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Gate.
Haras de Meautry
in
Touques
,
Calvados
,
Normandy
,
France
, is a
thoroughbred
horse breeding
farm
. It was acquired in the 19th century by
horse-racing
enthusiast
Alphonse James de Rothschild
(1827?1905) who passed it down to his
offspring
so that today it is in the hands of
Edouard de Rothschild
(
b.
1957).
Numerous stud farms can be found in the area and four kilometers away in
Deauville
are two
race tracks
, the
Deauville-Clairefontaine Racecourse
and the
Deauville-La Touques Racecourse
.
Over the years, Haras de Meautry has produced a number of champion horses including:
- Brantome
(
f.
1931)
- Bubbles (
f.
1925)
- Eclair au Chocolat (
f.
1935 ? taken by the
Nazis
during
World War II
)
- Exbury
(
f.
1959)
- Heaume (
f.
1887)
- La Farina (
f.
1911)
- Stracchino (
f.
1874)
- Le Roi Soleil (
f.
1895)
- Sans Souci II (
f.
1904)
- Vieux Manoir
(
f.
1947)
- Indian Danehill (
f.
1996)
One of the most famous of the Rothschild horses was Brantome, owned by
Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild
, the then owner of Haras de Meautry. Brantome was unbeaten at ages 2 and 3 and is ranked among the best French horses ever. The colt won the
French 2000 Guineas
; the
Prix Lupin
, the
Prix Royal-Oak
, the most prestigious 1934
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
plus eight other significant races.
During the
German occupation of France during World War II
, all breeders' premiums won by Meautry-bred horses were confiscated by the
Nazi
officials in charge of French racing. As well, the Nazis seized some of the best racehorses in the country and shipped more than six hundred thoroughbreds out of the country. Some went to
Hungary
, but most were shipped to
Germany
for racing or for breeding at the
Heeresgestut Altefeld
, which belonged to the German
Wehrmacht
. Among them was the champion Brantome who would be recovered in 1945 at the end of the War.
Other Rothschild-owned horses won the
Grand Prix de Paris
in 1909 and 1914 and claimed victory in a number of other important
Stakes races
including two more wins at the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1938 and 1963.
The stables'
filly
, England's Legend, was one of the favorites for the 2001
Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf
but faded badly to finish 11th.
- Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
: 1934, 1938, 1963
- Prix du Jockey Club
: 1876, 1890, 1977
- Prix de Diane
: 1878, 1889, 1894, 1919, 1920, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1957, 1960, 1961
- Grand Prix de Paris
: 1898, 1907, 1935, 1950, 1964, 1979, 1982
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