ARABIAN RACING STALLIONS
BY PAUL SIMMONS

THE RUSSIANS

My favourite type of Arabian and to-date most of my mares have been put to Russian stallions as they combine power, size, type, action and speed whilst still retaining that unmistakable Arabian presence. Pogojii was the first I used, then Vasilisk, whilst I am waiting for a mare to foal to Div any day now (she is already 3 weeks late)! Sambist I hope to use this year as he has now sired his first Group winner (Juma, who won the 12 furlong Group 2 “UAE Equestrian & Racing Federation International Stakes” 2003). Once the favoured bloodline for racing, it has now given way to French and many Russian stallions are now rarely used for racing; although their influence in the show ring is still strong. Below are a list of Russian stallions currently standing at stud with details of stud fee and contact number for those interested. They are in no particular order of importance.


Div
(chestnut, 1985, 15.1hh) (AHS Premium Stallion)

A stunning stallion with a lovely head, flamboyant movement and powerful limbs. By the Nabeg son Peleng, out of the Pomerant’s daughter Poprigunia, Div comes from a classy racing family. Bred by the Tersk Stud Russia he raced for five seasons in Russia and Britain. From 25 races he won twelve times from 5 Furlongs to 2 1/2 Miles, he was also second twice and third three times. He was a Grade 1 race and in 1990 he was leading 4-5 Year Old racehorse. As a sire he is also excelling as all of his stock to have raced have won including three times winning Jumah (x Samara Bint Samurai), CS Corsair (x Ciarosa) and CS Jameel (x Priska), and dual winners Faleh (x Vyp) and Divah (x Belle Epoque). My mare UFO, (Piechur x Matsika) is due to foal any day to him, whilst his best daughter to-date, Jumah, has just joined my stud to race for me in 2004 before retiring to the paddocks and I am hoping to have another mare in foal to him for 2005. A sire to note and I believe he will be an influential broodmare sire in years to come. Stud Fee £300 +VAT NFNF. Contact Sue Brunton 01722 716436 (Clarendon Stud).


Dawwas
(1995, grey stallion, 15 hh)

A well made athletic individual, Dawwas is by the Straight Russian stallion Pastor who is not available at public stud but who has sired a succession of winners in UAE. His dam, Eudoksja, is an influential broodmare at Umm Qarnout of the Polish mare Etapka and by Pesennik who is out of the Aswan daughter Pesnia. Dawwas is standing his first season at stud this year and has won a string of races in UAE including theHH Heir Apparent Sword, The Emir’s Sword, the HH Heir Apparent Cup, the Ghazal Al Shaqab Plate, HH Prime Minister’s Sword and the Qatar Derby. An impressive list of victories against some of the best horses in training, he is a tempting cross for French mares and a viable alternative for those who want to use non- French racing stallions. He shall be covering Jumah in March. Stud Fee £600 (+VAT). Contact Mrs G Hay 01342 870217 (Umm Qarn Farm).

Vadeer
(grey, 1989, 15.2hh)

An incredibly tough and consistent stallion on the racetrack by the Aswan son Mamluk, out of the Naftalin daughter Viola, he is a beautiful, big moving stallion with lovely eyes. He won 10 races from 26 starts and over $77,000, between 1993 and 1995 he set three course records at Market Rasen, Lingfield and Folkestone. He then ran at Nad Al Sheba between 1994 and 1996 where he won four times. During his race career he beat some of the best horses in Europe and the United Arab Emirates including Passem Lotois, Dent Du Loup, Darike, Akbar, Chndaka and Makzan. His placed efforts include 2nd Al Ain Derby, Kempton and 3rd Dubai Stakes, Kempton Park. Sire of the phenomenally successful Ecliptic (X Elfin Sky) who won scores of races in the UK and UAE as well as Breeder’s Cup 1st and 2nd Simooma and Saalsk. In 2003 he also had a winner with Abusamra. Vadeer is one of my all time favourite stallions at stud for his strong dam line, good looks and true grit on the track that saw him conquer some of the best racing Arabians to-date. I plan to cover Jumah with him next season! Stud Fee £1,000 NFNF (No VAT). Contact Veronique Briat 01842 766178 (Shadwell Stud).


