| Petite Etoile | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Petition |
| Grandsire | Fair Trial |
| Dam | Star Of Iran |
| Damsire | Bois Roussel |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1956 |
| Country | Great Britain |
| Colour | Grey |
| Breeder | Aga Khan III & Prince Aly Khan |
| Owner | Prince Aly Khan Aga Khan IV |
| Trainer | Noel Murless |
| Record | 19: 14-5-0 |
| Earnings | £72,626 |
| Major wins | |
| 1000 Guineas (1959) Epsom Oaks (1959) Sussex Stakes (1959) Yorkshire Oaks (1959) Champion Stakes (1959) Victor Wild Stakes (1960) Coronation Cup (1960, 1961) Coronation Stakes (1961) Rous Memorial Stakes (1961) | |
| Awards | |
| British Horse of the Year (1959) | |
| Honours | |
| Timeform Top-rated three-year-old filly (1959) Timeform Top-rated Older Female (1960, 1961) Timeform rating: 134 | |
| Last updated on 21 September 2023 | |
Petite Etoile (1956 – after 1975) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career which lasted from June 1958 until September 1961, she won fourteen of her nineteen races and finished second in the other five. After showing promising, but unexceptional form in 1958, she improved to be the British Horse of the Year in 1959, winning all six of her races, including the Classic 1000 Guineas and Epsom Oaks. She remained in training for two further seasons, winning major races including consecutive runnings of the Coronation Cup.