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Blushing Groom raced six times in 1976 at age two. He finished third in his debut, then won the next five races, including four
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Blushing Groom met with considerable success in racing, he became an even greater as a
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As a three-year-old, Blushing Groom extended his win streak to seven, winning the 1977
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Blushing Groom has sired 92 stakes winners. Some of his notable progeny includes:
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Pedigree of
Blushing Groom (FR), chestnut stallion, 1974
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Official website for
Blushing Groom at AgaKhanStuds.com
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Leading broodmare sire in Great
Britain & Ireland
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and out of the mare
Runaway Bride. He was trained by
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Leading broodmare sire in Great
Britain & Ireland
233:(8 April 1974 – 6 May 1992) was a French champion
627:Among others, Blushing Groom is the grandsire of
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367:– won three GI races in France in 1991 plus the
420:Eclipse Award for Outstanding Older Male Horse
994:British Champion Thoroughbred broodmare sires
705:Blushing Groom died in 1992 and is buried at
215:Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland
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507:King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes
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609:1993 United States' Filly Triple Crown
377:United States Champion 2-Year-Old Colt
562:, Champion 3 yr old in England, and
252:He was bred by American businessman
989:British Champion Thoroughbred Sires
568:2006 U.S. 2-Year-Old Champion Filly
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600:Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame
205:European Champion 3-Year-Old Miler
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429:American Champion Male Turf Horse
200:French Champion Two-Year-Old Colt
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548:2001 European Horse of the Year
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572:Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies
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524:Canadian International Stakes
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16:French Thoroughbred racehorse
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675:. He is also the damsire of
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693:Japanese Horse of the Year
613:1994 Champion Older Female
437:American Horse of the Year
412:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
373:European Horse of the Year
309:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
187:Poule d'Essai des Poulains
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369:Breeders' Cup Juvenile
325:Prix Jacques Le Marois
284:events, capturing the
974:1992 racehorse deaths
969:1974 racehorse births
925:"Blushing Groom (FR)"
305:Prix de Fontainebleau
294:Prix de la Salamandre
254:John McNamee Sullivan
182:Prix de Fontainebleau
172:Prix de la Salamandre
115:John McNamee Sullivan
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486:Groom Tesse, Egerton
219:Timeform rating: 136
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473:Prix Marcel Boussac
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260:. A descendant of
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427:– sire of 2005
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853:Wild Violet
806:Boola Brook
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637:Cherokee Run
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478:Groom Dancer
418:, 1989 U.S.
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89:8 April 1974
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696:T M Opera O
633:Let's Elope
528:Let's Elope
503:Epsom Derby
465:Gold Splash
435:, and 2006
331:Stud record
319:, a son of
307:and the GI
272:in France.
963:Categories
906:References
886:Sansonnet
880:Owen Tudor
848:La Grelee
816:Brookdale
800:Alcibiades
782:Spring Run
622:Epsom Oaks
618:Snow Bride
605:Sky Beauty
539:– sire of
509:, sire of
482:Prix Lupin
401:– won the
390:Prix Ganay
382:Baillamont
290:Prix Morny
248:Background
167:Prix Morny
156:Major wins
857:Blandford
829:Wild Risk
793:Pharamond
738:Nasrullah
734:Ch. 1954
700:Goldikova
685:Lammtarra
629:Tawrrific
520:Nassipour
313:The Derby
282:Group One
238:racehorse
151:$ 407,153
143:10: 7-1-2
70:Wild Risk
52:Nasrullah
48:Grandsire
894:Umidwar
842:Rabelais
810:Bull Dog
769:Blenheim
717:Pedigree
649:Congaree
526:, sired
484:, sired
456:Digamist
148:Earnings
106:Chestnut
80:Stallion
948:Sources
935:5 April
730:Red God
691:, 2000
681:Kahyasi
673:Invasor
560:Noverre
491:Nashwan
441:Invasor
353:Red God
296:, and
266:Red God
130:Trainer
112:Breeder
94:Country
66:Damsire
42:Red God
891:Emali
876:(IRE)
837:Rialto
759:Nogara
752:Pharos
748:(ITY)
746:Nearco
698:, and
620:– won
588:, the
580:– won
574:winner
570:&
522:– won
480:– won
467:– won
458:– won
448:– won
410:– won
384:– won
262:Nearco
217:(1989)
207:(1977)
202:(1976)
194:Awards
189:(1977)
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169:(1976)
164:(1976)
140:Record
102:Colour
97:France
86:Foaled
911:Notes
870:1957
868:Aimee
833:1940
825:1962
788:Menow
784:1948
742:1940
740:(IRE)
732:(USA)
661:Swain
641:Silic
515:Swain
365:Arazi
120:Owner
937:2011
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727:Sire
669:Bago
537:Rahy
511:Bago
375:and
341:stud
337:sire
242:sire
240:and
38:Sire
821:Dam
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343:at
76:Sex
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