Edredon Bleu
| Edredon Bleu | |
|---|---|
 Edredon Bleu in 2007. | |
| Sire | Grand Tresor |
| Grandsire | Grandchant |
| Dam | Nuit Bleue |
| Damsire | Le Pontet |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 26 April 1992 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lucien Chevrollier |
| Owner | Jim Lewis |
| Trainer | Henrietta Knight |
| Record | 57: 25-7-6 |
| Earnings | £731,065[1] |
| Major wins | |
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Grand Annual Chase (1998) Peterborough Chase (1998, 1999, 2000, 2001) Queen Mother Champion Chase (2000) Championship Chase (2001) Haldon Gold Cup (2002, 2003) John Bull Chase (2003) Desert Orchid SW Pattern Chase (2003) Clonmel Oil Chase (2003) King George VI Chase (2003) | |
Edredon Bleu is a retired AQPS National Hunt racehorse. He was bred in France but trained for most of his racing career in the United Kingdom. He was a specialist steeplechaser who recorded most of his wins over two and two-and-a-half miles, but was capable of winning major races over longer distances. In a ten-year racing career he ran fifty-seven times and won twenty-five races. His most important successes when winning the Queen Mother Champion Chase in 2000 and the King George VI Chase in 2003.
Background
Edredon Bleu (French for "Blue Eiderdown") was bred in France by Lucien Chevrollier. His sire, Grand Tresor was a Thoroughbred, while his dam, Nuit Bleue was from mixed Selle Francais, Thoroughbred and Arabian stock. He was trained by Henrietta Knight in Great Britain.
Racing career
In 2000, he won the Queen Mother Champion Chase while ridden by 15-time champion jockey Tony McCoy. He also won the 2003 King George VI Chase and four renewals of the Peterborough Chase from 1998 to 2001.