American Post | |
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Sire | Bering |
Grandsire | Arctic Tern |
Dam | Wells Fargo |
Damsire | Sadler's Wells |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 3 February 2001[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Brown |
Breeder | Juddmonte Farms |
Owner | Khalid Abdullah |
Trainer | Criquette Head-Maarek |
Record | 9: 6-1-0 |
Earnings | £495,759 |
Major wins | |
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (2003) Racing Post Trophy (2003) Prix Omnium II (2004) Prix de Fontainebleau (2004) Poule d'Essai des Poulains (2004) |
American Post (foaled 3 February 2001) is a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the best two-year-olds of his generation in Europe in 2003, recovering from a narrow defeat on his debut to win his three remaining races and becoming the first horse to win both the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère in France and the Racing Post Trophy in England. In the following spring he extended his winning run to six with victories in the Prix Omnium II, Prix de Fontainebleau and the Poule d'Essai des Poulains before finishing sixth when third favourite for the Epsom Derby. After a disappointing run in his only subsequent start he was retired from racing with a record of six wins from nine starts. According to his trainer he was exceptionally fond of carrots. He became a breeding stallion in France and has had some success as a sire of winners.