Vasilisk
(1991, bay stallion, 15.2hh)

An extremely flamboyant son of of Strij out of the Classic producing Vospitannica (Temir). He won four races at 3 years in his native Russia including two of the Classics, The Budenny Memorial and The Comparison Stakes. In the UK he ran a couple of times winning the Emirates Godolphin Stakes at Brighton in awesome fashion before continuing his career in UAE. Only at stud for a couple of years, he has the pedigree, looks and versatility to excel as a sire he won over distances ranging from 2,000m to 3,000m. I bred a mare to him in 2002 and Autumn Columbine produced a lovely colt last June, strong, well made with good action and the most charming temperament. I intend to use Vasilisk again next year. Stud Fee £500 (inc VAT). Contact Veronique Briat 01842 766178 (Shadwell Stud).

Pogojii
(chestnut, 1988, 15.2hh)

A beautiful stallion with size, substance and the most beautiful eyes and temperament. He is by the Probat son Gwizd out of the influential broodmare Pesnianka (by Nabeg x Pesnia (Aswan)). He won four stakes races in Russia including the 1st Name of RSFSR as well as being second in the Naseem Prize as a 3 year old in 1991. In the UK he won three races and set course records over 2 Miles at Uttoxeter and 2 Miles 4 Furlongs Kempton Park. He is half brother to Classic placed and UK winners Diskant and Palubnik (the latter who is more known for siring show winners). His grand dam, Pesnia, by Aswan was the dam of Oak winner Pesennaia. Pogojii’s only runner to-date Meshalla was a fast finishing third on her racecourse debut after missing the break. I have bred two mares to Pogojii and they have both produced outstanding, well made fillies, with good limbs and fantastic action. Kumara Zayin (x Autumn Columbine) will make her racecourse debut next year, she was 3rd Dunster Show 2003 on her only outing to-date. Laihana Zayin (x Shahlizia) was 4th at the same show and is also being retained for racing. Stud Fee £250 1st Oct NFNF. Contact Mrs Harrington 01225 722696 (Conkwell Stud).

Sambist
(bay stallion, 15.3hh) (AHS Premium Stallion)


Photo: Rik Van Lent

Another extremely beautiful Russian stallion who combined beauty with speed and guts. By the Menes son Balaton, out of Stihia, he was bred by the Tersk Stud Russia and is half brother to Susan George’s show stallion Artist (by Aswan). Sambist raced for five years and retired to stud in October 1994 100% sound. He raced a total of 42 times winning 18 times, being placed second 7 times and third eight times. He was the UK’s Champion stayer for two years in a row and won the Long Distance Championship (2 Miles 4 Furlongs) at Goodwood by 8 lengths. His w o n d e r f u l movement and presence saw him win the UK International Liberty Class in 1996 (his only show appearance to-date), and his daughter Daleelah (x Pesennaia) was Female Junior Champion in UK. His stock have performed consistently well on the track and include the decent handicap winners Krush (x Kryza), CS Lafaz (x Kilcummer Layla) and Pharitz Samman (x Mantua). He is also the sire of Horizon (x Galaxy Sky) who won the Deira Ltd. Handicap (1 Mile 5 Furlongs) by 12 lengths on Dubai Day 2003, and of course the consistent performer Juma (x Jerba Du Paon) who stamped himself as one of the best stayers around when winning the UAE Equestrian and Racing Federation Group 2 at Chester. I aim to cover my favourite Spanish mare Aliesha (Fuego x Talima) with Sambist this year. Stud Fee £500 (+VAT). Contact Mrs G Hay 01342 870217 (Umm Qarn Farm).

THE FRENCH

Since the early 1990s, the French Arabians have ruled Arab racing, winning nearly every Group race going in the UK, the strength of the bloodlines from such stallions as Manganate, Dormane, Tidjani, Djelfor, Djouras Tu and Passem Lotois is evident. Criticised for their lack of type, box heads and flat tails there can be no dispute about their speed and performance ability, for those wanting to breed racing Arabians they are the main choice. Clarendon Stud have successfully crossed their Spanish and Russian mares with French stallions with impressive results from the likes CS Camellia, CS Al Wahed and CS Comete (all by Bengali D’Albret). Whilst Christine Cone has enjoyed a lot of success with her homebred’s Fayre Abi (by Abitibi) and Olivphaya (by Vert Olive).

