Sendawar had his first winner in impressive style on Sunday, with a ten length victory for his two year old daughter Rose Luxembourg. Having her first run against more experienced horses, Rose Luxembourg always looked the likely winner of this five and a half furlong contest, quickening well clear of her eight rivals and being eased up at the line. She ...
Grey Swallow delighted his connections when maintaining his unbeaten record in the Listed Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on Sunday, on his way to the Newmarket Classic in two weeks' time. Settled in fourth position behind a good early pace, the son of Daylami laid down his challenge early in the straight, taking the lead and repelling a strong challenge from ...
The first crop of Sinndar two year olds continued to make a good impression as a son of Stakes winner Wakria was sold for 120,000 Guineas at the Tattersalls Breeze Up sales. Bought by Japanese businessman Toshikatsu Fujita, this attractive colt was one of only five six figure lots to be sold on the first day of the sale. Many of ...
Second season sire Daylami's encouraging start to 2004 continued with an impressive first time out victory by the David Loder trained Bull Run. Bull Run was Daylami's most expensive first crop yearling in 2002, selling for 180,000 Guineas at the Tattersalls Houghton sale. His dam Bulaxie won the Group III Fred Darling Stakes before taking the Lupe Stakes at Goodwood. She ...
While Daylami's first crop three year olds have been making a good impression on the racecourse, his second crop of two year olds have also been pleasing their trainers on the gallops. A couple in particular have been highlighted in recent Racing Post stable tours, including Pearl King, trained by Michael Jarvis, which prompted the following comment from his trainer: "I ...
Day Or Night, third in the Group I Critérium de Saint-Cloud at the end of last year, made his first start as a three year old a winning one at Longchamp yesterday afternoon. The grey son of Daylami was settled soon after the start and moved well behind the early leaders. He then quickened in the straight and coasted home the ...
Young Aga Khan stallions were much in evidence during Dermot Weld's stable tour, as Grey Swallow and Moonlight Dance were both noted as horses to follow. Grey Swallow's exploits have been widely publicised and he is now a leading contender for the 2,000 Guineas. The unbeaten son of Daylami is reported by his trainer to have wintered well: "He has grown ...
Danse D'Ecole ensured second season sire Daylami maintained a 100% winners to runners strike rate in 2004, with a six length victory in France yesterday. Owned by her breeder Sheikh Mohammed, the beautifully bred Danse d'Ecole is out Dance Of Leaves, herself a daughter of Sadler's Wells and Fall Aspen. Her facile victory came just three days after the highly rated ...
Tamarillo gave promising young sire Daylami an early season success when running out the convincing winner of the UAE Oaks over nine furlongs at Nad Al Sheba yesterday evening. The grey filly had recently finished a close second in a competitive conditions' race against colts at the same course. Settled in second position until the straight, Tamarillo took the lead early ...
Dalakhani, Cartier Horse of the Year in 2003, has had his first mares successfully scanned in foal. They include 2002 and 2003 Prix de Diane runners up Dance Routine and Time Ahead. Dance Routine is also a dual Group II winner and a half sister to the promising Apsis, an unbeaten 2yo Group winner last year. By Spectrum, Time Ahead is ...
Grey Swallow was rewarded for his wide margin victories as a two year old by lifting the ITBA two year old of 2003 award. From Daylami's first crop of foals, Grey Swallow ran out the ten length winner of a Galway maiden before taking the Group III Killavullan Stakes by eight lengths in October. The highest rated two year old in ...
Dalakhani and Alamshar head the 2003 International Classifications for three year olds with ratings of 132 and 131 respectively. The ratings confirm the worldwide superiority of Cartier horse of the Year Dalakhani over his contemporaries. Alamshar, who narrowly defeated Dalakhani in the Irish Derby before going on to a runaway success in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes, ...
Grey Swallow was awarded a rating of 119 by the International Classifications, the highest rating of any two year old in Ireland. The unbeaten Daylami two year old colt was rated just two pounds below French Group I winner Bago, and equal to Cartier two year old filly of the year Attraction. He won both his starts by ten and eight ...
