Shadwell Racing is the Thoroughbred

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operations of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Introduced to Thoroughbred flat racing while a student in the United Kingdom, Sheikh Hamdan established his first racing stable there in 1981. Over the years he has invested heavily in both racing and breeding and has acquired major operations in England, Ireland and the United States. He owns eight stud farms worldwide containing over 200 regally bred mares and many top stallions. Six of these are in the county of

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, England, three near Thetford – Nunnery, Melton and Snarehill Studs – plus the Salsabil Stud near

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, Elmswell Park Stud and Beech House Stud just outside Newmarket. The other two are Derrinstown Stud near Maynooth,

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, Ireland, and the 3,200 acre Shadwell Farm near

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, United States. The Nunnery Stud is where the whole British breeding operation is controlled and currently standing there are Eqtidaar, Muharaar, Mukhadaram and Tasleet. In the past legendary stallions such as Green Desert, Nashwan, Unfuwain, Haafhd, Nayef and Sakhee also stood there. Beech House Stud is used as a base for Shadwell's private mares, both Thoroughbred and Arabian. The paddocks are also used to winter the private Arabian young stock before they are broken in at Snarehill. Elmswell Park Stud and Salsabil Stud are located deep in the Suffolk countryside. These operations together look after Sheikh Hamdan's private mares. It is here that the mares are cared for prior to foaling, and then once they have foaled they stay until they return to Ireland with their foals in the late summer. The quiet surroundings of Salsabil Stud are ideal for the mares and foals at this early stage of the foals' development. The Snarehill Stud is used as a base for breaking in the young Thoroughbreds. It is also used for rest and rehabilitation for horses in training. Finally there is Melton Paddocks which was originally the public stud before the building of the Nunnery Stud, but now it houses the Arabian stallions. The Shadwell Farm in Lexington, Kentucky, was constructed in 1985. At the farm's stallion division, Nashwan Stud, currently stand Mohaymen, Qurbaan and Tamarkuz. The Derrinstown Stud currently stands Awtaad, Haatef, Markaz and Tamayuz. This investment has translated to great success on the race track. He was the British flat racing Champion Owner in 1990, 1995, 2002, and 2005. He has enjoyed over 50 Group 1 wins in Europe in addition to big race success in America, Australia and Dubai. His leading horses have ranged from sprinting champions such as Dayjur and Hamas, champion milers like Lahib and Bahri to great middle distance runners such as Nashwan, Unfuwain, Haafhd,

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, Jazil and Invasor. This is in addition to racing several classic winning fillies who have gone on to be great broodmares. The most famous being Salsabil who topped winning the Epsom Oaks by beating the colts in the Irish Derby. Shadwell's most famous broodmare is Height of Fashion who was sold by Queen Elizabeth II to Sheikh Hamdan Al-Maktoum after setting a new course record in the Princess of Wales' Stakes. She was the dam of Nashwan, Nayef and Unfuwain. She is also the grand dam of Ghanaati through her daughter Sarayir. In England he currently has approximately 200 horses in training spread over a number of trainers including Michael Stoute, Owen Burrows, John Gosden, William Haggas, Marcus Tregoning, Ed Dunlop and Mark Johnston. In the past he sent horses with great success to Dick Hern, Michael Jarvis, Barry Hills, Alec Stewart, John Dunlop and Harry Thomson Jones. In Ireland he has sent his horses for many years to Kevin Prendergrast and Dermot Weld and likewise in France to Freddy Head. In the United States, Kiaran McLaughlin is a trainer for Sheikh Hamdan's stable.

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conditions horses for the sheikh in Australia. In the UAE American trainer Doug Watson is responsible for the sheikh's runners at the Dubai carnival. In England he currently has Jim Crowley as his retained jockey. In the 1980s and 1990s, Willie Carson won many big races for Shadwell most famously on Nashwan and Salsabil. In late 2005, his Shadwell Stable acquired the Argentina-bred and Uruguay-owned racehorse Invasor and brought him to race in the United States. Invasor won several major graded stakes races including the 2006 Breeders' Cup Classic and was voted the U.S. Horse of the Year and ranked No.1 in the World Thoroughbred Racehorse Rankings. He won them the Dubai World Cup but was retired in June 2007 following a non-life-threatening training injury and now stands as a stallion at Shadwell Farm in Kentucky. Shadwell Stables won the Eclipse Award for Outstanding Owner of 2007 thanks to the efforts of Invasor and leading filly Lahudood.

Major international racing wins

United Kingdom *

2,000 Guineas The 2000 Guineas Stakes is a Group 1 flat race in Great Britain open to three-year-old thoroughbred colts and fillies. It is run on the Rowley Mile at Newmarket over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres) and scheduled to take place each year at ...

