| Le Sancy gr.c. 1884 (Atlantic
- Gem of Gems, by Strathconan). Sire Line Buzzard.
Family 4-h.
Bred at haras de Martinvast by Baron
Arthur de
Schickler, he was a half brother to the Prix Royal Oak winner
Escarboucle (b.f. 1882 Doncaster). His
grandsire, the Derby winner Thormanby (ch.c.
1857 Melbourne or Windhound), was most
likely a full brother to his 3rd dam, Lady Hawthorn (b.f. 1853
Windhound).
Lightly raced as a two and three
year old, he won one race each year, the Grand Prix de Dieppe and the
Prix Daru respectively. In 1888 he won six, including the Prix
d'Apremont at Chantilly and the Prix de Bois-Roussel at Fontainebleau.
That year he also travelled to England where he finished third in the
Lancashire Plate at Manchester. In 1889 he won ten, including the Prix
d'Apremont for the second time, the Prix d'Ispahan, the Grand Prix de
Deauville and the Prix d'Octobre. In 1890 he won nine, including the
Prix de Deaville, the Grand Prix du Sart and the Grand Prix de Deauville
for a second time. Over the course of 1889 and 1890 he won nineteen
consecutive races. In all he won twenty-seven races from forty-three
starts, being placed nine times, and earning 363,337.50 francs.
He retired to stud at haras de
Martinvast perfectly sound and healthy. His stud fee, at 500 guineas,
was equal to that of St. Simon (br.c. 1881 Galopin)
in England. His best sons were Le Sagittaire (ch.c. 1892), winner of the
Grand Criterium, Prix Ganay, Prix Greffulhe, Prix Lupin and Prix Morny,
and Le Samaritain (gr.c. 1895), winner of the Grand Prix de Deauville
and the Prix Daru. The latter sired Roi
Herode (gr.c. 1904), who in turn sired The
Tetrarch (gr.c. 1911). Le Sancy also got two Prix du Jockey Club
winners, Ex Voto (b.c. 1900) and Palmiste (gr.c. 1894), two Poule
d'Essai des Pouliches winners, Xylene (b.f. 1901) and Semendria (gr.f.
1897), the latter the winner of the Prix de Diane as well, and one Prix
Royal Oak winner,Chambertin (gr.c. 1894). His daughter, Toison d'Or
(gr.f. 1901) was the dam of Alcantara (b.c. 1908 Perth), winner of the
Prix du Jockey Club, Prix la Rochette and Prix Lupin, and a very good
stallion. Le Sancy died in 1901.
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Le Sancy, aged |
Le
Samaritain gr.c. 1895 (Le Sancy - Clementina, by Doncaster).
Sire Line Buzzard. Family
2-h.
A full brother to Hebron (gr.c. 1900), winner of the Criterium de
Maisons-Laffitte, Le Samaritain was also bred at haras de Martinvast.
His 2nd dam, Clemence (ch.f. 1865 Newminster),
was also the 2nd dam of the mighty New Zealand-bred, Carbine (b.c. 1885
Musket).
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