Ekraar (foaled February 13, 1997) is a retired American

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Racing career

Ekraar was sired by Red Ransom, who was standing stud in the United States at the time. His dam was Sacahuista, who won the 1987

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race. Ekraar made his debut at a

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held at the

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in England on July 6, 1999, of which he finished at second place behind Race Leader. From there, he won the 1999

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. His next victory wouldn't come until the following year when he won 3 consecutive races, two of which were graded races (

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and Select). For the 2001 season; Ekraar raced in

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, France, England, and Hong Kong. His only win was at a listed race at

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called the Troy Stakes. Ekraar came in second place at the

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, after being beaten by Stay Gold who caught up to him despite a 10 horse length lead at one point. Ekraar came within the top 5 of all races he ran in in 2002 but never could win. Ekraar only won his next victory at a handicap race on June 7, 2003, at Doncaster. Ekraar would win one more race at Newmarket before winning his final race, which was the 2003

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in Italy. After this race, Ekraar would retire from racing.

Stud career

Ekraar is currently standing

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at Linwood Park in Australia. Ekraar sired Habibi, the winner of the 2013 New Zealand Derby.

References

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