Mon 24th April 2006

Sheikh Hamdan celebrates Bumper Day

Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's racing and bloodstock celebrated a bumper day at home and abroad on Saturday.

The day began in Australia where his young sire MUJAHID was represented by his first Group winner when his highly- regarded two-year-old filly PARIS PETARD won the Gr.3 West Australian Sires' Produce Stakes over 7 furlongs at Ascot.

This was followed at Newbury by his Shadwell Farm-based SWAIN, whose Nasheej, owned by Malih L Basti and a $44,000 Keeneland January graduate, won the Gr.3 Fred Darling Stakes for trainer Richard Hannon and is still 1000 Guineas bound.

In Ireland, Moon Unit by his Derrinstown-based Champion INTIKHAB, won the Listed Woodland Stakes, her fourth Listed victory to go with her Gr.3 Greenlands Stakes of last year.

 

His racing stock also had a big say in the day's events at Newbury, which he was able to witness in person.

 

©Trevor Jones

Veteran Mubtaker (Silver Hawk) led home a 1-2-3 for Sheikh Hamdan (photograph above), the second and third Munsef (Zafonic) and Maraahel (Alzao) were homebred by the Sheikh, in the Gr.3 John Porter Stakes at Mubtaker's favourite course, whilst his Makderah (Danehill), a granddaughter of broodmare legend Height of Fashion (Bustino), won her maiden at the same course.

Courtesy of EBN