Chateau Bouscaut (horse) explained

Chateau Bouscaut
Grandsire:Captivation
Sire:Kircubbin
Dam:Ramondie
Damsire:Neil Gow
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:1927
Country:France
Colour:Bay
Breeder:Henri Corbière
Owner:Comte O. de Rivaud
Earnings:1,943,291 FF
Record:10 wins in 18 starts
Wins:Prix Robert Papin (1929)
Prix Morny (1929)
Prix de la Forêt (1929)
Prix du Jockey Club (1930)
Prix Noailles (1930)
Prix Lagrange (1930)
Prix du Cadran (1931)
Prix Edgard Gillois (1931)
Awards:French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1929)

Chateau Bouscaut (foaled 1927) was a French-bred thoroughbred racehorse and notable sire.[1]

Background

Chateau Bouscaut was a small bay stallion with a blaze.[2]

Kircubbin, Chateau Bouscaut's sire, had won the Irish St. Leger Stakes and Prix d'Ispahan before retiring to stud in France, where he became a leading sire.[3]

Ramondie, Chateau Bouscaut's dam, also produced Rodosto, winner of the 2000 Guineas, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, and Prix d'Ispahan, among other races.[4]

Racing career

Chateau Bouscaut had an excellent racing career. He won all but one of his starts at two, including the Prix Robert Papin, Prix Morny, and Prix de la Forêt, and was named the French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt. The Grand Criterium was the only race he lost that year.

At three, Chateau Bouscaut won the Prix du Jockey Club and Prix Noailles. He was the leading earner for his sire that year, helping Kircubbin lead the French general sire list.[5]

All told, Chateau Bouscaut won ten of his eighteen starts and finished second or third an additional seven times.

Stud career

Chateau Bouscaut had a successful stud career.

In the Roman-Miller Dosage System, Chateau Bouscaut is considered a Professional Chef-de-race.[6]

Notable progeny

Notable progeny of daughters

Notes and References

  1. Book: Churchill, Jennifer . Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World . Reichard . Andrew . Rogers . Byron . Gilingham Printers Pty Ltd . 2006 . 0-9586199-7-2 . 158.
  2. Book: Thoroughbred Breeding of the World . 1970 . Ahnert . Rainer L. . 194.
  3. Web site: Kircubbin Horse Pedigree . 2024-05-29 . www.pedigreequery.com.
  4. Web site: Rodosto Horse Pedigree . 2024-05-29 . www.pedigreequery.com.
  5. Web site: Leading Sires of France . 2024-05-29 . www.tbheritage.com.
  6. Web site: 2019-12-30 . Chefs-de-Race as of October 2019 (listed alphabetically) . The Blood-Horse.