Reine de Saba

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Reine de Saba
SireLyphard
GrandsireNorthern Dancer
DamSirya
DamsireSicambre
SexMare
Foaled7 May 1975[1]
CountryFrance
ColourBay
BreederJacques Wertheimer
OwnerJacques Wertheimer
TrainerAlec Head
Record12: 5-1-3
Major wins
Prix de la Seine (1978)
Prix Saint-Alary (1978)
Prix de Diane (1978)
Awards
Timeform rating 125 (1978), 115 (1979)
Top-rated French three-year-old filly (1978)

Reine de Saba (7 May 1975 – 1988) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Bred and owned by Jacques Wertheimer and trained by Alec Head she raced for three seasons and won five of her twelve races. After showing promise as a juvenile, she emerged as one of the leading three-year-old fillies in Europe in the spring and early summer of 1978, winning all three of her races including the Prix Saint-Alary and the Prix de Diane. Her season was ended by injury in June and when she returned as a four-year-old she was less effective, winning only one of her six races. As a broodmare she produced two foals that raced and were both good winners.

Background

Reine de Saba was an attractive, strongly-built bay mare with a white

socks on her own legs bred in France by her owner Jacques Wertheimer. She was from the second crop of foals sired by Lyphard, an American-bred stallion who raced in France, winning the Prix Jacques Le Marois and Prix de la Forêt in 1972. Lyphard went on to become a very successful breeding stallion in both Europe and North America, siring Three Troikas, Dancing Brave and Manila. Reine de Saba's dam Sirya was a half-sister of several good winners including Homely (winner of the Prix Yacowlef) and Trictrac, who won the Prix Eugène Adam and sired Balmerino.[2] Wertheimer sent the filly into training with Alec Head at Chantilly. She was ridden in all of her major races by her trainer's son Freddy Head. Reine de Saba shared a breeder, owner, trainer and sire with another leading French filly of the same generation, Dancing Maid.[3]

Racing career

1977: two-year-old season

In her first two appearances, Reine de Saba was campaigned over sprint distances, finishing third over 1100 metres and 1300 metres. In her final run as a juvenile she recorded her first win in a maiden race over 1600 metres.[3]

1978: three-year-old season

Reine de Saba began her second season in the Prix de la Seine over 2000 metres at

Lupe Stakes). Reine de Saba raced just behind the leaders until the straight when she moved up into second place behind Cistus. 300 metres from the finish she accelerated past the British filly to win by two lengths with Calderina in third ahead of the outsider Paddle. Reine de Saba sustained a chipped bone in her knee during the race and did not race again in 1978.[3]

1979: four-year-old season

Returning from a break of fourteen months, Reine de Saba returned to run third in a race over 1800 metres and then finished second, beaten half a length by Look Fast in the Prix Ridgway at

Yellow Ribbon Stakes over a mile and a quarter at Santa Anita Park and was a fast-finishing fourth behind Country Queen.[4]

Assessment

In the International Classification of three-year-old for 1978, Reine de Saba was rated the second-best filly in Europe, three pounds behind the British filly Swiss Maid and a pound superior to Dancing Maid. The independent Timeform organisation gave her a rating of 125, four pounds inferior to Swiss Maid and a pound behind Dancing Maid.[3] A year later, Timeform rated her on 115, nine pounds behind their top-rated older female Trillon.[5] Reine de Saba did not receive a rating in the 1979 International Classification, and was rated twelve pounds inferior to Trillion in the official French handicap.[4]

Breeding record

Reine de Saba was retired from racing at the end of 1979 and became a broodmare for the Wertheimer stud. She died in 1988 after delivering a stillborn foal.[6] Reine de Saba produced only three live foals:

Pedigree

Pedigree of Reine de Saba, bay mare, 1975[1]
Sire
Lyphard (USA)
1969 		Northern Dancer (CAN)
1961 		Nearctic Nearco
Lady Angela
Natalma Native Dancer
Almahmoud
Goofed (USA)
1960 		Court Martial
Fair Trial
Instantaneous
Barra Formor
La Favorite
Dam
Sirya (FR)
1967 		Sicambre (FR)
1948 		Prince Bio Prince Rose
Biologie
Sif Rialto
Suavita
Carya (GB)
1955 		Rockefella Hyperion
Rockfel
Sarah Madeline Nasrullah
Marshfield (Family 2-h)[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "Reine de Saba pedigree". Equineline. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  2. ISBN 0-900599-25-1
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    ISBN 0-900599-27-8
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  4. ^
    ISBN 0-900599-29-4
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  5. ISBN 0-85112-902-1
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  6. ^ "Mare Produce Records- Sirya". The Jockey Club Information Systems, Inc. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  7. ISBN 0-900599-40-5
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  8. ^ "Egyptband – Record By Race Type". Racing Post.
  9. ^ "Never Black – Statistics". Equibase.
  10. ^ "Martha Lynn – Family 2-h". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
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