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Updated December 2011

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Ard Patrick
  Irish-bred Epsom Derby winner, four times leading sire in Germany
Chamant
  French-bred winner of English Two Thousand Guineas, six times leading sire in Germany
Festa
  Irish-bred dam of five classic winners in Germany and Austria-Hungary, and of two significant sire sons
Galtee More
  Irish-bred English Triple Crown winner, leading sire in Russia and Germany
Gouverneur
  French-bred champion juvenile in England, leading sire in Germany
Hannibal
  German-bred classic winner, twice leading sire in Germany
Saraband
  High class English-bred juvenile, twice leading sire in Germany
Savernake
  British-bred runner-up in Epsom Derby and Doncaster St. Leger, four times leading sire in Germany
St. Giles
  Modest British racehorse, leading sire in Germany
The Palmer
  Significant English-bred broodmare sire, twice leading sire in Germany
Athasi
  Significant Irish-bred and based matron bred three champion colts and daughters that sent her line forward to the present
Blandford
  Irish-bred sire of great influence, leading sire in England and Ireland twice and France once
Desmond
  Irish-bred and based stallion rose on his own merits, leading sire in England and Ireland
Harkaway
  The "Irish Eclipse" was one of the great 19th century racehorses, leading sire in Ireland
Blair Athol
  English-bred "smasher" of a horse won two classics, four times leading sire in Great Britain
Gainsborough
  English Triple Crown winner, twice leading sire in Great Britain
King Tom
  English-bred sire of good fillies, twice leading sire in Great Britain
Langar
  Got leading sire sons in England, Ireland, and France
Lord Lyon
  English-bred Triple Crown winner, disappointing stallion
Minting
  High class English-bred juvenile
Scottish Chief
  English-bred significant broodmare sire
Mortemer
  French-bred staying winner in France and England, leading sire in France, good broodmare sire in the U.S.
Flageolet
  First French-owned leading sire in Great Britain, twice leading sire in France, important half-bred improvement stallion in Germany
The Bard
  Unbeaten juvenile in England, twice leading sire in France
Plus
Recollections: Georg von Lehndorff
  Andreas Haberbeck surveys the life of Germany's most influential breeder
World Equestrian Games Bloodlines
  Andreas Haberbeck takes a look at the thoroughbred roots of the 2010 WEG'S top winners
Grave Matters
  Updated with more photos and information October 2012

 

Racing and Breeding in Germany
"Sportsman's Greeting" late 19th century card; the coins, cash
and dice spilling from the bottom of the hunting horn
cornicopia remind the "sportsman" recipient of Baden-Baden's grand casino,
and the equestrian items of hunting and international horse racing there
RACING AND BREEDING IN GERMANY
Horses:
Ard Patrick, Chamant, Festa, Flageolet,
Galtee More, Gouverneur, Hannibal,
Saraband, Savernake, St. Giles, The Palmer
Breeders:
Recollections - Georg von Lehndorff




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