Camaree (1947 – after 1958) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She showed promise as a juvenile when she won twice and finished second in the Prix Thomas Bryon. She reached her peak in the following spring when she took the Prix Vanteaux and was then sent to England where she recorded her biggest victory in the 1000 Guineas. She ran unplaced when favourite for the Epsom Oaks and was retired from racing. She had little success as a broodmare.

Background

Camaree was a grey mare bred and owned by Jean Ternynck. As a young horse her grey colouring was not apparent and during her racing career she was officially described as brown. She was trained in France by Alexandre Lieux.^[2]

She was sired by Maurepas, a top-class racehorse whose wins included the Grand Prix de Paris, Prix du Cadran and Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. As a breeding stallion, the best of his other foals included Burgos who won the (Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud) and Grand Prix d'Automne. Her dam, Couleur was a winner over hurdles and later produced Camaree's full-sister Marmelade, the grand-dam of Sea-Bird.^[3]

Racing career

Assessment and honours

In their book, A Century of Champions, based on the Timeform rating system, John Randall and Tony Morris rated Camaree an "average" winner of the 1000 Guineas.^[6]

Breeding record

After her retirement from racing, Camaree became a broodmare for her owner's stud. She produced at least two foals, neither of whom made any significant impact:

• Mea Culpa, a grey filly, foaled in 1954, sired by Bozzetto
• Peticama, grey filly, 1958, by Petition

Pedigree

• Camaree was inbred 3 × 4 to Rabelais, meaning this stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of her pedigree.

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