The unbeaten two year old Daylami colt Grey Swallow has been voted by many racing journalists as the horse to follow in 2004, according to an article in the Racing Post. In a special tipping feature for 2004, experts were asked to identify their horses to follow for the next flat season. The majority selected Grey Swallow including Tony Morris, Tony ...
Sinndar and Sendawar's excellent yearling sales results were confirmed in the TDN which published a table of the top 10 European first crop sires of yearlings in 2003. Sinndar was fourth with an average sales price of US$93,389, while Sendawar was seventh with an average of US$57,371. ...
Senkaya, a winning half sister to World Champion Miler and exciting young sire Sendawar, fetched the best price of any Aga Khan filly or mare sold this year when making €180,000 at the Deauville December Sale. The Valanour filly had attracted plenty of attention and was the object of some fierce bidding, eventually being knocked down to the Wertheimer brothers. Out ...
The first Kalanisi offspring to go through the sales ring were particularly well received, making up to 75,000 Guineas (106,504 Euros) at the Tattersalls December foal sale. This top lot was a bay colt foal, out the Dolphin Street mare Shesasmartlady belonging to Newton Lodge Stud, and was eventually knocked down to Hugo Lascelles Bloodstock. Another foal to have caught the ...
Naziriya, a Darshaan half sister to Prix du Jockey-Club winner Natroun, headed a good sale for the Aga Khan Studs draft of mares at Goffs, when sold for €140,000 to Ennistown Stud. Ruairi O'Coileain commented after buying the mare: "There aren't any more Darshaans coming and Naziriya has already produced a Group II winner." The next highest bid for a filly ...
Dalakhani added to his long list of honours when taking the Cartier Horse Of The Year award last night in London. Long recognised as the outstanding horse of 2003, Dalakhani swept the board, taking not only the three year old colt of the year award, but also the overall title for Horse Of The Year. Dalakhani, a Darshaan half brother to ...
An Aga Khan bred horse topped the Tattersalls Horses in Training sale for the second consecutive year when Akshar made 170,000 Guineas yesterday. Akshar, a winner of five races and third in the Group III Strensall Stakes, was eventually knocked down to Bobby O'Ryan after some fierce bidding. The four year old colt by Danehill, out of the Kahyasi mare Akilara, ...
The Aga Khan Studs are pleased to announce their stallion fees for the 2004 covering season. The outstanding racehorse of 2003 Dalakhani will head the new stallion roster at a fee of €45,000. His half brother, leading first season sire Daylami, and Arc hero Sinndar will both stand at €20,000 next year, while Champion Older horse of 2000 Kalanisi will command ...
Grey Swallow stormed to an eight length victory in the Group III Killavullan Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday, confirming the son of Daylami's status as a leading Classic prospect for 2004. A ten length winner of his only previous start three months ago, Grey Swallow raced in third position before powering to the front over a furlong out and quickening eight lengths ...
Azamour shaped up like a top class prospect for next year when taking the Group II Juddmonte Beresford Stakes at the Curragh yesterday. An impressive winner at the same course in September on his only run to date, Azamour showed plenty of determination to haul back the long time leader just before the post. Asked if Azamour was likely to take ...
Dalakhani, widely recognised as the outstanding three-year-old of 2003, has been retired to stud. The son of Darshaan will stand at the Aga Khan's Gilltown Stud in Ireland. He will not race again following Sunday's remarkable Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe victory. DALAKHANI goes to stud a winner of eight of his nine races. He was unbeaten as a two year ...
An agreement has been reached between HH the Aga Khan Studs and the Japan Racing Association for the purchase of the Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond stakes winner Alamshar (3yo colt Key Of Luck/Alaiyda). He will retire to stud in Japan where he will commence stud duties in 2004. It remains a possibility that Alamshar will ...
Dalakhani confirmed his status as the outstanding horse of the season yesterday afternoon at Longchamp with a memorable victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The grey Darshaan colt received universal acclaim after defeating Mubtaker by three parts of a length, with High Chaparral a distant five lengths away in third place. Now a winner of eight out of his ...
Sinndar's excellent results continued on day two of the Goffs Orby Sale when a daughter of his consigned by Redpender Stud made €470,000 yesterday. The attractive bay filly, a half sister to American Derby runner up Californian (out of the Stakes winning mare Asterita), was eventually knocked down to Howard Johnson on behalf of Graham Wylie. The €470,000 price tag was ...
