St Reims

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St Reims
Sire	Zabeel
Grandsire	Sir Tristram
Dam	L'Quiz
Damsire	L'Enjoleur
Sex	Colt
Foaled	1999
Country	New Zealand
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Mrs J A & P Hogan
Owner	February Syndicate
Trainer	Chris McNab
Record	36:11-6-0
Earnings	$673,250
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours
Major Racing Wins
New Zealand Derby (2002) Zabeel Classic (2005)
Infobox last updated on: July 3, 2007.

St Reims is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 2002.

A million-dollar yearling, big things were always expected of the son of Zabeel, and although he didn't break his maiden until his fifth start he soon started to live up to expectations. A runaway win in the Avondale Guineas at his last start before the Derby ensured that he would start favourite in the Classic, and he didn't disappoint. Given an excellent ride out in front by Greg Childs, the colt was never headed and scored a narrow but authoritative win.

After the Derby his career went downhill. After disappointing performances in an autumn Sydney campaign, St Reims failed to win a single race as a four year-old and looked to be a shadow of his former self. But at Hastings in the spring of 2004 he regained his interest in racing and put together a string of wins against horses the quality of Waitoki Dream and Zafar, culminating in a return to Group race success in the Lindauer Grandeur Stakes at Ellerslie, the scene of his Derby triumph.

But he didn't stop there. He followed that win up with the Group 2 Counties Cup, a desperately close second under a demanding weight in the Group 2 Waikato Cup and a well-deserved second Group 1 victory in the Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie, just over two full years after his last Group 1 win.

Following another Group 1 placing behind Xcellent in the Darley Stakes and a decent seventh behind the same horse in the Kelt Capital Stakes, he was retired to stand at Stoney Bridge Stud.