Miche was an Argentinian

Argentina

Argentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...

 Thoroughbred

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 racehorse who was imported to the United States in 1948 where he successfully competed at the top levels of racing. He was raced from a base in California

California

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 by Muriel Vanderbilt Adams

Muriel Vanderbilt

Muriel Vanderbilt was an American socialite and a thoroughbred racehorse owner/breeder who was a member of the wealthy Vanderbilt family.-Biography:...

, the daughter of William

William Kissam Vanderbilt II

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 and Virginia Vanderbilt

Virginia Fair Vanderbilt

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, both of whom were heavily involved in the sport.

Trained by Eddie Hayward

Eddie Hayward

Edward "Eddie" C. Hayward was a Canadian-born trainer in American Thoroughbred horse racing best known for winning the 1953 Kentucky Derby in which his colt Dark Star defeated the great Native Dancer.-Racing career:...

 for the majority of his career, in 1949 Miche equaled the Hollywood Park track record

Track record

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 for 7 furlongs on dirt with a time of 1:21 4/5. In 1952 Eddie Hayward returned to train on the East Coast

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 and Don Cameron

Gregory Duncan Cameron

Gregory Duncan "Don" Cameron was an American Thoroughbred horse trainer who won the U.S. Triple Crown in 1943.A native of California, Don Cameron served as an aviator in the United States Military during World War I. Working in the Thoroughbred horse racing industry, he trained for various owners...

 took over Miche's race conditioning. Cameron had trained the great Count Fleet

Count Fleet

Count Fleet was born and died at Stoner Creek Stud farm in Paris, Kentucky, United States. He was a Thoroughbred racehorse and Triple Crown champion in 1943....

 to his U.S. Triple Crown

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 win in 1943. Under his handling, Miche set a new track record at Tanforan Racetrack

Tanforan Racetrack

Tanforan Racetrack in San Bruno, California was a thoroughbred horse racing facility that operated from September 4, 1899 to July 31, 1964. Tanforan was constructed to serve a clientele from the nearby city of San Francisco. The facility was named after Toribio Tanforan, the grandson-in-law of Jose...

 of 2:02 1/5 for 1 1/4 miles on dirt and earned the most important win of his career when he was awarded first place in the Santa Anita Handicap

Santa Anita Handicap

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 following the disqualification of Intent for interference.

On October 3, 1952, the New York Times reported that owner Muriel Adams announced Miche's retirement as a result a leg injury sustained while competing in the 1952 Sysonby Handicap at Belmont Park

Belmont Park

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 in New York

Elmont, New York

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.
Only very modestly successful as a sire

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, Miche's best runner was probably Hymient who won several stakes races.