| Langfuhr | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Danzig |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Sweet Briar Too |
| Damsire | Briartic |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1992 (1992) |
| Died | October 2023 (aged 31) Versailles, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Country | Canada |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Gus Schickedanz |
| Owner | Gus Schickedanz |
| Trainer | Michael Keogh |
| Record | 23: 9-7-1 |
| Earnings | US$698,574 |
| Major wins | |
| Forego Handicap (1996) Vosburgh Stakes (1996) Carter Handicap (1997) Metropolitan Handicap (1997) | |
| Awards | |
| Canadian Champion Sprint Horse (1996) | |
| Honours | |
| Canadian Horse Racing Hall of Fame (2004) | |
Langfuhr (1992 – October 2023) was a Canadian Hall of Fame Thoroughbred racehorse.
Owned and bred by noted German-born Canadian horseman Gus Schickedanz, he was named for Langfuhr the former German name for one of the boroughs of the Northern Polish city of Danzig. Langfuhr's sire Danzig was named after that city.
Langfuhr raced in Canada and the United States where he won three Grade 1 races. However, he is better known as the sire of a number of accomplished racehorses.
In 1996, Langfuhr's wins included the American Grade II Forego HandicapatSaratoga Race Course and the Grade I Vosburgh StakesatBelmont Park. His performances that year earned him Canadian Champion Sprint Horse honors.
After winning the 1997 Carter HandicapatAqueduct Racetrack in April and May's Metropolitan HandicapatBelmont Park, an injury ended Langfuhr's racing career and he was retired to stud.
Retired to stud duty at Lane's End FarminVersailles, Kentucky, Langfuhr was the 2005 leading sire in North America by number of winners and as of 8 September 2007 had sired 49 stakes winners, including:
Langfuhr died at Lane's End Farm in October 2023, at the age of 31.[1]
