Siyouni's Sottsass books Arc ticket. The Aga Khan Studs enjoyed a fine weekend across France, Ireland and England with successes for their stallions and colours. Star Catcher and Sottsass provided the highlights at ParisLongchamp while TARNAWA continued her progression with Group 2 victory at the Curragh. SEA THE STARS' Irish Oaks heroine Star Catcher impressed when securing the Prix Vermeille in ...
The outstanding stayer has won 13 Group races. It is with great regret that the Aga Khan Studs announce that VAZIRABAD will be retired from training following an injury sustained in training. The seven-year-old gelding had become a public's favourite through his career, accumulating a total of 15 victories, including three Group 1s and 13 Group races. Another illustration of his ...
A pair of promising fillies for Siyouni and Sea The Stars. Both SIYOUNI and SEA THE STARS were represented by a pair of promising Group winners on Saturday. The Haras de Bonneval sire has been enjoying a fine season with his crop of juveniles and counts 16 two-year-old winners to date. His daughter Al Raya earned a well-deserved first Stakes success ...
Success for Siyouni, Sea The Stars, Harzand and Dariyan. The Aga Khan Studs stallions were in vogue during Arqana's recent August Yearling Sale, contributing significantly to a record-breaking market. Current leading French sire SIYOUNI nearly reached the five million Euro barrier with 20 yearlings sold for an average of €245,550, for a crop which was conceived at a covering fee of ...
First yearlings by Harzand and Dariyan attract attention. The Aga Khan Studs stallions feature strongly in the forthcoming Arqana yearling catalogue for the premier sale from 17th to 19th August, with beautiful pedigrees by proven Group 1 sires SEA THE STARS and SIYOUNI accompanied by members of the eagerly awaited first generation of yearlings by dual Derby hero HARZAND and the ...
Siyouni and Sea The Stars enjoy more Group 1 glory. SIYOUNI has enjoyed a splendid start to the Deauville meeting in France this weekend, thanks to the spectacular success of LAURENS in the feature Gr.1 Prix Rothschild, and that of Devil in the Arqana Prix de Tancarville newcomers' contest. LAURENS continues to be the flagbearer for her Haras de Bonneval-based sire ...
Winners feature in Aga Khan Studs draft. The Aga Khan Studs consignment of seven colts and geldings for the forthcoming Goffs UK August Sale holds great appeal with promising individuals for a future on the flat or over jumps. Among the attractions, the sole four-year-old of the draft, HASANABAD (lot 196), recorded a win over a mile and a half in ...
Irish Oaks heroine is the twelfth individual Group 1 winner for her sire. SEA THE STARS' daughter STAR CATCHER proved impossible to catch when putting in a faultless pillar to post performance in Saturday's Irish Oaks. Under a confident ride from Frankie Dettori, the filly demonstrated both speed and stamina, staying on well in the final stages of the Curragh classic ...
Gilltown Stud's sire is represented by three Group winners at Royal Ascot. They were headed by CRYSTAL OCEAN, who recorded a well-deserved first Group 1 success in a competitive renewal of the Gr.1 Prince of Wales's Stakes. The charge of Sir Michael Stoute was kept prominent throughout the race by Frankie Dettori, who sent him to the lead two furlongs from ...
They feature a son of Gr. 1 winner Sagawara. The Aga Khan Studs will present a quartet of blue-blooded winning and placed colts at the forthcoming Arqana Summer Sale. Representatives of the Aga Khan Studs regularly shine on the flat and over jumps across the globe after selling privately or at public auction. Recent examples include SIKANDARABAD, a son of Dr ...
A third Classic winner for Haras de Bonneval sire. Leading French sire SIYOUNI took the honours in the Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly as his son SOTTSASS stormed past his rivals to score in fine style. Already sire of a Poule d'Essai des Pouliches and a Prix de Diane winner in Ervedya and Laurens, SIYOUNI now adds the French Derby ...
Siyarafina and Zarkallani win at Longchamp while H.H. the Aga Khan is honoured at The Curragh The weekend was a memorable one in both France and Ireland as the blue-blooded SIYARAFINA and ZARKALLANI shone at Longchamp and The Curragh opened its new grandstand, named in honour of H.H. the Aga Khan. SIYARAFINA, who had been so impressive in winning her first ...
The son of dual Group 1 winner, is a brother to Siyouni The blue hen mare delivered a bay colt on Saturday 18th May and both are doing well. The foal is by the Aga Khan homebred dual Gr.1 winner HARZAND, who is standing for his third season at Gilltown Stud alongside his sire SEA THE STARS. Pat Downes, manager of ...
