Montjeu
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| Montjeu | ||
 Montjeu at the 1999 Japan Cup |
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| Sire: | Sadler's Wells | |
| Grandsire: | Northern Dancer | |
| Dam: | Floripedes | |
| Damsire: | Top Ville | |
| Sex: | Stallion | |
| Foaled: | 1996 | |
| Country: | Ireland | |
| Colour: | Brown | |
| Breeder: | Sir James Goldsmith | |
| Owner: | Laure Boulay de la Meurthe Michael Tabor (at age 2) |
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| Trainer: | John E. Hammond | |
| Record: | 15: 11-2-0 | |
| Earnings: | $2,062,822 | |
| Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards | ||
| Major Racing Wins | ||
| Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (1999) Irish Derby Stakes (1999) Prix du Jockey Club (1999) King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000) Tattersalls Gold Cup (2000) |
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| Racing Awards | ||
| European Champion 3-Yr-Old Colt (1999) #1 - International Classification for 3-Yr-Olds (1999) #1 - World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings (2000) Leading sire in France (2005) |
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Infobox last updated on: February 2, 2007. |
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Montjeu (born 1996) is a thoroughbred horse racing World Champion colt and sire of champions. Sired by Sadler's Wells from the dam Floripedes, Montjeu is a grandson of Northern Dancer.
Bred by Sir James Goldsmith, Montjeu was named for his owner's chateau outside Autun in France. Goldsmith died in 1997 before the colt began racing and his ownership went to a holding company owned by Laure Boulay de la Meurthe, mother of two of Goldsmith's children. After two starts, she sold the colt to Michael Tabor and Montjeu went on to be unbeaten as a two-year-old. Trained by John E. Hammond and ridden by Michael Kinane, at age three Montjeu won 1999's Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, the Irish Derby, the Prix du Jockey Club and was voted that year's Cartier Three-Year-Old European Champion Colt and World Champion.
Montjeu raced successfully at age four and earned honors as Champion older horse in Europe. In 2000, his victories included the Group 1 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, Tattersalls Gold Cup, and the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud.
After 16 lifetime racing starts, a record of 11-2–0, and a Timeform rating of 137, Montjeu was retired to Coolmore Stud in Ireland 2001. He is already one of the top sires in the world and has produced several noted champions:
- Hurricane Run - 2005 No. 1 ranked Horse in the World
- Motivator - winner of the 2005 Epsom Derby
- Scorpion - winner of the 2005 Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris (in record time) and the St. Leger Stakes
