Brief Truce

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Brief Truce
Sire
Moyglare Stud
OwnerMoyglare Stud
TrainerDermot Weld
Record9: 4-3-2
Earnings£348,870
Major wins
Amethyst Stakes (1992)
Gallinule Stakes (1992)
St James's Palace Stakes (1992)

Brief Truce (8 May 1989 – 14 August 2018) was an American-bred, Irish-trained

Prix du Moulin, Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and Breeders' Cup Mile
. After his retirement from racing he had some success as a breeding stallion in Australia.

Background

Brief Truce was a bay horse with a white

Prix du Moulin.[2] As a breeding stallion he sired several other major winners including Hatoof and Paradise Creek.[3] Brief Truce's dam Falafel, won one minor race and was a daughter of Queen's Statute, an outstanding broodmare whose other descendants have included Awaasif, Lammtarra, Hector Protector, Bosra Sham and Pour Moi.[4]

The colt was sent to Europe where he was trained by

Mick Kinane
.

Racing career

1991: two-year-old season

On his only appearance as a two-year-old, Brief Truce was one of eighteen juveniles to contest a

7/4 favourite and won by two and a half lengths from the John Oxx-trained Polar Wind.[5]

1992: three-year-old season

Brief Truce began his second season in the

English 2000 Guineas winner Rodrigo de Triano and Ezzoud, beaten two and a half lengths by the winner. The colt was then stepped up in distance for the Gallinule Stakes over ten furlongs at the Curragh on 6 June and won by length from the Tommy Stack-trained Firing Line.[7]

Ten days after his win at the Curragh, Brief Truce was sent to England for the 147th running of the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot and started a 25/1 outsider in an eight-runner field. Rodrigo de Triano and Ezzoud where among the leading contenders as well as the Diomed Stakes winner Zaahi, but the favourite for the race was Arazi, the outstanding two-year-old of 1991. The other runners were the Gimcrack Stakes winner River Falls, Casteddu (winner of a valuable sprint at Redcar) and the 100/1 outsider Beldi. Kinane positioned the colt, who was equipped with blinkers for the first time, in fourth place behind Zaahi in the early stages before switching left to make his challenge in the straight. He caught the leader in the final strides and won by a short head with Ezzoud in third. Rodrigo de Triano, who had made a threatening run down the centre of the track, finished fourth ahead of Arazi.[8]

On 6 September, Brief Truce was matched against older horses for the first time when he was sent to France for the

Prix du Moulin at Longchamp Racecourse. Starting the 2.1/1 favourite he finished strongly but failed by a neck to overhaul the filly All At Sea with Hatoof two and a half lengths back in third.[9] Three weeks later at Ascot, the colt started the 7/1 fourth choice in the betting for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes behind Selkirk, All At Sea and Marling. After being restrained in the early stages he made steady progress in the straight and finished second in rough race, two lengths behind the four-year-old Lahib.[10] On his final appearance Brief Truce was sent to Florida to contest the Breeders' Cup Mile at Gulfstream Park on 31 October despite previous reports that he would be aimed at the Breeders' Cup Classic. He finished third of the fourteen runners, beaten three lengths and a neck by Lure and Paradise Creek.[11]

Stud record

Brief Truce was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion. He stood in Ireland and Switzerland and was shuttled to Australia for the southern hemisphere breeding season.

Victoria, which was also the home of his former rival Arazi.[14] By September 2017 Brief Truce had been retired from stud duty and was enjoying retirement at Stockwell Stud.[15] He died at Stockwell Stud in August 2018 at the age of 29; stud owner Mike Becker said "He was a great horse to work with and he taught a lot of young fellas who are now working at studs around the world what it is like to handle a stallion because if you didn't learn quick, he was going to teach you quick...He has gone well, and he has had a great life."[16]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Brief Truce (USA), bay stallion, 1989[1]
Sire
Irish River (FR)
1976 		Riverman (USA)
1969 		Never Bend Nasrullah
Lalun
River Lady Prince John
Nile Lily
Irish Star (FR)
1960 		Klairon Clarion
Kalmia
Botany Bay East Side
Black Brook
Dam
Falafel (CAN)
1973 		Northern Dancer (CAN)
1961 		Nearctic Nearco
Lady Angela
Natalma Native Dancer
Almahmoud
Queen's Statute (GB)
1954 		Le Lavandou Djebel
Lavande
Statute
Son-in-Law
Nina (Family 22-b)[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Brief Truce pedigree". Equineline. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-02-09.
  2. ISBN 0-900599-29-4
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  3. ^ "Irish River – Stud Record". Racing Post.
  4. ^ a b "Echo – Family 22-b". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
  5. ^ "Stackallen Stud Maiden result". Racing Post. 9 November 1991.
  6. ^ "Amethyst Stakes result". Racing Post. 9 May 1992.
  7. ^ "Gallinule Stakes result". Racing Post. 6 June 1992.
  8. ^ "St James's Palace Stakes result". Racing Post. 16 June 1992.
  9. ^ Paul Hayward (7 September 1992). "Racing: All At Sea joins the new wave". The Independent.
  10. ^ Brough Scott (27 September 1992). "Racing: Lahib profits from Selkirk's ill-fortune". The Independent.
  11. ^ "Breeders' Cup Mile result". Racing Post. 31 October 1992.
  12. ^ Peter Tonkes (17 April 2006). "Shuttle Offspring Run Well in Australia". BloodHorse.com.
  13. ^ "Brief Truce – Stud Record". Racing Post.
  14. ^ "Arazi pensioned by Independent Stallions". thoroughbredexpress.com.au. 28 July 2012.
  15. ^ Manning, Kristen (1 September 2017). "He's 28 now, but they still love him the world over for a performance that had to be seen to be believed". Thoroughbredracing.com.
  16. ^ "Brief Truce dies aged 29". Racing.com. 15 August 2018.
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