She can be contacted for both French and Irish stallions. The Aga Khan Studs are delighted to introduce their new team member in charge of nominations, Fanny Cyprès. A graduate of the Godolphin Flying Start, Fanny has gained experience in the various fields of the industry, working notably with Gai Waterhouse, Christophe Clément and Francis-Henri Graffard, as well as Peter Bradley ...
Timeline of racing and breeding horses, from Hazar Imam to Mawlana Sultan Muhammad Shah. The history of the racing and breeding activities of the Aga Khan family can be traced back to the 19th century. Hazar Imam took over the operation from his father in 1960 and he has since expanded the tradition. ...
Sea Of Class a fourth Classic winner for Sea The Stars. The daughter of SEA THE STARS, SEA OF CLASS, put up a magnificent performance to lift the Irish Oaks, and in doing so became the ninth individual Group 1 winner for her sire, and his fourth Classic scorer. The exciting filly was held up in last position for much of ...
Black type victory for Zarkamiya at ParisLongchamp A new chapter was written in the legacy of ZARKAVA on Bastille Day in France as the unbeaten champion's daughter ZARKAMIYA recorded her first Stakes success in the Listed Prix de Thiberville. The regally bred daughter of ZARKAVA and Frankel stayed on strongly to win the mile and a half contest on the Grand ...
A full book of mares for the Gr.1 winning son of Zarkava. Blue-blooded ZARAK has successfully completed his first season at the Aga Khan Studs' Haras de Bonneval in Normandy, where he covered a full book of 133 well-bred mares. The winner of the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint Cloud and runner-up in the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club ...
Sea The Stars and Siyouni in the limelight at Royal Ascot and Chantilly. Aga Khan Studs sires SEA THE STARS and SIYOUNI have enjoyed a magnificent week at the highest level, collecting French Classic and Royal Ascot successes over seven days. The Haras de Bonneval's SIYOUNI set the ball rolling as his daughter LAURENS recorded her third Group 1 victory in ...
Vazirabad just denied in second place. The Aga Khan Studs were strongly represented in a thrilling finish of the Group 1 Ascot Gold Cup as STRADIVARIUS, a son of Gilltown Stud's Sea The Stars, held off top French-trained stayer VAZIRABAD, carrying the famous green and red silks. By the unbeaten Arc winner Sea The Stars, the John Gosden-trained and Frankie Dettori-ridden ...
Aga Khan Studs-bred Hunaina takes Gr.3 Bertrand du Breuil. Haras de Bonneval sire SIYOUNI celebrated a second Classic victory on Sunday at Chantilly, thanks to his ultra-tough daughter LAURENS. On the same card, the Aga Khan Studs bred and sold HUNAINA lifted her second Stakes contest when winning the Gr.3 Prix Bertrand du Breuil. Already a Group 1 winner as a ...
Classic stallion will cover a select book at Haras de Bonneval. The Aga Khan Studs' SIYOUNI, who has created a sensation in the European bloodstock ranks, is to be offered to Southern Hemisphere breeders, with second-semester coverings being proposed at the Haras de Bonneval. SIYOUNI's most notable winners to date include triple Group 1 winner ERVEDYA, representing his first crop, whose ...
Group 1 winner The Autumn Sun is a nephew of Azamour. The partnership between the Aga Khan Studs and Arrowfield Stud reaped rich rewards at the weekend as THE AUTUMN SUN, bred jointly by the two operations, lifted the Group 1 JJ Atkins Plate. By star Australian sire Redoute's Choice, THE AUTUMN SUN is a son of Azmiyna, an unraced Galileo ...
A third Vicomtesse Vigier for Vazirabad, and second Group 1 for Laurens. The Aga Khan Studs enjoyed a great day at ParisLongchamp on Sunday, as VAZIRABAD recorded an historic third victory in the Group 2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier, and SIYOUNI's daughter LAURENS took her second Group 1 title with success in the Prix Saint-Alary. Top-class stayer VAZIRABAD brought his score to ...
Haras de Bonneval-based first-crop sire makes a flying start Three-time Group 1 winner CHARM SPIRIT, currently standing at the Aga Khan's Haras de Bonneval, has made an impact with his first juveniles on the track. The son of Invincible Spirit has recorded a hat-trick of wins in the last week in England, and his progeny already have ambitions for Royal Ascot. ...
Sales, sires and racing success for the Aga Khan Studs The Aga Khan Studs enjoyed a fine weekend across Europe with excellent results in the sales ring and on the racetrack for sires SEA THE STARS, SIYOUNI and CHARM SPIRIT, while HAZAPOUR carried the famous green and red silks to Group victory. Both Aga Khan Studs sires and maternal lines proved ...
