(Dubai Millennium - Spirit Of Tara (Sadler's Wells))
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- 2002 foal, 16.2hh. Dam placed in a Group 2 in Ireland and a half sister to Group 1 winners Salsabil & Marju plus Group 3 winners Flame Of Athens & Danse Royale. Owned by the Maktoum family and trained by Saeed Bin Suroor. Finished 4th of 8 in a mid-October 8f maiden at Newmarket on his sole run as a juvenile.
- Ran 5 times at 3yo starting with a second in an 8f maiden in May followed by running out (as Evens favourite) in a 10f maiden in August. Won an 11f maiden later that month and a 10f conditions event early in September. Ran unplaced in the 10f Group 1 Champion Stakes in his final run that year as second string to Layman. As a 4yo won two British Group 3 at 8-9f and a French Group 2 over 8f. At 5yo won two Group 3 races over 9-10f, one in Britain and the other in France.
- Retired to Darley's Dalham Hall Stud in 2008 at a fee of £5,000 and stood there until 2009 when his fee was down to £4,000. Moved to Darley's Kildangan Stud in Ireland in 2010 at a fee of €4,000 and still there in 2011 and down to €3,000. 18 yearlings sold in in Europe in 2010, of 37 catalogued, for an average of 12,959gns and a Median of 4,000gns. First 2yo runners in 2011.