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Arctique Royale the 7/1 joint third choice in the betting alongside the British-trained Star Pastures. In the last quarter mile the race devolved into a prolonged struggle between Arctique Royale and Blue Wind, with the Prendergast filly prevailing by a short head after a "fierce duel". Her win
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favourite she accelerated in the final furlong and won by a length from Lady
Tiffany with the early leader Lady Nightingale three quarters of a length back in third place. Kevin Prendergast did not run the filly again that year, stating that she needed more time to mature.
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on 18 July she started the 7/2 second favourite but never looked likely to win and finished sixth of the ten runners behind Blue Wind. After a two-month break she returned to the track and was matched against male opposition in the
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Arctique Royale ran four more times before the end of the season without recovering her
Classic winning form. At the Curragh in late June she was stepped up in distance for the
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over ten furlongs but was beaten three lengths into second place by Happy Bride, a filly who had finished fifth in the
Guineas. It was later reported that she had come into
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from Hear A Rhapsody after drawing clear of her ten opponents in the closing stages. Paddy
Prendergast died in June and for the rest of the year the filly was owned by the
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organisation gave
Arctique Royal a rating of 102 p (the p indicating that she was expected to improve), making her 22 pounds inferior to Timeform's top two-year-old filly
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over seven furlongs at the
Curragh in April and sustained her first defeat as she finished fourth behind Martinova, Overplay and Castlemaine. On 23 May, ridden by
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After retiring from racing, Arctique Royale became a broodmare. She produced fifteen foals and eight winners between 1983 and 1998:
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In the 1981 Irish Free
Handicap Arctiue Royale was rated the fourth-best three-year-old filly in Ireland behind Blue Wind,
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Before the start of the 1982 season
Arctique Royale was bought privately by the French owner Jean-Pierre Binet.
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and Happy Bride. Timeform gave her a rating of 113, 20 pounds behind their best three-year-old filly
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at the same track. She was beaten on her first run of 1982 but then recorded her biggest win in the
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She was sired by Royal and Regal, an
American stallion who recorded his biggest win in the 1973
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of his estate. After a three-month break the filly returned in the Moyglare Stud Stakes (the a
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Antarctique, bay colt, 1994, by Sadler's Wells. Won three races. Successful sire of jumpers.
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before becoming a successful broodmare. Her other foals included Racquette (third in the
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Russian Snows, bay filly, 1992, by Sadler's Wells. Won four races including the
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On her racecourse debut Arctique Royale started favourite for a
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race over six furlongs) at the Curragh in August. Starting the
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Arctique Royale was a "lightly-made" bay mare with no white
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Banquise, bay filly, 1995, by Last Tycoon. Won one race.
504:. Won two races including the Listed Prix Petite Étoile.
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at the Curragh. Martinova started favourite ahead of
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406:Lake Success, a colt, foaled in 1983, sired by
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174:(22 April 1978 – 2000) was an Irish
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912:"Truly Generous – Race Record & Form"
500:Truly Generous, chestnut filly, 1993, by
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419:Truly Special, bay filly, 1985, by
413:Gold and Glory, bay colt, 1984, by
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528:. Failed to win in fifteen races.
274:in May and won by two and a half
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16:Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
470:. Won three races including the
453:Unheard Melody, filly, 1987, by
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459:Armorique, bay filly, 1988, by
777:"Piping Peg's Dam – Family 23"
463:. Failed to win in five races.
446:All of Me, bay colt, 1986, by
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987:Racehorses trained in Ireland
210:bred in Ireland by her owner
466:Modhish, bay colt, 1989, by
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349:Joe McGrath Memorial Stakes
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726:"Arctique Royale pedigree"
702:British Queen (Family:23)
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165:102p (1980), 114 (1981)
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365:Longchamp Racecourse
192:Moyglare Stud Stakes
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410:. Winner in France.
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639:Arctic Slave (IRE)
634:Arctic Melody (GB)
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880:Racing Post
833:Racing Post
694:Belpatrick
489:Last Tycoon
483:Soviet Star
448:Be My Guest
437:Naval Crown
264:maiden race
184:maiden race
966:Categories
709:References
689:Buzz Fuzz
669:Messaline
663:Man o' War
627:Wood Fire
606:Polynesian
408:Kings Lake
371:Assessment
357:Kings Lake
344:Irish Oaks
266:over five
235:Irish Oaks
227:Aunt Edith
202:Background
139:Major wins
461:Top Ville
425:Moonstone
316:Blue Wind
284:Group Two
280:executors
180:broodmare
39:Grandsire
679:Mustang
533:Pedigree
526:Darshaan
502:Generous
421:Caerleon
388:Condessa
377:Timeform
325:Nebbiolo
268:furlongs
247:Scorpion
208:markings
134:8: 3-1-0
697:Khosro
683:Mieuxce
654:Serena
621:My Babu
612:Geisha
567:Aureole
392:Marwell
381:Marwell
276:lengths
270:at the
239:Ardross
188:Curragh
186:at the
121:Trainer
101:Breeder
86:Ireland
83:Country
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340:season
323:after
157:Awards
152:(1982)
147:(1980)
131:Record
91:Colour
75:Foaled
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636:1962
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558:1965
556:(IRE)
550:1970
548:(USA)
111:Owner
856:ISBN
807:ISBN
785:2014
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