Mieuxce (horse)
| Mieuxce | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Massine |
| Grandsire | Consols |
| Dam | L'Olivete |
| Damsire | Opott |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1933 |
| Country | France |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Henri Ternynck |
| Owner | Ernest Masurel |
| Trainer | Elijah Cunnington |
| Record | 9: 5-4-0 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix Delatre (1936) Prix Hocquart (1936) Prix Lupin (1936) Prix du Jockey Club (1936) Grand Prix de Paris (1936) |
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| Awards | |
| Leading broodmare sire in Great Britain and Ireland (1958) | |
Mieuxce (1933–1960) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. Bred by Henri Ternynck, owned by Ernest Masurel and trained by Elijah Cunnington he won five of his nine races, finished second in the other four, and was probably the best European colt of his generation. After finishing second in all three of his races as a two-year-old he won the Prix Delatre on his three-year-old debut but was beaten on his next appearance in the Prix Greffulhe. He then established himself as the best colt of the year in France with a sequence of four wins in seven weeks, taking the Prix Hocquart, Prix Lupin, Prix du Jockey Club and Grand Prix de Paris. His racing career was ended by a leg injury in the autumn of 1936. He was then exported to Britain where he became an influential breeding stallion.
Mieuxce was a "good-looking, but rather leggy" bay horse standing 16.2 hands high bred by Henri Ternynck at his Haras du But and named after the stud's location, Mieuxcé in Orne. During his racing career the colt was owned by Ernest Masurel and trained by Elijah Cunnington (Henri Ternynck's son-in-law) at Chantilly.
Mieuxce was sired by Massine, an outstanding French stayer who won twelve races including the Ascot Gold Cup and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in 1924. In addition to Mieuxce, he sired Strip the Willow, who won the Prix du Jockey Club and Grand Prix de Paris in 1932. Mieuxce's dam L'Olivete was a high-class racemare who won the Prix de Royallieu in 1928, and a half-sister of the Prix de la Foret winner Jocrisse.
As a two-year-old, Mieuxce raced three times and finished second on each occasion. Two of his runs came in prestigious events in late autumn. He was beaten by Fastnet Prix Thomas Bryon over 1500 metres at Saint-Cloud Racecourse in November, having finished runner-up to the filly Amalia in the Prix de Conde over 2000 metres at Longchamp Racecourse in the previous month.
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