Divine Proportions

This article is about a horse. For the mathematics book, see Divine Proportions: Rational Trigonometry to Universal Geometry.

Divine Proportions
Sire	Kingmambo
Grandsire	Mr. Prospector
Dam	Myth to Reality
Damsire	Sadler's Wells
Sex	Mare
Foaled	2002
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Flaxman Holdings Ltd.
Owner	Niarchos family
Trainer	Pascal Bary
Record	10: 9-0-0
Earnings	$907,630
Major wins
Prix du Bois (2004) Prix Robert Papin (2004) Prix Morny (2004) Prix Marcel Boussac (2004) Prix de la Grotte (2005) Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (2005) Prix de Diane (2005) Prix d'Astarté (2005)
Awards
European Two-Year-Old Champion Filly (2004) European Three-Year-Old Champion Filly (2005)
Last updated on June 21, 2007

Divine Proportions (born 13 March 2002 in Kentucky) is a champion Thoroughbred race horse and winner of two French classics.

Background

Divine Proportions was bred by the Niarchos family. She was sired by the American-bred stallion Kingmambo. Her dam Myth to Reality, was a Group 3 winning daughter of Sadler's Wells.

Racing career

During her racing career, ridden by Christophe Lemaire and trained by Pascal Bary, Divine Proportions was the winner of no fewer than five Group 1 races, including the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and the Prix de Diane. She won nine out of her ten races before being retired after sustaining a tendon injury following her only defeat (4th place) in the Group 1 Prix Jacques Le Marois. Her consistent performances at the highest level led to her being voted the Cartier Three-Year-Old European Champion Filly in 2005, following on from another such high accolade, when in 2004 she was awarded the Cartier's best 2 year old award.

In 2006 Divine Proportions was mated to Champion Sire Giant's Causeway and produced a bay colt. The colt was named Eightfold Path and won the Prix Eclipse in 2009. In 2007, she was mated to A.P. Indy

Breeding record

2007 Eightfold Path (USA) : Bay colt, foaled 1 February, by Giant's Causeway (USA) - won 4 races, including G3 Prix Eclipse at Chantilly; LR Grand Handicap de Deauville, and placed 3 times, including 3rd G3 Prix La Rochette at Longchamp, from 13 starts in France 2009-2012

2010 Daivika (USA) : Bay filly, foaled 14 April, by Dynaformer (USA) - no wins in 2 starts.

2011 Monoceros (USA) : Bay colt, foaled 26 April, by Giant's Causeway (USA) - won 1 minor race from 6 starts.

2014 Diodorus (IRE) : Bay colt, foaled 9 May, by Galileo (IRE) - won 1 minor from 22 starts on the flat and all-weather, was sent hurdling for one season won 1 novice hurdle from 9 starts.

2016 Nefertiti (IRE) : Bay filly, foaled 12 February, by Galileo (IRE) - unraced.

2017 Numen (IRE) : Chestnut colt, foaled 7 March, by Galileo (IRE) - 1 minor win from 4 starts.

2018 Light Of My Eyes (IRE) : Bay filly, foaled 24 May, by Frankel (GB) - no wins from 2 minor races.

Pedigree of Divine Proportions

Sire Kingmambo	Mr. Prospector	Raise a Native	Native Dancer
			Raise You
		Gold Digger	Nashua
			Sequence
	Miesque	Nureyev	Northern Dancer
			Special
		Pasodoble	Prove Out
			Santa Quilla
Dam Myth to Reality	Sadler's Wells	Northern Dancer	Nearctic
			Natalma
		Fairy Bridge	Bold Reason
			Special
	Millieme	Mill Reef	Never Bend
			Milan Mill
		Hardiemma	Hardicanute
			Grand Cross

See also

• List of leading Thoroughbred racehorses

References

• Divine Proportions pedigree and racing stats