The son of Sea The Stars becomes H.H. the Aga Khan's fifth dual Derby winner. HARZAND confirmed today he is one of the best colts of his generation when winning the Gr.1 Irish Derby at the Curragh. The colt jumped out well and was placed in third position behind his leader Ebediyin. His jockey Pat Smullen started progressing at the entrance ...
Group 3 winner Loresho also features in catalogue. The Aga Khan Studs send a high class consignment of eight individuals to Arqana's forthcoming Summer Sale of horses in training on 1st July. This sale has been a source of talented Aga Khan graduates in the past, with Group winners Diakali (Sinndar), Zubayr (Authorized) and the late Baradari (Manduro) all changing hands ...
Zelzal and Mutakayyef on target for Gilltown sire. Hot on the heels of the Derby success of his son Harzand, SEA THE STARS was in the limelight a week later with a Stakes double thanks to MUTAKAYYEF and ZELZAL. ZELZAL showed star quality at Chantilly on Saturday when he flew home to secure the Gr 3 Prix Paul de Moussac comfortably ...
After Harzand at Epsom, the Aga Khan Studs shine in French Derby. SEA THE STARS' son HARZAND dominated the headlines on Saturday with his Epsom Derby victory, but he was far from being the only Aga Khan Studs success over the weekend. In France, the result of the Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club demonstrated the quality of Aga Khan Studs breeding. ...
The son of Derby winner Sea The Stars gives H.H. the Aga Khan a 5th victory in the Classic. HARZAND, a son of 2009 Derby winner SEA THE STARS, wins the Epsom Derby and becomes H.H. the Aga Khan's fifth winner in this great Classic. Placed midfield in the race by his jockey Pat Smullen, HARZAND started progressing after Tattenham corner ...
Prix Vicomtesse Vigier a fifth Group victory. Top class stayer VAZIRABAD extended his unbeaten run on Sunday at Saint-Cloud with a seventh consecutive win in the Gr. 2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier. Making his first public outing since victory in the Gr. 2 Dubai Gold Cup, the son of Manduro carried the top weight in the one mile seven and a half ...
Gilltown Stud sire enjoys an excellent weekend. SEA THE STARS produced yet another Classic candidate on Sunday as Mekhtaal lifted the Gr. 2 Prix Hocquart in fine style. Mekhtaal adds his name to Godolphin's Gr. 2 Prix Greffulhe winner Cloth Of Stars and H.H. the Aga Khan's Gr. 3 Ballysax Stakes scorer Harzand, both sons of SEA THE STARS with Derby ...
Classic hopes Almanzor and Humphrey Bogart represent Aga Khan maternal lines. Recent Group winner ALMANZOR and Listed winner HUMPHREY BOGART advertise the qualities of Aga Khan families, with both colts being sons of mares bred by H.H. the Aga Khan. Darkova and Hazarama's progeny now boast Classic ambitions. ALMANZOR, a son of Wootton Bassett and Darkova, cemented his Prix du Jockey ...
Siyouni's sister and daughter win Listed contests, and progeny of Sea The Stars and Makfi on Classic trail. The Aga Khan Studs were active on all fronts over the weekend, with Stakes successes for homebred SAYANA, as well as CLOTH OF STARS (SEA THE STARS) and Imposing Lass (MAKFI) who impressed in Classic trials. On Friday at Chantilly, the beautifully-bred SAYANA ...
Ervedya pleasing second on seasonal debut. DARIYAN (ex Daryakana) lifted the first Group 1 of the French season at Saint-Cloud on Sunday, with an authoritative display in the Prix Ganay. The well-travelled four-year-old was held up by jockey Christophe Soumillon, before running on strongly in the straight. Despite not receiving a clear run, DARIYAN stretched away from the field in the ...
The breeding season is interrupted for the Aga Khan sire The Aga Khan Studs have the regret to announce that, due to a veterinary problem, DALAKHANI will not be available for the rest of the 2016 breeding season. The 2003 Arc winner was crowned Champion Three Year Old before retiring to stud at Gilltown and is currently standing at Haras de ...
Oaks win for Makfi's Sofia Rosa, Sea The Stars' Harzand shows Derby potential. MAKFI enjoyed Classic glory thanks to his daughter SOFIA ROSA, winner of the Gr. 1 Australian Oaks at Randwick. This was the third Group success in 2016 for the New Zealand-trained filly, who also recently finished a nose second in the Gr. 1 New Zealand Oaks. From the ...
Siyouni filly lifts the Gr. 3 Prix Imprudence Twelve months after ERVEDYA kicked off her Classic season with success in the Prix Imprudence, SIYOUNI saw another of his daughters, SPECTRE, shine in the 2016 edition of this Group 3 contest. The Chantilly-trained filly can now boast Classic claims of her own. From the second crop of Haras de Bonneval sire SIYOUNI, ...
