Lyphard
Sign in to saveLyphard (10 May 1969 – 10 June 2005) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire.
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- Instance of
- horse
- Gender
- male organism
- Father
- Northern Dancer
- Image
- Lyphard.jpg
- Has use
- flat racing
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- animal breed
- Thoroughbred
- date of birth
- 1969-05-10
- date of death
- 2005-06-10
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- Background
- Racing career
- Stud record
- Retirement and death
- Pedigree
- References
Lyphard (10 May 1969 – 10 June 2005) was an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and an important sire.
==Background== American bred in Pennsylvania, Lyphard was a son of Northern Dancer out of the mare Goofed. He was auctioned as a weanling at November's Keeneland Sales to Tim Rogers, a horseman from Ireland, who then put him up for sale at Newmarket in England. There, renowned French trainer and breeder Alec Head purchased him on behalf of Madame Germaine Wertheimer, widow of the prominent French horseman and owner of the famous House of Chanel, Pierre Wertheimer. Germaine Wertheimer gave Lyphard his name in honor of the Ukrainian-born French ballet dancer and choreographer Serge Lifar.
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