Christophe Clement
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is a 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...
horse trainer
Horse trainer
In horse racing, a trainer prepares a horse for races, with responsibility for exercising it, getting it race-ready and determining which races it should enter...
in the United States.
Racing background
Christophe Clement initially acquired his training skills from father Miguel, a leading trainer in France, Christophe later worked for the prominent French racing family of trainer Alec HeadAlec Head
Alec Head was a prominent French horseman and breeder and the owner of Haras du Quesnay near Deauville. A descendant of the great trainers who founded the English Racing Colony in Chantilly, Oise, Head's grandfather was a jockey-turned-trainer, as was his father William Head who was a very...
. In the US, Christophe studied under Hall Of Fame conditioner Shug McGaughey
Shug McGaughey
Claude R. "Shug" McGaughey, III is an American Hall of Fame thoroughbred horse trainer. He has earned wide respect in the industry as a man of great integrity....
before returning to Europe to work as assistant to trainer Luca Cumani
Luca Cumani
Luca M. Cumani is an Italian thoroughbred horse trainer. He has trained at Bedford House Stables in Newmarket, England since 1976...
in Newmarket, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Racing career
Christophe's first winner was the first horse he saddled, Spectaculaire, at Belmont in 1991. Since then, he has been a prolific force in graded stakes around the country including wins with Trampoli, Danish winner of the 1994 Queen Elizabeth II stakes at Keeneland, Voodoo Dancer, Blu Tusmani, Relaxed Gesture, Flag Down, Statesmanship, CorettaCoretta
Coretta is a Thoroughbred racemare who competed in the United States. She was bred and raced by Gerald Leigh, proprietor of England's Eydon Hall Stud. Leigh owned and bred her dam, Free At Last, who was a daughter of the 1978 Epsom and Irish Derby winner, Shirley Heights...
, Honor Glide
Honor Glide
Honor Glide is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Sired by Honor Grades, whose grandsire was Northern Dancer and whose damsire was Secretariat, Honor Glide was bred by Bonnie Heath Farm. He was purchased for $31,000 at the 1995 Fasig-Tipton July yearling sale by Robert G...
, Dedication, Dynever, Forbidden Apple, and England's Legend who won the Beverly D. in 2001. He had a repeat win in the 2007 Beverly D. with Royal Highness. Other highlights of 2007 were stakes winners Meribel, Gio Ponti, Revved Up, Naissance Royale, Vacare, In Summation, and Rutherienne who won six stakes, among them five graded victories.
Through February 2008, Christophe Clement Racing Stable has yielded more than $55 million in purses and 237 stakes wins. celebrated his 1000 wins in Dec. 08. In 2010, Christophe Clement's trained horse Gio Ponti won two eclipse awards.
He and wife Valerie have a son, Miguel Clement, and a daughter, Charlotte Clement.
Grade II
- La Prevoyante HandicapLa Prevoyante HandicapThe La Prevoyante Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Calder Race Course in Miami Gardens, Florida. The race is open to filles and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-half miles on turf...
- (3) - Sardaniya (1992),Trampoli (1994) Coretta (1998), Coretta (1999) - Gulfstream Park Breeders' Cup Turf Stakes - (2) - Passagere du Soir (1992), Misil (1995)
- Long Island HandicapLong Island HandicapThe Long Island Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in November at Aqueduct Racetrack, in Ozone Park, Queens, New York...
- (2) - Trampoli (1993), Coretta (1998) - Withers StakesWithers StakesThe Withers Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race for three-year-olds willing to compete one mile on the dirt. Held at Aqueduct Racetrack every year at the end of April , it is a Grade III event, and offers a purse of $150,000...
- (3) - Blu Tusmani (1995), Statesmanship (1997), Fast Decision (2002) - Bowling Green HandicapBowling Green HandicapThe Bowling Green Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annualkly at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Raced on turf, the Grade II event is open to three-year-olds and up who are willing to race the one and three-eighths miles distance...
- (2) - Flag Down (1996), Honor Glide (1999) - Pan American HandicapPan American HandicapThe Pan American Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of March at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida...
- Flag Down (1997) - Orchid HandicapOrchid HandicapThe Orchid Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Gulfstream Park in Hallandale Beach, Florida. The Grade III turf race is open to fillies and mares, aged four and up...
- (6) - Trampoli (1994) Coretta (1999), Lisieux Rose (2003), Innuendo (2001), Julie Jalouse (2002), Meridiana(2004) - Belmont Breeders' Cup Handicap - (2) - With the Flow (1999), Forbidden Apple (2000)
- Knickerbocker HandicapKnickerbocker HandicapThe Knickerbocker Handicap is an American Grade III race on turf for Thoroughbred horses run each year at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. The Knickerbocker is open to three-year-olds and up, and set at a distance of one mile and one furlong...
