Haras de Jardy was a Thoroughbred

Thoroughbred

The Thoroughbred is a horse breed best known for its use in horse racing. Although the word thoroughbred is sometimes used to refer to any breed of purebred horse, it technically refers only to the Thoroughbred breed...

 horse breeding

Horse breeding

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 operation established in 1890 in Marnes-la-Coquette

Marnes-la-Coquette

Marnes-la-Coquette is a commune in the western suburbs of Paris, France. Located from the center of Paris, the town is situated between the Parc de Saint-Cloud and the Forest of Fausses-Reposes...

 France

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 by the prominent French statesman and horseman Edmond Blanc (1856-1920). The farm became home to many important stallions

Stallion (horse)

A stallion is a male horse that has not been gelded .Stallions will follow the conformation and phenotype of their breed, but within that standard, the presence of hormones such as testosterone may give stallions a thicker, "cresty" neck, as well as a somewhat more muscular physique as compared to...

 including one of the leading sires in France

Leading sire in France

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 and English Triple Crown Champion

Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing

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, Flying Fox

Flying Fox (horse)

Flying Fox was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who won the 1899 English Triple Crown Races and was the leading sire in France three times.-Breeding:...

 as well as others such as Winkfield's Pride, Val d'Or, Ajax I

Ajax (horse)

Ajax was a champion Australian bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, who won 18 consecutive races before he was defeated at the extraordinary odds of 40/1 on, causing a huge racing sensation. He had wins from 5 furlongs to 1½ miles , equalled to Australasian record for a mile and...

, Teddy

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Teddy was a French racehorse and an influential sire, especially for lines in Italy, France, and the United States. He is considered one of the most influential sires in the 20th century.-Racing career:...

, Hermis

Hermis

Hermis was an American Thoroughbred racehorse twice chosen the American Horse of the Year. Bred by Hiram Berry, H. A. Engman owned his dam, Katy of the West. He was purchased as a two-year-old by Cincinnati theatre man Henry M. Ziegler and would be sold to L. V. Bell who in turn sold him in 1903...

 and Coaltown

Coaltown

Coaltown was an American Hall of Fame Champion Thoroughbred racehorse of whom the New York Times said "was probably the most underrated Thoroughbred of the 20th Century."...

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Haras de Jardy would gain such a reputation that it was visited by horse owner/breeders from around the world including King Edward VII

Edward VII of the United Kingdom

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 in 1905, Queen Elizabeth II

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 in 1957 and Nikita Khrushchev

Nikita Khrushchev

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 in 1961.

After Edmond Blanc's death in 1920, his wife operated the business. In 1920/21, her horse Ksar

Ksar (horse)

Ksar was a French Thoroughbred racehorse who had back-to-back wins in France's most prestigious horse race, the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.-Breeding:...

 scored back-to-back wins in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

The Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe is a Group 1 flat horse race in France which is open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Longchamp over a distance of 2,400 metres , and it is scheduled to take place each year, usually on the first Sunday in October.Popularly referred to as the...

 and standing at stud at Haras de Jardy was the leading sire in France in 1931. The property was eventually sold to Marcel Boussac

Marcel Boussac

Marcel Boussac was a French entrepreneur best known for his ownership of the Maison Dior and one of the most successful thoroughbred race horse breeding farms in European history....

 who would own it until his death in 1980 after which it became the property of the government of France. Today, it is a public park with a golf course

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 and home to the largest equestrian

Equestrianism

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center in France.