Velvet Moon, who topped the Tattersalls December mares sale when selling for 875,000 Guineas, is another from the excellent book of mares covered by Daylami in 2002. Velvet Moon, herself the winner of the Group II Lowther Stakes, is the dam of Moon Ballad who won this year's Group II Dante Stakes before finishing third in the Epsom Derby and second ...
Ebaraya, a winning Sadler's Wells full sister to Champion Three year old filly Ebadiyla, topped the {Aga Khan} Studs' draft of fillies and mares sold at the Goffs November sale. Also a half sister to Gr I winners Edabiya and Enzeli, she was purchased by Sean Mulryan of Ardenode Stud for 925,000 euros on Saturday evening. Commenting on his purchase, Mr. ...
Dalakhani confirmed his Classic potential with a thrilling victory in the Group I Criterium International at Saint-Cloud on Saturday. Kept in a handy position for much of the race, Dalakhani accelerated well in the straight to finish a neck ahead of long time leader Chevalier, the pair were five lengths clear of the rest of the field. The two year old ...
John Oxx trained Masani achieved the second highest price ever at the Tattersalls Autumn Sale when making 250,000 guineas on Tuesday evening. The Irish Cambridgeshire winner was knocked down to bloodstock agent John McCormack on behalf of clients from Hong Kong. He commented after the sale: "You couldn't ask for a more straightforward horse and he has been bought from a ...
Christophe Soumillon will continue to ride French trained {Aga Khan} horses in 2003 and 2004. After a successful initial season as first jockey to the Aga Khan's French stables, Christophe Soumillon will continue as retained jockey for the green and red silks for at least a further two years. The 21 year old jockey will ride as first jockey for the ...
Massigann ran up a third consecutive success in the Listed Prix Point du Jour over a mile at Craon on Saturday. The three year old son of Selkirk was settled at the rear of the field before showing his usual turn of foot in the straight. He came from last place to take the lead inside the final furlong, and easily ...
Dalakhani, a Darshaan half brother to seven times Group I winner Daylami outclassed his rivals to take the Group III Prix des Chênes over a mile at Longchamp yesterday. The two year old colt, previous winner of his only start to date a maiden over seven furlongs, raced in third position behind a decent early pace set by eventual second Mister ...
Choc Ice gave her sire Kahyasi yet another Stakes victory when taking the Listed Prix de Boulogne over 10 furlongs yesterday at Longchamp. Settled towards the rear of the field, Choc Ice was brought with a smooth run half way up the straight, before running out the convincing ¾ length winner of the Listed event. She is now being prepared for ...
Dalakhani, a two year old half brother to the Emirates World Champion Daylami, was the impressive winner of a competitive newcomers' race at Deauville yesterday. A son of Darshaan, Dalakhani, took the lead after breaking smartly out of the stalls, and was not stretched to run out the convincing winner of the seven furlong event. His delighted trainer, Alain de Royer ...
Piffle, owned by Lord Harrington, and the dam of the Prix de la Nonette winner Pearly Shells, is one the book of mares in foal to Sinndar after his second season at stud. The three year old filly Pearly Shells, by Efisio and out of the Shirley Heights mare Piffle, was the impressive winner of this Group III contest, beating the ...
Geminiani, out of Tadkiyra (by Darshaan), kept up the recent run of success for {Aga Khan} bloodlines when winning the Group III Prestige Stakes at Goodwood on Sunday. The winning Darshaan mare Tadkiyra was sold out of training at the Goffs Arc sale in 1992. She is a half sister to five European Stakes winners, including the Group III winners Tashtiya ...
1,000 Guineas third Alasha looked to be back to her best when taking the Listed EBF Dick Hern Fillies' Stakes by six lengths yesterday. The daughter of Barathea, out of the Darshaan mare Alasana, had not run since finding the ground too heavy in the Irish 1000 Guineas. Back on firm ground, she never looked in danger of getting beaten, and ...
Champion filly Banks Hill gave Kahyasi a further boost as a broodmare sire when storming home in the Group I Prix Jacques Le Marois at Deauville on Sunday. The daughter of Danehill out of Kahyasi mare, Hasili, powered home in the mile event, now making it three victories at Group I level and earning herself the following compliment from Olivier Peslier: ...
The outstanding form of the 2000 Derby, won by Aga Khan Studs stallion Sinndar, was further upheld when Beat Hollow won the Grade I Arlington Million on Saturday. Beaten by five lengths into third place by Sinndar in the Vodafone Derby at Epsom, Beat Hollow went on to win the Group I Grand Prix de Paris, before being transferred to the ...
Minute Waltz, the dam of the Group I Prix Maurice de Gheest winner May Ball, is one of the many high class mares currently in foal to Daylami after the 2002 breeding season. The five year old mare May Ball, by Cadeaux Genereux, was the gutsy winner of the Group I Prix Maurice de Gheest over six and a half furlongs ...
