Hatoof (born January 26, 1989 in

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) is a

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racehorse who competed internationally out of a base in

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under trainer

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for owner

Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum ( ar, مكتوم بن راشد آل مكتوم, Maktūm bin Rāshid Āl Maktūm; 15 August 1943 – 4 January 2006) was an Emirati politician who served as the vice president and prime minister of the Unite ...

. Racing at age 2 in France, Hatoof started three times, winning once and placing second on two occasions. The filly went on to great success during the next three years, winning major stakes races in the

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, and the

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. She was Champion in France in 1991 and 1993 and was voted the 1994 U.S. Eclipse Award for Outstanding Female Turf Horse. Retired at the end of the 1994 racing season after finishing second to Tikkanen in the Breeders' Cup Turf, Hatoof later served as a broodmare for Gainsborough Stud Management Ltd. of Newbury, Berkshire.

Breeding Record

1996 Prospects of Glory (USA) : Bay colt (1st foal), foaled 24 January, by Mr Prospector (USA) - won 1 race and placed 3 times from 10 starts in Dubai, Britain and Italy 2002-3 1998 Mighty Isis (USA) : Bay filly, foaled 1 January, by Pleasant Colony (USA) - won 1 race; 3rd LR Prix de Thiberville, Deauville from 9 starts in France 2000-01 1999 Dubai Edition (USA) : Chestnut colt, foaled 1 January, by Mr Prospector (USA) - won 2 races and placed once in the United States and Dubai 2001-03 2004 Bochinche (USA) : Bay filly, foaled 23 January, by Kingmambo (USA) - unplaced in 2 starts in England 2007 2006 Loulou (USA) : Chestnut filly (7th foal), foaled 12 March, by El Prado (IRE) - won 1 race and placed once from 7 starts in England 2008-9

References

Hatoof's pedigree and racing stats
{{1000 Guineas winners 1989 racehorse births Racehorses bred in Kentucky Racehorses trained in France Eclipse Award winners Thoroughbred family 25 1000 Guineas winners