Laurens (horse)
Thoroughbred racehorse trained in Britain / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Laurens (foaled 12 April 2015) is a French-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. In a career running from July 2017 to October 2019 she ran 17 times, winning eight races, including six at the highest Group 1 level. In 2017 she won a minor event on her racecourse debut and then finished second to Polydream in the Prix du Calvados before her victories in the May Hill Stakes and Fillies' Mile. In the following year she ran second to Billesdon Brook in the 1000 Guineas and then embarked on a successful campaign in her native France, taking both the Prix Saint-Alary and the Prix de Diane. When tried over one and a half miles she failed to stay the distance in the Yorkshire Oaks but when brought back to one mile she upset Alpha Centauri in the Matron Stakes and then added a fifth Group 1 success when taking the Sun Chariot Stakes. In 2019 she continued to compete at the highest level, adding a further Group 1 win in France in the Prix Rothschild before being retired at the end of the season.
Laurens | |
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Sire | Siyouni |
Grandsire | Pivotal |
Dam | Recambe |
Damsire | Cape Cross |
Sex | Filly |
Foaled | 12 April 2015[1] |
Country | France |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Bloodstock Agency Ltd |
Owner | John Dance |
Trainer | Karl Burke |
Record | 17: 8-4-0 |
Earnings | £1,765,488 |
Major wins | |
May Hill Stakes (2017) Fillies' Mile (2017) Prix Saint-Alary (2018) Prix de Diane (2018) Matron Stakes (2018) Sun Chariot Stakes (2018) Prix Rothschild (2019) | |
Awards | |
Yorkshire Horse of the Year (2018) |