Goldikova, by Dorset-based equine artist Charles Church
Sire
Anabaa (US)
Grandsire
Danzig
Dam
Born Gold (US)
Damsire
Blushing Groom
Sex
Mare
Foaled
(2005-03-15)15 March 2005
Died
5 January 2021(2021-01-05) (aged 15)
Country
Ireland
Colour
Bay
Breeder
Wertheimer et Frère
Owner
Wertheimer et Frère
Trainer
Freddy Head
Record
27: 17–6–3
Earnings
€5,201,564 ($7,176,551)
Major wins
Prix Chloé (2008) Prix Rothschild (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011) Prix du Moulin (2008) Falmouth Stakes (2009) Prix Jacques Le Marois (2009) Prix d'Ispahan (2010, 2011) Queen Anne Stakes (2010) Prix de la Forêt (2010)
Breeders' Cup wins: Breeders' Cup Mile (2008, 2009, 2010)
Awards
European Horse of the year (2010) European Champion Older Horse (2009, 2010) American Champion Female Turf Horse (2009, 2010)
Honours
United States Racing Hall of Fame inductee (2017)
Goldikova (15 March 2005 – 5 January 2021[1]) was a champion French Thoroughbred racehorse who won the Breeders' Cup Mile three times and was the 2010 European Horse of the Year.
She was based in France, although she also raced in the United States and England. She won 14 Group One races, with nine victories over colts and geldings, putting her above Miesque as the only European-trained horse to have won more than 10 Group I races since their introduction in the 1970s. Goldikova is the only horse to have won three (2008,[2] 2009,[3] 2010[4]) Breeders' Cup Mile races. She was ridden by Olivier Peslier[5] in all of her race starts.
^'I was Valentino Rossi when I rode her' – Prolific Group 1 winner Goldikova dies
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^"Team Goldikova". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2018.
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