Louis Quatorze (foaled March 13, 1993, died Feb. 17, 2017) was an American thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the 1996 Preakness Stakes.
In the Derby itself, Louis Quatorze broke badly and got caught in traffic early, running in twelfth position.
Zito and his owners, William J. Condren and Georgia E. Hofmann, believed there was a legitimate reason for Louis Quatorze's loss in the Derby, so they entered him in the Preakness Stakes on the third Saturday in May 1996 at Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore, Maryland.
In the race, Zito and jockey Pat Day had a specific plan to take Louis Quatorze to the lead and see if he could settle or slow the pace.
Near the end of the back stretch, he led Skip Away, Victory Speech and the rest of the field in a record 1:09-4/5 for three quarters of a mile.