Miche (foaled in 1945) was an Argentine

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racehorse who in 1948 was imported to the United States, where he successfully competed at the top levels of racing. He was raced from a base in

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by Muriel Vanderbilt Adams, the daughter of

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and Virginia Vanderbilt, both of whom were heavily involved in the sport. Trained by

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for the majority of his career, in 1949 Miche equaled the

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track record for 7 furlongs on dirt with a time of 1:21 4/5. In 1952, Eddie Hayward returned to train on the East Coast, and Don Cameron took over Miche's race conditioning. Cameron had trained

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to his U.S. Triple Crown win in 1943. Under his handling, Miche set a track record at

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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

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following the disqualification of

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for interference. On October 3, 1952, the ''

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'' reported that owner Muriel Adams announced Miche's retirement as a result of a leg injury sustained while competing in the 1952 Sysonby Handicap at

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. Miche was very modestly successful as a

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His 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