Group wins for Sea The Stars and Makfi. Sunday's meeting at Saint-Cloud was a successful one for the Aga Khan Studs as sires SEA THE STARS and MAKFI lifted the day's two Group contests, courtesy of CLOTH OF STARS and MAIMARA. A Group 1 runner-up as a juvenile, CLOTH OF STARS cemented his classic credentials with a smooth victory on his ...
Sea The Stars three-quarter brother is an exciting young sire. The first juveniles of the beautifully bred BORN TO SEA, himself a Stakes winner and Group 1 runner-up, are eagerly awaited on the track this season. Following an enthusiastic reception for his yearlings at public auction last year, the young sire will be represented by some exciting two-year-olds at forthcoming breeze-up ...
Class and stamina combine for Gold Cup glory. A year after the victory of Dolniya in the Gr. 1 Dubai Sheema Classic during the richest race meeting in the world, H.H. the Aga Khan's colours were successful once again thanks to the superb performance of VAZIRABAD in the Gold Cup. A Group 1 winner in France aged three when taking the ...
American Pharoah among suitors for Aga Khan broodmares. 173 Aga Khan broodmares will be covered by 59 different stallions during the 2016 breeding season. This list features some of the top European and global sires, including the Aga Khan Studs' stallions Born To Sea and SEA THE STARS in Ireland, SIYOUNI, CHARM SPIRIT, Makfi, Dalakhani and Sinndar in France, who between ...
Makfi filly now favourite for the New Zealand Oaks. MAKFI's exciting daughter SOFIA ROSA stamped her authority over the opposition in the Gr. 3 Lowland Stakes at Hastings on 2nd March. In a dominant display under jockey Danielle Johnson, the talented filly produced a burst of speed at the three furlong pole and then cruised home four and a quarter lengths ...
Aga Khan graduate lifts Triumph Hurdle trial. The versatility of the Aga Khan Studs was displayed once again at the weekend as Zubayr and Khezerabad finished first and third respectively in the Gr. 2 Adonis Juvenile Hurdle at Kempton, and Dibayani took second place in the Gr. 1 Chipping Norton Stakes in Australia. Zubayr stormed into the reckoning for the Triumph ...
A 45th Stakes win for his sire Dalakhani. Aga Khan Studs sire DALAKHANI took his global Stakes tally to 45 at the weekend as his son ARAB DAWN won the Listed Parramatta Cup at Rosehill. The five-year-old gelding was having just his second run in Australia for new owners Godolphin and under a patient ride from Christian Reith he ran out ...
Princess Zahra Aga Khan gave the keynote of the Opening Ceremony of the 36th Asian Racing Conference in Mumbai. In the late 19th century my great-great-great grandfather was racing horses all over undivided India. He had brought his stock from Persia, where the family had been breeding horses for many generations. Included in those horses in the late 19th century, were ...
Arazan tops first-season sires' table, Mumtaz Mahal line is leading family. The roots of the Aga Khan family's interest in thoroughbreds are anchored in India, where the ancestors of the current Aga Khan enjoyed racing in the 19th century. Recent statistics, which reveal that the Aga Khan Studs are once again to the fore in India, are therefore particularly rewarding. Young ...
Three Aga Khan colts in February Sale. The Aga Khan Studs will present a select consignment of three-year-old colts at Goffs forthcoming February Sale. As ever, the draft represents some of the stud's finest pedigrees, and potential for a future on the flat or over jumps. Last year, Rashaan was sold for €8,500 at this sale before going on to win ...
The first foal by the triple Gr.1 winner is a filly. The first foal by triple Group 1 winner CHARM SPIRIT was born on Friday at Tweenhills Farm & Stud. A bay filly, she is out of the Listed wining maiden mare Valonia and was described by David Redvers as "a smart foal who has lots of quality and class". Bred ...
Normandy stud offers four top-class stallions for 2016. The Aga Khan Studs' Haras de Bonneval welcomes the arrival of three stallions that will stand alongside leading sire SIYOUNI for the 2016 season. DALAKHANI, MAKFI and CHARM SPIRIT have all returned to France after Southern Hemisphere covering seasons in Australia or New Zealand. DALAKHANI traveled to Normandy after his latest stint at ...
Aga Khan sires all the rage at Arqana. Foals by Aga Khan Studs sires SEA THE STARS, Redoute's Choice and SIYOUNI generated great interest during Arqana's recent breeding stock sale. Classic stallion SEA THE STARS was responsible for the second top-priced foal, a colt sold for 200,000 Euros. Represented by a single filly, Redoute's Choice raised a bid of 160,000 Euros, ...
Ervedya, Mandesha, Sarafina relatives in Deauville sale. An exceptional consignment from the Aga Khan Studs for the forthcoming Arqana Breeding Stock Sale in December features no less than seven siblings of Group 1 winners including Ervedya, as well as a daughter of champion racemare Mandesha. Composed of 42 fillies out of training, young and proven broodmares, this draft provides an exciting ...