Djebbel
(bay stallion, 15.3hh)

Photo Irinia Filsinger

A big imposing stallion with power and speed in extreme display when he was racing. By Djelfor, out of Cherifa. Djebbel won a string of races during his career in the UK, UAE and France, including the HH Emir’s Sword, the Qatar Derby, the Qatar Cup, the Wathnan Cup and the Heir Apparent Sword in UAE, the Prix Du President UAE at Chantilly, France in 1997 and1998 and in 1998 he won the Dubai International Stakes at Newbury UK. As a sire he is proving to be equally impressive and his best son in the States, Djenius (x Silky Way) has won 5 of his 7 starts including January 2004 the Group 1 “Drinkers of the Wind Derby”. His first UK crop is due to make its debut this year including CS Cabbaro (x Ciarosa) and CS Wraith (x Waywood Ghost). Stud Fee (Price on Application) Approved Mares only. Contact Mrs G Hay 01342 870217 (Umm Qarn Farm).
Vert Olive
(bay stallion)

Impressive looking individual who was known for his lightening turn of foot on the track. By the Polish stallion Elbing, out of the French mare Bise Du Moulon (Manganate). Vert Olive won a string of races in the UK including the Zaabeel Stakes. As a sire he has sired several winners including impressive Maiden scorer Operatic (x Operetta) who has since been placed on TB card races over a variety of trips, Olivphaya a who won four races in her debut season, including the Jebel Ali Series final at Newmarket. A useful sire who is sure to sire more winners in the future. Stud Fee £500 (inc. VAT). Contact Veronique Briat 01842 766178 (Shadwell Stud).


Bengali D’Albret
(chestnut stallion, 15hh)

Photo Laurie Morton

A well made, compact horse by the Baroud III son, Cheri Bibi, out of the useful mare Magalie D’Albret (Manganate). Bengali D’Albret carried all before him as a racehorse winning in the UK, France and UAE. He won three times at 3 years old including the Prix Djerba Oua. At four he went on to win the big three, the Al Ain International Derby at Kempton, the Coupe D’Europe Du Cheval Arabe at Evry, France, and the Dubai Stakes at Kempton. This incredible achievement was repeated a year later and he also won a brace of races in UAE. As asire he has been Champion Racehorse Sire for the last two years. His winners include CS Al Wahed, CS Comete, CS Camellia, Benidikt, Benika, WFA Lancer, Prudent, Keen Game and Bengalant (who was 2nd Zabeel Stakes 2002 and 4th Dubai Stakes 2003) and Barq, who won the Group 2 Jumeirah Stakes at only 3 years old. A sire of note and a dead cert to be an influential broodmare sire of the future. Stud Fee £1,400 (inc. VAT). Contact Veronique Briat 01842 766178 (Shadwell Stud).

Makzan
(chestnut stallion, 15hh)

An athletic, well balanced individual by Manganate out of Miss Dior. An impressive racehorse who won the Zaabeel Stakes twice (1996 and 1997), Al Nahyan International Stakes, the Emirates Sprint and the Qatar SprintChampionship in the UK. In the UAE he won the Qatar Derby, HH Sheikh Abdullah’s Sword, the Crown Prince Sword and the Abufas Stable Cup. In the USA he won the Stakes International Turf Cup. An individual, he was renown for his sheer blistering speed, he has now started siring winners including Jawlan (Qatar), Badawi (Qatar), Dhahmaan (France), Rzoe Lute (USA), Pigaro (Holland) and Muharib (Qatar). This season his first UK crop will appear on the track.Stud Fee £1,000 (+VAT). Contact Mrs G Hay 01342 870217 (Umm Qarn Farm).


