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'Jean-Luc Lagardere' (February 10, 1928 - March 14, 2003) was a major French businessman.
Jean-Luc Lagardere was a ''Supelec'' engineer. He began his career in Dassault Aviation. CEO of Matra in the 1960s, he became famous with success in Formula 1 and Le Mans. He later built a large media and defense conglomerate that bears his name. The Lagardere Group is among the largest French enterprises.
Lagardere was a prominent figure in French horse racing. In 1981, he purchased the renowned Haras d'Ouilly stud in Pont-d'Ouilly, Calvados that had been owned by François Dupré and raced under their famous colors of gray with a pink cap. At one time, his operation had as many as 220 horses. He won the French owners' championship in 1998 and between 1995 and 2001 was the leading breeder in France. His most important racing win came with Sagamix who won the 1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Upon its formation in 1995, Jean-Luc Lagardere served as the first president of France-Galop. On his death in 2003, the business was taken over by his son Arnaud who sold Haras d'Ouilly and its entire bloodstock in 2005 to the Aga Khan IV.
In 2002, the Group One Grand Criterium race for two-year-olds at Longchamp Racecourse was renamed in his honor.
★ Jean-Luc Lagardere at the NTRA
'Jean-Luc Lagardere' (February 10, 1928 - March 14, 2003) was a major French businessman.
Jean-Luc Lagardere was a ''Supelec'' engineer. He began his career in Dassault Aviation. CEO of Matra in the 1960s, he became famous with success in Formula 1 and Le Mans. He later built a large media and defense conglomerate that bears his name. The Lagardere Group is among the largest French enterprises.
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Thoroughbred horse racing
Lagardere was a prominent figure in French horse racing. In 1981, he purchased the renowned Haras d'Ouilly stud in Pont-d'Ouilly, Calvados that had been owned by François Dupré and raced under their famous colors of gray with a pink cap. At one time, his operation had as many as 220 horses. He won the French owners' championship in 1998 and between 1995 and 2001 was the leading breeder in France. His most important racing win came with Sagamix who won the 1998 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Upon its formation in 1995, Jean-Luc Lagardere served as the first president of France-Galop. On his death in 2003, the business was taken over by his son Arnaud who sold Haras d'Ouilly and its entire bloodstock in 2005 to the Aga Khan IV.
In 2002, the Group One Grand Criterium race for two-year-olds at Longchamp Racecourse was renamed in his honor.
References
★ Jean-Luc Lagardere at the NTRA
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