Coup de Genie (foaled May 7, 1991), which means "Stroke of Genius" in French, is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse, winner of the 1993 Prix de la Salamandre.[1] She is the sister of Machiavellian.[2]

Coup de Genie
BreedThoroughbred
SireMr. Prospector
GrandsireRaise a Native
DamCoup de Folie
DamsireHalo
SexMare
Foaled1991
CountryUnited States
BreederFlaxman Holdings Ltd.
OwnerStavros Niarchos
TrainerFrançois Boutin
Record9:4-1-1[1]
Earnings$402,372
Major wins
Prix de Cabourg (1993)
Prix de la Salamandre (1993)
Prix Morny (1993)
Prix Imprudence (1994)

Career edit

Coup de Genie's first race was on July 1, 1993 in Évry, where she came in 2nd place.

Her first win was a Group 3 win in the Prix de Cabourg on August 1, 1993.

She was again victorious, this time winning the Group 1 1993 Prix Morny on August 22, 1993.

Coup de Genie's luck did not stop there as for the 3rd time in 7 weeks, she won again. This time she won the Group 1 1993 Prix de la Salamandre.

Coup de Genie's last win came on April 5, 1994 when she won the Group 3 1994 Prix Imprudence.

Coup de Genie's last race was on September 18, 1994, where she finished in 4th at 1994 Prix du Pin.

Descendants edit

Coup de Genie's descendants include:[3]

c = colt, f = filly

Foaled Name Sex Major Wins
1998 Snake Mountain c Queens County Handicap, Stuyvesant Handicap
1999 Glia f Prix Imprudence
2000 Loving Kindness f Prix de Cabourg
2001 Denebola f Prix de Cabourg

Pedigree edit

Pedigree of Coup de Genie (USA), 1991[4]
Sire
Mr. Prospector (USA)
1970
Raise a Native(USA)
1961
Native Dancer Polynesian
Geisha
Raise You Case Ace
Lady Glory
Gold Digger (USA)
1962
Nashua Nasrullah
Segula
Sequence Count Fleet
Miss Dogwood
Dam
Coup de Folie (USA)
1982
Halo (USA)
1965
Hail to Reason Turn-to
Nothirdchance
Cosmah Cosmic Bomb
Almahmoud
Raise the Standard (CAN)
(1978)
Hoist The Flag Tom Rolfe
Wavy Navy
Natalma Native Dancer
Almahmoud

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Coup de Genie". Equibase. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Coup de Genie (USA)". American Classic Pedigrees. Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Coup De Genie". Coup de Genie. Retrieved 6 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Coup de Genie". JBIS. Retrieved 30 March 2019.