Goldikova was a mare of outstanding quality, winner of no less then fourteen Group One races, she is the only horse ever to win three Breeders Cup Mile races from 2008-2010 respectively. Trained in France by the legendary trainer Freddy Head, Goldikova was ridden in all her 27 races by Olivier Peslier. Goldikova won 17 of them, 14 of those 17 wins were at Group One Level an amazing record for any mare.
Goldikova was bred by the successful Wertheimer et Frere partnership one of France's best breeders she was foaled on the 15th March 2005 in Ireland. Golikova was very well bred being by champion sprinter Anaaba himself a son of outstanding sire of sires Danzig, Golikova is out of the unraced Blushing Groom mare Born Gold who has proved to be a revelation at stud being the dam of two individual Group one winners in Goldikova and Galikova ( a daughter of champion sire Galileo).
Goldikova has lived up to her billing as a champion racemare, but now she faces another test to become a multi million euro broodmare, Golikova's third dam Gold River was also a champion racemare in her homeland winning the 1981 Prix De Arc De Triomphe as well as the Prix Jean Prat and Prix Du Cadran. Gold River became a sucessful broodmare producing French Group One Winner Riviere D'Oro by Lyhpard a son of Northern Dancer Lyphard became the sire of Alzao also a succesfull sire. Riviere D'or who is Goldikova's 2nd dam also became a sucessful broodmare producing Gold Splash a full sister to Born Gold, another two of her daughters both by Nashwan sold for 340,000gns and 260,000gns respectively at the 1999 and 2005 December Mare Sales, both were bought by Charlie Gordon Watson. Riviere D'or herself made 600,000gns at the 1997 Tatersalls December Mare Sale also bought by Charlie Gordon Watson.
Goldikova's third dam Glaneuse was also a successful racemare, although she failed to win a Group One she was placed in some of the highest races including the Prix De Diane, she was champion racemare in Italy and went on to a successful career in the paddocks.
Through her third dam Glaneuse, Goldikova is a distant relative of another champion mare in Alexander Goldrun (by Gold Away who was also bred by the breeders of Goldikova, Gold Away like Goldikova is also out of a mare by Blushing Groom).
Goldikova retired to stud in 2012 and was bred to champion sire Galileo, in February of this year it was announced she had produced a bay colt and again this year will return to Galileo, (Alexander Goldrun also was bred to Galileo and that progeny is set to race under the Coolmore ownership this year, he has been named as Humphrey Bogart), coincidentally Goldikova boards at Coolmore Stud.
Goldikova's page is filled with Group one and Group two/three winners/placed under her first three dams, with her 2nd and 3rd dam both successful mares on the track and in the breeding shed, had her dam Born Gold seen the racetrack Im sure she would of been a mare capable of winning at the highest level but she has brought her talent into the breeding shed at 22 years old Born Gold is still producing winners and this year has Anodin a three year old full brother to Goldikova who has an entry for the St James Palace stakes at Ascot, she was also covered by Redoute's Choice this season.
Goldikova has got an unknown future in a bid to become an outstanding broodmare, she may fail miserably, but may carry on her family's trend at producing high class racemares that go on to become high class broodmares. Her first foal has been given every chance to become a champion with Galileo having produced high class filly Lush Lashes from a mare by Anaaba,
As the famous saying in Horse Breeding goes "Success Breds Success" and the Werithemiere's have certainly done just that
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