| Miesque | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Nureyev |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Pasadoble |
| Damsire | Prove Out |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | March 14, 1984 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Flaxman Holdings Ltd. |
| Owner | Stavros Niarchos |
| Trainer | François Boutin |
| Record | 16: 12–3–1 |
| Earnings | $2,096,517[1] |
| Major wins | |
| Prix de la Salamandre (1986) Prix Marcel Boussac (1986) Prix Imprudence (1987) Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (1987) Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (1987) 1,000 Guineas (1987) Prix d'Ispahan (1988) Prix Jacques Le Marois (1987 & 1988) Breeders' Cup Mile (1987 & 1988) | |
| Awards | |
| United States Champion Female Turf Horse (1987 & 1988) French champion two-year-old filly (1986) French and English champion three-year-old filly (1987) French and English champion miler (1987) French champion older female horse (1988) Timeform rating: 133[2] | |
| Honours | |
| United States Racing Hall of Fame (1999) #82 – Top 100 U.S. Racehorses of the 20th Century Miesque Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack Prix Miesque at Hippodrome de Maisons-Laffitte | |
Miesque (/ˈmiːɛsk/ MEE-esk; March 14, 1984 – January 20, 2011) was a champion Thoroughbred racemare. At age three, she was a dual Classic winner in France and Britain, then went on to win the Breeders' Cup Mile in America. Her four-year-old campaign was highlighted by another win in the Mile, making her the first horse to win two consecutive Breeders' Cup races. She was a Group One/Grade I (G1) winner at two, three and four-years-old, for a total of 10 G1 wins. She was inducted into the American Racing Hall of Fame in 1999.
Miesque was equally successful as a broodmare, producing five stakes winners including French Classic winners Kingmambo and East of the Moon.