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Diatome
Diatome was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse.
Background
Diatome was owned and bred by the
French
bank
er,
Baron Guy de Rothschild
and was a descendant of
Prince Palatine
, ==Racing career==
Racing career
Diatome won important races in
France
but had the bad luck of being foaled the same year as superstars
Sea-Bird
and
Reliance
. He finished second to Reliance in the
Prix du Jockey Club
and the
Grand Prix de Paris
. In the
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
, Diatome finished third behind Reliance and winner Sea Bird. However, he earned a prestigious victory in the
United States
in the 1965
Washington, D.C. International
at the
Laurel Park Racecourse
in
Laurel, Maryland
. ==Stud record==
Stud record
Diatome was retired to
stud
in 1967 at his owner's
Haras de Meautry
and in 1975 was sent to a breeding farm in
Japan
. He died on 8 October 1985. ==References==
Source: Wikipedia ↗
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