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Holy Roman Emperor (horse)
Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
Holy Roman Emperor is a retired Thoroughbredracehorse and active sire. He was a leading two-year-old racehorse, winning four races from seven runs in Europe in 2006.
Background
Holy Roman Emperor was sired by Danehill out of a Secretariatmare. Holy Roman Emperor was trained by Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle.
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Racing career
In 2006 Holy Roman Emperor won two Group One races, the Phoenix Stakes where he defeated the Coventry Stakes winner Hellvelyn and subsequent Group One winning filly Miss Beatrix and the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère where he defeated the useful French colt Battle Paint.
He also defeated subsequent three-year-old mile champion Excellent Art producing a blistering turn of foot to win the Group Two Railway Stakes at the Curragh.
His greatest rival was Teofilo, to whom he finished runner-up twice, firstly in the National Stakes, and later in the Dewhurst Stakes.
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