Stradivarius and Crystal Ocean back in the winners enclosure Two of the stars of 2018 by Gilltown Stud sire SEA THE STARS, STRADIVARIUS and CRYSTAL OCEAN, have made the best possible start to the 2019. Champion stayer STRADIVARIUS made a winning return to action in the Yorkshire Cup, while CRYSTAL OCEAN has already lifted two Group successes. Unbeaten in 2018 including ...
A Group hat-trick in Ireland. The Aga Khan Studs enjoyed a fine weekend with a total of seven successes in Ireland and France, highlighted by the Group victories of TARNAWA, HAZAPOUR and HAMARIYNA. TARNAWA set the ball rolling at Naas on Saturday, when securing a game success against her elders in the Gr.3 Blue Wind Stakes for trainer Dermot Weld and ...
Classic sires feature strongly at Arqana. Aga Khan Studs sires Sea The Stars and Siyouni, who have both enjoyed excellent results recently on the track and in the sales ring, are strongly represented at this spring breeze-up sale. The Arqana catalogue for the Deauville sale is to be held on Friday 10th May (canters) and Saturday 11th May, and features a ...
Shraaoh a game winner of the Sydney Cup. Gilltown Stud sire SEA THE STARS broke new frontiers on Saturday as his son SHRAAOH stayed on strongly to lift his first Group 1 during the Championship Meeting at Royal Randwick. SHRAAOH becomes the tenth individual Group 1 winner for his Arc de Triomphe winning sire SEA THE STARS, and the first in ...
She is a full sister to Gr.1 winner Zarak. The unbeaten Champion ZARKAVA has given birth to a bay filly by Dubawi on Friday and both are doing well. The foal is therefore a full sister to Group 1 winner ZARAK, who stands for his second season at Haras de Bonneval. Georges Rimaud, manager of the Aga Khan Studs in France, ...
The son of Sea The Stars wins the Gr.2 Ajax Stakes. A distant third when entering the straight on a heavy track, the task looked difficult for Fifty Stars in the Gr.2 Ajax Stakes at Rosehill today. However, the colt dug deep to place a powerful acceleration in the last 100 meters to win the 1500 m contest by a neck. ...
The Autumn Sun dazzles in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas. In what could be his most impressive performance to date, THE AUTUMN SUN won his fourth Group 1 in the Gr.1 Randwick Guineas on Saturday. Positioned at the back of the field when entering the straight, it seemed nearly impossible for him to come back, yet he produced an amazing acceleration to ...
The son of Azmiyna wins the Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes. Not seen in official competition since his four and half length win in the Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas, THE AUTUMN SUN seems to have made the most of his spell as he showed tremendous tenacity to prevail in the $400,000 Gr.2 Hobartville Stakes over 1,400 m at Rosehill. On a soft rated track, ...
Prix de Diane second Amour A Papa gives birth to a filly. The young sire was represented by his first foal born on Friday night, a filly out of Amour A Papa (Montmartre), who was a model of consistency through her racing career and placed second in the 2014 Prix de Diane. The dark bay foal was described by her breeders, ...
Relatives of Zarkava and Alamshar entered in forthcoming sales. The Aga Khan Studs are represented by eight individuals in the Goffs Mixed Sale on 6th February, and by two breeding prospects at Arqana's Mixed Sale to be held on 12th and 13th February. In Ireland, the consignment features a single colt, the once-raced three-year-old ALANARI (lot 322), by Canford Cliffs, from ...
The Aga Khan stallions will be on show. The Aga Khan Studs are pleased to open the gates of Gilltown Stud and Haras de Bonneval to the public on 11th and 19th January respectively, as part of the popular Irish Stallion Trail and Route des Etalons events. SEA THE STARS, sire of two of the stars of the European season in ...
Aga Khan Studs sires in vogue across Europe. The Aga Khan Studs' SIYOUNI and SEA THE STARS have registered exceptional results with their progeny at markets in England, Ireland, France and Germany during 2018. SEA THE STARS set the ball rolling with the top-priced filly at Arqana's Breeze Up sale in May. His daughter Fashion's Star was snapped up for €400,000 ...
A sister to Zarkava among Deauville draft. The Aga Khan Studs will present a quality consignment of 29 fillies and broodmares at Arqana's forthcoming Breeding Stock Sale. The draft features a host of blue-blooded individuals, including half-sisters to Group 1 winners ZARKAVA, Clodovil, DARJINA and Darsi, a daughter of Group 1 winner SAGAWARA and also fillies and mares out of half-sisters ...
The multiple Group 1 sire was 21. It is with great sadness that the Aga Khan Studs announce the passing of SINNDAR at the age of 21. A Group 1 winner at two and crowned European Champion Three-Year-Old in 2000, SINNDAR (Grand Lodge) remains the only horse to have won the Derby, the Irish Derby and the Prix de l'Arc de ...
