Shoe worn by the racehorse Lycius.

Shoe worn by the racehorse Lycius,
mounted on a wooden plaque with easel support and set an engraved metal plaque, 20 by 15cm.

Provenance: The Ray Goddard Collection (lots 97 to 178). For further information on Ray Goddard and the collection see lot 144.

Lycius was an American-bred chestnut colt foaled in 1988 by Mr Prospector out of Lypatia (Lyphard). He was owned by Sheikh Mohammed and trained in France by Andre Fabre.

The colt won two races, most notably the G1 Middle Park Stakes. As a 3-y-o Lycius finished 2nd in three G1 races the 2,000 Guineas, the July Cup and the Prix Jacques Le Marois.

Lycius firstly stood at Stud in Ireland and latterly in the USA and achieved modest successes.