Match II
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| Match II | |
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| Sire | Tantieme |
| Grandsire | Deux Pour Cent |
| Dam | Relance |
| Damsire | Relic |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1958 |
| Country | France  |
| Colour | Dark Bay |
| Breeder | Francois Dupre |
| Owner | Haras d'Ouilly |
| Trainer | Francois Mathet |
| Record | 22: 7-?-? |
| Earnings | Not found |
| Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
| Major Racing Wins | |
| Prix Noailles (1961) Prix Royal-Oak (1961) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1962) Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (1962) Prix Boiard (1962) Washington, D.C. International (1962) |
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| Honours | |
| Champion Older Horse - France (1962) Champion Older Horse - England (1962) Horse of the Year - England (1962) Timeform rating: 135 |
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| Infobox last updated on: November 28, 2006. | |
Match II (1958-1965) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who won major races in England, France and the United States and who was voted Horse of the Year in England. Because another horse with the name Match was born registered in the United States that same year, he is sometimes recorded as "Match III."
Match II was bred by French hotelier Francois Dupre at his Haras d'Ouilly in Pont-d'Ouilly, France. The son of the champion Tantieme, he won important races in France at age two then at age three won in France and England before capping off an oustanding 1962 season with a win in the prestigious Washington, D.C. International at the Laurel Park racecourse in Laurel, Maryland. Ridden by Yves Saint-Martin, Match II earned the "Best in the World" title, defeating the best turf horses from Europe, Russia, as well as the American entries, Carry Back, Beau Purple, and the great Kelso.
Match II retired to stand at stud in England but died after only three seasons. Among his limited offspring was the colt World Cup (b. 1965) who won the 1968 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
