Kincsem

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Kincsem
- Kincsem -
Sire:	Cambuscan
Dam:	Water Nymph
Damsire:	Cotswold
Sex:	Filly
Foaled:	1874
Country:	Hungary
Colour:	Chestnut
Breeder:	Ernst von Blaskovich
Owner:	Ernst von Blaskovich
Trainer:	Robert Hesp
Record:	54: 54-0-0
Earnings:	Not found
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Hungarian Two Thousand Guineas (1877) Hungarian One Thousand Guineas (1877) Hungarian Oaks (1877) Hungarian Autumn Oaks (1877, 1878, 1879) Hungarian St. Leger (1877) Austrian Derby (1877) Austrian Kaiserpreis (1877) Grosser Preis von Hanover (1877) Grosser Preis von Baden (1877, 1878, 1879) Staatspreis Eister Classe (1878) Goodwood Cup (1878) Grand Prix de Deauville (1878)
Honours
Kincsem Horse Park in Budapest, Hungary Kincsem Museum, Budapest, Hungary Kincsem Farm, Archer, Florida Life-sized statue at Kincsem Park, Budapest
Infobox last updated on: January 4, 2007.

Kincsem (Hungarian for "my treasure") (1874-1887) was a highly successful race horse born in Hungary. A national icon who is widely regarded as one of the greatest horses in Thoroughbred racing history, over four seasons she won all 54 of her races against both female and male horses at various race tracks across Europe.

1 Pedigree
2 Racing career
3 See also
4 External links

[edit] Pedigree

Kincsem's sire, Cambuscan, was owned by Queen Victoria. He was sold to Hungarian interests in 1873 and was brought to stand at the Hungarian National Stud. Cambuscan, second in England's St. Leger Stakes in 1864, was descended from a daughter of the British sire Slane. Kincsem was out of the Hungarian mare Waternymph, a daughter of the English horse Cotswold, descended from Sir Hercules.

[edit] Racing career

Kincsem's career began in 1876. She was entered for ten races in Hungary, Germany and Austria as a two-year-old and won them all.

As her unbeaten streak continued, Kincsem attracted great interest from the European racing public. Emperor Franz Josef was known to be a fan. As a three-year-old she won the Two Thousand Guineas in Bratislava, the One Thousand Guineas and the Oaks in Budapest, not to mention the Austrian Derby, the Kaiserpreis in Vienna and the Grosser Preis von Hanover and Grosser Preis von Baden. In all she had seventeen victories.

Her four-year-old campaign was equally successful, beginning with nine straight victories. She travelled to England to take part in the Goodwood Cup, but injury to the fancied Verneuil meant it was an easier challenge than expected.

As a four-year-old Kincsem won the Grand Prix de Deauville and the Grosser Preis von Baden again (after a run-off following a dead-heat).

Kincsem had her fiftieth victory in Frankfurt the next year. Her last race was the Hungarian Autumn Oaks which she won for the third time.

She died on March 17, 1887 from a colic attack.

There is a life sized statue of her near the stadium at Kincsem Park in Budapest where the Kincsem Museum is located.