La Prevoyante (CAN)

Biography

Bred in Canada by Jean-Louis Levesque, La Prevoyante was a champion in her home country as well as the United States. Undefeated in 12 starts as a juvenile in 1972, La Prevoyante won the Eclipse Award for Champion 2-Year-Old Filly, as well as the corresponding Sovereign Award that year, and was named Canadian Horse of the Year.

Levesque, who owned three harness tracks in Canada, turned the daughter of Buckpasser over to future Canadian Hall of Fame trainer Joseph “Yonnie” Starr. La Prevoyante won her career debut at Woodbine on May 3, 1972, and proved to be unbeatable throughout a magical campaign, winning at seven different tracks and claiming prizes such as the Schuylerville, Spinaway, Matron, Frizette, Selima, and Gardenia along the way.

La Prevoyante was finally defeated in the first start of her 3-year-old season in 1973, but she quickly rebounded with an allowance victory followed by a win in the La Troienne Stakes. She also won the Quebec Derby that year and finished second in the Kentucky Oaks and third in the Canadian Oaks.

As a 4-year-old, La Prevoyante won three consecutive allowance sprints at Saratoga to go with two victories at Woodbine and one at Hialeah to earn the Sovereign Award for Champion Older Female. La Prevoyante, however, suffered a fatal heart attack following the Miss Florida Handicap on Dec. 28, 1974.

La Prevoyante’s career record of 25-5-3 from 39 starts and earnings of $572,417 led her to be inducted as part of the inaugural Canadian Hall of Fame class in 1976. She earned the corresponding American honor in 1995.

Achievements

Eclipse Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly — 1972
Sovereign Award Horse of the Year (Canada) — 1972
Sovereign Award Champion 2-Year-Old Filly (Canada) — 1972
Sovereign Award Champion Older Female (Canada) — 1974

Notable

Won the Colin Stakes — 1972
Won the Fleur de Lys Stakes — 1972
Won the Frizette Stakes — 1972
Won the Gardenia Stakes — 1972
Won the Matron Stakes — 1972
Won the My Dear Stakes — 1972
Won the Princess Elizabeth Stakes — 1972
Won the Schuylerville Stakes — 1972
Won the Selima Stakes — 1972
Won the Spinaway Stakes — 1972
Won the La Troienne Stakes — 1973
Won the Quebec Derby — 1973
Won the Ville-Marie Stakes — 1973

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