sold to Dunmow Stud Farm in Essex. He was the sire of Fair Maid of Kent, dam of Kentish Fire (IRE) who won the Irish Derby Stakes and Frigate, a Grand National Steeplechase winner. Suffering from a disease of the navicular bone, Gladiateur was euthanized in January 1876. He is buried at Dunmow Stud Farm but his tail is at the National Horseracing Museum in Newmarket. References Thibault, Guy. L'épopée de Gladiateur (English: "The Epic Story of Gladiateur") (UNIC, 1990) France Galop website on the Prix Gladiateur and biography (French language) Biography of Gladiateur at the National Sporting Library's Thoroughbred Heritage website 1862 racehorse births 1876 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in France Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 5-h Triple Crown of Thoroughbred Racing winners Epsom Derby winners 2000 Guineas winners St Leger winners