477:). Hatoof took an early lead and set a slow pace before being overtaken by Grand Lodge at half way. Environment Friend and La Confederation were close behind whilst Guillot settled Dernier Empereur towards the rear of the field. A furlong out, Grand Lodge had opened up a clear advantage from Mehthaaf, Muhtarram and Hatoof, but the leader was beginning to tire and Guillot was making rapid progress. In a five-way blanket finish, Dernier Empereur produced a decisive late run to take the lead in the final strides and won by a short-head, a neck, a head and a neck from Grand Lodge, Muhtarram, Mehthaaf and Hatoof. Guillot later described the win as the best moment of his riding career. On his final start of the year he was tried on dirt in the
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As in the previous year, Dernier
Empereur began his 1995 campaign with unsuccessful runs in the Prix du Muguet and the Prix d'Ispahan, finishing seventh in both races behind the four-year-old Green Tune. After winning a minor race at Vichy in August he attempted to repeat his previous success in La
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Dernier
Empereur was retired from racing and began his breeding career in France and was also shuttled to stand as a breeding stallion in New Zealand. He later stood at the Ballykisteen Stud in Ireland. He was not a success at stud, siring few winners of any consequence. The most successful of his
441:) and the Prix La Force winner Sin Kiang. Starting at odds of 5.2/1 he was restrained by Jarnet in the early stages before taking the lead 200 metres from the finish and winning by one and a half lengths from Red Bishop. After the race, the colt was bought by the American businessman
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Longchamp on 29 May. After a break of almost three months, the colt returned at Deauville in August and finished third in the Prix de Hastings, beaten a short neck and a nose by Red Bishop and Djanord. In September, Dernier Empereur met Red Bishop again in
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Invitational Handicap over the same course and distance and started at odds of 6.5/1. Valenzuela produced him with a strong late run on the outside to win by half a length from Talloires. In September he contested the Grade I
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Empereur was sent to England in October for the Champion Stakes in which he was ridden by Guillot. On a dull, foggy day, he started the 8/1 fifth choice in the betting behind Hatoof,
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Longchamp but finished fourth, a length behind the winner Fort Wood. On 14 August, Dernier Empereur, ridden again by Guillot, contested the Group Two Prix Guillaume d'Ornano over 2000 metres at
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In 1996 Dernier
Empereur was transferred permanently to the United States where he was trained by Ben Cecil and campaigned on turf. In his first four starts he finished fourth in the
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Maisons-Laffitte but was beaten three lengths by Gunboat Diplomacy. In autumn he ran twice on dirt in the United States, finishing fourth behind
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and finished second to the Boutin-trained colt, beaten one and a half lengths. A month later, the colt was sent to
England for the Champion Stakes at
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261:). Dernier Empereur's dam, Dear Colleen, who won nine minor races in a racing career which lasted from 1976 till 1979, was a granddaughter of the
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he finished second of the eleven runners, two and a half lengths behind the winner
Hernando. Three weeks later he started 9/5 favourite for the
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two weeks later. On 6 June, Dernier Empereur started a 25/1 outsider for the 156th running of the Prix du Jockey Club over 2400 metres at
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rode him to victory in the Escondido Handicap over eleven furlongs. Three weeks later Dernieur Empereur contested the
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On his four-year-old debut Dernier Empereur was brought back in distance and finished fifth when favourite for the
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on 2 May and then finished third behind the same colt, over the same course and distance in the Group One
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as a three-year-old in 1993. In the following year he recorded his biggest success when he won the
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and sire. He was originally sent to race in France where he had considerable success, winning the
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before his racing career was ended by injury. He made very little impact as a breeding stallion.
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who said "I prefer to buy proven horses; it eliminates so many risks".
