| Herbager | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Vandale |
| Grandsire | Plassy |
| Dam | Flagette |
| Damsire | Escamillo |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1956 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | M.L. Bara |
| Owner | Simone Del Duca |
| Trainer | Pierre Pelat |
| Record | 8: 6-1-0 |
| Earnings | ₣850,510 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Seraphine (1958) Prix du Jockey Club (1959) |
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| Awards | |
| French Champion Three-Year-Old Colt (1959) Timeform rating: 136 |
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| Horse (Equus ferus caballus) | |
| Last updated on 5 January 2010 | |
Herbager (1956–1976) was a French Champion Thoroughbred racehorse and an influential sire in both France and the United States. He was sired by Vandale, a stayer who won the 1946 Prix du Conseil Municipal and whom Herbager would help make the 1959 Leading sire in France. His dam was Flagette (by Escamillo) who was inbred to St. Leger winner Firdaussi (3m x 3f).
Owned by Simone Del Duca and trained by Pierre Pelat, Herbager made two starts at age two, finishing second once and winning the Prix Seraphine. At age three, Herbager was the best colt in his age group in France, winning important races including the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Classic French Derby [1] in which he earned an impressive Timeform rating of 136. In the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe he sustained a serious leg injury, but still managed to finish only two lengths from the winner. This injury ended his racing career.[1]
Herbager was retired to stud for the 1960 season in France and in December 1964 was sold for US$700,000 to the prominent Kentucky breeder, Bull Hancock. Hancock then syndicated Herbager to various clients of his Claiborne Farm. [2] At Claiborne Farm, Herbager sired sixty-four stakes winners and became a major stamina influence.
Herbager was the sire of:
Damsire: Some of Herbager's daughters who produced foals that went on to racing success include:
Herbager died on 25 March 1976 at the age of twenty at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky and is buried in their Marchmont Farm division's equine cemetery.