| Basqueian | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Bounding Basque |
| Grandsire | Grey Dawn |
| Dam | Valse Musette |
| Damsire | Halo |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 1991 |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Frank Stronach |
| Owner | Frank Stronach |
| Trainer | 1)Daniel J. Vella 2)Joe Orseno (1997) |
| Record | Won 8 stakes races |
| Earnings | $1,094,767 |
| Major wins | |
| Durham Cup Handicap (1994, 1995, 1996) Red Bank Handicap (1997) Longfellow Stakes (1997)Canadian Classic Race wins: Queen's Plate (1994) Breeders' Stakes (1994) | |
| Awards | |
| Canadian Champion Older Male Horse (1995) | |
Basqueian (foaled 1991) is a CanadianThoroughbredracehorse best known for winning two of the 1994Canadian Triple Crown races.
Basqueian was bred and raced by prominent businessman and major stable ownerFrank Stronach. Racing at age three in 1994, atToronto'sWoodbine Racetrack Basqueian finished second by less than a nose toBruce's Mill in the 1994Plate Trial Stakes. The two horses then reversed their positions in Canada's most prestigious race, theQueen's Plate. The win was the first in the Queen's Plate for trainerDan Vella and the second for jockeyJack Lauzon. The two horses again ran one-two in the second leg of the Canadian Triple Crown, thePrince of Wales Stakes, and this time Bruce's Mill came out on top. In the final leg of the series, Basqueian won onturf in theBreeders' Stakes. That same year, he won the first of three straight editions of theDurham Cup.
Basqueian went on to race in both Canada and the United States. In 1995, he won his second Durham Cup and at theHawthorne Race Course nearChicago,Illinois, ran second in theHawthorne Gold Cup. His performances that year earned him the 1995Sovereign Award for Champion Older Male Horse. In 1997 atMonmouth Park inOceanport, New Jersey, Basqueian won theRed Bank Handicap andLongfellow Stakes
Retired from racing with earnings in excess of $1 million, Basqueian, agelding, now serves as a pony horse used to calm the youngcolts andfillies undergoing race training at owner Frank Stronach'sAdena Springs South inWilliston, Florida.