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14-12-0-0. $128,617. Won: 1933 Prix Robert Papin (FR), Grand Criterium (FR), Prix Morny (FR), 1934 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (FR), Poule d'Essai des Poulains (FR), Prix Royal-Oak (FR), Prix Lupin (FR), Prix de Sevres (FR), 1935 Prix d'Edgard Gillois (FR), Prix du Cadran (FR), Prix du Prince d'Orange (FR) Leading Sire in France 3 times One of the great French colts of the 20th century. Was known for his scintillating bursts of speed. (Arthur Fitzgerald, Prix de l`Arc de Triomphe: 1920-1948, page 131) . Retired to stud at Haras de Meautry, Normandy for a fee of FF45000. -His stud career was interrupted by the war, when the Germans took him to Graditz Stud. In 1944, Brantome was transferred to the Altefeld Stud in Thuringia. Sadly, Brantome was returned to France with an eye injury, and by 1950 was blind in one eye and suffering from a cataract. died July 3, 1952; put down as result of kidney trouble Owner: Edouard Alphonse de Rothschild Breeder: Baron Edouard de Rothschild, Haras de Meautry
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