Lycius

Lycius
Sire	Mr Prospector
Grandsire	Raise A Native
Dam	Lypatia
Damsire	Lyphard
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	29 February 1988
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	John C Mabee
Owner	Sheikh Mohammed
Trainer	Andre Fabre
Record	11: 2-5-2
Earnings	£263,485
Major wins
Prix Saint Patrick (1990) Middle Park Stakes (1990)

Lycius (foaled 29 February 1988) is an American-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed excellent form as a juvenile in 1990, finishing second in the Prix de la Salamandre before traveling to England to win the Group One Middle Park Stakes. In 1991 he recorded a string of top-class performances without managing to win again: he finished second in the 2000 Guineas, July Cup and Prix Jacques le Marois and third in the Irish 2000 Guineas and Prix du Moulin. He was retired at the end of the year an had some success as a breeding stallion.

Lycius was a chestnut horse with a large, irregular white star and a long white sock on his right hind leg bred in Kentucky by John C Mabee.

He was sired by the hugely influential American stallion Mr Prospector. Although he was best known for his success in the United States, Mr Prospector was also the sire of numerous major winners in Europe including Kingmambo, Machiavellian, Distant View and Ravinella. Lycius's dam Lypatia showed moderate ability as a racehorse but produced several other winners including the Dixie Handicap winner Akabir. She was a great-granddaughter of the Irish broodmare Crimson (foaled 1951), whose other descendants have included Celtic Arms and Cajun.

As a yearling Lycius was consigned to the Keeneland July Yearling Sales and was bought for $500,000 by the Curragh Bloodstock Agency on behalf of Sheikh Mohammed. The colt was sent to France and was trained throughout his racing career by Andre Fabre.

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