Louis Quatorze (horse)
Louis Quatorze | |
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Sire | Creme Fraiche Handicap (1997)
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Last updated on August 15, 2007 |
Louis Quatorze (foaled March 13, 1993, died Feb. 17, 2017) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the 1996 Preakness Stakes. He was sired by Sovereign Dancer, who in turn was a son of 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner Northern Dancer out of the mare On To Royalty.
Early racing career
Trained by
At age three, Louis Quatorze won an allowance race at
Preakness Stakes
Zito and his owners, William J. Condren and Georgia E. Hofmann, believed there was a legitimate reason for Louis Quatorze's loss in the Derby, so they entered him in the
Later racing career
Later that year, Louis Quatorze won the
Retirement
Louis Quatorze stood at Murmur Farm in Darlington, Maryland until he died on February 17, 2017 and was buried at the farm. Among his offspring, he had sired graded stakes race winners Repent, Choctaw Nation, and Bushfire.
Pedigree
Sire Sovereign Dancer bay 1975 |
Northern Dancer
bay 1961 |
Nearctic brown 1954 |
Nearco |
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Lady Angela | |||
Natalma bay 1957 |
Native Dancer | ||
Almahmoud | |||
Bold Princess
bay 1960 |
Bold Ruler brown 1954 |
Nasrullah | |
Miss Disco | |||
Grey Flight gray 1945 |
Mahmoud | ||
Planetoid | |||
Dam On To Royalty gray 1985 |
On To Glory
gray 1971 |
Bold Lad chestnut 1962 |
Bold Ruler |
Misty Morn | |||
Shenanigans gray 1963 |
Native Dancer | ||
Bold Irish | |||
Royal Ties
dark brown 1973 |
Distinctive dark brown 1966 |
Never Bend | |
Precious Lady | |||
New Love dark brown 1963 |
Pardal | ||
Stavroula |