Aljabr was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was trained in England and Dubai during a racing career which lasted from 1998 to 2000.
17 Facts About Aljabr
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Aljabr was named European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt for 1998, a year in which he was unbeaten in three starts including the Group One Prix de la Salamandre and the Group Three Vintage Stakes.
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Aljabr's dam Sierra Madre, from whom he inherited his grey coat, was a top-class racemare, winning the Prix Marcel Boussac and the Prix Vermeille.
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Aljabr was trained throughout his career by Saeed bin Suroor, spending his summers in England and his winters in Dubai as part of the Godolphin Racing team.
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Aljabr was ridden in seven of his nine races by the Godolphin stable jockey Frankie Dettori.
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The race was a repeat of his Sandown win, with Aljabr taking an early lead and pulling away in the final furlong to win by three lengths.
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On his next start, Aljabr was moved up to the highest level as he was sent to France for the Group One Prix de la Salamandre at Longchamp.
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Aljabr arrived safely at Churchill Downs but was withdrawn two days before the race after bruising a hoof and sustaining a muscle injury in training.
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Aljabr raced prominently and led the field into the straight.
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Dettori expressed the view that Aljabr had been "a race short" at Ascot and looked forward to taking on Sendawar again.
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Aljabr challenged for the lead in the straight, but weakened in the closing stages to finish a well-beaten fourth.
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Aljabr made a successful start to his four-year-old season by winning the Group One Lockinge Stakes at Newbury.
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At Royal Ascot Aljabr started favourite for the Queen Anne Stakes, but could finish only fourth behind Kalanisi.
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Aljabr was named European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt at the 1998 Cartier Racing Awards.
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Aljabr returned to his birthplace at the Shadwell Stud in Kentucky, to stand as a stallion from 2001 to 2008.
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Aljabr's progeny have won more than seventy races, but none at Group level, with the best of his offspring being the successful handicapper Munaddam.
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Aljabr died on February 6,2018, of a heart attack at Shadwell.