Corrida in
Latin languages translates as
bullfight. At age two, she won the
Prix Morny and was second by a head to
Pampeiro in the
Grand Critérium. At age three, her owner
Marcel Boussac shipped Corrida to England, where
trainer George Lambton prepared her at
Newmarket Racecourse. Entered in the
1,000 Guineas and
The Oaks, Corrida performed poorly, and after a third lackluster effort was returned to France. There, Corrida won the
Grand Prix de Marseille at
Hippodrome de Marseille Borely and had three placings in major races including a third in the 1935
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. In 1936, she blossomed into the most dominant horse in France. That year, Corrida won seven major races. In England, she captured the
Hardwicke Stakes at
Ascot Racecourse, then won the
Grand Prix Prince Rose at
Hippodrome Wellington, in
Ostend, Belgium and in France the
Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud, the
Prix d'Hédouville, the
Prix du Prince de Galles, and the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, and repeated her win in the Grand Prix de Marseille. In 1937, Corrida returned to Belgium to win her second straight
Grand International d'Ostende and traveled to Berlin, Germany, where she won the
Grosser Preis von Reichshauptstadt. In October at
Hippodrome de Longchamp in Paris, she continued to dominate the colts, becoming the first female horse to ever win the 1½ mile
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe twice. == Retirement ==