Top Ville | |
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Sire | High Top |
Grandsire | Derring-Do |
Dam | Sega Ville |
Damsire | Charlottesville |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 5 April 1976[1] |
Country | Ireland |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Aga Khan IV |
Owner | Aga Khan IV |
Trainer | François Mathet |
Record | 10:6-1-1 |
Major wins | |
Prix Saint-Roman (1978) Prix de Condé (1978) Prix de Guiche (1979) Prix Lupin (1979) Prix du Jockey Club (1979) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 120 (1978), 129 (1979) |
Top Ville (5 April 1976 – November 13, 1998) was an Irish-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In the autumn of 1978, the colt established himself as one of the leading two-year-old colts in France with wins in the Prix Saint-Roman, Prix de Condé. In the following year, he took his winning run to six with victories in the Prix de Guiche, Prix Lupin and Prix du Jockey Club, beating top-class opponents including Irish River and Le Marmot. He was beaten in his two remaining races and was retired to stud, where he became a successful and influential breeding stallion.