sire
Mr. Prospector
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. She is a half-sister to
Echelon
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, the 2007
Matron Stakes winner, and is closely related to
Entrepreneur
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, the 1997
2,000 Guineas
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winner.
Career Highs
Chic won the 2004
Hungerford Stakes
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and the
Celebration Mile
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, taking the latter again in 2005. She remains the only horse to have back-to-back wins in this race. In 2007 Chic's half sister ''Echelon'' also went on to win this race. In Chic's short career she earned £281,600 in prize money, and won 6 times from 20 starts.
Race performances
Notes
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References
Chic's pedigree and partial racing stats
2000 racehorse births
Thoroughbred family 6-e
Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom
Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom