Sicambre

Sicambre was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire.

Background

Sicambre was bred by Jean Stern at his Haras de [Saint Pair du Mont] in Le Cadran, Calvados. Stern raced and owned him throughout his life.

Trained by Max Bonaventure, in the only defeat of his career, Sicambre finished second in the 1950 Prix Morny. He then won the 1950 Prix [Jean-Luc Lagardère|Grand Criterium], France's most important race for two-year-olds. At age three, Sicambre won three important conditions races plus two French [Classic Races|French Classics], the Prix du Jockey Club and Grand Prix de Paris, in the process earning a Timeform rating of 135.

Sicambre was retired to stand at stud beginning in 1952 at his owners Haras de Saint Pair du Mont where he died on April 30, 1975. Sicambre represented a strong power and stamina of the 1950s. The leading sire in France in 1966, Sicambre sired:

Through his daughter Sicalade, Sicambre was the damsire of Sea Bird who won the 1965 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and who earned the highest Timeform rating in history.