Saratan was the latest Aga Khan bred horse to win a Stakes race when courageously taking the Listed Prix Canal + at Deauville yesterday. The five year old gelding, by Tirol and out of the Dalsaan mare Sarafia was winning his third consecutive race. He took the lead nearly two furlongs out and showed rare grit and determination to repel all ...
Grand Prix de Paris winner, Khalkevi is still recovering from a fractured right-hind pastern sustained during a recent racecourse gallop. However it has already been confirmed that the colt's race career is over. The Group 1 winning son of Kahyasi was preparing for a tilt at the Juddmonte International Stakes at York when the injury occurred on Tuesday 30th July at ...
In taking the Irish Derby on 30th June, High Chaparral continued an incredible year of high profile wins for progeny of ex-Aga Khan mares. High Chaparral's dam, Kasora, was bought by Irish breeder Sean Coughlan from the Aga Khan draft sent to Tattersalls December Sales in 1996. By the proven broodmare sire Darshaan, Kasora is out of the exceptional racemare, Kozana ...
Khalkevi was the impressive winner of a dramatic Group I Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp last Sunday. He also became the fifth individual Group I winner for his sire Kahyasi, who is based at the Aga Khan Studs' Haras de Bonneval in France. An unlucky ninth in the Prix du Jockey-Club, Khalkevi was bowling along towards the rear of ...
Kalambari, a half brother to Kalanisi by Kahyasi, was the impressive thirteen length winner of a maiden race yesterday. Settled towards the rear of the field, Kalambari took up the running three furlongs from home and steadily drew clear of his rivals to win in impressive style. He had previously finished a good second to Zajeel in a Newcastle maiden, the ...
Khalkevi became the 22nd individual Stakes winner for the Haras de Bonneval based sire, Kahyasi on Wednesday at Longchamp in the Group II Prix Hocquart. Now unbeaten in three outings, Khalkevi will head for the Group I Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly on June 2nd. Settled in the rear of the field during this truly run race, the son of ...
Horses bred by the Aga Khan's Studs are having great success in the States this Spring. NAZIRALI, a son of Haras de Bonneval's Kahyasi, came late to win the Grade II San Luis Obispo Handicap at Santa Anita and is due to switch to Group I company for his next outing. NAZIRALI is out of Naziriya, a Darshaan half-sister to Prix ...
Four impressive victories by French trained fillies continued the highly promising start to the 2002 season for the Aga Khan Studs. First up was ASHARNA, a beautifully bred daughter of Darshaan out of Dalsaan mare Ashtarka, making her a half sister to Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner and sire Ashkalani. She showed a blistering turn of foot on her racecourse debut ...
Horses owned by HH the Aga Khan have got off to an excellent start this season with four winners and a second from just eight runners so far in 2002. TARIFANA set the ball rolling with a promising win on the opening day of the season in Ireland at the Curragh. Previously unraced, this daughter of Dr Devious out of Shahrastani ...
Champion Stakes and Breeders' Cup Turf winner KALANISI has made an excellent start to his stud career, with his first 10 mares scanned in foal on March 13. He has attracted a quality book of mares in his first season, and among those already in foal are: DALTAWA, dam of Emirates World Champion DAYLAMI; SIDELINED, half-sister to BELMEZ; LADY NASRANA, half-sister ...
World Champion Miler Sendawar's first foals have been born in France, and have made a very pleasing impression. They include an attractive bay filly out of dual Group III winner Khalisa born on February 13 at the Haras de Bonneval, in Normandy. The filly is a half sister to Prix de Sandringham fourth Khaliyna (behind Banks Hill), and the promising three-year-old ...
Emirates World Champion Daylami made an impressive start to his new career at stud during the Tattersalls bloodstock sales last December, when a mare in foal to him made 235,000 Guineas at the 2001 Tattersalls December Sale. Pagoda, a four year old daughter of Sadler's Wells who is a full-sister to Dewhurst Stakes winner Scenic, was bought by David Brown on ...
Two highly promising middle distance prospects emerged among the three year old colts owned and bred by the Aga Khan Studs last week. Khalkevi, a well bred son of Kahyasi, and the six length winner of his only start at two, kept his unbeaten record when lengthening clear of his rivals in a competitive conditions' race at Maisons-Laffitte on April 19. ...
The first foal by dual Derby and Arc de Triomphe winner Sinndar and out of multiple Group I winner Timarida has been born at the Aga Khan Studs in Ireland at Gilltown. The Bai colt was foaled on the 31st January, and according to Irish stud manager Pat Downes: "He is a very attractive and correct individual. I am delighted with ...
Breeders' Cup Turf and Dubai Champion Stakes winner Kalanisi has taken up stallion duties alongside Daylami and Sinndar at the Aga Khan's Irish base Gilltown. He will stand the 2002 season at 15,000 euros. Unbeaten in three runs as a three year old, including the Listed Heron Stakes, Kalanisi was kept in training at four. This proved a wise decision as ...
