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Peintre Celebre

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Peintre Celebre
Racing silks of Daniel Wildenstein
SireNureyev
GrandsireNorthern Dancer
DamPeinture Bleue
DamsireAlydar
SexStallion
Foaled17 March 1994
CountryUnited States
ColourChestnut
BreederAllez France Stables
OwnerDaniel Wildenstein
TrainerAndré Fabre
Record7: 5-1-1
Earnings£935,001
Major wins
Prix Greffulhe (1997)
Prix du Jockey Club (1997)
Grand Prix de Paris (1997)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1997)
Awards
European Horse of the Year (1997)
European Champion 3-Yr-old Colt (1997)
Timeform rating: 137
Last updated on 1 October 2024

Peintre Celebre (17 March 1994 – 19 October 2018) was an American-bred, French-trained champion thoroughbred racehorse. He won the French Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1997.

Background

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Peintre Celebre was bred and owned by businessman Daniel Wildenstein and trained by André Fabre. The horse was a son of Nureyev, France's champion miler in 1980, who was in turn the son of the outstanding sire Northern Dancer. He was by Alydar on his dam's side.

Racing career

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Peintre Celebre was lightly raced as a two-year-old. He entered only two races, winning one and finishing third in the other.

In 1997, at age three, the horse won the French Derby and the Grand Prix de Paris before facing the best horses in Europe in France's most valuable race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Ridden by jockey Olivier Peslier, Peintre Celebre won by five lengths and broke the track record by 3.4 seconds. His victory made him only the second horse after Le Pacha in 1941 to complete that treble of Group One races.

Peintre Celebre raced five times that year, winning four starts and finishing a close second in the other. He was named European Horse of the Year and the International Classification rated him the best in the world in 1997.

Stud career

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Before the 1998 racing season, Peintre Celebre suffered a career-ending injury and was retired to breeding at Coolmore Stud in Fethard, County Tipperary, Ireland. Later he was sent to Australia in 1998-2003 and to Japan for one season in 2001. His offspring include Pride, Byword and Collection (Hong Kong Derby).[1] Pensioned from stud duties in 2014, Peintre Celebre died on 19 October 2018.

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Peintre Celebre
Sire
Nureyev
Northern Dancer Nearctic Nearco
Lady Angela
Natalma Native Dancer
Almahmoud
Special Forli Aristophanes
Trevisa
Thong Nantallah
Rough Shod II
Dam
Peinture Bleue
Alydar Raise a Native Native Dancer
Raise You
Sweet Tooth On-and-On
Plum Cake
Petroleuse Habitat Sir Gaylord
Little Hut
Piencia Le Haar
Petite Saguenay

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