: ** Nashwan (1989) ** Haafhd (2004) *

Epsom Derby The Derby Stakes, also known as the Epsom Derby or the Derby, and as the Cazoo Derby for sponsorship reasons, is a Group 1 flat horse race in England open to three-year-old colts and fillies. It is run at Epsom Downs Racecourse in Surrey o ...

: ** Nashwan (1989) **

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(1994) * 1,000 Guineas: ** Salsabil (1990) **

Shadayid Shadayid (10 April 1988 – April 2002) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and Horse breeding#Terminology, broodmare. In a racing career which lasted from June 1990 to November 1991 she ran eleven times winning five ...

(1991) ** Harayir (1995) **

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(2000) ** Ghanaati (2009) * Epsom Oaks: ** Salsabil (1990) **

Eswarah Eswarah (foaled 21 April 2002) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the 2005 Epsom Oaks. In a racing career which lasted from April to August 2005 the filly ran five times and won three races. Unraced as a two ...

(2005) ** Taghrooda (2014) *

St. James's Palace Stakes The St James's Palace Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to three-year-old colts. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 7 furlongs and 213 yards (1,603 metres). It is sched ...

: ** Marju (1991) **

Bahri Bahri ( ar, بحري) is a masculine Arabic given name, Bahri is also a surname in Punjabi Khatri families of India. Given name * Huseyin Bahri Alptekin (1957-2007), Turkish artist * Bahri Tanrıkulu (born 1980), Turkish taekwondo athlete Surname ...

(1995) * Coronation Stakes: ** Al Bahathri (1985) ** Ghanaati (2009) * Queen Anne Stakes: ** Lahib (1992) * Prince of Wales's Stakes: **

Muhtarram Muhtarram is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred race horse. He won the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Ascot twice, in addition to the Irish Champion Stakes and the Premio Presidente della Repubblica in Italy. Background Muhtarram was ...

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(2003) *

Ascot Gold Cup The Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 2 miles 3 furlongs and 210 yards (4,014 ...

: ** Ashal (1990) *

Eclipse Stakes The Eclipse Stakes is a Group races, Group 1 Flat racing, flat Horse racing, horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Sandown P ...

: ** Nashwan (1989) **

Elmaamul Elmaamul (8 February 1987 – 31 August 2006) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from July 1989 until October 1990 he raced ten times and won five races. After winning both of hi ...

(1990) **

Mukhadram Mukhadram (foaled 6 April 2009) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as a two-year-old, he showed promise when winning two minor races as a three-year-old in 2012. In the following year he emerged as a top-class performer with a front-run ...

(2014) * Falmouth Stakes: ** Al Bahathri (1985) ** Alshakr (2000) ** Tashawak (2002) **

Nazeef Nazeef (foaled 13 April 2016) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. Unraced as juvenile she finished third on her racecourse debut in 2019 but then won three minor races before the end of the year. As a four-year-old in 2020 she emerged as a top-c ...

(2020) * King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes: ** Nashwan (1989) ** Taghrooda (2014) * Sussex Stakes: **

Mohaather Mohaather (foaled 26 April 2016) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He showed considerable promise as a juvenile in 2018 when he won two of his three races including the Horris Hill Stakes. In the following year he won the Greenham Stakes on ...

(2020) ** Baaeed (2022) * Lockinge Stakes: ** Baaeed (2022) * International Stakes: **

(2002) ** Baaeed (2022) * Queen Elizabeth II Stakes: ** Lahib (1992) ** Maroof (1994) **

(1995) *

Champion Stakes The Champion Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to thoroughbreds aged three years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlong ...

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(2001) ** Haafhd (2004) * King's Stand Stakes: ** Dayjur (1990) ** Battaash (2020) * Golden Jubilee Stakes: **

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Malhub Malhub (foaled 26 April 1998) is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He is a son of Kingmambo and won the Golden Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot Ascot Racecourse ("ascot" pronounced , often pronounced ) is a dual-purpo ...

(2002) *

July Cup The July Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run on the July Course at Newmarket over a distance of 6 furlongs (1,207 metres ...

: ** Hamas (1993) ** Elnadim (1998) ** Muhaarar (2015) * Nunthorpe Stakes: ** Dayjur (1990) * Haydock Sprint Cup: ** Dayjur (1990) ** Minzaal (2022) * Dewhurst Stakes: ** Alhaarth (1995) ** Mujahid (1998) * Middle Park Stakes: ** Fard (1994) **

Hayil Hayil (foaled 18 April 1995) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for his upset win in the 1997 Middle Park Stakes. As a two-year-old in England, he showed promising form in his first five starts, winning once and plac ...

