Crow (23 February 1973 – 10 February 1989)^[2] was a FrenchThoroughbredracehorse andsire. He was one of the best three-year-olds in Europe in 1976 when he won theclassicSt Leger Stakes and finished second in thePrix de l'Arc de Triomphe. He went on to win theCoronation Cup as a five-year-old in 1978. After he retired from racing, he stood as a breeding stallion in the United States and Australia with limited success.

Crow was a chestnut horse with a whiteblaze standing 16hands^[3] high bred by his owner Daniel Wildenstein. He was the best horse sired by the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Exbury, to whom he bore a close physical resemblance. His dam, Carmosina was an Argentinian mare bought by Wildenstein for $10,000. The colt was sent into training in France with Angel Penna. Crow usually raced in asheepskin noseband.

Crow did not race as a two-year-old but began his racing career in the spring of 1976. He won the Prix Northeast, finished second to Hunza Dancer in the Grand Prix de Compiègne and then won thePrix Eugène Adam over 2000metres atSaint-Cloud Racecourse.

In August, Crow was sent to England, where he finished second toWollow in theBenson and Hedges Gold Cup.^[4] In September he returned to Britain for the 200th running of the St Leger Stakes atDoncaster Racecourse. Ridden byYves Saint-Martin he started the6/1 co-favourite alongsideOats and General Ironside. Crow took the lead early in the straight and won the classic by twolengths from Secret Man and Scallywag. In October, Crow was one of twenty horses to contest the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe over 2,400 metres atLongchamp Racecourse. Crow took a clear lead in the straight but was overtaken 100 metres from the finish and finished second to Ivanjica. The beaten horses includedPawneese,Bruni andYouth. On his final appearance of the season he failed to reproduce his best form as he finished unplaced behind Vitiges in theChampion Stakes over ten furlongs atNewmarket Racecourse.

Crow did not record any major successes in 1977. He did, however, finish a close fifth behindAlleged in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and ran third toJohnny D. in theTurf Classic. At five Crow was trained in England byPeter Walwyn. He finished second to Rex Magna in thePrix d'Hédouville and won theOrmonde Stakes atChester. In June he appeared atEpsom Downs Racecourse for theCoronation Cup. He started at odds of 9/4^[5] and won from the New Zealand-bred championBalmerino.

Crow was awarded a rating of 134 byTimeform in 1976, making him the second-bestthree-year-old colt in Europe, one pound behind Youth.^[1] A rating of 130 is considered the mark of an above average Group One winner. In their bookA Century of Champions, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Crow an "average" St Leger winner.^[6]

Crow was retired to stud in 1979. He stood as a breeding stallion inKentucky before being exported to Australia in 1986.^[3] He sired many winners, but few were of any consequence. Crow died in Australia on 10 February 1989.^[2]

• 1973 racehorse births
• 1989 racehorse deaths
• Racehorses bred in France
• Racehorses trained in France
• Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
• Thoroughbred family 3-b
• St Leger winners

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