Langfuhr (horse)

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Langfuhr

Sire	Danzig
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Sweet Briar Too
Damsire	Briartic
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1992
Country	Canada
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Gus Schickedanz
Owner	Gus Schickedanz
Trainer	Michael Keogh
Record	23: 9-7-1
Earnings	US$698,574
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Forego Handicap (1996) Vosburgh Stakes (1996) Carter Handicap (1997) Metropolitan Handicap (1997)
Racing Awards
Canadian Champion Sprint Horse (1996)
Honours
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2004)
Infobox last updated on: 09:46, Sunday June 15, 2008 (UTC).

Langfuhr (foaled 1992 in Ontario) is a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse. Owned and bred by noted German-born Canadian horseman Gus Schickedanz, he was named for Langfuhr the former German name for one of the boroughs of the Northern Polish city of Danzig. Langfuhr's sire Danzig was named after that city.

Langfuhr raced in Canada and the United States where he won three Grade 1 races. However, he is better known as the sire of a number of accomplished racehorses.

In 1996, Langfuhr's wins included the American Grade II Forego Handicap at Saratoga Race Course and the Grade I Vosburgh Stakes at Belmont Park. His performances that year earned him Canadian Champion Sprint Horse honors.

After winning the 1997 Carter Handicap at Aqueduct Racetrack in April and May's Metropolitan Handicap at Belmont Park, an injury ended Langfuhr's racing career and he was retired to stud.

[edit] As a sire

Retired to stud duty at Lane's End Farm in Versailles, Kentucky, Langfuhr was the 2005 leading sire in North America by number of winners and as of September 8, 2007 has sired 49 stakes winners including: