Pilsudski (horse)

Thoroughbred racehorse infobox
horsename = Pilsudski


caption =
sire = Polish Precedent
grandsire = Danzig
dam = Cocotte
damsire = Troy
sex = Stallion
foaled = 1992
country = Ireland flagicon|Ireland
colour = Bay
breeder = Ballymacoll Stud
owner = Lord Weinstock
trainer = Michael Stoute
record = 23: 11-7-1
earnings = US$3,461,555
race = Royal Whip Stakes (1996)
Brigadier Gerard Stakes (1996)
Grosser Preis von Baden (1996)
Breeders' Cup Turf (1996)
Irish Champion Stakes (1997)
Eclipse Stakes (1997)
Japan Cup (1997)
Champion Stakes (1997)
awards= European Champion Older Horse (1997)
honours =
updated= February 27, 2007

Pilsudski (born 1992) is a British thoroughbred racehorse. Out of the mare Cocotte, he was sired by Polish Precedent, a son of Champion sire Danzig and named after Józef Piłsudski (1867-1935) a famous Polish politician know for his love for horses.

Raced by Lord Weinstock, Pilsudski won turf races on three continents. In 1996, he won conditions races in Ireland, the Breeders' Cup Turf at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Canada, the Grosser Preis von Baden at Iffezheim Racecourse in Baden-Baden, Germany. In 1997 he won the Japan Cup at short odds. In both 1996 and 1997, he was second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. Pilsudski earned the 1997 Cartier Award for Top European Older Horse.

Retired from racing, Pilsudski stood at stud at the Shizunai Stallion Station at Hokkaidō in Japan until 2003 when he was purchased by the Irish National Stud and Anngrove Stud in Mountmellick, County Laois, Ireland where he stands.

Pedigree
name = Pilsudski
f = Polish Precedent
m = Cocotte
ff = Danzig
fm = Past Example
mf = Troy
mm = Gay Milly
fff = Northern Dancer
ffm = Pas de Nom
fmf = Buckpasser
fmm = Bold Example
mff = Petingo
mfm = La Milo
mmf = Mill Reef
mmm = Gaily
ffff = Nearctic
fffm = Natalma
ffmf = Admiral's Voyage
ffmm = Petitioner
fmff = Tom Fool
fmfm = Busanda
fmmf = Bold Lad
fmmm = Lady Be Good
mfff = Petition
mffm = Alcazar
mfmf = Hornbeam
mfmm = Pin Prick
mmff = Never Bend
mmfm = Milan Mill
mmmf = Sir Gaylord
mmmm = Spearfish|

References

* [http://www.pedigreequery.com/pilsudski Pilsudski's pedigree and partial racing stats]