Thoroughbred Horse Racing
An owner-breeder of Thoroughbred racehorses, in 1986 Olivier Lecerf was chosen president of the Fédération nationale des sociétés de courses.
Lecerf's greatest success in racing came with his colt Subotica, who won two of the French Classic Races when he captured the 1991 Grand Prix de Paris and the 1992 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
Olivier Lecerf died at age 77 in 2006.
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