Stakes winners, producers and sisters to Group 1 winners offered at November Breeding Stock Sale. Aga Khan bred and sold broodmares have produced a host of Stakes performers in recent months, headed by dual Group 1 winner CAPRI and Irish St Leger hero FLAG OF HONOUR. Breeders will have a new opportunity to invest in some illustrious bloodlines at the forthcoming ...
Sea The Stars will stand at €135,000 and Siyouni will be at €100,000. European leading sires SEA THE STARS and SIYOUNI both enjoyed another stellar season in 2018. The former will stand at €135,000 (1st October), unchanged from this year. His daughter Sea Of Class has been a remarkable advertisement for her sire, winning the Gr.1 Irish and Yorkshire Oaks and ...
Quality Aga Khan consignments for horses in training sales. Horses in training consigned by the Aga Khan Studs are always highly sought after at public sale and this promises to be the case again at both Goffs Autumn Sale on 7th November and Arqana's Autumn Sale on 19th November. The eight-strong Goffs consignment features winners and placed horses representing some leading ...
Stradivarius, Listen In and Call Me Love on the mark for Gilltown sire. SEA THE STARS continued his superb season over the weekend, registering a Stakes treble across Europe. Top stayer STRADIVARIUS set the ball rolling when maintaining his unbeaten record in 2018 with success in the Gr. 2 British Champions Long Distance Cup at Ascot. The four-year-old showed both tactical ...
The son of Azmiyna wins a third Group 1. The three-year-old colt displayed his most impressive performance to date to win the Aus$2 million Gr.1 Caulfield Guineas in Australia today. After breaking smartly, he was caught three out wide but showed an impressive turn of foot coming into the straight to break clear and win by 4,5 lengths. "You've just seen ...
Classic sires represented by well-bred progeny. The Aga Khan Studs' Classic sires SEA THE STARS and SIYOUNI both boast a strong hand of beautifully-bred yearlings at the prestigious Goffs Orby Sale on 2nd and 3rd October. Arc hero SEA THE STARS, who has shone this season thanks to star performers SEA OF CLASS and STRADIVARIUS as well as Group 2 scorers ...
A second Group 1 victory for the son of Redoute's Choice. THE AUTUMN SUN, a nephew of AZAMOUR, secured his second Group 1 title on Saturday with a spectacular performance in the Golden Rose Stakes at Rosehill. Already a Group1 winner as a juvenile when he lifted the JJ Atkins Plate at Doomben, the colt confirmed his talent in impressive style ...
Siyouni's Laurens and Eziyra highlights of a successful weekend. All elements of the Aga Khan Studs activity were in the limelight during a busy weekend highlighted by a fourth Group 1 success for SIYOUNI's daughter LAURENS, and a fifth Group victory for EZIYRA. The blue-blooded ZARKAMIYA took an excellent third place in the Gr. 1 Prix Vermeille, while the progeny of ...
The daughter of Siyouni causes an upset and winsthe Matron Stakes. The mighty daughter of SIYOUNI put up one of her most dazzling performances to win the Gr.1 Matron Stakes at Leopardstown today. The three-year-old filly was facing no easy task with four-time Group 1 winner Alpha Centauri as well as Group 1 winners Clemmie and Happily lining up in the ...
Yourtimeisnow on schedule for her sire. CHARM SPIRIT's excellent season with his first juveniles continued on Thursday as the appropriately-named Yourtimeisnow offered the young sire his first Group success. Already a winner from pillar to post at Newbury in August, on this occasion Yourtimeisnow showed both courage and a turn of foot. She took the lead in the early stages of ...
Sea Of Class dominates in the Yorkshire Oaks and Stradivarius wins the WH Stayers' million. Winner of the Irish Oaks in July, SEA OF CLASS produced another spectacular display at York to secure a second Group 1 victory in the Yorkshire Oaks. In a high-class edition of York's fillies' showpiece, the daughter of Gilltown Stud sire SEA THE STARS was always ...
The Bonneval sire was responsible for four of the day's top ten prices. The leading sire in France SIYOUNI was responsible for the top price on the third day of the Arqana August Yearling Sale thanks to lot 293, a full brother to Gr.3 SOUVENIR DELONDRES consigned by Hubert Honoré for breeder Chris Wright. Anthony Stroud who bought him for €380,000 ...
Ervedya, Sistercharlie, Naaqoos, Dabirsim and National Defense among close relatives. The in-form Aga Khan Studs sires SIYOUNI, SEA THE STARS and CHARM SPIRIT feature strongly at the forthcoming Arqana Deauville yearling sale. Among the highlights is a three-quarter sister to Ervedya, in addition to half-siblings to Sistercharlie, Naaqoos, Dabirsim and National Defense. The Haras de Bonneval's SIYOUNI currently leads the French ...
