Race Horse legend RIBOT unbeaten in 16 races picture pedigree sire of champions

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This is a pedigree with pictures of the outstanding race horse and stallion Ribot it measures 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches and is on heavy card stock paper. Made and researched by myself. Shipping to UK and all overseas .10 shipping discount for more than one pedigree.
This is a pedigree with pictures of  the outstanding race horse and stallion Ribot it measures 8 1/2 by 11 1/2 inches and is on heavy card stock paper. Made and researched by myself.
Shipping discount for more than one item, 50c each after the first one.
Universally c
onsidered one of the finest European racehorses of the 20
th
century, Ribot was master breeder Federico Tesio's masterpiece. Unbeaten in 16 starts, he won over distances ranging from 1000 meters (about 5 furlongs) to 3000 meters (about 15 furlongs). Although he was not entered for the Italian Classics due to his small size as a yearling, his mastery in other races was such that he was acknowledged as the best horse in Italy. Sent to France for two runnings of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and to England for the 1956 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, he was equally dominant against the best horses all Europe could offer. He was a great success at stud in England and the United States.
Ribot's height has been variously reported at 16 hands and 16.1 hands. He was generally described as a short-backed and short-coupled bay horse, with a strong, compact body and clean legs. He had an exceptionally deep girth. He could handle any footing although he really did not care for heavy going. Darby Dan Farm manager Olin Gentry said of him, "He's a million-dollar-looking horse if I've ever seen one—a real picture horse. He's got good feet, the most impressive eyes you've ever seen, and stands 16 hands—and he's not beefy." Ribot reportedly had a perfect disposition during his racing days, but his temperament deteriorated while he was at stud at Darby Dan to the point that he could not safety be shipped back to Europe when the five-year lease of his services expired. Some experts believed that the horse's erratic and dangerous behavior may have been related to a brain tumor or another organic problem but this was never proven.
Ribot led the English general sire list in 1963, 1967 and 1968 and was runner-up in 1972. He also ranked among the top ten general sires twice in France, was runner-up in Italy in 1964, and was twice in the top 10 in the United States during his stud career. According to The Jockey Club, Ribot sired 237 winners (55.4%) and 64 stakes winners (15.0%) from 428 named foals; Peerage of Racehorses (Ulbrich) credits him with 67 stakes winners (15.7% of named foals). He proved a notable source of stamina but tended to pass on temperament problems, particularly to his fillies.
Ribot was bred by Federico Tesio and the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rochetta in the name of their Razza Dormello-Olgiata. Though he was conceived in Italy, he was foaled at the English National Stud near Newmarket, where his dam was revisiting Tenerani. He was owned by Lydia Tesio (Tesio's widow, who inherited her husband's share of the horse afer Tesio's death in May 1954) and the Marchese Mario Incisa della Rochetta. He was trained by Ugo Penco.
Ribot entered stud in England in 1957 and moved to Italy in 1958. He was leased to Darby Dan Farm for the 1961-1965 breeding seasons at a price of US.35 million for the lease but by the end of the term had grown too temperamental to be safely shipped back to Europe and remained in America. He died of an intestinal torsion at Darby Dan on April 28, 1972, and was buried in the farm's equine cemetery.
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