Three Troikas
| Three Troikas | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Lyphard |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Three Roses |
| Damsire | Dual |
| Sex | Filly |
| Foaled | 1976 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Artur Pfaff |
| Owner | Ghislaine Head |
| Trainer | Criquette Head |
| Record | ?: 7-5-? |
| Earnings | F3,549,000 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Vanteaux (1979) Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (1979) Prix Saint-Alary (1979) Prix Vermeille (1979) Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1979) Prix d'Harcourt (1980) | |
| Awards | |
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Top-rated European three-year-old (1979) Timeform top-rated three-year-old filly (1979) Timeform rating 133 | |
| Honours | |
| Three Troikas Stakes at Turffontein Racecourse | |
| Last updated on December 1, 2006 | |
Three Troikas (born 1976) was a French Thoroughbred champion racehorse who was owned, trained, and raced by the three members of the famous Head family.
A granddaughter of Northern Dancer, the filly was purchased by Alec Head's Haras du Quesnay from South African construction magnate Artur Pfaff. She was raced under wife Ghislaine Head's name, was trained by their daughter Criquette, and was ridden by their son Freddy.
Racing as a three-year-old, Three Troikas won several important races including the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix Saint-Alary and Prix Vermeille and was narrowly beaten in by Dunette in the Prix de Diane. She capped off her season with a win against older horses in France's most prestigious race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The victory made Criquette Head the first, and still only, woman in history to train an Arc winner. Three Troikas' 1979 performance made her the highest-rated three-year-old in Europe in the International Classification.[1]
At age four, Three Troikas had reasonable success, winning the Prix d'Harcourt.[2] Retired to broodmare service, she was the dam of seven foals, of which six raced and four were winners.
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