Pilsudski (horse)

Pilsudski

Sire	Polish Precedent
Grandsire	Danzig
Dam	Cocotte
Damsire	Troy
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1992
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Ballymacoll Stud
Owner	Lord Weinstock
Trainer	Michael Stoute
Record	23: 11-7-1
Earnings	US$3,461,555
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
Royal Whip Stakes (1996) Brigadier Gerard Stakes (1996) Grosser Preis von Baden (1996) Breeders' Cup Turf (1996) Irish Champion Stakes (1997) Eclipse Stakes (1997) Japan Cup (1997) Champion Stakes (1997)
Racing Awards
European Champion Older Horse (1997)
Infobox last updated on: February 27, 2007.

Pilsudski (born 1992) is a British thoroughbred racehorse. Out of the mare Cocotte, he was sired by Polish Precedent, a son of Champion sire Danzig and named after Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935) a famous Polish politician know for his love for horses.

Raced by Lord Weinstock, Pilsudski won turf races on three continents. In 1996, he won conditions races in Ireland, the Breeders' Cup Turf at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, the Grosser Preis von Baden at Iffezheim Racecourse in Baden-Baden, Germany. In 1997 he won the Japan Cup at short odds. In both 1996 and 1997, he was second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Pilsudski earned the 1997 Cartier Award for Top European Older Horse.

Retired from racing, Pilsudski stood at stud at the Shizunai Stallion Station at Hokkaidō in Japan until 2003 when he was purchased by the Irish National Stud and Anngrove Stud in Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland where he stands.

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