Noverre
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| Noverre | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Rahy |
| Grandsire | Blushing Groom |
| Dam | Danseur Fabuleux |
| Damsire | Northern Dancer |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 2 May 1998[1] |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Darley Stud Management Inc. |
| Owner | Godolphin Racing |
| Trainer | David Loder Saeed bin Suroor (at age 3) |
| Record | 21: 5-8-3 |
| Earnings | £999,519 |
| Major wins | |
| Prix d'Orgemont (2000) Prix La Flèche (2000) July Stakes (2000) Champagne Stakes (2000) Sussex Stakes (2001) | |
Noverre (May 2, 1998 – 2012) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Noverre was a bay horse bred by Darley Stud and raced by a sister operation, Godolphin Racing. He was sired by Rahy, out of the mare Danseur Fabuleux who was also the dam of 1991 European Horse of the Year, Arazi.
Noverre was trained at age two by David Loder.
Racing career
Noverre won two listed races in France and two Group 2 events in England. Sent to the United States, the colt finished eleventh on dirt in the 2000 Breeders' Cup Juvenile, hosted that year by Churchill Downs. At age three, Noverre's owners turned his race conditioning over to Saeed bin Suroor. For him, Noverre finished first in the 2001 Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris but was subsequently disqualified after testing positive for the banned substance Methylprednisolone. He went on to win the Group 1 Sussex Stakes at Goodwood Racecourse in Chichester, England. That year he also had second-place finishes in the UAE 2000 Guineas in Dubai and in England's St. James's Palace and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.
Noverre returned to the track in 2002 for a four-year-old campaign. In top races, he notably earned runner-ups in the Dubai Duty Free Stakes and in England's Lockinge and Sussex Stakes.
