Ajax (horse)
| Ajax | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sire | Flying Fox (GB) |
| Grandsire | Orme |
| Dam | Amie |
| Damsire | Clamart |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1901 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Edmond Blanc |
| Owner | Edmond Blanc |
| Trainer | Robert Denman |
| Record | 5 starts, 5 wins |
| Major wins | |
| Prix Noailles (1904) Prix Lupin (1904) Prix du Jockey Club (1904) Grand Prix de Paris (1904) | |
| Last updated on 29 January 2011 | |
Ajax (1901 – 15 February 1915) was an undefeated French Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1904 Prix du Jockey Club and Grand Prix de Paris and was an influential sire.
Breeding
[edit]Bred and raced by Edmond Blanc, he was by Flying Fox and out of Amie, whose sire Clamart also won the Grand Prix de Paris. Ajax is a brother to Adam, a sire who was exported to the United States in 1906 and then in 1908 to Austria.[1]
Racing record
[edit]Ajax was trained by Robert Denman and ridden by jockey, George Stern. In 1904 the three-year-old colt won the two most prestigious races in France, the Prix du Jockey Club[2] and the Grand Prix de Paris[3] before retiring undefeated after five starts.
At stud, Ajax was an influential stallion[4] who sired Union (his first classic winner and the 3rd dam of Le Pacha) and Teddy. His daughters produced the undefeated Havresac II, Invershin, Massine and Le Correge.[1] Ajax died on 15 February 1915.[5]
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Flying Fox b. 1896 | Orme b. 1889 | Ormonde b. 1883 | Bend Or |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lily Agnes | |||
| Angelica b. 1879 | Galopin* | ||
| St.Angela | |||
| Vampire br. 1889 | Galopin* br. 1872 | Vedette | |
| Flying Duchess | |||
| Irony ch. 1881 | Rosebery | ||
| Sarcasm | |||
| Dam Amie b. 1893 | Clamart ch. 1888 | Saumur | Dollar |
| Finlande | |||
| Princess Catherine ch. 1876 | Prince Charlie | ||
| Catherine | |||
| Alice b./br. 1887 | Wellingtonia ch. 1869 | Chattanooga | |
| Araucaria | |||
| Asta br. 1877 | Cambuslang | ||
| Lady Superior |
Note: b. = Bay, br. = Brown, ch. = Chestnut
* Ajax was inbred 3x4 to Galopin. This means that the stallion appears once in the third generation and once in the fourth generation of his pedigree.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Pryor, Peter, The Classic Connection, Cortney Publications, Luton, 1979
- ^ "All the races". www.france-galop.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01.
- ^ "All the races". www.france-galop.com. Archived from the original on 2012-03-01.
- ^ Tb Heritage: Flying Fox
- ^ Staff (1917). "Etalons Anglais". Stud Book Français. 17: 2.