Ksar (horse) explained

Horsename:Ksar
Sire:Bruleur
Grandsire:Chouberski
Dam:Kizil Kourgan
Sex:Stallion
Foaled:1918
Country:France
Colour:Chestnut
Breeder:Evremond de Saint-Alary
Owner:Madame Edmond Blanc
Trainer:Walter R. Walton
Record:15: 11-3-0[1]
Earnings:1,562,025 FF
Race:Prix de la Salamandre (1920)
Prix Royal-Oak (1921)
Prix Hocquart (1921)
Prix du Jockey Club (1921)
Prix Lupin (1921)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1921 & 1922)
Prix du President de la Republique (1922)
Prix du Prince d'Orange (1922)
Prix du Cadran (1922)
Prix des Sablons (1922)
Awards:Leading sire in France (1931)
Updated:2 December 2009

Ksar (1918–1937) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who had back-to-back wins in France's most prestigious horse race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Breeding

Bred by Evremond de Saint-Alary at his Haras de Saint Pair du Mont in Normandy, Ksar was purchased by the renowned French horseman Edmond Blanc. Ksar was inbred to the French Derby winner, Omnium II (3f x 2f) with this giving him three crosses of Dollar (4f x 5m x 6m).[2] Kizil Kourgan was the winner of the French 1000 Guineas and Oaks, the Grand Prix de Paris and other races. Her first foal was Kenilworth, by Childwick. Kenilworth won the Prix Greffulhe, Prix Rainbow and the marathon four mile (6,400 metres) race, Prix Gladiateur before being exported to Australia and becoming a successful sire.[3] [4] He was a direct male descendant of the famous mid-nineteenth century race horse The Flying Dutchman.[5]

Racing record

Edmond Blanc died in 1920, and his widow raced Ksar, beginning at age two when he won the Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp Racecourse.

At age three, Ksar was the dominant horse in France, winning five major races, including the coveted Prix du Jockey Club and the first of his two consecutive Prix de l'Arc de Triomphes. He ran poorly in the 1921 Grand Prix de Paris which had previously been won by both Ksar's sire and dam.[3]

Ksar continued his dominance at age four, winning his second Arc and adding the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (Prix du President de la Republique). Ksar was retired after his four-year-old racing season with 11 wins and 3 places from his 15 starts.[1]

Stud record

At his owner's Haras de Jardy, stud, Ksar was the leading sire in France in 1931 and an influential sire.

Notable progeny includes

Among Ksar's grandsons are Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winners Djebel (1942) and Caracalla (1946). Ksar was also the damsire of the 1941 Arc winner and Three-Year-Old Champion Le Pacha.[6]

In 1935, Ksar was sold to American[7] breeding interests and stood at stud at Montana Hall Stud in Virginia, where he produced a number of international show jumping horses until his death in 1937 at age nineteen.[8]

Sire line tree

Pedigree

* Ksar is inbred 3S x 2D to the stallion Omnium II, meaning that he appears third generation on the sire side of his pedigree and second generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

*^ Ksar is inbred 6S x 5S x 4D to the stallion Dollar, meaning that he appears sixth generation (via Cambyse)^ and fifth generation (via Upas)^ on the sire side of his pedigree and fourth generation on the dam side of his pedigree.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Ahnert, Rainer L. (editor in chief), Thoroughbred Breeding of the World, Pozdun Publishing, Germany, 1970
  2. Morris, Simon; Tesio Power 2000 - Stallions of the World, Syntax Software
  3. Leicester, Sir Charles, Bloodstock Breeding, J.A. Allen & Co, London, 1969
  4. http://www.studbook.org.au/horse.aspx?hid=487885&pagetype=MARENPROD Australian Stud Book: Kizil Kourgan
  5. http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/FlyingDutchman.html The Flying Dutchman
  6. http://www.studbook.org.au/horse.aspx?hid=453980&pagetype=OFFSPRINGWINS Australian Stud book: Ksar (FR)
  7. Pryor, Peter, The Classic Connection, Cortney Publications, Luton, 1979
  8. http://www.sporthorse-breeder.com/cgi-bin/csArticles/articles/000001/000157.htm Sire Lines Of International Jumpers
  9. http://www.tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/SireLineschts/SireLineBT.html Byerley Turk Line
  10. https://tbheritage.com/HistoricSires/JumpSires/JumpsiresBT.html Bylerley Turk Jump Sires
  11. http://www.bloodlines.net/TB/Sirelines/BayMiddleton.htm Bay Middleton Sire Line
  12. https://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Ksar.html Portrait: Ksar
  13. http://www.tbheritage.com/Portraits/Tourbillon.html Portrait: Tourbillon
  14. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/tourbillon-fr.html American Classic Pedigree: Tourbillon
  15. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/djebel-fr.html American Classic Pedigree: Djebel
  16. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/djeddah-fr.html American Classic Pedigree: Djeddah
  17. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/my-babu-fr.html American Classic Pedigree: My Babu
  18. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/emerson-brz.html American Classic Pedigree: Emerson
  19. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/pronto-arg.html American Classic Pedigree: Pronto
  20. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/practicante-arg.html American Classic Pedigree: Practicicante
  21. https://racingmuseum.org/hall-of-fame/horse/lescargot-ire Hall of Fame: L'Escargot
  22. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/ambiorix-fr.html American Classic Pedigree: Ambiorix
  23. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/amberoid.html American Classic Pedigree: Amberoid
  24. http://www.americanclassicpedigrees.com/faraway-son.html American Classic Pedigree: Faraway Son

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