Fanfreluche
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Sire:	Northern Dancer
Dam:	Ciboulette
Damsire:	Chop Chop
Sex:	Filly
Foaled:	1967
Country:	USA
Colour:	Dark Bay/Brown
Breeder:	J. Louis Lévesque
Owner:	J. Louis Lévesque
Trainer:	Yonnie Starr
Record:	21-11-6-2
Earnings:	$238,688
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
Princess Elizabeth Stakes (1969) Natalma Stakes (1969) Manitoba Centennial Derby (1970) Alabama Stakes (1970) Benson & Hedges Invitational Handicap (1970) Quebec Derby (1970)
Racing Awards
United States Co-Champion 3-Year-Old Filly (1970) Canadian Horse of the Year (1970)
Honours
Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (1981) Fanfreluche Stakes at Woodbine Racetrack
Infobox last updated on: October 12, 2006. Image File history File links Photo_needed. ... Northern Dancer (May 27, 1961 - November 16, 1990) was a Canadian-bred thoroughbred racehorse and the most successful sire in racing history. ... Filly is also a town in Belgium. ... Bay is a color of the hair coats of horses, characterized by a body color of dark red (known as blood bay) to deep brown, with black points (mane, tail, lower legs, and sometimes the muzzle and tip of the ears). ... The Alabama Stakes is a race for thoroughbred horse. ... The Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. ... The Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame was established in 1978 located at the Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario to honor those who have made a significant contribution to the sport of harness and thoroughbred horse racing in Canada. ... Woodbine Racetrack in southwest Toronto, Ontario is the only horseracing track in North America which stages, or is capable of staging, thoroughbred and standardbred horseracing programs on the same day. ...

Fanfreluche (1967-1999) was a Canadian-bred Champion Thoroughbred racehorse. She was named by her French Canadian owner for the title character of a popular children's television show on the French-language division of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation For other uses, see Canada (disambiguation). ... The Thoroughbred is a horse breed developed in 18th century England when English mares were bred with imported Arabian stallions to create a distance racer. ... Horse-racing is an equestrian sporting activity which has been practiced over the centuries; the chariot races of Roman times were an early example, as was the contest of the steeds of the god Odin and the giant Hrungnir in Norse mythology. ... French Canadian is a term that has several different connotations. ... French (français) is the third-largest of the Romance languages in terms of number of native speakers, after Spanish and Portuguese, being spoken by about 150 million people as a mother tongue or perhaps fluently. ... The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), a Canadian crown corporation, is the countrys national radio and television broadcaster. ...

Successfully raced in Canada as a two-year-old, at age three Fanfreluche's performances in both Canada and the United States earned her the Eclipse Award for Outstanding 3-Year-Old Filly and the Sovereign Award for Canadian Horse of the Year. The Sovereign Award is given annualy since 1975 by the Jockey Club of Canada to the outstanding horses and people in Canadian Thoroughbred racing. ... The Sovereign Award for Horse of the Year is a Canadian thoroughbred horse racing honor given annually since 1951 by the Jockey Club of Canada. ...

At the end of her three-year-old racing season, Fanfreluche was sold as a broodmare prospect to prominent American horseman Bertram Firestone for a then world-record price of $1.3 million. Bred to notable stallion Buckpasser, in 1972 she produced the two-time Canadian Horse of the Year, L'Enjoleur. This Trakehner would be most appropriate to sire horses for the discipline of dressage. ... Buckpasser was a beautiful bay thoroughbred racehorse born in 1963. ...

The Kidnapping

In June of 1977, while in foal to Secretariat, Fanfreluche was abducted from Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky. In December, five months after her disappearance, the FBI located her some 158 miles south near the small town of Tompkinsville not far from the Tennessee border. Fanfreluche was being kept by a family who said they had found her wandering along the country road. Returned safely to Claiborne Farm, in the spring of 1978 Fanfreluche gave birth to her foal, a colt given the French language name, "Sain Et Sauf" which in English translates as Safe And Sound. Newsweek magazine cover, June 11, 1973 Secretariat (March 30, 1970 – October 4, 1989) was an American thoroughbred racehorse considered by many to be the greatest of all time. ... Kidnapper redirects here. ... Claiborne Farm is located in Paris, Kentucky, USA, and is one of the most famous thoroughbred horse farms in the state and in the nation. ... Paris is a city located in Bourbon County, Kentucky. ... The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is a Federal police force which is the principal investigative arm of the United States Department of Justice (DOJ). ... Tompkinsville is a city located in Monroe County, Kentucky. ... Official language(s) English Capital Nashville Largest city Memphis Largest metro area Nashville Area  Ranked 36th  - Total 42,169 sq mi (109,247 km²)  - Width 120 miles (195 km)  - Length 440 miles (710 km)  - % water 2. ... The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... French (français, langue française) is one of the most important Romance languages, outnumbered in speakers only by Spanish and Portuguese. ...

A few years later in February of 1983, the Irish racehorse Shergar would also be the victim of a kidnapping but unlike Fanfreluche, Shergar was never found. Shergar (born 1978. ...

Fanfreluche died in July of 1999 of old age and was buried at Big Sink Farm in Midway, Kentucky. Midway is a city located in Woodford County, Kentucky. ...

References

• Fanfreluche's pedigree and stats
• Fanfreluche at the Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame