Redoute's Choice Bonneval shuttles reap rewards Winner of the Group 3 Prix Chloé at Chantilly on Sunday, IBIZA highlighted the Aga Khan Studs move to bring her sire Redoute's Choice to stand for two seasons at their Haras de Bonneval. IBIZA is a member of the multiple Australian Champion Sire's first Northern Hemisphere crop, as the son of Danehill joined the ...
The son of Champion Zarkava wins the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud. A champion on the racetrack, ZARKAVA is now a champion in the paddocks, thanks to her son ZARAK. The son of Dubawi secured a well-deserved top-level success in a high-class renewal of the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud on Sunday, beating six individual Group 1 winners and giving his ...
Capri joins an illustrious list featuring Almanzor, Vadamos and Mont Ormel. Aga Khan broodmares have enjoyed spectacular success in recent months, producing no less than four Group 1 winners, including two Classic successes. After 2016 European Champion three-year-old ALMANZOR, out of Darkova (Maria's Mon), Grand Prix de Paris hero MONT ORMEL, a son of Lidana (King's Best), and top-class miler VADAMOS ...
The son of Siyouni impresses at Ascot. LE BRIVIDO, excellent runner-up to Brametot in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, returned to the winners' enclosure with a stunning success in the Gr.3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot on Wednesday. Headed a furlong and a half from home, LE BRIVIDO showed stamina and courage to come back at the leader and dominate by ...
Half-brothers to Rajsaman and Sageburg among Deauville draft. The Aga Khan Studs will offer a draft of 18 well-bred individuals, presenting a wide-ranging appeal for a future on the flat, over jumps or in the paddocks, at Arqana's forthcoming Summer Sale at Deauville. Some excellent pedigrees feature among the fourteen Aga Khan Studs' colts and geldings in the catalogue and one ...
Triple Gr.1 winner will stand at the Haras de Bonneval Qatar Bloodstock and the Aga Khan Studs are delighted to announce that, as part of their partnership initiated in 2015, CHARM SPIRIT will return in 2018 to the Aga Khan's French base, Haras de Bonneval, for his fourth breeding season. A triple Gr.1 winner on the track, CHARM SPIRIT will this ...
Mekhtaal and Vazirabad dominate at Chantilly The Aga Khan Studs sires and silks both shone at Chantilly on Sunday thanks to the victories of SEA THE STARS' son MEKHTAAL in the Group 1 Prix d'Ispahan and high-class stayer VAZIRABAD in the Prix Group 2 Vicomtesse Vigier. Winner of the Group 2 Prix Hocquart a year ago, MEKHTAAL secured his first success ...
Gilltown Stud sire boasts enviable statistics. Gilltown Stud stallion Sea The Stars is currently enjoying a fine run of form and his daughter ARMANDE continued the good work with a smooth success in the Gr. 2 Prix Corrida at Saint-Cloud on Tuesday. The progressive four-year-old filly had already picked up multiple places at Group and Listed level at three years old ...
Aga Khan Studs sires on the mark at Deauville. The Aga Khan Studs sires took the eye in the sales ring and on the track in Deauville, with SIYOUNI supplying two of the three top prices at Arqana's Breeze Up Sale, and SIYOUNI and BORN TO SEA both taking second place in the weekend's two Classics. Six progeny of SIYOUNI changed ...
Pamplemousse latest Stakes winner for Classic sire Progressive filly PAMPLEMOUSSE became SIYOUNI's 12th individual Stakes winner on Sunday, and in doing so made a timely reminder of the stallion's classy 11-strong entry in Friday's Arqana Breeze-Up Sale. The André Fabre-trained PAMPLEMOUSSE made all to score in the LR Prix du Pont-Neuf at Chantilly, on just her third public appearance after making ...
Group 1 glory for Sea The Stars and Rehana on the Classic trail. The first of May bank holiday proved to be successful for the Aga Khan Studs, with SEA THE STARS' son CLOTH OF STARS lifting the first Group 1 Group 1 of the European season from ZARAK, and REHANA advertising her Classic credentials in Ireland. One year after the ...
Group successes for Sea The Stars and Redoute's Choice Aga Khan Studs sires were in fine form on Sunday at Chantilly, with sons of SEA THE STARS taking the first two places in the Gr.2 Prix d'Harcourt, and fillies by Redoute's Choice, Makfi and SEA THE STARS completing the podium in the Gr.3 Prix Vanteaux. Already a winner of the Gr. ...
Arrowfield Stud presents progeny of top sires and Aga Khan broodmares. A quintet of yearlings out of beautifully bred Aga Khan Studs broodmares feature in the catalogue for the forthcoming Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale to be held from 4th - 6th April. In a continuation of the joint venture between the Aga Khan Studs and Arrowfield, the yearlings are by ...
Top stayer retains his crown in Dubai. H.H. the Aga Khan's high-class stayer VAZIRABAD recorded back to back wins in the Gr. 2 Dubai Gold Cup on Dubai World Cup day at Meydan. The five-year-old son of Manduro produced a masterclass of acceleration and courage under a perfectly-timed ride by Christophe Soumillon to secure his second title in this $1 million, ...
She is a daughter of homebred stallion Siyouni. Champion ZARKAVA (Zamindar) gave birth on Tuesday to a daughter of SIYOUNI. A Champion on the racetrack, ZARKAVA won five Group 1s including the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Prix de Diane and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. She retired to stud undefeated in seven starts. She was covered by SIYOUNI last year, who, ...
Markazi scores at Sakes Level on the same race card. The Aga Khan Studs enjoyed a flying start to the Parisian flat season on Sunday at Saint-Cloud, thanks to a Listed success for MARKAZI and a smooth victory for SEA THE STARS' son CLOTH OF STARS in the Group 3 Prix Exbury. Already a Group scorer at ages two and three, ...
Champion filly is out of Aga Khan Studs' broodmare Narmina. The impressive winner of the Indian Turf Invitation Cup, Temerity propelled once again the Aga Khan Studs into the limelight in India, a country with which the family of the Aga Khan has enjoyed a rich association for centuries. As Princess Zahra Aga Khan recalled during her Opening Speech at last ...
Zarkava and Ervedya will both be covered by Sea The Stars. Gilltown and Bonneval sires SEA THE STARS, SIYOUNI and new sires DARIYAN and HARZAND will cover some top Aga Khan mares in 2017. SIYOUNI's triple Group 1 winning daughter ERVEDYA will be covered for the first time by Arc hero SEA THE STARS. The Gilltown resident will again cover the ...
The son of Zarkava cruises to success in Gr. 3 Dubai Millennium Stakes. The regally-bred ZARAK, out of champion racemare ZARKAVA and by Dubawi, lived up to his lofty pedigree on Thursday with an effortless Group 3 victory at Meydan. ZARAK was tucked in behind the leaders in fourth position for much of the ten furlong contest, whose name honours the ...
Gr. 1 Sun Met hero is out of Sinndar mare Tazkara. Aga Khan Studs maternal lines were once again successful in Cape Town's premier contest for older horses as Whisky Baron lifted the Gr. 1 Sun Met. He was following in the footsteps of Champion IGUGU who had won the race in 2012 and who was, like Whisky Baron, bred out ...
Aga Khan Studs' consignment rich in potential for racing and breeding The Aga Khan Studs will be represented by an appealing draft of eight individuals at the forthcoming Goffs February Sale. The consignment, which as usual features some of the operation's best families, is composed of one gelding and eight fillies and mares, offering an opportunity for breeders to acquire prestigious ...
Temerity takes the Indian Oaks and Whiskey Baron wins a Gr.2 in South Africa. 2017 has made a flying start for the partnership of the Aga Khan Studs and Arrowfield, with a Group 2 success for Whiskey Baron in South Africa, while of daughter of Narmina purchased in utero won the Indian Oaks. In India, where the Aga Khan family was ...
Pazeer and Mango Tango take Al Rayyan and Oaks. The Haras de Bonneval's SIYOUNI was in fine form at Doha over the festive period, recording a double on 28th December thanks to Pazeer and Mango Tango. Bred by the Aga Khan Studs, Pazeer won the Al Rayyan Stakes, Qatar's feature contest for juveniles, on his first outing for new connections. A ...
Another high-class Aga Khan Studs consignment. Breeders seeking the dam of a future Almanzor, Vadamos or Mont Ormel, all out of Aga Khan broodmares, will have a further chance at Arqana's December Breeding Stock Sale. The Deauville catalogue features 26 broodmares and fillies out of training from the Aga Khan Studs, and as ever, some magnificent pedigrees are on offer. Many ...
A Nous La Liberté raises bid of €775,000 The Haras de Bonneval's SIYOUNI provided the standout lot of Goffs recent November Foal Sale, as his daughter attracted a bid of €775,000 to join Shadwell. The blue-blooded filly was presented by Castlebridge Consignment as part of the Wildenstein Dispersal and she hails from one of the operation's top families, being a granddaughter ...
Breeding Stock Sale features 21 Aga Khan Studs broodmares In a year when Aga Khan Studs sold broodmares have produced no less than four Group 1 winners for new connections, the forthcoming Goffs consignment is sure to attract interest. Breeders in search of the dams of the next Almanzor, Vadamos, Mont Ormel and Rawnaq have 21 Aga Khan Studs mares to ...