The daughter of Kalandara remains unbeaten in the Gr.3 Prix Pénélope. LUMINATE, the brave and classy winner of the Gr.3 Prix Pénélope at Saint-Cloud today, is a fine example of the quality of the Aga Khan bloodlines and of their potential to produce top class horses even once they have left the green pastures of the Aga Khan Studs. The three-year-old ...
Aga Khan Studs' maternal line appeals in Australia. The international appeal of Aga Khan Studs' bloodlines was to the fore at Inglis Easter Yearling Sales, where a niece of the champion AZAMOUR (lot 32) by Australia's Champion sire Snitzel raised the opening day's top price of Aus$1.3 million. The filly represents the partnership between Arrowfield Stud and the Aga Khan Studs, ...
He becomes the first horse to win a third consecutive Dubai Gold Cup. VAZIRABAD made history today when winning a third consecutive Gr.2 Dubai Gold Cup at Meydan. Under a patient ride from Christophe Soumillon, the six-year-old gelding showed a devastating turn of foot to come from the back of the field and win comfortably in a record breaking time. He ...
The son of Zarkava due to cover Shareta. ZARAK's new career as a stallion is off to a flying start, with ten of the first mares he covered tested in foal. A son of leading sire Dubawi out of the Champion Zarkava, ZARAK lived up to his pedigree when winning at the highest level during his race career. A classy racehorse, ...
Exciting two-year-old Group winner for French leading sire. It was a day of firsts for SIYOUNI, his son AYLMERTON and his French trainer Jean-Etienne Dubois. The two-year-old colt, who was SIYOUNI's first Australian winner just 17 days ago, also became his first Group winner in Australia with a stylish win in blistering time in the Gr.2 Todman Stakes at Randwick on ...
Breeders delighted with dual Derby winner's progeny. The foaling season is well underway and half a dozen foals by dual Derby winner HARZAND have been born. They all have in common the positive reviews of their breeders who are delighted with them. Elyaadi, from the family of Champion two-year-old Anna Paola, foaled a "strong filly, very correct and athletic" according to ...
A close relative to Zarkava among high-class pedigrees In recent years mares sold by the Aga Khan Studs have produced a host of top-class performers such as Almanzor, Capri, Librisa Breeze, Luminate, The Pentagon or Vadamos. Five unraced fillies representing some of the Aga Khan Studs leading families feature in the catalogue for Arqana's forthcoming February Sale, offering investors the chance ...
Harzand relation one of the highlights. The Aga Khan Studs present a draft of nine well-bred three and four year olds for the forthcoming Goffs February Sale from 6-8 February. The consignment features both winners and untried colts, geldings and fillies, with the fillies representing exciting breeding prospects. Winning filly HARRANA, by New Approach and out of a Listed-winning half-sister to ...
A nice strong colt was born on Friday night. On the night before the crowds gathered at Haras de Bonneval to see him and his stable companions, Dariyan's first foal was born. Masaola, a sister to two Stakes performers owned by Mr and Mrs Renk, gave birth to a bay colt at Haras de Saint Crespin. The manager of the Aga ...
Triple Group 1 winner's progeny popular at Magic Millions. CHARM SPIRIT's first yearlings for public sale in Australia met with success at the recent Magic Millions Sale, with four youngsters selling for a total of Aus$865,000. Based at the Aga Khan Studs' Haras de Bonneval for the 2018 breeding season, CHARM SPIRIT has shuttled to the Southern Hemisphere and these yearlings ...
Open days at Gilltown Stud and Haras de Bonneval. Classic sires Siyouni and Sea The Stars, as well as exciting new recruit Zarak will be among stallions on show to visitors at forthcoming open days at Gilltown Stud and Haras de Bonneval. In Ireland, Gilltown Stud will welcome invited guests on Friday 12th January and will open its gates to all ...
Aga Khan Studs retained jockey enters record books Christophe Soumillon, the Aga Khan Studs' retained jockey in France, has won many of the world's most prestigious races in the famous green and red colours. The Belgian-born rider now counts another achievement as holder of the European record for the number of wins in a calendar year. Christophe Soumillon reached, and passed, ...
Zarkava's half-sister offers a rare opportunity to invest in top bloodline. Always a source of high-quality breeding stock, in recent years the Aga Khan Studs have sold the dams of Classic winners Capri and Almanzor, as well as the dams of Harzand and Shakeel before these colts won at Group 1 level. At Arqana's December Breeding Stock Sale, investors will again ...
Aga Khan consignment presents high-class fillies and mares. Aga Khan broodmares have been in the headlines in recent months thanks to the exploits of Classic and Group 1 winners Almanzor, Capri, Librisa Breeze and Vadamos, whose dams were all sold at public auction. In addition, the dams of Shakeel and Harzand also changed hands before the Classic successes of their sons. ...
