Langfuhr (1992 – October 2023) was a Canadian

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Background

Owned and bred by noted German-born Canadian horseman Gus Schickedanz, he was named for

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the former German name for one of the boroughs of the Northern Polish city of Danzig. Langfuhr's sire Danzig was named after that city.

Racing career

Langfuhr raced in Canada and the United States where he won three

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races. However, he is better known as the

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of a number of accomplished racehorses. In 1996, Langfuhr's wins included the American Grade II

Forego Handicap The Forego Stakes is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race for horses four years old and older over the distance of seven furlongs on the dirt, scheduled annually in August at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. The event curr ...

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and the Grade I

Vosburgh Stakes The Vosburgh Stakes is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Run at the end of September/early October, it is open to horses three-years-old and up of either gender. A Grade III sprint race, it is ...

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. His performances that year earned him

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honors. After winning the 1997

Carter Handicap The Carter Handicap is a Grade II American Thoroughbred horse race for three-years-old and older run over a distance of seven furlongs run annually in early April at Aqueduct Racetrack. Race history First run in 1895, the race was named fo ...

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in April and May's

Metropolitan Handicap The Metropolitan Handicap, frequently called the "Met Mile", is an American Grade I Thoroughbred horse race held at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is contested on dirt over a distance of one mile (8 furl ...

, an injury ended Langfuhr's racing career and he was retired to

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Stud career

Retired to

duty at

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, Langfuhr was the 2005 leading sire in

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by number of winners and as of 8 September 2007 had sired 49 stakes winners, including: * Wando — 2003 Canadian Triple Crown Champion and

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— 2004

Canadian Champion Older Male Horse The Canadian Champion Older Male Horse is a Canada, Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour. Created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada, it is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top horse four years or older c ...

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— 2006

Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly The Canadian Champion Three-Year-Old Filly is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse racing honour created in 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada. It is part of the Sovereign Awards program and is awarded annually to the top 3-Year-Old Filly Thoroughbred hor ...

* Imperial Gesture — 2002 winner of the Grade 1

Beldame Stakes The Beldame Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares three-years-old and up. Inaugurated in 1939, it was run as a handicap prior to 1960. The race is held annually near the beginning of October at Belmont Park and curr ...

and

Gazelle Handicap The Gazelle Stakes (formerly Gazelle Handicap until 2004) is an American thoroughbred horse race held annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Ozone Park, New York. It is a Grade III event run over a distance of miles on dirt that is open to three-year ...

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— won 2006

Arkansas Derby The Arkansas Derby is an American flat Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds held annually in April at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It is currently a Grade I race run over a distance of 1 1/8 miles (9 furlongs) on dirt. In 2004, t ...

, 2007

Whitney Handicap The Whitney Stakes (run as the Whitney Handicap through 2013 and still sometimes referred to as such) is an American Grade 1 stakes race for Thoroughbred racehorses four years of age and older run at a distance of miles. The current purse is $1, ...

and

Woodward Stakes The Woodward Stakes is an American Grade Il stakes race and is one of the premier races for older thoroughbred horses in the United States. It is named for prominent racehorse owner William Woodward. The race was first run in 1954 at Aqueduct Ra ...

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— winner of the 2007 Grade I

Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes The Pegasus World Cup Turf Invitational is a Grade I American Thoroughbred horse race, by invitation for four-year-olds and older over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf track, held annually in late January or early February at Gulf ...

and the

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. * Apollo Kentucky — 2016 winner of the Grade 1

Tokyo Daishōten The Tokyo Daishōten (東京大賞典) is a Japanese horse race on dirt track for thoroughbreds three years old and above. It is run over a distance of 2,000 meters (about 10 furlongs) at Ōi Racecourse in Shinagawa, Tokyo in December. History ...

Death

Langfuhr died at

in October 2023, at the age of 31.

References

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Langfuhr's pedigree and racing stats

1992 racehorse births 2023 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in Ontario Racehorses trained in Canada Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame inductees Thoroughbred family 2-n