Sardanapale (horse)

Sardanapale
June 6, 1914, at Longchamp
SirePrestige
GrandsireLe Pompon
DamGemma
DamsireFlorizel
SexStallion
Foaled1911
CountryFrance
ColourBay
BreederMaurice de Rothschild
OwnerMaurice de Rothschild
TrainerJames d'Okhuysen
Record16: 11-3-1
Major wins
Prix Yacowlef (1913)
Prix Morny (1913)
Prix de Seine-et-Oise (1913)
Prix Hocquart (1914)
Prix d'Hédouville (1914)
Prix du Jockey Club (1914)
Grand Prix de Paris (1914)
Prix de President de la Republique (1914)
Prix Eugène Adam (1914)
Awards
Leading sire in France (1927)

Sardanapale (1911–1934) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed considerable talent as a juvenile, winning the Prix Yacowlef, Prix Morny and Prix de Seine-et-Oise. In the following year, he recovered from two defeats by La Farina to establish himself as the best racehorse in Europe with a string of victories which included the Prix Hocquart, Prix d'Hédouville, Prix du Jockey Club, Grand Prix de Paris, Prix de President de la Republique and Prix Eugène Adam before his racing career was ended by the outbreak of the First World War. He has been rated one of the best horses ever to be trained in France.