Bien Bien was an American Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 racehorse

Horse racing

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 bred by William S. Farish III & William S. Kilroy and raced by Trudy McCaffery

Trudy McCaffery

Trudy V. McCaffery was a prominent Thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder in California who served on the Board of Directors of the Edwin J...

 and John Toffan.

Bien Bien won eight stakes races during his career, including four Grade I

Graded stakes race

A graded stakes race is a term applied since 1973 by the American Graded Stakes Committee of the Thoroughbred Owners and Breeders Association to thoroughbred horse races in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay...

 events. He set a course record of 1:57.75 for 1¼ miles while winning the 1993 Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap

Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap

The Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California...

. Bien Bien ran second in the 1993 Breeders' Cup Turf

Breeders' Cup Turf

The Breeders' Cup Turf is a Weight for Age Thoroughbred horse race on turf for three-year-olds and up. It is held annually at a different racetrack in the United States or Canada as part of the Breeders' Cup World Championships. The race's current title sponsor is Emirates Airlines.The forerunner...

 to winner, Kotashaan

Kotashaan

Kotashaan was an Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in France and earned Champion honors in the United States. He was bred and raced by brothers Alain and Gerard Wertheimer, owners of the House of Chanel in Paris. Kotashaan was sired by Darshaan, winner of the 1984 French Derby and the Leading...

.

Bien Bien was retired to stud

Stud (animal)

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 for the 1995 season. He stood at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington, Kentucky

Lexington is the second-largest city in Kentucky and the 63rd largest in the US. Known as the "Thoroughbred City" and the "Horse Capital of the World", it is located in the heart of Kentucky's Bluegrass region...

 until 2000 when he was sent to Kirtlington Stud near Kirtlington

Kirtlington

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, Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire

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, England

England

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. During his relatively short career at stud, Bien Bien sired:

• Bienamado (b. 1996) - in France won the Prix de Conde
  Prix de Condé
  The Prix de Condé is a Group 3 flat horse race in France which is open to two-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 1,800 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year in October.-History:...
  
   (1998) and in California, the 2000 Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes
  Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes
  The Hollywood Turf Cup is an American stakes race for thoroughbred horses at Hollywood Park Racetrack. A Grade I event, it is open to horses, age three and up, and run at a distance of one and one-half miles. The Hollywood Turf Cup offers a purse of $250,000....
  
   (2000) and San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (2001) and Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap
  Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap
  The Charles Whittingham Memorial Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually during the second week of June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California...
  
  . Career earnings of $1,261,089;
• Bien Nicole (b. 1998) - won 2003 Oaklawn Breeders Cup Stakes, Galaxy Stakes
  First Lady Stakes
  The First Lady Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentucky. A one mile race on turf, it is open to Fillies & Mares, age three and older. Run in mid October, it offers a purse of $400,000.The race was first run in 1998 as the First Lady...
  
  . Career earnings of $1,074,620.

Bien Bien died of heart attack at age thirteen on March 11, 2002 after covering a mare

Mare

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at Kirtlington Stud. http://www.thoroughbredtimes.com/breeding-news/2002/March/13/Veteran-sire-Bien-Bien-dead-in-England.aspx