Match (also known as Match II and Match III)
[Turf Newspapers Ltd, "Addendum to Register of Thoroughbred Stallions, Vol. XXV, 1963", London] (1958–1965) was a French
Thoroughbred
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racehorse
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who won major races in
England
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, France and the United States and who was voted
British Horse of the Year. Like many French-bred horses, he carried the numerical suffix "II" when racing in Britain. Because another horse with the name Match was born registered in the United States that same year, he is sometimes recorded as "Match III."
Match was bred by French hotelier
François Dupré
François Louis Jules Dupré (; 3 December 1888 – 26 June 1966) was a French, hotelier, art collector, and owner of the Thoroughbred horse breeding and racing farm, Haras d'Ouilly in Pont-d'Ouilly. He was a grandson of the painter Jules ...
at his
Haras d'Ouilly The Haras d'Ouilly is a renowned horse breeding farm in Pont-d'Ouilly, Calvados in the Normandy region of France established in the 19th century.
The property was purchased in 1895 by Auguste-Louis-Albéric, prince d'Arenberg for his son Pierre d ...
in
Pont-d'Ouilly
Pont-d'Ouilly () is a commune in the Calvados department in the Normandy region in northwestern France.
Geography
The commune is part of the area known as Suisse Normande.
The commune is made up of the following collection of villages and ...
, France. The son of the champion
Tantieme
Tantième (1947–1966) was a French Thoroughbred horse racing champion and prominent sire who twice won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, France's most prestigious horse race. He also won several other important conditions races including the Gr ...
, he won important races in France at age two then at age three won in France and England before capping off an outstanding 1962 season with a win in the prestigious
Washington, D.C. International at the
Laurel Park racecourse in
Laurel, Maryland
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. Ridden by
Yves Saint-Martin
Yves Saint-Martin (born 8 September 1941 in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France) is a retired champion jockey in French Thoroughbred horse race, Thoroughbred horse racing. He is widely considered one of the greatest riders in French racing history.
...
, Match earned the "Best in the World" title, defeating the best
turf
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horses from Europe, Russia, as well as the American entries,
Carry Back
Carry Back (April 16, 1958 – March 24, 1983) was a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1961 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes and was named the 1961 Champion Three-Year-Old. He won 21 of his 61 races, including the Metro ...
,
Beau Purple
Beau Purple (foaled in 1957) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse. He is most famous for defeating the champion gelding Kelso and champion colt Carry Back in three of their four meetings.
Background
He was trained by George P. Odom until mid ...
, and the great
Kelso.
Match retired to stand at
stud
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in England but died on 26 September 1965 after only three seasons, at age seven. Among his limited offspring was the colt World Cup (b. 1965) who won the 1968
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
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. A son, Ovaltine, was exported to Australia where he stood at stud.
[Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970]
References
Fasig-Tipton catalog with information of Match
External links
Match's pedigree and racing stats{{King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes Winners
1958 racehorse births
1965 racehorse deaths
Racehorses bred in France
Racehorses trained in France
Thoroughbred family 16-h
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winners