Marienbard

Marienbard (foaled 1997) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse best known for his win in the 2002 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Background Marienbard is a bay horse bred in Ireland by Saif Ali. He was sired by the Caerleon, a son of the 1971 British Triple Crown champion, Nijinsky whose other progeny include the Epsom Derby winner Generous. Marienbard was an unusually late foal, being born on 26 May 1997. The colt was originally sent into training with the veteran Michael Jarvis at Newmarket, Suffolk. Racing career Marienbard was late to develop and did not race as a two-year-old. In 2000 the colt won his first three races including a Listed race at Haydock Park Racecourse. He was then moved up in class to finish second in the Great Voltigeur Stakes, sixth (behind Millenary) in the St Leger Stakes and second in the St. Simon Stakes. At the end of the season, Marienbard was bought by Sheikh Mohammed's Godolphin Racing and transferred to the stable of Saeed bin Suroor. From then on he spent his winters in Dubai and his summers at Newmarket.