Discover the 2017 stud fees. The exciting new additions to the Aga Khan roster HARZAND and DARIYAN will stand at €15,000 and €8,000 respectively. The winner of four races in four months at three, HARZAND has achieved the outstanding feat of winning both the Gr.1 Epsom Derby and the Gr.1 Irish Derby after having won the Gr.3 Ballysax Stakes over 10 ...
The dual Derby winner will stand at Gilltown Stud. The Aga Khan Studs are delighted to announce that HARZAND will be another exciting new addition to the roster of Gilltown Stud for the 2017 breeding season. The handsome son of Sea The Stars achieved an exceptional feat when winning both the Epsom and Irish Derbies, making him the leading colt of ...
H.H. the Aga Khan's gelding confirms status as top French stayer. VAZIRABAD entered into an elite circle of dual winners of the Prix Royal-Oak on Sunday at Saint-Cloud, becoming the fourth horse to secure successive editions of the Group 1 contest. The title-holder was waited with in the early stages of the strongly-run race and Christophe Soumillon asked him to make ...
Classically-bred son of Shamardal takes up stud duties. The Aga Khan Studs are delighted to announce that DARIYAN will be the exciting new addition to the Haras de Bonneval roster for the 2017 breeding season. This representative of one of H.H. the Aga Khan's most prestigious families is a top class performer, successful over 1800m, ten furlongs and a mile and ...
Blue-blooded Listed scorer Darabad highlight of Arqana draft. The Aga Khan Studs present three winning colts, including two Stakes performers, at a sale which has seen the likes of Rajsaman and Zaidpour change hands in the past. This year's Arqana Arc Sale will take place at Chantilly on 1st October. Winner of the Listed Grand Prix de Clairefontaine over a mile ...
Maternal lines, stallions and the Aga Khan colours all shine during the weekend. In a busy weekend of top class racing in Europe, the Aga Khan Studs hit the mark in all categories. Group 1 winners ALMANZOR and VADAMOS both highlight the quality of Aga Khan Studs' distaff influence, while MAKFI recorded a stakes double and SHAMREEN carried the famous green ...
Linamix dies at the age of 29. It is with great regret that the Aga Khan Studs announce the death of LINAMIX at the age of 29. As a racehorse, LINAMIX carried the pink and grey colors of his breeder, Jean-Luc Lagardère, and notably won the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains before being retired for covering duties to Haras du Val ...
Born To Sea secures first Group victory. The Aga Khan Studs stallions were on spectacular form on Sunday, with a Group double for Siyouni in Deauville, and a first Group success for first season sire BORN TO SEA at the Curragh. Sea The Stars' three-quarter brother BORN TO SEA has begun to follow in the illustrious footsteps of his elder. The ...
His daughter Trixia back to best in Prix de Lieurey, and yearlings appeal at Arqana. Siyouni enjoyed a great day at Deauville on Monday as his daughter Trixia provided a classy display to lift the Gr. 3 Prix de Lieurey. During the first two sessions of Arqana's premier yearling sale, the Haras de Bonneval sire has seen three progeny conceived at ...
Classic sire retired from covering duties. It is with great regret that the Aga Khan Studs announce the retirement of DALAKHANI, at the age of 16, from covering duties. The winner of four Group 1 races including the Prix du Jockey Club and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe during his illustrious racing career, DALAKHANI stood at Gilltown Stud in Ireland from ...
Six well-bred colts and geldings on offer at Doncaster in August. Placed gelding HAZAMAR, out of a half-sister to dual Derby winner Harzand and trained by Michael Halford will be on offer at the next Goffs UK August Sale as lot 155. The grey son of Manduro showed promise as a juvenile last season when placed twice over seven furlongs and ...
Stakes double for Dalakhani and Gr 1 for broodmare Lidana. The Aga Khan Studs took a clean sweep of the Stakes action on Saint-Cloud's 14th July card, with a Group and Listed double for Dalakhani, while the Grand Prix de Paris hero Mont Ormel is out of an ex-Aga Khan mare, LIDANA. A half-sister to globetrotting dual Gr 1 winner Linngari, ...
Two Group victories over a mile for the Gilltown sire. SEA THE STARS' spectacular season shows no sign of slowing down and the in-form stallion signed a Group double at the weekend. The highlight was a most convincing victory for his son ZELZAL in the Gr 1 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly on Sunday. A fifth winner at the highest level ...
Gilltown Stud sire ranks second in Europe The prolific season of the Aga Khan Studs' stallion SEA THE STARS, continued at the weekend with victory in the Gr.2 Lancashire Oaks for ENDLESS TIME. The progressive filly had not raced for over eight months and she put up a brave performance to secure the Group 2 contest, her second Stakes success after ...
