Le Glorieux (18 February 1984 – 19 Aug 2010) was a British-bred

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. In 1987 he achieved the extraordinary feat of winning three

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races on three different

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s when he won the

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, the Washington, D.C. International in

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and the

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. Trained by

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, and owned by German businessman, Werner Wolf, from his base at the

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, Le Glorieux made seven starts at age two, winning once and finishing second on three occasions. At age three, the colt won three races from a base in Germany and blossomed into an international star. Retired to

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, Le Glorieux's progeny have met with limited success in racing. Le Glorieux died at his owner Werner Wolf's Haras du Logis Saint-Germain in Normandy, France on 19 Aug 2010, at the age of 26.

Pedigree

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References

Le Glorieux's pedigree and partial racing stats

1984 racehorse births 2010 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in France Japan Cup winners Thoroughbred family 11-d