Discover the fees of the seven Aga Khan stallions for 2018. Following another successful season which saw SEA THE STARS sire three new Group 1 winners, his fee has been set at €135,000. The champion has been consistently ranked amongst the top five leading European sires and boasts the excellent ratio of 10.2% of Stakes winners to runners and 16.3% of ...
Draft strong in promise for flat or jumps. The six-strong Aga Khan Studs consignment for Arqana's forthcoming Autumn Sale ticks the boxes for both pedigrees and performances. All half-dozen three-year-olds have won at least one race, and hail from some of the operation's top bloodlines. A grandson of Prix de Diane heroine Zainta, lot 172 ZAHID (Cape Cross) is the winner ...
Gr.3 winner Sayar was part of the consignment last year. At the Goffs HIT Sale where exciting unbeaten hurdler SAYAR was sold to join the Willie Mullins stable last year, the Aga Khan Studs present six colts and geldings. Knocked down for 65,000 Euros in November 2016, SAYAR, by Azamour, has shown great talent over hurdles to win both outings to ...
The Aga Khan Studs announce that dual Derby and Arc winner Sinndar is to be retired from stud duties. An exceptional racehorse for his owner-breeder H.H. the Aga Khan, SINNDAR was a Group 1 winner as a juvenile before going on to attain champion status at three with victories in the Epsom and Irish Derbies, and culminating in success in the ...
The Gr.1 winning son of Dubawi and Zarkava will stand at Haras de Bonneval in 2018. The Aga Khan Studs are delighted to announce that ZARAK, the Group I winning son of DUBAWI out of the unbeaten Champion ZARKAVA will be retiring to stud at the Haras de Bonneval in France for the 2018 breeding season. A Group I winner this ...
Aga Khan Studs present exciting draft of three winners. Arqana's Arc Sale catalogue features three talented performers from the Aga Khan Studs, of which the highlight is recent Group 3 scorer DARBUZAN. Offered as lot 52, this colt is the leading stayer of his generation in France and he has won four of his five outings including the Listed Prix Michel ...
Four Group wins for the Aga Khan silks, plus one for resident stallion Sea The Stars. The Aga Khan Studs celebrated a four-timer across Europe this weekend, while SEA THE STARS was represented by his 45th Stakes winner. In France, two stayers provided the Group victories, with VAZIRABAD registering a second successive win in the Gr.3 Prix Gladiateur at Chantilly and ...
Haripour standout among quartet of Aga Khan winners. The Aga Khan Studs exciting draft of four winning colts and geldings at the forthcoming Goffs Champions Sale is highlighted by HARIPOUR, half-brother to dual Derby hero Harzand. A five and a half-length winner at Navan in June over a mile and five furlongs, HARIPOUR (Shamardal) has also been placed twice in Ireland. ...
Half a million for Charm Spirit colt. First season sire CHARM SPIRIT headlined a successful Arqana yearling sale for the Aga Khan Studs, which also saw pleasing results for SEA THE STARS and SIYOUNI, as well as a filly out of Shawara, dam of Shareta. The Aga Khan Studs look forward to welcoming again CHARM SPIRIT to the Haras de Bonneval ...
Listed wins for Sea of Grace and Darbuzan. The Aga Khan Studs enjoyed a busy weekend with successes for stallions and representatives in France and Britain. SEA OF GRACE, from the first crop of Gilltown Stud sire Born To Sea, registered her second Stakes victory when winning the Listed Dick Hern Stakes, while at Deauville, Darjina's three-quarter brother DARBUZAN recorded an ...
Qemah half-brother features among six produce of triple Gr 1 winner. CHARM SPIRIT, Qatar Bloodstock's top-class miler who stood at the Haras de Bonneval in 2016 and will return in 2018, will be represented by six of his first crop of yearlings at Arqana's forthcoming Deauville sale. The triple Group 1 winning son of Invincible Spirit has been made available to ...
St Leger in view after Goodwood triumph. SEA THE STARS' son STRADIVARIUS delivered a scintillating performance on the opening day of the Qatar Goodwood Festival to become a rare three-year-old winner of the Goodwood Cup, an exploit not realised since 1990. The tough colt was asked for an effort by Andrea Atzeni from his position in the pack three furlongs from ...
The son of Dalakhani battles bravely to win his first Group 1. In his first attempt at top-level competition, SHAKEEL was a brave winner of the Gr. 1 Grand Prix de Paris, the feature event of Saint-Cloud's Bastille Day card. The progressive colt gave his all in the final stages of the mile and a half contest, to deny long-time leader ...
