Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard was a Thoroughbred horse breeding farm in Neuvy-au-Houlme in the Orne department in Lower Normandy purchased by Marcel Boussac in 1919.
Widely respected, Marcel Boussac was called "the greatest of French breeders" by John P. Sparkman, an editor with Thoroughbred Times.
[1] Boussac's highly successful operation produced a number of racing champions through its numerous top foundation broodmares and world class sires.
French Champion sires bred at Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard were: In the late 1970s, Marcel Boussac's business empire ran into severe financial difficulties that led to bankruptcy.
Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard was sold to Fresnay Agricole S.A. who owned it for only a short time before selling it to Stavros Niarchos.