Coup de Genie (horse)
Coup de Genie | |
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Breed | Thoroughbred |
Sire | Mr. Prospector |
Grandsire | Raise a Native |
Dam | Coup de Folie |
Damsire | Halo |
Sex | Mare |
Foaled | 1991 |
Country | United States |
Breeder | Flaxman Holdings Ltd. |
Owner | Stavros Niarchos |
Trainer | François Boutin |
Record | 9:4-1-1[1] |
Earnings | $402,372 |
Major wins | |
Prix de Cabourg (1993) Prix de la Salamandre (1993) Prix Morny (1993) Prix Imprudence (1994) |
Coup de Genie (foaled May 7, 1991), which means "Stroke of Genius" in French, is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1993 Prix de la Salamandre.[1] She is the sister of Machiavellian.[2]
Career
[edit]Coup de Genie's first race was on July 1, 1993 in Évry, where she came in 2nd place.
Her first win was a Group 3 win in the Prix de Cabourg on August 1, 1993.
She was again victorious, this time winning the Group 1 1993 Prix Morny on August 22, 1993.
Coup de Genie's luck did not stop there as for the 3rd time in 7 weeks, she won again. This time she won the Group 1 1993 Prix de la Salamandre.
Coup de Genie's last win came on April 5, 1994 when she won the Group 3 1994 Prix Imprudence.
Coup de Genie's last race was on September 18, 1994, where she finished in 4th at 1994 Prix du Pin.
Descendants
[edit]Coup de Genie's descendants include:[3]
Foaled | Name | Sex | Major Wins |
1998 | Snake Mountain | c | Queens County Handicap, Stuyvesant Handicap |
1999 | Glia | f | Prix Imprudence |
2000 | Loving Kindness | f | Prix de Cabourg |
2001 | Denebola | f | Prix de Cabourg |
Pedigree
[edit]Sire Mr. Prospector (USA) 1970 |
Raise a Native(USA) 1961 |
Native Dancer | Polynesian |
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Geisha | |||
Raise You | Case Ace | ||
Lady Glory | |||
Gold Digger (USA) 1962 |
Nashua | Nasrullah | |
Segula | |||
Sequence | Count Fleet | ||
Miss Dogwood | |||
Dam Coup de Folie (USA) 1982 |
Halo (USA) 1965 |
Hail to Reason | Turn-to |
Nothirdchance | |||
Cosmah | Cosmic Bomb | ||
Almahmoud | |||
Raise the Standard (CAN) (1978) |
Hoist The Flag | Tom Rolfe | |
Wavy Navy | |||
Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
Almahmoud |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Coup de Genie". Equibase. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Coup de Genie (USA)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
- ^ "Coup De Genie". Coup de Genie. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
- ^ "Coup de Genie". JBIS. Retrieved 30 March 2019.