Heat Haze gave Aga Khan Studs sire Kahyasi another Grade I victory as broodmare sire when taking the Beverley D Stakes at Arlington on Saturday. This beautifully bred four year old sister to Banks Hill and Dansili staked her claim to emulate her sister's victory in the Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf with this one a quarter length victory in ...
Bay Tree became Daylami's first Stakes winner when quickening clear of her rivals in the Sweet Solera Stakes at Newmarket on Saturday. The two year old filly, who had won first time out just six days earlier, maintained her unbeaten record with a 1 ¼ length victory in this competitive Listed event. Held up in midfield behind a slow early pace, ...
Bay Tree became Daylami's third consecutive debutant winner in the space of a week when taking P J Savage Maiden Fillies' Stakes by three lengths at Newbury yesterday. Tucked in behind during the early stages of the race, she quickened well inside the last two furlongs to take the lead in this six furlong event and win in good style. Her ...
Debutant winner Grey Swallow looked like something special when taking a Galway maiden by ten lengths on his first outing yesterday. Tracking the leaders into the straight, the Daylami colt showed an electrifying burst of speed when asked to quicken on the outside, putting a wide margin between himself and the runner up Rock Of Cashel in a matter of strides. ...
Alamshar earned himself true champion status after demolishing a top class field in Saturday's King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. So devastating was his victory over a field of 10 other previous Group I winners that Nigel Gray, senior handicapper for the BHB, gave him a rating of 131, the highest since 1992. He then commented: "Going into the ...
Newcomer Thajja was the impressive five length winner of a maiden race at Newmarket yesterday afternoon, providing first season sire Daylami with another winner. Soon tracking the leaders in this seven furlong event, Thajja quickened up to lead over a furlong out, leaving his rivals toiling behind. According to the Racing Post: "Thajja won as nicely as could be expected on ...
Shemala looked a horse for the future when running out the easy winner of the Listed Prix Madame Jean Couturié at Vichy on Tuesday. Previously the winner of a conditions' event at Longchamp in June, this beautifully bred daughter of Danehill and Prix de Diane winner Shemaka was further contributing to an outstanding first half of the season for the Aga ...
The Aga Khan owned and bred three year olds Alamshar, Dalakhani and Kalaman are rated among the top five of their generation according to Timeform. Currently highest rated of the trio at 127 is Alamshar, following his success in the Irish Derby. Dalakhani, winner of the Prix du Jockey-Club and a narrow second to Alamshar in the Irish Derby, is rated ...
In an amazing day for the Aga Khan Studs, Alamshar and Dalakhani battled it out to finish first and second at the end of a thrilling race for the Irish Derby. Running in the colours of the Aga Khan's grandfather, Alamshar, eventually finished half a length up on the previously unbeaten Prix du Jockey-Club winner Dalakhani. Winning jockey, Johnny Murtagh, settled ...
Following her second convincing victory in two runs, the Daylami filly Birthday Suit is now likely to be aimed at the Group II Cherry Hinton Stakes at Newmarket in July. Never far from the leaders, Birthday Suit quickened up well in the last furlong of this five furlong novices stakes. She then took an easy lead to maintain her unbeaten record ...
Both the Prix du Jockey Club winner Dalakhani and the Epsom Derby third Alamshar have been confirmed on course for the Irish Derby at The Curragh on 29th June. Pat Downes, manager of Gilltown Stud in Ireland confirmed yesterday: "The plan is for Dalakhani and Alamshar to run in the Budweiser Irish Derby... Alain de Royer Dupré and John Oxx will ...
Dalakhani furthered his claim to the status of leading European three year old with a devastating performance in the Group I Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly yesterday. Settled in midfield until halfway up the straight, Dalakhani quickened clear in a matter of strides, taking the lead two furlongs out with an electrifying burst of speed. Briefly threatened by Super Celebre ...
Kalaman looks set to run in the Group One St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot following his impressive display in the Listed Heron Stakes at Kempton on Saturday. Originally aimed at the Irish 2,000 Guineas, this highly regarded Desert Prince half brother to Kalanisi was diverted to the Kempton Listed race because of unfavourably soft going at the Curragh. Settled ...
Tashkandi earned himself a possible tilt at the Group I Prix Jean Prat with an emphatic victory in the Listed Prix de Pontarmé over a mile at Chantilly today. The Polish Precedent colt made the running in a slowly run race and Soumillon still hadn't moved on the horse halfway up the straight. When asked to quicken, Tashkandi quickened impressively, eventually ...
