Noverre

Noverre (May 2, 1998 – 2012) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Noverre
SireRahy
GrandsireBlushing Groom
DamDanseur Fabuleux
DamsireNorthern Dancer
SexStallion
Foaled2 May 1998[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederDarley Stud Management Inc.
OwnerGodolphin Racing
TrainerDavid Loder
Saeed bin Suroor (at age 3)
Record21: 5-8-3
Earnings£999,519
Major wins
Prix d'Orgemont (2000)
Prix La Flèche (2000)
July Stakes (2000)
Champagne Stakes (2000)
Sussex Stakes (2001)

Background

Noverre was a bay horse bred by Darley Stud and raced by a sister operation, Godolphin Racing. He was sired by Rahy, out of the mare Danseur Fabuleux who was also the dam of 1991 European Horse of the Year, Arazi.

Noverre was trained at age two by David Loder.

Racing career

Noverre won two listed races in France and two Group 2 events in England. Sent to the United States, the colt finished eleventh on dirt in the 2000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, hosted that year by Churchill Downs. At age three, Noverre's owners turned his race conditioning over to Saeed bin Suroor. For him, Noverre finished first in the 2001 Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris but was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for the banned substance Methylprednisolone. He went on to win the Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester, England. That year he also had second-place finishes in the UAE 2000 Guineas in Dubai and in England's St. James's Palace and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Noverre returned to the track in 2002 for a four-year-old campaign. In top races, he notably earned runnerups in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes and in England's Lockinge and Sussex Stakes.

Stud record

Noverre was retired to stand at stud beginning in the 2003 season at his owner's Kildangan Stud in County Kildare, Ireland. In 2008, he was sold to breeders in India to stand at Sohna Stud Farm near Delhi,[2] where he died in 2012. From his offspring, Noverre's best runner to date has been a 2006 colt named Le Havre who in 2009 won the Group 1 French Derby at Chantilly Racecourse.

Pedigree
Pedigree of Noverre (USA), bay stallion[1]
Sire
Rahy (USA)
1985		 Blushing Groom (FR)
1974		 Red God Nasrullah
Spring Run
Runaway Bride Wild Risk
Aimee
Glorious Song (CAN)
1976　		 Halo Hail To Reason
Cosmah
Ballade Herbager
Miss Swapsco
Dam
Danseur Fabuleux (USA)
1982　		 Northern Dancer (CAN)
1961　		 Nearctic Nearco
Lady Angela
Natalma Native Dancer
Almahmoud
Fabuleux Jane (USA)
1974		 Le Fabuleux Wild Risk
Anguar
Native Partner Raise A Native
Dinner Partner

References
  1. "Noverre pedigree". equineline.com. 2014-03-07. Retrieved 2014-06-15.
  2. Archived April 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
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