Ajax (horse)
- For the Australian racehorse of the same name, see Ajax II.
| Ajax | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Flying Fox (GB) |
| Grandsire | Orme |
| Dam | Amie |
| Damsire | Clamart |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1901 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Edmond Blanc |
| Owner | Edmond Blanc |
| Trainer | Robert Denman |
| Record | 5 starts, 5 wins |
| Major wins | |
| Prix Noailles (1904) Prix Lupin (1904) Prix du Jockey Club (1904) Grand Prix de Paris (1904) | |
| Last updated on 29 January 2011 | |
Ajax (1902 – 15 February 1915) was an undefeated Thoroughbred racehorse that won the Grand Prix de Paris and was an influential sire.
Breeding
Bred and raced by Edmond Blanc, he was by the good winner and sire, Flying Fox and his dam was the unraced Amie by Clamart, who also won the Grand Prix de Paris. Ajax was a brother to Adam, a sire who was exported to the United States in 1906 and then in 1908 to Austria.[1]
Racing record
Ajax was trained by Robert Denman and ridden by jockey, George Stern. In 1904 the three-year-old colt won the two most prestigious races in France, the Prix du Jockey Club[2] and the Grand Prix de Paris[3] before retiring undefeated after five starts.
At stud, Ajax was an influential stallion[4] who sired Union (his first classic winner and the 3rd dam of Le Pacha) and Teddy. His daughters produced the undefeated Havresac II, Invershin, Massine and Le Correge.[1] Ajax died on 15 February 1915.[5]
Pedigree
| Sire Flying Fox b. 1896 |
Orme b. 1889 |
Ormonde b. 1883 |
Bend Or |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Agnes | |||
| Angelica b. 1879 |
Galopin* | ||
| St.Angela | |||
| Vampire br. 1889 |
Galopin* br. 1872 |
Vedette | |
| Flying Duchess | |||
| Irony ch. 1881 |
Rosebery | ||
| Sarcasm | |||
| Dam Amie b. 1893 |
Clamart ch. 1888 |
Saumur | Dollar |
| Finlande | |||
| Princess Catherine ch. 1876 |
Prince Charlie | ||
| Catherine | |||
| Alice b./br. 1887 |
Wellingtonia ch. 1869 |
Chattanooga | |
| Araucaria | |||
| Asta br. 1877 |
Cambuslang | ||
| Lady Superior |
Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut
* Ajax was inbred 3x4 to Galopin. This means that the stallion appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of his pedigree.