Gold River (horse)

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Gold River

Sire	Riverman
Grandsire	Never Bend
Dam	Glaneuse
Damsire	Snob
Sex	Filly
Foaled	1977
Country	France
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Jacques Wertheimer
Owner	Jacques Wertheimer. Racing silks: Blue, white seams, white sleeves and cap.
Trainer	Alec Head
Record	14: 7-2-3
Earnings	$678,467
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Prix Royal-Oak (1980) Prix de Pomone (1980) Prix Jean Prat (1981) Prix du Cadran (1981) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1981)
Racing Awards
Champion Older Mare in France (1981)
Infobox last updated on: February 11, 2007.

Gold River (1977-1986) was a French Thoroughbred filly racehorse best known for winning France's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Owned and bred by Jacques Wertheimer, the president of the renowned French perfumery, Chanel, Gold River was sired by Riverman, owned by Germaine Wertheimer. Her grandsire was Never Bend, a son of Nasrullah from Nearco.

Gold River's first Group One win came in the 1980 Prix Royal-Oak. The following year she finished third in the Royal-Oak but won the Prix Jean Prat and the Prix du Cadran. In the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Gold River was ridden to victory by jockey Gary W. Moore. In her Arc win, Gold River defeated Bikala and the excellent American filly, April Run.

Gold River's 1981 performances earned her French Champion Older Mare honors.

Following her retirement from racing, Gold River served as a broodmare at Hagyard Farm in Lexington, Kentucky where her offspring included Riviere d'Or, a multiple stakes winner in France including the Group One Prix Saint-Alary.

Gold River died in 1986 and is buried in Hagyard Farm's equine cemetery.