Match II

Match (also known as Match II and Match III)[1] (1958–1965) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who won major races in England, France and the United States and who was voted British Horse of the Year. Like many French-bred horses, he carried the numerical suffix "II" when racing in Britain. Because another horse with the name Match was born registered in the United States that same year, he is sometimes recorded as "Match III."

Match
SireTantieme
GrandsireDeux Pour Cent
DamRelance
DamsireRelic
SexStallion
Foaled1958
CountryFrance
ColourDark Bay
BreederFrançois Dupré
OwnerHaras d'Ouilly
TrainerFrançois Mathet
Record14: 7-3-0
Earnings1,746,836 FF
Major wins
Prix Noailles (1961)
Prix Royal-Oak (1961)
K. George VI & Q. Elizabeth Stakes (1962)
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1962)
Prix Boiard (1962)
Washington, D.C. International (1962)
Honours
Champion Older Horse – France (1962)
Champion Older Horse – England (1962)
Horse of the Year – England (1962)
Timeform rating: 135
Last updated on 19 July 2009

Match was bred by French hotelier François Dupré at his Haras d'Ouilly in Pont-d'Ouilly, France. The son of the champion Tantieme, he won important races in France at age two then at age three won in France and England before capping off an outstanding 1962 season with a win in the prestigious Washington, D.C. International at the Laurel Park racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Ridden by Yves Saint-Martin, Match earned the "Best in the World" title, defeating the best turf horses from Europe, Russia, as well as the American entries, Carry Back, Beau Purple, and the great Kelso.

Match retired to stand at stud in England but died after only three seasons, at age seven. Among his limited offspring was the colt World Cup (b. 1965) who won the 1968 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. A son, Ovaltine, was exported to Australia where he stood at stud.[2]

References
  1. Turf Newspapers Ltd, "Addendum to Register of Thoroughbred Stallions, Vol. XXV, 1963", London
  2. Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), "Thoroughbred Breeding of the World", Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
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