Intermezzo (horse)

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Intermezzo
Sire
St. Leger Stakes
(1969)

Intermezzo (1966 – after 2 February 1995), was a British

St. Leger Stakes at Doncaster
in September 1969. He raced without winning in 1970 and was exported to stand as stallion in Japan, where he had some success as a sire of winners.

Background

Intermezzo was a bay horse bred in by his owner

guineas.[1] As a descendant of the broodmare Rattlewings, Intermezzo was a member of the Thoroughbred Family 13-e, which has produced several important winners including Kayf Tara, Opera House and Hever Golf Rose.[2] Oldham sent the colt to be trained in Newmarket by Harry Wragg at his Abington Place stable.[3]

Racing career

1968: two-year-old season

Intermezzo made his first racecourse appearance at

Observer Gold Cup, one of the season's most important and valuable races for two-year-olds. He started favourite, but finished second, beaten one and a half lengths by The Elk.[1]

1969: three-year-old season

Intermezzo made his first appearance of the year at

odds of 15/1 and finished eighth of the twenty-six runners behind Blakeney, having been unable to obtain a clear run until the closing stages. Intermezzo was forced to miss a run in the Irish Derby after being affected by the "coughing epidemic"[4]
which struck many British stables in the summer.

In August, Intermezzo returned to York for the

bookmakers who were unhappy at being forced to conduct their business in a new indoor betting hall.[5] Intermezzo's stable companion Totalgo set a strong pace before dropping away in the straight. Two furlongs from the finish, Intermezzo took the lead and opened up a four length lead as Piggott switched Ribofilio to the wide outside.[5] At the line, Intermezzo held off the late run of Ribofilio to win by one and a half lengths, with Blakeney in fifth.[6] Ribofilio's second place meant that he had been the beaten favourite in all three legs of the Triple Crown.[7]

1970: four-year-old season

Intermezzo failed to win in four starts in 1970, but was placed on three occasions. He ran second in the Aston Park Stakes to High Line and then finished runner-up to the

Royal Ascot. After finishing third to High Line in the Geoffrey Freer Stakes he ran unplaced on his final appearance in the Grosser Preis von Baden.[1]

Stud career

In autumn 1970, Intermezzo was sold and exported to stand at stud in Japan. He had some success, notably siring Green Grass who won the Arima Kinen, the Tenno Sho (Spring) and the Kikuka Shō (Japanese St. Leger) and was voted Japanese Horse of the Year in 1979.[8] He was also the damsire of Sakura Star O who won the Satsuki Shō (Japanese 2000 Guineas) and the Kikuka Shō, Super Creek who won the Kikuka-shō and the Tennō Shō (Autumn, Spring). According to one source Intermezzo was retired from stud duty in 1991.[9] He was "put out of stud" in Japan on 2 February 1995.[10]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Intermezzo (GB), bay stallion, 1966[11]
Sire
Hornbeam (GB)
1953 		Hyperion
1930 		Gainsborough Bayardo
Rosedrop
Selene Chaucer
Serenissima
Thicket
1947 		Nasrullah Nearco
Mumtaz Begum
Thorn Wood Bois Roussel
Point Duty
Dam
Plaza (USA)
1958 		Persian Gulf
1940 		Bahram Blandford
Friar's Daughter
Double Life Bachelor's Double
Saint Joan
Wild Success
1949 		Niccolo dell'Arca Coronach
Nogara
Lavinia Bosworth
Ann Hathaway (Family: 13-e)[2]

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 0-354-08536-0
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  2. ^ a b "Rattlewings - Family 13-e". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  3. ^ "Horseracing History Online - Person Profile : Harry Wragg". Horseracinghistory.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  4. ^ "Coughing colts set for Irish Sweeps run". Daytona Beach Sunday News-Journal. 27 June 1969. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  5. ^ a b "Intermezzo takes St Leger Stakes". Montreal Gazette. September 11, 1969. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  6. ^ "Intermezzo's luck changes with Leger win". Glasgow Herald. 11 September 1969. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  7. ISBN 0-354-08536-0
    .
  8. ^ "Green Grass Horse Pedigree". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  9. ^ "Intermezzo Horse Pedigree". Pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  10. ^ Staff. "Intermezzo (GB)". Japan Race Horse Registry. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  11. ^ "Intermezzo pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
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