The Aga Khan bred Saratan confirmed his class when taking the competitive Group III Prix du Palais-Royal over seven furlongs at Longchamp today. Already a Stakes winner over a mile at Deauville last summer, the six year old Saratan is by Tirol and out of the Dalsaan mare Sarafia. Producing a strong late challenge, Saratan eventually won by a length from ...
Daylami made a faultless start to his career at stud when his first runner, the two year old filly Birthday Suit, ran out the convincing winner of a five furlong maiden at York yesterday. Owned and bred by Lady Halifax, Birthday Suit is out of the Kris mare Wanton, herself a winner at two and dam of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner ...
Alamshar completed a memorable day for the Aga Khan Studs when taking the Derrinstown Derby Trial, a race won by the last three Epsom Derby winners, at Leopardstown yesterday. Alamshar maintained his unbeaten status in this major Derby trial, shortly after Dalakhani had achieved the same feat in his own trial for the French Derby, the Prix Lupin, at Longchamp the ...
Dalakhani confirmed his status as leading French Derby contender when extending his unbeaten run to five in the Prix Lupin at Longchamp yesterday. Always travelling smoothly in third place under stable jockey Christophe Soumillon, Dalakhani quickened past his rivals effortlessly and was not pressed to hold the late challenge of Super Celebre. He was being eased up at the post to ...
John Oxx paid first season sire Daylami another great compliment when he highlighted one of his sons, out of Irish Oaks winner Ebadiyla, as 'One to Watch' in his Racing Post Stable Tour. He described the powerful grey colt as "a very nice Daylami colt out of Ebadiyla, who won the 1997 Irish Oaks. He is a lovely horse and we ...
Daylami's first crop of two year olds have been prompting favourable reports from their trainers, including a couple who have been highlighted in the Racing Post Stable Tours. Among his two year olds to watch, Tim Easterby highlighted Birthday Suit, a Daylami two year old half sister to 1,000 Guineas winner Classic Park, owned and bred by Lady Halifax, describing her ...
Leading French Derby contender Dalakhani ran out the effortless winner of the Group II Prix Greffulhe on his seasonal debut yesterday. Settled into third position on the rail behind a moderate early pace, Dalakhani was not extended in the straight to take a convincing lead from his four rivals. Dalakhani's total superiority belied the half length winning distance, confirmed by Christophe ...
Kalabar, a classy son of Kahyasi owned and bred by Juddmonte Farms, fulfilled some of the promise he has shown in three unlucky defeats to date, with an impressive first win. A runner up first time out at Saint-Cloud to the highly rated Songlark, Kalabar was subsequently placed twice in good company, having had no kind of a run. Last Friday ...
Three year old fillies Mananiyya and Luriyya continued The Aga Khan Studs' excellent start to the season with impressive victories in England and France respectively. A close second on her only outing at two, Mananiyya was making her seasonal debut in a 1700 metres maiden at Windsor. Tracking the leader until the three furlong pole, Mananiyya quickened well in the straight ...
Alamshar was a most unlucky runner up in the Group III Ballysax Stakes at Leopardstown yesterday. A winner of his two starts as a two year old, including a defeat of leading Derby contender Brian Boru in the Group III Beresford Stakes, Alamshar was making his seasonal reappearance in this ten furlong contest. Tucked into fourth place behind the favourite Alberto ...
Kalanisi's highly regarded three year old half brother Kalaman was another Aga Khan owned three year old to make a good start to the year when taking the Dubai International Airport Maiden Stakes over a mile at Newbury yesterday. Held up towards the rear of the field, Kalaman was brought with a run three furlongs out. Taking the lead with two ...
The Aga Khan Studs got off to a good start for the weekend when the 3 YO fillies Khalafa & Halawanda won competitive maiden races today. The first to get off the mark was the previously unraced College Chapel filly Khalafa, trained in France by Alain de Royer Dupre. Taking control of the one mile contest after a furlong, Khalafa kicked ...
The Aga Khan bred Sharbayan ran out the convincing winner of an allowance race at Keeneland yesterday afternoon, after an eleven month lay off. A Group III winner in France, Sharbayan was sold privately to Eugenio Colombo on behalf of US clients in August 2001. He was winning his second race from only four starts in the States. A winner of ...
