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Wahid (horse)
Wahid ( foaled 7 November 2002) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who won the New Zealand Derby in 2006.https://loveracing.nz/Breeding/228332/Wahid-NZ-2002.aspx#bm-overview Background Wahid is a Chestnut Gelding foaled in New Zealand and bred by Trelawney Stud. His sire is Great Britain's bay horse, Almutawakel. His dame is Rory's Helen, a New Zealand bay mare owned by BS Gillovic Family Trust. Racing career Wahid had his debut win at Trentham (covering the 1000m in 57.27 seconds) in December 2004 with Jockey Hayden Tinsley. With wins in the Wakefield Challenge Stakes, New Zealand Bloodstock Classique and Group 1, placings in both the Diamond Stakes and Manawatu Sires' Produce Stakes, he was rated among the very best of his generation at age two and was labelled a Derby contender. After a short break over the summer months, he started his Derby campaign at Woodville before returning to stakes company. He won the Wellington Stakes, but had the win rescinded for interference c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
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 Dubai World Cup. Going into the race at 44-1 and considered a heavy underdog, Almutawakel held his own and, with jockey Richard Hills at the helm, won the race by ¾ lengths. He beat out several prominent horses, such as Malek, Silver Charm, Daylami and Victory Gallop, winning the $3 million first place prize in the process. At the time, it was the first Dubai World Cup win for Sheikh Hamdan, who has since produced another winner, Invasor. He was also the first of seven wins at the Dubai World Cup for Godolphin Racing. Prior to winning the Dubai World Cup, Almutawakel won the 1998 Prix Jean Prat at Chantilly. He also finished as the runner up in the 1998 Grand Prix de Paris. Almutawakel finished his racing career in the United State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |