Son of Love (foaled 24 April 1976) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the classic St Leger Stakes in 1979.
Son of Love was the first foal of his dam Mot d'Amour, who went on to produce Taxi de Nuit, who won the Premio Ribot in 1996.
As a descendant of the broodmare Majideh, Mot d'Amour came from the same branch of Thoroughbred family 5e which also produced Masaka, Gallant Man, Kahyasi, Law Society, Milan and Lashkari.
The last of these races was notable as it saw the British jockey Lester Piggott being suspended for "borrowing" another rider's whip when he dropped his own in the closing stages.
A furlong from the finish Soleil Noir took the lead and Son of Love, who had been making steady progress under a strong ride from Lequeux emerged as his only challenger.
It was reported that Son of Love would continue his racing career in the United States, but he returned to France at the end of the year.
[7] In 1978, Son of Love was given a rating of 109 by the independent Timeform organisation, placing him twenty-five pounds behind their leading two-year-old Tromos.
In the French Free Handicap, a ranking of the best two-year-olds to race in France, he was rated thirteen pounds behind the colt Irish River and the filly Sigy.