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Corrida

Corrida was a French Thoroughbred racehorse born in 1932, who won races in France, Belgium and England and is regarded as one of the top fillies of the 20th Century worldwide.
Corrida won many many races in her lifetime and became the first female horse to ever win the 1½ mile Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris, twice.
Corrida in latin languages translates as bullfight, a name that well described this determined filly. At age two, she won the Prix Morny and was second by a head to 'Panpeiro' in the Grand Critérium. At age three, her owner shipped Corrida to England where she was prepared at Newmarket Racecourse. Entered in the1,000 Guineas and the Epsom Oaks, Corrida performed poorly, and after a third failing effort was returned to France. There, Corrida began to respond. She won the Grand Prix de Marsseille at Hippodrome de Marseille Borely and had three good placings in major races including a third place in the 1935 Prix de l'arc de Triomphe.

She was retired after a long career in racing in a stud in normandy. Following the D-Day landing at Normandy, Corrida disappeared from the pasture at the stud during the Battle of the Falaise Gap. No trace of her was ever found.