
Kincsem
Sign in to saveKincsem (; Hungarian for "My Precious" or "My Treasure"; March 17, 1874 – March 16, 1887) was a Hungarian Thoroughbred racehorse who has the longest undefeated record of any racehorse after winning all of her 54 races. The next closest in this regard is Black Caviar, who won all her 25 races. Foaled in Kisbér, Hungary in 1874, Kincsem is a national icon and widely considered one of the top racehorses of the 19th century.
Key facts
- Racehorse.race
- Hungarian Two Thousand Guineas (1877)Hungarian One Thousand Guineas (1877)Hungarian Autumn Oaks (1877, 1878, 1879)Hungarian St. Leger (1877)Austrian Derby (1877)Austrian Kaiserpreis (1877)Grosser Preis von Hanover (1877)Grosser Preis von Baden (1877, 1878, 1879)Staatspreis Erster Classe (1878)Goodwood Cup (1878)Grand Prix de Deauville (1878)
- Racehorse.honours
- Kincsem Park in Budapest, HungaryKincsem Museum, Budapest, HungaryKincsem Horse Park, Tápiószentmárton, HungaryKincsem Hotel, Kisbér, HungaryKincsem Farm, Archer, FloridaLife-sized statue at Kincsem Park, Budapest
- Racehorse.horsename
- Kincsem
- Racehorse.image
- 250px
- Racehorse.caption
- Kincsem painted by Emil Adam in 1887, from a print.
- Racehorse.sire
- Cambuscan (GB)
- Racehorse.grandsire
- Newminster
- Racehorse.dam
- Water Nymph
- Racehorse.damsire
- Cotswold (GB)
- Racehorse.sex
- Filly
- Racehorse.country
- Hungary (As Austria-Hungary)
- Racehorse.colour
- Liver chestnut
- Racehorse.breeder
- Ernő Blaskovich
- Racehorse.owner
- Ernő Blaskovich
- Racehorse.trainer
- Robert Hesp
- Racehorse.record
- 54: 54–0–0
- Racehorse.earnings
- ƒ199,754.50 = €2.56 millions in 2020
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Wikidata facts
- Image
- Kincsem.jpg
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- Kincsem
- date of birth
- 1874-03-17
- date of death
- 1887-03-17
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16 sectionsContents
- Background
- Racing career
- 1876: Two-year-old season
- 1877: three-year-old season
- 1878: four-year-old season
- 1879: five-year-old season
- 1880: six-year-old season
- Race record
- Heading the Unbeaten Flat horses list
- Breeding record
- Legacy
- Film
- Automotive tribute
- Pedigree
- See also
- References
Kincsem (; Hungarian for "My Precious" or "My Treasure"; March 17, 1874 – March 16, 1887) was a Hungarian Thoroughbred racehorse who has the longest undefeated record of any racehorse after winning all of her 54 races. The next closest in this regard is Black Caviar, who won all her 25 races. Foaled in Kisbér, Hungary in 1874, Kincsem is a national icon and widely considered one of the top racehorses of the 19th century.
Over four seasons, Kincsem won against female and male competitors at various race tracks across Europe, including multiple Classic race victories in the Austro-Hungarian Empire. She raced frequently in Germany, winning the Grosser Preis von Baden three times. In her four-year-old campaign, she traveled to England to win the Goodwood Cup, then won the Grand Prix de Deauville in France. In total, Kincsem defeated 85 different horses who had won over 400 races. She defeated 17 classic winners, including four consecutive Deutsches Derby winners (Double Zero, Pirat, Oroszvár, Künstlerin), three consecutive Prei der Diana winners (Chére Amie, Altona, Illona), a ''Poule d'Essai winner (Fontainebleau), Prix de Diane'' winner (Mondaine), etc...