Eclair au Chocolat
Eclair au Chocolat | |
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Sire | Prix Royal Oak (1938) (1938)Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe |
Eclair au Chocolat (1935 – ca. 1945) was a French
Background
Eclair au Chocolat was a big, brown horse
During his racing career Eclair au Chocolat and was ridden in his major races by Charles Bouillon. He was usually restrained in the early stages before being produced with a late run and was reported to be immensely popular with the French racing public.[1]
Racing career
1938: three-year-old season
In the spring of 1938 Eclair au Chocolat contested the
On 18 September Eclair au Chocolat contested the Prix Royal-Oak over 3000 metres at Longchamp Racecourse and won from Castel Fusano and Cannot,[6][7] a colt who had previously finished second in both the Prix du Jockey Club and the Grand Prix de Paris (to Nearco). The colt's win gave Rothschild a record fifth win in the race.[8]
On 9 October Eclair au Chocolat started the
Stud record
Eclair au Chocolat was entered in the 1939
Assessment
At the end of 1938, Eclair au Chocolat was regarded as one of the best horses of his generation, alongside Nearco, Rockfel and Bois Roussel.[1] The Australian jockey Rae Johnstone (who rode Cannot), reportedly regarded him as potentially the best stayer since Phar Lap.[12]
In their book A Century of Champions, based on a modified version of the Timeform system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Eclair au Chocolat a "superior" winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. They rated him the one hundred and forty-fifth best racehorse of twentieth century, the thirtieth best horse of the century to have been trained in France, and the second best horse foaled in 1935, behind Nearco.[9]
Pedigree
Sire Bubbles (FR) 1925 |
La Farina (FR) 1911 |
Sans Souci | Le Roi Soleil |
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Sanctimony | |||
Malatesta | Isinglass | ||
Parisina | |||
Spring Cleaning (FR) 1915 |
Neil Gow | Marco | |
Chelandry | |||
Spring Night | Chesterfield | ||
Silent Night | |||
Dam Honey Sweet (FR) 1927 |
Kircubbin (GB) 1918 |
Captivation | Cyllene |
Charm | |||
Avon Hack | Hackler | ||
Avonbeg | |||
Honeysuckle (FR) 1919 |
Bay Cherry | Bay Ronald | |
Saintfield | |||
Honey | Sans Souci | ||
Ambrosine (Family: 4-e)[3] |
- Eclair au Chocolat was inbred 3 × 4 to Sans Souci, meaning that this stallion appears in both third and fourth generations of his pedigree.
References
- ^ a b c d "ROCKFEL PRAISED". New Zealand Herald. 11 February 1939.
- ^ "Leading Sires of France". tbheritage.com.
- ^ a b "Fair Helen - Family 4-e". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
- ^ Grand Prix de Vichy results
- ^ "Grand Prix de Vichy history". france-galop.com. Archived from the original on 2015-06-10. Retrieved 2015-06-09.
- ^ Prix Royal-Oak results
- ^ "DANIEL DEFOE'S NEXT". Evening Post (New Zealand). 5 November 1938.
- ^ "Prix Royal-Oak history". france-galop.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-03.
- ^ ISBN 1-901570-15-0.
- ^ "Best Three-Year-Old in France". Referee (Sydney). 17 Nov 1938.
- ^ "Now in German studs". The Argus (Melbourne). 12 Nov 1941.
- ^ "French horses' superiority". Western Mail (Perth). 13 Jul 1939.
- ^ "Eclair au Chocolat pedigree". equineline.com.