Like many French-bred horses, he carried the numerical suffix "II" when racing in Britain.
Match was bred by French hotelier François Dupré at his Haras d'Ouilly in Pont-d'Ouilly, France.
The son of the champion Tantieme, he won important races in France at age two then at age three won in France and England before capping off an outstanding 1962 season with a win in the prestigious Washington, D.C. International at the Laurel Park racecourse in Laurel, Maryland.
Ridden by Yves Saint-Martin, Match earned the "Best in the World" title, defeating the best turf horses from Europe, Russia, as well as the American entries, Carry Back, Beau Purple, and the great Kelso.
Match retired to stand at stud in England but died on 26 September 1965 after only three seasons, at age seven.