La Prevoyante

La Prevoyante
SireBuckpasser
GrandsireTom Fool
DamArctic Dancer
DamsireNearctic
SexFilly
Foaled1970
CountryCanada
ColourBay
BreederJean-Louis Lévesque
OwnerJean-Louis Lévesque
TrainerYonnie Starr
Record39: 25-5-3
Earnings$572,417
Major wins
Colin Stakes (1972)
Frizette Stakes (1972)
Selima Stakes (1972)
Matron Stakes (1972)
Spinaway Stakes (1972)
Schuylerville Stakes (1972)
Gardenia Stakes (1972)
La Troienne Stakes (1973)
Quebec Derby (1973)
Awards
U.S. Champion 2-Yr-Old Filly (1972)
Canadian Horse of the Year (1972)
Canadian Champion Older Female Horse (1974)
Honours
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1976)
United States Racing Hall of Fame (1995)
La Prevoyante Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack
La Prevoyante Stakes at Gulfstream Park

La Prevoyante (1970–1974) was a Canadian-bred thoroughbred race horse elected to the Racing Halls of Fame in the United States and Canada.

Background

La Prevoyante was bred and owned by Jean-Louis Lévesque. Her sire was Buckpasser, a son of Tom Fool.[1]

Racing career

1972: two-year-old season

Racing in the United States at age two, La Prevoyante went undefeated,[2] winning all 12 starts under jockey John LeBlanc en route to the 1972 Eclipse Award as American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly [3] and the Sovereign Award as the Canadian Horse of the Year.[4] In a rare occurrence, two two-year-olds topped the balloting for 1972 American Horse of the Year honours with Secretariat edging out La Prevoyante. Secretariat received the votes of the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of North America and the Daily Racing Form, while La Prevoyante was chosen by the National Turf Writers Association.[5]

1973: three-year-old season

As a 3-year-old, La Prevoyante did not achieve the same success. She lost for the first time in her initial start, finishing second in a six-furlong race at Gulfstream Park. She took another second in the 1973 Kentucky Oaks and was third in the Canadian Oaks.

Her French Canadian owner brought La Prevoyante to his hometown of Montreal, Quebec where she won the Quebec Derby at Blue Bonnets Raceway. Although the betting favorite, on a muddy track she finished well back in the 1973 Queen's Plate at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario.

1974: four-year-old season

In 1974, she won three consecutive sprint races at the Saratoga Race Course. Following the December 28, 1974 Miss Florida Handicap at the Tropical-at-Calder meet, La Prevoyante collapsed in the unsaddling area. She got back on her feet and was able to walk to the stables but collapsed again and died of a ruptured lung.

Honours

La Prevoyante was part of the inaugural class of inductees in the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame.[6] She was inducted into the United States National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in 1995.[7]

Pedigree

Pedigree of La Prevoyante
Sire
Buckpasser 		Tom Fool Menow Pharamond II
Alcibiades
Gaga Bull Dog
Alpoise
Busanda War Admiral Man o' War
Brushup
Businesslike Blue Larkspur
La Troienne
Dam
Arctic Dancer 		Nearctic Nearco Pharos
Nogara
Lady Angela Hyperion
Sister Sarah
Natalma Native Dancer Polynesian
Geisha
Almahmoud Mahmoud
Arbitrator

References

  1. ^ La Prevoyante's pedigree
  2. ^ New York Times November 12, 1972
  3. ^ "The Eclipse Awards at the Thoroughbred Racing Associations of America, Inc". Archived from the original on 2012-01-22. Retrieved 2012-01-27.
  4. ^ Sovereign Award at the Jockey Club of Canada
  5. ^ New York Times - December 27, 1972
  6. ^ Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
  7. ^ National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame Archived 2012-05-26 at the Wayback Machine