| Corlay | |
|---|---|
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| Sire | Flying Cloud |
| Dam | Thérésine |
| Sex | Male |
| Foaled | Pénitence, Voltaire, Glazard, Martial, Atao, Focking, and Gladi Canihuel |
| Died | 1897 Corlay |
Corlay (1872-1897) was a stallion close to the Thoroughbred, head of the Corlay horse breed, considered in his day to be one of Brittany's most famous and influential stallions. The history of this sturdy roan horse is steeped in legend. It is generally accepted that he was the son of Flying Cloud, a Norkfolk Trotter stallion imported from England to Brittany in 1864, and a local three-quarter Thoroughbred mare, Thérésine.
Corlay had a short but successful career in trotting, with two victories in 1875. Purchased by the Haras Nationaux in France, he was bred for 21 years in the commune of Corlay, Côtes-d'Armor, until his death in 1897. He sired numerous offspring renowned for their elegance and versatility, including the stallions Voltaire and Focking, horses sold to the French cavalry, famous brood mares and, according to one account, the favorite mount of Spanish King Alfonso XIII.