Crystal Palace | |
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Sire | Caro |
Grandsire | Fortino |
Dam | Hermieres |
Damsire | Sicambre |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 25 March 1974[1] |
Country | France |
Colour | Grey |
Breeder | Guy de Rothschild |
Owner | Guy de Rothschild |
Trainer | François Mathet |
Record | 9:4-2-2 |
Major wins | |
Prix de Courcelles (1977) Prix du Jockey Club (1977) Prix Niel (1977) | |
Awards | |
Timeform rating 132 (1977) |
Crystal Palace (25 March 1974 – 6 October 1995) was a French thoroughbred racehorse and sire. After winning one of his two races as a two-year-old he emerged as a top-class middle distance performer in 1977 recording victories in the Prix de Courcelles, Prix du Jockey Club and Prix Niel. He also finished second in the Prix Lupin, fourth in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. At the end of his racing career he was retired to stud and proved to be a successful breeding stallion in France and Japan.