Classic Cliche (IRE)

1st - G1 Gold Cup - Royal Ascot, UK - 20 June 1996
1st - G1 St Leger - Doncaster, UK - 9 September 1995
1st - G1 Gold Cup - Royal Ascot, UK - 20 June 1996
1st - G1 Pertemps St Leger - Doncaster, UK - 9 September 1995
Foal date
13/03/1992
Gender
Horse
Colour
Bay
Sire
Salse
Dam
Pato
Trainer
Saeed bin Suroor
Breeder
Lord Victor Matthews
Official rating
122
Career earnings
$1,068,559.73
Results
Starts 14 Wins 5 Placed 4
Date Result Racecourse Race details
20/09/1997 7th Curragh (IRE) Jefferson Smurfit Memorial Irish St.Leger 3yo+
24/08/1997 1st Deauville (FR) Prix Kergorlay (Group 2) 3yo+
31/07/1997 2nd Goodwood (GB) Crowson Goodwood Cup Class A 3yo+
19/06/1997 2nd Ascot (GB) Gold Cup Class A 4yo+
15/05/1997 9th York (GB) Yorkshire Cup Class A 4yo+
06/10/1996 15th Longchamp (FR) Forte Meridien Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) 3yo+
27/07/1996 2nd Ascot (GB) King George Vi And Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes Class A 3yo+
20/06/1996 1st Ascot (GB) Gold Cup Class A (Group 1) 4yo+
16/05/1996 1st York (GB) East Coast Yorkshire Cup Class A (Group 2) 4yo+
09/09/1995 1st Doncaster (GB) Pertemps St Leger Stakes Class A (Group 1) 3yo
02/07/1995 5th Curragh (IRE) Budweiser Irish Derby (Group 1) 3yo
23/06/1995 2nd Ascot (GB) King Edward VII Stakes Class A (Group 2) 3yo
04/06/1995 4th Chantilly (FR) Les Emirats Arabes Unis Prix Du JockeyClub (Group 1) (Colts 3yo
17/05/1995 1st York (GB) Homeowners Dante Stakes Class A (Group 2) 3yo
Classic Cliche (IRE) Salse (USA) Topsider (USA) Northern Dancer (CAN)
1961
1974 Drumtop (USA)
1966
1985 Carnival Princess (USA) Prince John (USA)
1973
1974 Carnival Queen (USA)
1962
1992 Pato (GB) High Top (GB) Derring-Do (GB)
1961
1969 Camenae (GB)
1961
1982 Patosky (GB) Skymaster (IRE)
1958
1969 Los Patos (GB)
1963
Switched to Saeed bin Suroor after two runs in his 2yo season for Henry Cecil, he made an immediate impact for Godolphin when landing the Group 2 Dante Stakes at York in May 1995; he really came into his own once tackling staying distances and provided Frankie Dettori with the 1,000th domestic victory of a stellar riding career when impressively winning the Group 1 St Leger at Doncaster; produced the best performance of his career when defeating Double Trigger in the Grade 1 2m4f Gold Cup at Ascot (June 1996), also finishing second in the race the following year; his final win came in the Group 2 Prix Kergorlay at Deauville in August 2007
Classic Cliche (IRE) Salse (USA) Topsider (USA) Northern Dancer (CAN)
1961
1974 Drumtop (USA)
1966
1985 Carnival Princess (USA) Prince John (USA)
1973
1974 Carnival Queen (USA)
1962
1992 Pato (GB) High Top (GB) Derring-Do (GB)
1961
1969 Camenae (GB)
1961
1982 Patosky (GB) Skymaster (IRE)
1958
1969 Los Patos (GB)
1963