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.
| 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 | |
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.