- (3) - Chargé d'Affaires (1999), Chargé d'Affaires (2000), Operation Red Dawn (2009) - Sheepshead Bay HandicapSheepshead Bay HandicapSheepshead Bay Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at the end of May at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade II event contested on turf at a distance of 1 3/8 miles , it is open to fillies and mares, three-years-old and up...
- (3) - Lisieux Rose (2000), Mariensky (2003), Mauralakana (2008) - Kelso HandicapKelso Breeders' Cup HandicapThe Kelso Stakes is an American race for Thoroughbred horse race run annually in late September/early October at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. A Grade II event open to horses, age three and up, it was contested on turf over a distance of one mile from 1988-2008. The race was moved to the dirt...
- (2) - Forbidden Apple (2000), Forbidden Apple (2001) - Citation HandicapCitation HandicapThe Citation Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. Raced in late November, it is open to horses age three-years-old and up. Contested on turf over a distance of 1 1/16 miles, the event currently offers a purse of $250,000...
- Charge d' Affaires (2000) - New York HandicapNew York HandicapThe New York Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the third week of June at Belmont Park in Elmont, Long Island, New York. A Grade II event open to fillies and mares age three and older, it is contested on turf at a distance of one and one-quarter miles .Prior to 1962...
- England's Legend (2001), Maurakalana (2008) - Palomar Handicap - (2) - Voodoo Dancer (2002), Vacare (2008)
- Beverly Hills HandicapBeverly Hills HandicapThe Beverly Hills Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually in June at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Grade II run over a distance of 1 ¼ miles on turf, is open to fillies and mares three years of age and older....
- Voodoo Dancer (2003) - Lake Placid HandicapLake Placid HandicapThe Lake Placid Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New York. It is run at a distance of one and one-eighths miles on the turf and is open to three-year-old fillies and carries a purse of $150,000...
- (2) - Spotlight (2004), Naissance Royale (2005) - First Lady StakesFirst Lady StakesThe 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...
- Vacare (2007) - Las Palmas HandicapLas Palmas HandicapThe Las Palmas Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California during the Oak Tree Racing Association meet each year in the fall. The race is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-eighth miles on the turf...
- Naissance Royale (2007) - Palos Verdes HandicapPalos Verdes HandicapThe Palos Verdes Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually near the end of January at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California. A Grade II event, it is open to horses age four and up, willing to race six furlongs on dirt. It carries a purse of $150,000.In 1971, the Palos Verdes...
- In Summation (2008) - W. L. McKnight HandicapW. L. McKnight HandicapThe W.L. McKnight Handicap is a race for Thoroughbred horses run at Calder Race Course, Florida, in the late fall of each year. The race is open to horses, age three and up. From 1973 to 1980, the distance was one and one-eighth miles on the turf...
- Flag Down (1995) - Red Smith HandicapRed Smith HandicapThe Red Smith Handicap is an American Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Aqueduct Racetrack in Queens, New York. A race on turf open to horses age three and older, it is run in the first week of November over a distance of 1⅜ miles ....
- Flag Down (1995) - Jenny Wiley StakesJenny Wiley StakesThe Jenny Wiley Stakes is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually during the second week of April at Keeneland Racecourse in Lexington, Kentucky...
- Rutherienne (2008) - Virginia DerbyVirginia DerbyThe Virginia Derby is an American Thoroughbred horse race held annually since 1998 at Colonial Downs race track in New Kent County, Virginia. A Grade II event, it is raced on turf at a distance of 10 Furlongs and is open to three-year-old horses....
- Gio Ponti (2008) - Dahlia HandicapDahlia HandicapThe Dahlia Handicap is a race for thoroughbred horses run annually at Hollywood Park Racetrack in Inglewood, California. The Dahlia is open to filles and mares, age three and up, willing to race one and one-sixteenth miles on the turf...
- Vacare (2008) - Shuvee HandicapShuvee HandicapThe Shuvee Handicap is an American race Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Run in mid May, it is open to fillies and mares, age three and up, who are willing to race one mile on the dirt. A Grade II event, it offers a purse of $150,000...
- Funny Moon (2010)
Grade II
- Niagara Breeders' Cup Stakes - (2) - Honor Glide (2001), Revved Up (2005)
- Nassau StakesNassau StakesThe Nassau Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbred fillies and mares aged three years or older. It is run at Goodwood over a distance of 1 mile, 1 furlong and 192 yards , and it is scheduled to take place each year in late July or early August.-History:The title of...
- (3) - Siringas (2002), Naissance Royale (2006), Rutherienne (2009) - Canadian StakesCanadian StakesThe Canadian Stakes is a Canadian Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. Run in mid September, it is a Grade II event open to fillies and mares, three years of age and older...
- Calista (2002) - Nearctic StakesNearctic StakesThe Nearctic Stakes is a Canadian Thoroughbred horse race run annually in mid October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario. The Grade I sprint is raced on turf over a distance of six furlongs and currently offers a purse of $500,000....
- Steel Light (2005)