El Condor Pasa (horse)

El Condor Pasa (Japanese: エルコンドルパサー, March 17, 1995 – July 16, 2002) was an American-bred, Japanese-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and breeding stallion. He won eight of his eleven races, coming second in the other three. In 1998 he won the NHK Mile Cup and the Japan Cup. In the following year he was campaigned in Europe where he placed second at the Prix d'Ispahan and then won the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud and the Prix Foy before finishing second in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. After his tour in France, he retired at the end of 1999. He was retired to stud starting in 2000, but died after three seasons following unsuccessful colic surgery. During his time as a stud, he sired major winners Vermilion, Alondite, and Song of Wind. El Condor Pasa has been described as the best Japanese racehorse of the 20th century, holding the highest Timeform by a Japanese flat racing thoroughbred until Equinox matched it over 20 years later.