Lashkari (3 April 1981 – 25 December 1996) is a British-bred Thoroughbred

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, best known for winning the inaugural running of the

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in 1984. Named for Lashkari in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, he was bred and raced by Aga Khan IV. Lashkari was out of the French mare Larannda – a daughter of Right Royal, who was a multiple

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winner in England and France. Lashkari was sired by Mill Reef,Lashkari's five-generation pedigree and race record.
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wins included The Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and who was voted 1971's European Horse of the Year. A late bloomer who first went to the track at age three, under French trainer Alain de Royer-Dupré Lashkari won four of his eight starts in 1984. His first major win came in the Prix du Conseil de Paris at Longchamp Racecourse in Paris; this earned him the chance to compete in the first edition of the Breeders' Cup races at Hollywood Park Racetrack in

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. Entered in the 1½ mile

, under jockey

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Lashkari caught the world champion filly All Along in the homestretch to win by a neck. Of the other nine horses in the race, Lashkari defeated

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(who finished fourth) and the 1982

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winner

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(who finished eighth). At age four in 1985, Lashkari won once in five starts and finished second in the Group 2 Grand Prix de Deauville. In the autumn he returned to the United States to defend his Breeders' Cup Turf title, but finished fourth to Pebbles. Retired to stand at his owner's stud, Lashkari met with some success; he sired Erdelistan, the 1990 winner of the G-1

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. He is also the damsire of 2000 Epsom Derby and Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner, Sinndar.

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External links

Lashkari at the Aga Khan Studs' website
1981 racehorse births 1996 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in France Breeders' Cup Turf winners Thoroughbred family 5-e