Ourasi

Ourasi in September 2006

Ourasi (7 April 1980 – 12 January 2013) was a chestnut French Trotter by Greyhound F out of Fleurasie by Remember F (his sire was not the illustrious American trotter of the same name).

He won the "Prix d'Amérique" four times and $2,913,314 during his career. His harness racing victories included three consecutive Prix d'Amérique at Vincennes, the second by approximately 18 lengths. Ourasi is considered by many to be the Horse of the Century. He won more than 50 consecutive races. Jean-René Gougeon (who died in July 2008), his trainer and driver, won the "Prix d'Amérique" with Ourasi 3 times. Ourasi won the "Prix d'Amérique" a fourth time with Minou Gougeon, the brother of Jean René Gougeon, who had had a stroke.

Ourasi was born in Normandy in a small stud belonging to Raoul Ostheimer and Rachel Tessier.

Racing record

When Ourasi was 2 years old, he made his racing debut. He was trained by Rachel Ostheimer and driven by Raoul Ostheimer, who was deaf.

Ourasi won the "Prix d'Amerique" four times, the only horse to date to accomplish this feat.

End of career

At the beginning of 1989, Ourasi was 9 years old. With Ourasi trying to win his fourth Prix d'Amérique, the French president, François Mitterrand, came to see the race. Few expected Ourasi to lose. However, he finished third behind "Queila Gédé" and "Potin d'Amour.

On 28 January 1990, Ourasi entered history as he broke the Prix d'Amérique's record.

Retirement

After mating with 130 mares from France, Scandinavia and United States, Ourasi produced only 8 foals from his first year at stud. Specialists were called from the whole world, but nothing could be done, and within 10 years Ourasi produced just 38 foals. None of these foals became a champion such as Ourasi.

Death

Ourasi was put down on 12 January 2013 after a brief spell of sickness, which had prevented him from eating for several days.

Major wins

 Germany

 France

 Norway

Main honourable mentions

 United States

 France

Tabulated pedigree

Pedigree of Ourasi
Sire
Greyhound
Ura Carioca II Mousko Williams
Quovaria
Gelinotte Kairos
Rhyticere
Strada Jamin Abner
Dladys
Etchida Hernani III
Trita
Dam
Fleurasie
Remembrer Atus II Hernani III
Juignettes
Bredouille Quiroga II
Stele
Tania du mont L'X Carioca II
Uvette
Moniqua II Euripide
Igra

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