Malek was a Chilean-bred racehorse. He raced with considerable success in South America before being exported to the United States where he recorded his biggest win in the 1998

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Background

Malek was a bay horse with a stripebred in Chile by the Haras Mocito Guapo. He was sired by the Argentinian stallion Mocito Guapo, a grandson of the

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, out of the locally bred mare Condegnita. Malek was bred on the same Mocito Guapo–Chairman Walker cross as the undefeated mare Moscona.

Racing career

Malek debuted on March 18th, 1996, in a 1200-meter race at

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, in which he finished fourth. Malek broke his maiden in May at Hipódromo Chile, and later that month won the Group Three Clásico Victor Matetic Fernandez. In June, in his last race as a two-year-old, Malek won the Group One Tanteo de Potrillos by about three-quarters of a length. Malek next ran in and won the Group Two Clásico Domingo 2 Herrera Martínez. Malek finished third in the Group One Dos Mil Guineas to Tango Uno, then ran down Tango Uno to win the Group One Gran Criterium. Malek won the listed Clásico Guillermo del Pedregal H. before finishing second to Golden Tribute in the Clásico St. Leger. Facing older horses for the first time, Malek finished second in the listed Clásico Julio Prado Amor before winning the ungraded Clásico Alberto Vial L. In his final race in Chile, Malek finished second by two lengths to Gran Ducato in the Group One Gran Premio Hipodromo Chile. In 1997 Malek was sent to race in the United States where he was trained by Richard Mandella. He was ridden in most of his American races by Alex Solis. In his first race in the United States, Malek won an allowance race at

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before finishing second in the Grade Two

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on January 10, 1998. In March 1998 he won the

and finished fourth to

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in the

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. Malek didn't race again until the following year, where he again finished second in the San Pasqual Handicap as well as the

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before returning to Dubai. Malek finished second to Almutawakel in the 1999 Dubai World Cup and ran third behind

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in the

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. He then won the ungraded Viking Spirit Handicap at

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before running fifth in the

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. Malek's last race was in 2000 in the Santa Anita Handicap, where he finished fourth.

Stud record

Malek was retired and stood as a breeding stallion in Chile before moving to California in 2001. He returned to Chile in 2006.

Pedigree

References

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