La Tendresse
| La Tendresse | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Grey Sovereign |
| Grandsire | Nasrullah |
| Dam | Isetta |
| Damsire | Morland |
| Sex | Mare |
| Foaled | 1959 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Frank Tuthill |
| Owner | Pansy Parker Poe |
| Trainer | Paddy Prendergast |
| Record | 9:6-2-0 |
| Major wins | |
| Seaton Delaval Stakes (1961) Molecomb Stakes (1961) Lowther Stakes (1961) King George Stakes (1962) | |
| Awards | |
| Top-rated two-year-old in Britain (1961) Timeform top-rated two-year-old (1961) Timeform rating 135 (1961) | |
La Tendresse (1959–1972) was a British-bred Irish-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Regarded as one of the fastest two-year-old fillies to race in Britain and Ireland she won five races in 1961 including the Molecomb Stakes and the Lowther Stakes, and was rated the best European juvenile of either sex. She was less dominant as a three-year-old, but did win the King George Stakes at Goodwood. After her retirement from racing she had some success as a broodmare.