Louis Quatorze (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Louis Quatorze


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sire = Sovereign Dancer
grandsire = Northern Dancer
dam = On To Royalty
damsire = On To Glory
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1993
country = United States flagicon|USA
colour = Bay
breeder = George Hoffman
owner = William J. Condren
trainer = Nicholas P. Zito
record = 18: 7-5-1
earnings = $2,054,434
race = Jim Dandy Stakes (1996)
Ben Ali Stakes (1997)
Creme Fraiche Handicap (1997)

American Classic Race wins:
1996 Preakness Stakes
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honours =
updated= August 15, 2007

Louis Quatorze (foaled 1993) is an American thoroughbred stallion racehorse. He was sired by Sovereign Dancer, who in turn was a son of the great 1964 Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes winner, Northern Dancer out of the mare, On To Royalty.

Trained by Nick Zito, he had four starts at age 2, coming in second in the Hopeful Stakes and the Futurity Stakes.

At three, however, ridden by Pat Day, he equalled the record time of 1:53 2/5 set by Tank's Prospect in 1985 by taking the lead over a fast track in the 1996 Preakness Stakes.

Later that year, he placed second to Alphabet Soup in the Breeder's Cup Classic, defeating the great Cigar, who came in third.

Retirement

Louis Quatorze currently stands at stud at Murmur Farm in Darlington, Maryland. Among his offspring, he has sired graded stakes race winners Repent, Choctaw Nation, and Bushfire.

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/louis+quatorze Pedigree and Part. Stats]
* [http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/stallion-directory/stallion.aspx?stallion_no=1398181 TB Times Stallion Register Louis Quatorze]
* [http://www.preakness-stakes.info/fastest-preakness.php Preakness Fastest Times]
* [http://www.murmurfarm.com/LouisQuatorze.html Louis Quatorze at Murmur Farm]