Winner of Club Prix du Jockey and Classic Male Le Havre (Ire) passed away at the age of 16. Noverre’s son was embellished at Sumbe’s Haras de Montfort et Preaux in Normandy just three weeks after retired from stud . duties was announced.
Le Havre owner Gerard Augustin-Normand told TDN at the time, “He was the most important horse in my life. He was the starter and that was very emotional for me. I wouldn’t be in the livestock business without him there. It all started with Le Havre and I wouldn’t have started raising horses without him.
“It’s not easy, but it’s the right thing to do. We love him so much and he gave us the biggest emotions. I hope he stays with us as long as he can.”
Sadly, Le Havre didn’t get to retire for long but in his full 12 seasons at the school so far, he’s been represented by 20 group winners and 30 roster winners. They are headed by two Classic award-winning daughters. Avenir Treat (Fr), a member of the first tree bred by Elisabeth Vidal, became Le Havre’s first Classic winner at the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and was soon followed in the Prix de Diane. Two years later, the Augustin-Normand La Cressonniere (Fr) completed the same Classic Double. Both fillers are campaigned in partnership with Augustin-Normand and Antonio Caro and trained by former Le Havre coach Jean-Claude Rouget.
Augustin-Normand said last month, “When Le Havre attended, I wanted to give him the best opportunities, everything he needed to succeed. I’m so grateful to him for what he’s given me, and it hasn’t stopped yet. Twice won the Poules and the Prix de Diane [with his daughters] so magical.”
Le Havre was bred by Jan, Maja, and Anna Sundstrom under their Team Hogdala banner and was the first pony of Marie Rheinberg (Ger) (Surako {Ger}), a half-sister with advocacy Polar Falcon Group 1 champion sprinter (Nureev). Bought by Rouget for €100,000 at Arqana’s August Sale, he became the first major winner in the Thoroughbred race for wealthy owner Gerard Augustin-Normand, who had previously entered the race. loupe races.
Double winner in second place, Le Havre clinched the Prix Djebel Title in his 3-year-old first, beating last season’s G1 Prix winner Jean-Luc Lagardere Naaqoos (GB) (Oasis dream {GB}) to second. He then finished second with Silver Frost (Ire) (Verglas {Ire}) in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains before taking a dominant win at the Prix du Jockey Club in what would become Le’s last. Havre.
His retirement then known as Haras de la Cauviniere in 2009 sparked an important project into the purebred world of Augustin-Normand, who invested heavily but wisely in his flock of chickens. mother to support her foal.
Owners were soon rewarded with the aforementioned Certain Avenir, and then Suosystem (Father) became the second Group/Class 1 winner from Le Havre’s first on the GI Shadwell Turf Mile landing. La Cressonniere, Villa Marina (Fr), winners of G1 Prix de l’Opera, and Wonderful Tonight (Fr), winners of G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares S. and G1 Prix de Royallieu, followed by level winners tallest.
In a role where we could see him become more prominent in the years to come, Le Havre is the father of G1 Pyledriver (GB) Crowning Cup winner (Harbour Watch {Ire}). Several of his daughters have been exported to Japan, including two French Classic winners. Avenir Treat, who died after producing only two ponies, is the dam of Des Ailes (Jpn) (Deep Impact {Jpn}), winner of last year’s G2 Hanshin Himba S. as well as G3 Aichi Hai in September. Two. The daughter of Le Havre Sea Front (Fr) is the dam of the minor Serifos (Jpn) award winning Class 2 (Daiwa Major {Jpn}).
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