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Borgia (horse)

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Sire
  
Dam
  
Britannia

Foaled
  
1994

Died
  
2012

Trainer
  
Sex
  
Grandsire
  
Surumu (GER)

Damsire
  
Tarim (GB)

Country
  
Species
  
Equus caballus

Parents
  
Acatenango

Earnings
  
3.039 million USD

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Borgia (4 April 1994 – 29 March 2012) was a well-bred, much travelled and performed German-bred Thoroughbred racemare that was trained in Germany and France. She won the Deutsches Derby, Grosser Preis von Baden and Hong Kong Vase.

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Background

Borgia was by Acatenango and her dam Britannia was by Tarim (GB) making her a half-sister to Boreal who also won the Deutsches (German) Derby. Bred in Germany Borgia was sent to France and trained by André Fabre in 1998.

In March 2012 she was put down because of a serious horse colic.

Racing record

Borgia was one of the few fillies who could win the Deutsches Derby. In 1997, she also won the Grosser Preis von Baden. She finished third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and second to Chief Bearheart in the Breeders' Cup Turf, a Group One (G1) weight for age race held in North America. At five-year she won the Hong Kong Vase which is one of the four Hong Kong International Races.

Stud record

After retiring from racing career in 2000 Borgia was in the broodmare band of the stud of her owner Stud Ammerland. Firstly Borgia was mated with the European top sire Sadler's Wells. Her four-year-old daughter, Bahama Bay by Dansili finished fourth in the listed race, the Prix de Royaumont. Borgia’s colt, Mutayaser by Shamardal sold for 230,000gns to Shadwell. In 2010 she was covered by Sea The Stars at Gilltown Stud in County Kildare.

References

Borgia (horse) Wikipedia


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