Roi Dagobert (FR) (foaled February 16 1964) was a

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(dkb/br.), by

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(FR) out of Dame d'Atour (FR) (unraced). He was a champion three-year-old in France in 1967.

Racing career

From eight starts he won four races, including the

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(2100 m), the

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(ridden by

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) (2100 m) and the

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(then 2200 m), all at Longchamp. He was placed three times, including second in the

Critérium de Saint-Cloud The Critérium de Saint-Cloud is a Conditions races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred Colt (horse), colts and Filly, fillies. It is run at Saint-Cloud R ...

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and third in the

Prix Ganay The Prix Ganay is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run over a distance of 2,100 metres (about 1 mile and 2½ furlongs) at L ...

at Longchamp. His career total earnings were FF1,208,254.

Stud record

Roi Dagobert stood at stud in the US from 1969 to 1973, in France from 1974 to 1985 and in Germany from 1986 to ?. He sired On The Sly (USA) (1973), winner of 14 races including the Lou Smith Memorial Handicap, Rosemont Stakes, Jockey Club Gold Cup (Group 1), Hawthorne Gold Cup Handicap (Group 2).-G2, Whirlaway Handicap, Donald P. Ross Handicap (Group 2) and Grey Lag Handicap (Group 2); and Abary (DE) (1980), winner of the

Grosser Preis von Berlin The Großer Preis von Berlin, formerly known as the Deutschland-Preis, is a Group 1 flat horse race in Germany open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Hoppegarten over a distance of 2,400 metres ( ...

(Group 1 - twice), Großer Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft (Group 2 - twice) He was broodmare sire of Made of Gold (USA)(1989), winner of the

Royal Lodge Stakes The Royal Lodge Stakes is a Group 2 flat horse race in Great Britain open to two-year-old colts and geldings. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), ...

(Group 2) and second in the

Prix de la Salamandre The Prix de la Salamandre was a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to two-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It was run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,400 metres (about 7 furlongs), and it was scheduled to take place each year in Se ...

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References

External links

Pedigree Online database - Roi Dagobert pedigree, partial racing statistics, photograph
1964 racehorse births Racehorses bred in France Racehorses trained in France Thoroughbred family 8-c