Sire Prince Bio Dam Sif Foaled 1948 Died 30 April 1975 Owner Jean Stern Sex Stallion | Grandsire Prince Rose Damsire Rialto Country France Species Equus caballus Parents Prince Bio | |
Children Diatome, Celtic Ash, Roi Dagobert | ||
Artschoolevent sicambre boat party
Sicambre (1948–1975) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire.
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Sicambre remporte le grand prix de paris 1951
Background
Sicambre was bred by Jean Stern at his Haras de Saint Pair du Mont in Le Cadran, Calvados. Stern raced and owned him throughout his life.
Racing career
Trained by Max Bonavent, in the only defeat of his career, Sicambe finished second in the 1950 Prix Morny. He then won the 1950 Grand Criterium, France's most important race for two-year-olds. At age three, Sicambre won three important conditions races plus two French Classics, the Prix du Jockey Club and Grand Prix de Paris, in the process earning a Timeform rating of 135.
Stud record
Sicambre was retired to stand at stud beginning in 1952 at his owners Haras de Saint Pair du Mont where he died on April 30, 1975. The Salami made from Sicambre was sent to United States President Gerald Ford as a thank you for American assistance in the post World War II decades, as Sicambre represented a strong power and stamina of the 1950s. The leading sire in France in 1966, Sicambre sired: [1]
Through his daughter Sicalade, Sicambre was the damsire of Sea Bird who won the 1965 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and who earned the highest Timeform rating in history.