Group wins for Dawalan and Baradari, Stakes success for Aga Khan dams. Hot on the heels of successful Aga Khan drafts at Arqana and Goffs, previous graduates have been busy recently in various fields. Over jumps, Dawalan and Baradari scored at graded level over jumps in England and America, while Aga Khan-bred dams have produced Listed winners Gale Force and Gengis. ...
The sire of four Gr.1 winners relocates to the West of France. A new partnership between the Aga Khan Studs and Haras du Lion will see SINNDAR relocate to the Haras du Lion at Le Lion d'Angers in the west of France for the 2016 breeding season. SINNDAR will stand at a fee of €3,500 live foal, which shows a slight ...
The Aga Khan Studs consignment for Breeding Stock Sale The Aga Khan Studs will offer a 19-strong draft at the forthcoming Goffs Breeding Stock Sale in Ireland on 21st and 22nd November. The consignment features Listed winner SILWANA and Stakes-producing SINDIRANA, both from the family of Sinndar, as well as a host of other representatives of prestigious Aga Khan maternal lines. ...
Alexis Badel will be the second jockey of the Aga Khan silks in 2016 The contract between His Highness the Aga Khan and Christophe Soumillon has been renewed for another two years (2016-2017), as the first retained rider for the Aga Khan's French trained horses. The 34 year old Belgian jockey had been the Aga Khan retained jockey in France from ...
A high-class Aga Khan Studs consignment features top pedigrees. The Aga Khan Studs will be represented by a draft of eleven colts and geldings at Arqana's forthcoming Autumn Sale on 16th November. Zarkava's half-brother ZOURKHAN is likely to be the highlight of the consignment, which combines superb pedigrees and proven ability on the racecourse. By Shamardal, three-year-old ZOURKHAN has been allowed ...
Discover the covering fees for the seven Aga Khan stallions. The Aga Khan Studs will offer seven sires in 2016, headed by the prolific Stakes producer SEA THE STARS whose fee has been fixed at €125,000 for the forthcoming breeding season. Sire of 9.5% Stakes winners to runners, and 22.4%Stakes performers to runners in Europe during 2015, SEA THE STARS is ...
Zannda also scores for a Stakes double for the Aga Khan Studs. The 3100m Prix Royal-Oak, programmed this year at Saint-Cloud due to the Longchamp renovations, constituted a major test for VAZIRABAD who was facing his elders for the first time. The colt passed his test with flying colours. After a steady climb through the ranks, with four consecutive wins beginning ...
The son of Zarkava and Dubawi opens his account in fine style. Fond memories of Champion racemare ZARKAVA were revived at Deauville on Thursday afternoon as her son ZARAK made short work of his rivals on his racecourse début. The colt was always in control during the Prix de Saint-Désir, a race which was won by dual Group 1 winner Make ...
Dawalan, Ebanour and Manndawi in the international news. The versatility of Aga Khan Studs graduates has once again been highlighted in recent days, with jumps successes in America for DAWALAN and Ebanour, and an excellent third place for MANNDAWI in Australia's Geelong Cup. The blue-blooded DAWALAN, who is none other than a half-brother to Arc hero DALAKHANI and seven-time Group 1 ...
Aga Khan Studs represented by 13 horses in training. The Aga Khan Studs send a consignment of 13 colts and geldings to Goffs forthcoming Horses in Training sale on 6th November. Recent Aga Khan Studs graduates to shine after changing hands either privately or in a public sales ring include, last Saturday Grade 1 Grand National Hurdle winner Dawalan (ex Daltawa), ...
Sires and maternal lines prove popular in the ring. Yearlings with Aga Khan Studs pedigrees were highly sought-after at Tattersalls recent Book 1 and 2 sales in Newmarket, with progeny of both Aga Khan broodmares and sires attracting high prices. Four yearlings out of Aga Khan Studs bred broodmares broke the 300,000 Guineas marker in the Book 1 catalogue. The highlight ...
Well-bred Variable takes Finale Stakes. Gilltown Stud sire SEA THE STARS recorded the 22nd Pattern winner of his stallion career, and the twelfth of the season, on Saturday as his lightly-raced daughter VARIABLE cruised to success in the Listed Finale Stakes at the Curragh. This blue-blooded Juddmonte Farms homebred is the fruit of a cross between SEA THE STARS and Gr.1 ...
Group glory for stallions Makfi, Dalakhani and Sea The Stars. Arc weekend was a successful one for both the Aga Khan Studs colours and stallions. VAZIRABAD and CANDARLIYA carried the famous green and red colours to victory on Saturday at Longchamp, while Bonneval sire Makfi celebrated another Group 1 win thanks to MAKE BELIEVE. Progressive stayer VAZIRABAD set the ball rolling ...
