# Hector Protector

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**Hector Protector** (foaled 1988 in [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky)) was an American-bred, French-trained [Thoroughbred](/source/Thoroughbred) racehorse and top sire of racehorses in Japan.[1] He was a full brother to the Champion filly Bosra Sham, who was trained by Henry Cecil. She was a champion miler and despite her bad feet she won the 1000 Guineas Stakes G1 over 1600 meters. The great trainer Henry Cecil considered her to be the best filly he ever trained. He was the leading European two-year-old of 1990 when he was undefeated in six races.

## Background

Hector Protector was a [chestnut](/source/Chestnut_(coat)) horse bred in [Kentucky](/source/Kentucky) by [Stavros Niarchos](/source/Stavros_Niarchos). He was conditioned for racing by [François Boutin](/source/Fran%C3%A7ois_Boutin).

## Racing career

At age two, under jockey [Freddy Head](/source/Freddy_Head), Hector Protector won three Group One races, the 1990 [Grand Critérium](/source/Prix_Jean-Luc_Lagard%C3%A8re), [Prix Morny](/source/Prix_Morny), and the [Prix de la Salamandre](/source/Prix_de_la_Salamandre). Ridden by Head at age three, the colt finished fourth to winner [Generous](/source/Generous_(horse)) in the [1991 Epsom Derby](/source/1991_Epsom_Derby) in England. Back in France, he won two more Group Ones, the 1991 [Poule d'Essai des Poulains](/source/Poule_d'Essai_des_Poulains) and the [Prix Jacques Le Marois](/source/Prix_Jacques_Le_Marois).[2]

## Stud record

Retired from racing, Hector Protector was purchased by [Zenya Yoshida](/source/Zenya_Yoshida), the prominent Japanese horseman and owner of [Shadai Farm](/source/Shadai_Stallion_Station) in [Shiraoi, Hokkaido](/source/Shiraoi,_Hokkaido).[3] Yoshida brought him to stand at [stud](/source/Stud_(animal)) in Japan.[4][5]

## Progeny

- [Shiva](/source/Shiva_(horse))

## References

1. ["Hector Protector(USA) | JBIS-Search"](https://www.jbis.jp/horse/0000333887/). *www.jbis.jp*. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

1. ["Jacques Le Marois History: The milers' Arc | France Galop"](https://www.france-galop.com/en/content/jacques-le-marois-history-milers-arc). *www.france-galop.com*. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

1. ["Remembering Sunday Silence and his lasting global influence | Trainer Magazine | European Trainer Article Index"](https://trainermagazine.com/european-trainer-articles/remembering-sunday-silence-and-his-lasting-global-influence/2022/1/10). *Trainer Magazine*. 2022-01-14. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

1. Berry, Emma (2023-11-14). ["Niarchos Draft: 'We're Not Cutting Ties With Any of the Top Families'"](https://www.thoroughbreddailynews.com/niarchos-draft-were-not-cutting-ties-with-any-of-the-top-families/). *TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions*. Retrieved 2024-11-07.

1. Kay, Joyce & Vamplew, Wray (2012-10-02). [*Encyclopedia of British Horse Racing*](https://books.google.com/books?id=s6kKJbvQDUkC&dq=Hector%20Protector%20horse%20japan&pg=PA205). Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-76266-7.

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