Ardan and Groom
- oil on canvas
- 18 x 24 in
- Franklin Brooke Voss
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$10000. - 12000. Ardan was bred and raced by Marcel Boussac who owned the iconic fashion company House of Dior. With Ardan Boussac garnered his sixth victory in the Prix du Jockey Club (Derby) and his fourth victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. A major stakes winner every year from two to five Ardan won 16 stakes and championship honors at three and four in his native France. After covering mares for three years at Boussac's Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Ardan was purchased by Leslie Combs II and imported to stand at his Spendthrift Farm in Kentucky.