Almaarad was a Thoroughbred race horse owned by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who won a number of stakes races both in Europe and Australia.
| Almaarad | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Sire | Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) |
| Grandsire | Pitcairn (IRE) |
| Dam | Silk Blend (IRE) |
| Damsire | Busted (GB) |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 30 April 1983 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Trainer | John Dunlop Colin Hayes |
| Record | In Europe - 20: 9-2-3 In Australia - 4: 3-1-0 |
| Earnings | A$1,940,213 |
| Major wins | |
| Curragh Cup (1987) Prix Kergorlay (1987) Grand Prix de Deauville (1987) Hardwicke Stakes (1988) Jockey Club Stakes (1988) Aral-Pokal (1988) W S Cox Plate (1989) Caulfield Stakes (1989) Underwood Stakes (1989) | |
| Awards | |
| Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1990) | |
Trained in Australia by Colin Hayes, he is best known for his win in the 1989 Cox Plate when ridden by Michael Clarke.[1][2]
Following a short but successful racing career in Australia which yielded 3 wins from 4 starts he was retired to stud in 1990.[3]
Pedigree
edit| Sire Ela-Mana-Mou 1976 |
Pitcairn
1971 |
Petingo | Petition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcazar | |||
| Border Bounty | Bounteous | ||
| B Flat | |||
| Rose Bertin
1970 |
High Hat | Hyperion | |
| Madonna | |||
| Wide Awake | Major Portion | ||
| Wake Island | |||
| Dam Silk Blend 1975 |
Busted
1963 |
Crepello | Donatello |
| Crepuscule | |||
| Sans Le Sou | Vimy | ||
| Martial Loan | |||
| Silken Yogan
1958 |
Ballyogan | Fair Trial | |
| Serial | |||
| Silken Star | Arctic Star | ||
| Silken Slipper |
References
edit- ^ Waters, Brad (22 October 2024). "Almaarad: CS Hayes' last Cox Plate star". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Brodie, Will (2010-02-01). "Our Aqaleem is no Almaarad, but he's pretty good". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
- ^ Stynes, Jennifer (1990-08-02). "DOUBLE TOAST FOR ALMAARAD". Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2024-11-06.
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