First crop sires Sinndar and Sendawar both had a successful first day at the Goffs Orby Sale when their yearlings made up to €290,000 and €200,000 respectively. Richard Fahey went to €290,000 for lot 160, an attractive filly by Sinndar out of multiple Stakes producing mare Style of Life. This filly's two year old half brother by Daylami is the highly ...
Behkara and Luriyya finished first and second respectively in the Listed Prix des Tourelles at Saint-Cloud on Friday. The beautifully bred Behkara is by Kris, out of the Group I winning Mill Reef mare Behera, winner of the Prix Saint-Alary. Behkara was taking a step up in class, having recently been the impressive five length winner of a small conditions' race ...
Zalo won his second race for first season sire Daylami when taking the Tattersalls Norsk Criterium at Ovrevoll yesterday afternoon. The highly rated two year old colt took the 280,000 Kroner (€38,000) event in great style and is now likely to be aimed at the Group III Preis der Winterfavoriten at Cologne in October. Zalo was bought by Peter Doyle on ...
Daylami currently heads the first season sire's table by percentage winners to runners achieving a remarkable 30% wins to runs in England and Ireland, so far. His 6 winners to date in England and Ireland have won 8 races, including the Listed Sweet Solera Stakes, which was won by Bay Tree. His first runner, Birthday Suit, won on both her first ...
Darasim provided Kahyasi with a third Group victory this season when taking the Group III Prix Gladiateur at Longchamp yesterday afternoon. In a manner identical to that of his Group II Prix Kergorlay victory three weeks earlier, Darasim lead from the start, quickening early in the straight to win easily by two lengths. This second consecutive victory has prompted connections to ...
Dalakhani sailed through his trial for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe yesterday afternoon, when running out the effortless winner of the Group II Prix Niel at Longchamp. Ridden in second last position until the entrance to the straight, Dalakhani put up a seamless performance to overtake his rivals in a matter a strides. Tackled by Doyen one and a half ...
The lightly raced Ridaar confirmed the potential he has shown with promising performances in Group and Listed company when taking a Listed race in France yesterday. By Starborough, out of the Persian Bold mare Ridiyara, Ridaar had previously been the impressive winner of a conditions' race at Chantilly. He has never finished out of the first four in Group and Listed ...
Day or Night gave his first season sire Daylami a winning start in France when taking the Prix du Gros Buisson at Fontainebleau yesterday. Owned and bred by George Strawbridge, Day or Night is out of a sister to Grade I winners Thirty Six Red and Corrazona. After a smart break, Day Or Night was ridden close to the pace. Asked ...
Coventina made it six winners for exciting first season sire Daylami when taking the EBF Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Chepstow yesterday. Just four days after Tamarillo's win at Nottingham, Coventina broke her maiden with a comfortable one and three quarter length victory over Serramanna, with the rest of the field a further nine lengths behind. Held up in midfield, Coventina came ...
Ten length debutant winner Grey Swallow could provide first season sire Daylami with his first Group winner as trainer Dermot Weld announced yesterday that he would be aimed at either the Group I Dewhurst Stakes or the Group I Grand Criterium. Grey Swallow who won first time out at Galway last month, has already been talked about as a Guineas horse ...
Darasim became Kahyasi's second Group II winner in nine days when storming home in the II Prix Kergorlay at Deauville yesterday. Already a Stakes winner and placed twice in Group company, Darasim lead from pillar to post, making light of his eight rivals and stretching his lead in the straight to win by a long looking three lengths. Darasim's trainer Mark ...
Tamarillo could now be aimed at the Group III May Hill Stakes at Doncaster after taking a Nottingham maiden in convincing style. The filly, from Daylami's first crop of two year olds, had already finished second twice, including a close second to subsequent six length Listed winner Lucky Pipit. Taking the lead soon after the start, she lengthened well in the ...
Kalabar gave his sire Kahyasi another Group winner when taking the ten furlong Group II Prix Guillaume d'Ornano at Deauville on Friday. The year old colt, owned by Prince Khalid Abdullah, sat in last position behind a fast early pace set by the English raider Saturn, and quickened well in the final 300 yards to grab to take the lead from ...
