Turgeon (horse)
| Turgeon | |
|---|---|
Jonathan Pease | |
| Record | 27: 6-6-8 |
| Earnings | £387,750 |
| Major wins | |
| Prix de l'Esperance (1989) Prix Vicomtesse Vigier (1990, 1991) Prix Kergorlay (1991) Prix Royal-Oak (1991) Irish St. Leger (1991) | |
| Awards | |
| European Champion Stayer (1991) | |
| Last updated on November 22, 2007 | |
Turgeon (1986–2019) was an American-bred,
Background
He was owned and bred by American
Turgeon was prepared for racing by
Racing career
At age three Turgeon's best 1989 performances in
.Racing as a five-year-old, 1991 would be Turgeon's best year on the racetrack. He repeated as runner-up in the French Prix de Barbeville and in Rome, Italy was third in the then Group 3 Premio Roma Vecchia. Turgeon's wins in France came in the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay and a second consecutive victory in the Group 2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier. The colt earned his first Group One win in September at the Curragh Racecourse in Ireland, capturing the Irish St. Leger. Back in France he won another Group One race in October, the Prix Royal-Oak.
After his very successful 1991 campaign, Turgeon continued to race for another two years. His best major race results was a third-place finish in the 2½ mile (approximately 4,000 meter) 1992 Ascot Gold Cup in England and a similar effort in that same race in 1993. In France he was third in the 1993 Prix de Barbeville and in Germany, finished second in the 3,200 meter Oleander-Rennen in Baden-Baden.
Stud record
Retired to
References
- ^ O'Donoghue, Ollie (9 April 2019). "World's oldest active thoroughbred stallion Turgeon dies aged 33". Racing Post.