Zamazaan (1965 – 8 April 1990) was a French

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racehorse and Champion sire in New Zealand and Australia. Zamazaan was bred by the HH Aga Khan IV.

Racing career

Zamazaan was a winner of 5 stakes races from 2,400 metres to 3,100 metres. He retired from the track in 1969.

Stud career

He was syndicated for a then record

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200,000 and sent to stand at

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beginning in the 1970 season at Keith Burley's Carlyle Stud in

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near

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, New Zealand.de Bourg, Ross, "The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred", Nelson, West Melbourne, 1980, He won the: * Dewar Stallion Trophy award in 1977–8 with progeny earnings of $490,595 (excluding trophies). * Champion New Zealand Sire in 1985-86 Zamazaan sired 58 stakes winners for 123 stakes wins including: *

Beau Zam Beau Zam (6 November 1984 – 17 April 2000) was a New Zealand-bred and Australian-trained Thoroughbred racehorse that won five Group 1 races. Racing career Beau Zam was the first Australian horse to win over $2 million in stake money. Races h ...

(Belle Cherie by Sovereign Edition) * Gelsomino (Salima by Copenhagen II) *

Good Lord Good Lord was a New Zealand thoroughbred racehorse owned by Las Vegas lawyer Michael L. Hines (1920–1985). Background Foaled in 1971, and purchased for just $6,250 as a yearling, Good Lord was by Zamazaan out of Love in Bloom. Racing career ...

(Love In Bloom by

Todman Todman (7 October 1954 – 1976) was one of the greatest Australian Thoroughbred racehorses and an important sire. He was perhaps best known as the winner of the inaugural STC Golden Slipper in 1957, being the first of Star Kingdom's five su ...

), winner of the 1977 and 1978 Wellington Cup and 1978 Sydney Cup *

Lord Reims Lord Reims was a New Zealand-bred Thoroughbred racehorse who raced with success in Australia. Background Lord Reims was a chestnut son of Zamazaan (FR) from the mare Right On (NZ). He was trained in New Zealand by Cliff Fenwick at Takanini. ...

(Right On by Ward Drill) * Phizam (Phius by Oncidium) * Veloso (Top of The Pops by Bismark II), winner of the 1983 Sydney Cup and

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and placed in multiple Group 1 races. Zamazaan was dam-sire of: *

Doriemus Doriemus (17 November 1990 – 11 January 2015) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who began his career in New Zealand and rose to prominence in Australia by winning the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups in 1995. He was the eighth of just nine horses to ...

(Golden Woods by Norman Pentaquad), winner of the 1995

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and

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. * The Filbert (Fauxzann by Souvran), winner of the 1985

New Zealand Stakes The New Zealand Stakes currently run as the Bonecrusher New Zealand Stakes is a Group One thoroughbred horse race in New Zealand. It is run at Ellerslie racecourse on the final day of the Auckland Cup Week Carnival in March for a stake of $200 ...

. Zamazaan's legacy has continued with the following: *

Elvstroem Elvstroem (foaled 14 November 2000 in Australia) was a bay Thoroughbred racehorse, by world champion sire Danehill from the former champion three-year-old filly, Circles of Gold. Dam Circles of Gold, is a 1991 chestnut mare by the Australasia ...

* Nature Strip

References

Leading Sires of Australia

External links

Zamazaan's pedigree and partial racing stats
1965 racehorse births 1990 racehorse deaths Champion Thoroughbred Sires of Australia Champion Thoroughbred Sires of New Zealand New Zealand Thoroughbred sires Racehorses bred in France Racehorses trained in France Thoroughbred family 7 {{Racehorse-stub

Racing career

Stud career

See also

References

External links