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bred in Kentucky by the Mayland's Stud Company Ltd. He was sired by
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945:"French Connection: Ambitious Guillot has high hopes as a trainer"
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offspring was probably Archduke Ferdinand, a stayer who won the
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Pedigree of Dernier Empereur (USA), chestnut stallion, 1990
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favourite, but despite finishing strongly he was beaten a
186:(5 February 1990 – ca. 2004) was an American-bred
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Dernier Empereur was being prepared for a run in the
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On his racecourse debut Dernier Empereur, ridden by
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winner Uvira, whose other descendants have included
340:in the Listed Prix de Suresnes over 2100 metres at
225:Dernier Empereur was a chestnut horse with a white
591:in 2001. His last reported foal was born in 2004.
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1004:"Briefly: More Stories Come Out in B.C. Scandal"
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316:over 1600 metres at Évry. He started the
910:"Racing: Fabre rules as Empereur swoops"
578:in a training gallop at Hollywood Park.
412:and then finished fifth of seven behind
1059:Racehorses trained in the United States
305:, won a minor race over 1500 metres at
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892:"La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte result"
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16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
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908:Sue Montgomery (16 October 1994).
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1024:"Dernier Empereur – Stud Record"
878:"Prix Guillaume d'Ornano result"
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963:"Jockey Club Gold Cup result"
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396:and finished unplaced behind
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423:La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte
199:La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte
160:La Coupe de Maisons-Laffitte
7:
1049:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
819:"Dear Colleen – Statistics"
787:"Dernier Empereur pedigree"
763:Lady Lawless (Family: 3-l)
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328:1993: three-year-old season
241:and finished second in the
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805:"Trempolino – Stud Record"
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215:Carleton F. Burke Handicap
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259:Grosser Preis von Baden
195:Prix Guillaume d'Ornano
155:Prix Guillaume d'Ornano
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475:Great Voltigeur Stakes
307:Saint-Cloud Racecourse
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479:Breeders' Cup Classic
589:Northumberland Plate
504:Jockey Club Gold Cup
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362:Deauville Racecourse
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508:Stuyvesant Handicap
467:Irish 1,000 Guineas
370:Eddie Read Handicap
358:Grand Prix de Paris
203:Prix du Jockey Club
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690:Dear Colleen (USA)
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520:Inglewood Handicap
471:Environment Friend
455:Sun Chariot Stakes
390:Breeders' Cup Turf
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50:Dear Colleen
968:Racing Post
949:Racing Post
863:Racing Post
673:Quiriquina
641:Rockefella
582:Stud career
576:cannon bone
451:Grand Lodge
311:Group Three
286:André Fabre
144:$ 1,152,425
125:André Fabre
115:Gary Tanaka
1038:Categories
791:Equineline
770:References
713:My Recipe
696:In Reality
646:Chambiges
638:Rocchetta
616:Sharpen Up
608:Trempolino
346:Prix Lupin
263:Irish Oaks
235:Trempolino
221:Background
149:Major wins
59:In Reality
41:Sharpen Up
31:Trempolino
750:Neocracy
657:Viceregal
572:Japan Cup
557:Singspiel
459:Muhtarram
398:Kotashaan
374:Prix Niel
336:-trained
271:A.P. Indy
191:racehorse
136:30: 8-5-4
128:Ben Cecil
37:Grandsire
990:Equibase
823:Equibase
758:Umidwar
595:Pedigree
544:Grade II
463:Mehthaaf
414:Bigstone
366:Fastness
338:Hernando
213:and the
141:Earnings
93:Chestnut
68:Stallion
708:Intent
677:Molvedo
536:Del Mar
502:in the
487:Concern
416:in the
121:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
55:Damsire
755:Uvira
744:Tehran
739:Tulyar
728:Iltis
620:1969
457:) and
386:Ezzoud
382:Hatoof
322:length
177:(1996)
172:(1996)
167:(1994)
162:(1993)
157:(1993)
133:Record
89:Colour
73:Foaled
735:1959
700:1964
698:(USA)
692:1974
653:1977
623:Atan
612:1984
500:Cigar
318:11/10
231:socks
227:blaze
107:Owner
618:(GB)
610:(GB)
605:Sire
384:and
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197:and
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688:Dam
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