(1997) **

Awzaan Awzaan (foaled 8 February 2007) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He showed his best form as a two-year-old in 2009 when he was unbeaten in four races including the Mill Reef Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes. He raced for two more s ...

(2009) * Racing Post Trophy: **

Al Hareb Al Hareb (27 April 1986 – after 2002) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was one of the best staying two-year-olds in Britain in 1988 when he won three of his four races including the Group One William ...

(1988) * Lowther Stakes: ** Al Bahathri (1984) * Fillies' Mile: **

Aqaarid Aqaarid (foaled 14 January 1992) was an American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare who was the beaten favourite in two of the five British Classic Races. In a racing career which lasted from July 1994 until June 1995 she ...

(1994) Ireland * Irish Derby: ** Salsabil (1990) * Irish 2,000 Guineas: ** Awtaad (2016) * Irish 1,000 Guineas: ** Al Bahathri (1985) ** Mehthaaf (1994) ** Matiya (1996) **

Bethrah Bethrah (foaled 21 March 2007) is an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the Irish 1,000 Guineas in 2010. After finishing unplaced on her only run as a two-year-old she reached her peak in the following spring, win ...

(2010) * Irish Champion Stakes: **

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(1993) France * Poule d'Essai des Pouliches **

Ta Rib Ta Rib (foaled 23 April 1993 – after 2008) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. Despite failing to win as a juvenile in 1995 she showed promise as he was placed in both her races. In the following spr ...

(1996) * Prix Jean Prat **

Tamayuz Tamayuz (foaled 1 March 2005) is a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He won both of his races as a two-year-old in 2007 and took the Prix de Fontainebleau on his first run of 2008. After running poorly in the Poule d' ...

(2008) *

Prix Jacques Le Marois The Prix Jacques Le Marois is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to thoroughbred colts and fillies aged three years or older. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile ...

(2008) * Prix du Moulin de Longchamp **

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(2009) ** Baaeed (2021) * Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp ** Dayjur (1990) * Prix Vermeille ** Salsabil (1990) * Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère ** Naaqoos (2008) * Prix Morny ** Arcano (2009) * Prix Marcel Boussac **

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(1987) ** Salsabil (1989) **

(1990) * Prix du Moulin ** Baaeed (2022)

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* Melbourne Cup: ** At Talaq (1986) ** Jeune (1994) * Caulfield Cup: ** Tawqeet (2006) * Blue Diamond Stakes: ** Nadeem (2006) United Arab Emirates * Dubai World Cup: **

Almutawakel Almutawakel (foaled in 1995 in Great Britain, died in 2007) was a British thoroughbred racehorse sired by Machiavellian and the Irish stakes-winning Green Desert mare, Elfaslah. Racing career Almutawakel's most prominent victory came in the 1999 ...

(1999) ** Invasor (2007) *

Dubai Duty Free Stakes The Dubai Turf, known as Dubai Duty Free 1996 to 2014. is a Group 1 flat horse race in the United Arab Emirates for four-year-old and above thoroughbreds run over a distance of 1,800 metres (1 mile 1 furlong) on the turf at Meydan Racecourse in Du ...

: ** Altibr (1999) * Dubai Sheema Classic: **

(2002) * Godolphin Mile: **

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(1996) ** Tamarkuz (2015) * Dubai Golden Shaheen: **

(1997) United States *

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(2006) * Breeders' Cup Classic: ** Invasor (2006) * Metropolitan Handicap: ** Frosted (2016) * Pimlico Special: ** Invasor (2006) *

Suburban Handicap The Suburban Stakes is an American Grade II Thoroughbred horse race run annually at Belmont Park in Elmont, New York. Open to horses age three and older, it is now run at the mile distance on dirt for a $700,000 purse. Named after the City and Su ...

: ** Invasor (2006) * Whitney Handicap: ** Invasor (2006) ** Frosted (2016) * Donn Handicap: ** Invasor (2007) **

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(2009) * Breeders Cup Dirt Mile ** Tamarkuz (2016) * Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf: ** Lahudood (2007) * Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes: ** Lahudood (2007) * Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes: ** Alwajeeha (2008)

References

Sheik Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum at the NTRA

Official website for Shadwell Stud, Thetford, Norfolk, United Kingdom

Official website for Shadwell Farm LLC, Lexington, Kentucky

Official website for Derrinstown Stud at Maynouth, Ireland

January 21, 2008 NTRA article titled ''Shadwell wins Eclipse for top owner''

External links

Shadwell Stud (UK) official website

Derrinstown Stud (IRE) official website

Shadwell Farm (US) official website
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