The Aga Khan Studs got off to a good start for the 2003 season when the three year old filly Beheshta took a newcomers' race over ten furlongs at Maisons-Laffitte yesterday. By Brief Truce out of Behariya, Beheshta was raced in midfield throughout before taking the lead inside the final furlong and repelling all challenges convincingly. Her dam, the unraced mare ...
The beautifully bred Heat Haze, a Green Desert half sister to Banks Hill and Dansili, out of the outstanding broodmare Hasili (by Kahyasi), won the Grade III Las Cienegas Handicap at Santa Anitia yesterday. Already a Stakes winner in France as a three year old, and fifth to Zenda in the French 1,000 Guineas, Heat Haze was transferred to the US ...
Winner of the Grade II San Luis Obispo Handicap in 2002, Nazirali, an Aga Khan bred son of Kahyasi, looks set for a successful 2003 campaign after taking a competitive allowance race at Santa Anita yesterday. Making his seasonal debut, Nazirali raced keenly in second last position, before moving up three wide in the turn and taking the lead a furlong ...
Talented filly Wrong Key confirmed Kahyasi's status as an excellent broodmare sire when taking the Listed European Breeders' Fund Park Express Stakes over a mile, by three and a half lengths at the Curragh yesterday. This first Stakes success was long overdue for the four year old filly who had previously finished fourth in the French 1,000 Guineas, second in the ...
Completing an excellent weekend for Aga Khan graduates, Beverly Green (formerly known as Masani) came with an impressive late burst to take third place in the Hong Kong Derby. Unable to get a clear run, Beverley Green was held up until the furlong marker where he was switched to the outside, and accelerated well to finish a fast finishing third. Sold ...
Aga Khan Bred Livadiya won her second premier handicap when taking the Irish Lincolnshire at the Curragh yesterday. Sold to Gerard McStay of New Derra Stud at the Goffs February Sale in 2000, Livadiya has since won two premier handicaps. She took the Listed Golden Pages Handicap by six lengths in 2000, before being sold to run in the United States. ...
Spaniards Inn added to Kahyasi's tally of Stakes winning progeny when taking the Group II Bombay Dyeing C N Wadia Gold Cup in India last Sunday. The four year old son of multiple Group I sire Kahyasi was the comfortable two and a half length winner of the mile and a half race, run at Mumbai racecourse in Bombay. Out of ...
The first four mares covered by Kahyasi in 2003 have been scanned in foal, confirming that he maintains an excellent level of fertility. Thanks partly to the excellent performances of Khalkevi, winner of the Group I Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris in 2002, Kahyasi has once again attracted an excellent book of mares this season. Among the mares already scanned in ...
Four year old winning colt Hasik topped day three of the Goffs Mixed February Sale, eventually being knocked down to Martin Cullinane for €70,000 having been the object of some fierce bidding. Formerly trained by Sir Michael Stoute, Hasik broke his maiden at Windsor by three lengths, and was placed twice from three runs. By Ashkalani, out of the Stakes winning ...
The only yearling colt by Sinndar available at the Goffs February Sales was knocked down for €72,000 yesterday, making him the top priced yearling of the sale. The good looking brown colt, consigned by Jockey Hall Stud, was the object of some fierce bidding before being knocked down to Jim Murphy of Redpender Stud. His new owner commented: "I have bought ...
The Aga Khan bred Kadarann is now a leading fancy for the Queen Mother Champion Chase at the Cheltenham Festival, after winning the Grade II Game Spirit Chase at Newbury on Saturday. The six year old gelding's victory prompted the following praise from this training Paul Nicholls: "He's got loads of talent, the track suits him, and he was 110 per ...
Unbeaten in 3 runs at 2, including the Gr I Critérium International, Dalakhani is rated 118 by the International Classifications , making him the leading juvenile colt trained in France. A half brother to World Champion Daylami, himself winner of seven Group I races, Dalakhani was probably awarded this excellent rating on the back of his victory in the Critérium International, ...
Shemita, a Sadler's Wells daughter of Prix de Diane winner Shemaka, headed an excellent sale for the Aga Khan Studs' draft of fillies and mares at Deauville when making 300,000 Euros. This unraced filly is also a half sister to the Listed winner Shemaya, by Darshaan. Closely related to Shemita, and also unraced, Shashzaya was responsible for the draft's next highest ...