 


Concord

(1995, chestnut stallion, 15.1hh)

New kid on the block, having his first season at stud in the UK this year. He won his only start impressively in Qatar before injury curtailed his career. By the best Group producing stallion Dormane out of Naiada Al Maury. He is full brother to Noreen (Hatta Stakes Group 1 heroine), Nisaee, AND ANOTHER TWO Below are two more stallions who I believe will both become Arabian racing stallions to note in the future. Amer (1984, grey stallion, 15hh), a nice looking individual who is from the Desert, his sire is Wafi and he’s out of the desert bred mare Bushrah. He won four races in Qatar in 1990 and then came over to England and won all the best races including the UAE International Mile, the UAE International Sprint Stakes, the Dubai Stakes, the Al Nahyan International, the UAE International Handicap and the Qatar Sprint Championships. Hailed by some as the “Northern Dancer” of Arabian racing, if you can afford his stud fee then you would send your mare (well, I definitely would). His stock have won in UK, Turkey and the UAE. His daughter, Al Anood, has won seventeen times including the Malagitz Trophy in Turkey, the Hatta Stakes (Group 1 UK), the Zaabeel Stakes (Group 1 UK) and the ADNOC National Day Gold Cup (Qatar) and is one of the best Arabian race (winner of HH Heir Apparent Sword) and Nez D’or (winner of the Dubai Kahayla Classic). Stud Fee £600 (+VAT). Contact Mrs G Hay 01342 870217 (Umm Qarn Farm).


AND ANOTHER TWO

Below are two more stallions who I believe will both become Arabian racing stallions to note in the future. Amer (1984, grey stallion, 15hh), a nice looking individual who is from the Desert, his sire is Wafi and he’s out of the desert bred mare Bushrah. He won four races in Qatar in 1990 and then came over to England and won all the best races including the UAE International Mile, the UAE International Sprint Stakes, the Dubai Stakes, the Al Nahyan International, the UAE International Handicap and the Qatar Sprint Championships. Hailed by some as the “Northern Dancer” of Arabian racing, if you can afford his stud fee then you would send your mare (well, I definitely would). His stock have won in UK, Turkey and the UAE. His daughter, Al Anood, has won seventeen times including the Malagitz Trophy in Turkey, the Hatta Stakes (Group 1 UK), the Zaabeel Stakes (Group 1 UK) and the ADNOC National Day Gold Cup (Qatar) and is one of the best Arabian race


Photo Irinia Filsinger
Amer
(1984, grey stallion, 15hh)

A nice looking individual who is from the Desert, his sire is Wafi and he’s out of the desert bred mare Bushrah. He won four races in Qatar in 1990 and then came over to England and won all the best races including the UAE International Mile, the UAE International Sprint Stakes, the Dubai Stakes, the Al Nahyan International, the UAE International Handicap and the Qatar Sprint Championships. Hailed by some as the “Northern Dancer” of Arabian racing, if you can afford his stud fee then you would send your mare (well, I definitely would). His stock have won in UK, Turkey and the UAE. His daughter, Al Anood, has won seventeen times including the Malagitz Trophy in Turkey, the Hatta Stakes (Group 1 UK), the Zaabeel Stakes (Group 1 UK) and the ADNOC National Day Gold Cup (Qatar) and is one of the best Arabian race mares ever to have raced. His son Mutabahi also won a string of races including the Zabeel Stakes and the Bani Yas Cup. This year another son, Nizam, won the President’s Cup in Abu Dhabi. Amerella, his daughter, was second in the Zabeel Stakes 2003. Amer is the stallion most race breeders want to use. Stud Fee £4,000 (+VAT) Approved Mares only. Contact Mrs G Hay 01342 870217 (Umm Qarn Farm).

Karmah
(1991, chestnut stallion, 15.3hh)

A tall, athletic, rangy stallion, Karmah is Argentinian bred and owned by Gerado Serra but stands at Conkwell a Stud. Karmah won over 11 races including back to back Qatar Cup’s at Newmarket (the latter at the grand old age of 11), he was undefeated Champion of Racehorse of Argentina 1995-96, an International Winner in Argentina, the UK and Germany. Full brother to Shahtamah (International Winner and Advanced Endurance) and EA Nura (Argentinian Classic Winner). He is the sire of numerous winners in Argentina and in the UK Cal Karamah (Chester) and Cal Karsab (Brighton). He has sired two foals for me last year, Zayin Encantado (x Aliesha) who has proved to be a very athletic individual and also Sakeena Sky Zayin (x Sweet Simplicity) who has the most wonderful temperament and action. Stud Fee £300 stands at Conkwell Stud. Contact Mrs E Harrington 01225 722696.


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