13 Facts About Kahyasi

Kahyasi was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse.

Kahyasi won the first five races of his seven-race career, including the Epsom Derby and the Irish Derby as a three-year-old in 1988.

Kahyasi was a small dark-coated bay horse bred by his owner HH Aga Khan IV at his stud in Ireland.

Kahyasi was trained by Luca Cumani at his Bedford House stable Newmarket, Suffolk during his racing career and was ridden in all his races by Ray Cochrane.

Kahyasi again started odds-on favourite and won by two lengths from Insan.

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Kahyasi carried the Aga Khan's chocolate and green second colours, with the first colours being worn by Walter Swinburn on the 2000 Guineas winner Doyoun.

Kahyasi broke slowly and was held up by Cochrane in the early stages before making steady progress in the straight.

Kahyasi was switched to the outside to take the lead a furlong from the finish and ran on well to win by one and a half lengths from Glacial Storm, with Doyoun third.

Kahyasi appeared to be struggling at half way and was still well behind entering the straight.

Kahyasi suffered the first defeat of his career as he was beaten a neck by the Grand Prix de Paris winner Fijar Tango.

Kahyasi undertook stud duties at the Aga's Ballymany Stud in Ireland.

Kahyasi was later moved to stand at the Haras de Bonneval in Normandy until June 2008 when he was put down at the age of 23 after being diagnosed as suffering from a tumour.

In 2008 before his death Kahyasi won the 2008 French broodmare sire title ahead of Sadler's Wells, Linamix and Kaldoun.