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Bien Bien

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Bien Bien
SireManila
GrandsireLyphard
DamStark Winter
DamsireGraustark
SexStallion
Foaled1989
CountryUnited States
ColorChestnut
BreederWilliam S. Farish III & William S. Kilroy
OwnerTrudy McCaffery & John Toffan
TrainerJ. Paco Gonzalez
Record26: 9-8-1
EarningsUS$2,498,370
Major wins
Cinema Handicap (1992)
Swaps Stakes (1992)
Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes (1992)
Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap (1993)
Sunset Handicap (1993)
San Luis Rey Handicap (1994)
San Marcos Handicap (1994)
San Juan Capistrano Invitational Handicap (1994)
Honors
Bien Bien Stakes at Hollywood Park Racetrack

Bien Bien (1989–2002) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse bred by William S. Farish III & William S. Kilroy and raced by Trudy McCaffery and John Toffan.

He won eight stakes races during his career, including four Grade I events. He set a course record of 1:57.75 for 1¼ miles while winning the 1993 Hollywood Invitational Turf Handicap. He also ran second in the 1993 Breeders' Cup Turf to winner Kotashaan.

Bien Bien was retired to stud for the 1995 season. He stood at Mill Ridge Farm near Lexington, Kentucky, until 2000, when he was sent to Kirtlington Stud near Kirtlington, Oxfordshire, England. During his relatively short career at stud, he sired:

Bien Bien died of a heart attack at age thirteen on March 11, 2002, after covering a mare at Kirtlington Stud. [1]

Pedigree

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Pedigree of Bien Bien, chestnut stallion, 1989
Sire
Manila
Lyphard Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Goofed Court Martial
Barra
Dona Ysidra Le Fabuleux Wild Risk
Anguar
Matriarch Bold Ruler
Lyceum
Dam
Stark Winter
Graustark Ribot Tenerani
Romanella
Flower Bowl Alibhai
Flower Bed
Winter Wren Princequillo Prince Rose
Cosquilla
Flight Bird Count Fleet
Pocket Edition (family: 9-e)


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