Divine Proportions
Divine Proportions is a champion Thoroughbred race horse and winner of two French classics.
Background
Divine Proportions was bred by the Niarchos family. She was sired by the American-bred stallion Kingmambo. Her dam Myth to Reality was a Group 3 winning daughter of Sadler's Wells.Racing career
During her racing career, ridden by Christophe Lemaire and trained by Pascal Bary, Divine Proportions was the winner of no fewer than five Group 1 races, including the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and the Prix de Diane. She won nine out of her ten races before being retired after sustaining a tendon injury following her only defeat in the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois. Her consistent performances at the highest level led to her being voted the Cartier Three-Year-Old European Champion Filly in 2005, following on from another such high accolade, when in 2004 she was awarded the Cartier's best 2-year-old award.In 2006 Divine Proportions was mated to Champion Sire Giant's Causeway and produced a bay colt. The colt was named Eightfold Path and won the Prix Eclipse in 2009. In 2007, she was mated to A.P. Indy
Breeding record
2007 Eightfold Path : Bay colt, foaled 1 February, by Giant's Causeway - won 4 races, including G3 Prix Eclipse at Chantilly; LR Grand Handicap de Deauville, and placed 3 times, including 3rd G3 Prix La Rochette at Longchamp, from 13 starts in France 2009-20122010 Daivika : Bay filly, foaled 14 April, by Dynaformer - no wins in 2 starts.
2011 Monoceros : Bay colt, foaled 26 April, by Giant's Causeway - won 1 minor race from 6 starts.
2014 Diodorus : Bay colt, foaled 9 May, by Galileo - won 1 minor from 22 starts on the flat and all-weather, was sent hurdling for one season won 1 novice hurdle from 9 starts.
2016 Nefertiti : Bay filly, foaled 12 February, by Galileo - unraced.
2017 Numen : Chestnut colt, foaled 7 March, by Galileo - 1 minor win from 4 starts.
2018 Light Of My Eyes : Bay filly, foaled 24 May, by Frankel - no wins from 2 minor races.