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Sea The Stars Completes First Season at Stud

Sea The Stars Completes First Season at Stud

Sea The Stars covers 140 mares in Ireland in first season.

 Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Zarkava in Foal to Sea The Stars

The Aga Khan's unbeaten Zarkava, who gave birth to a Dalakhani filly Feb. 6, is carrying her second foal.

 Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Five Mares Confirmed in Foal to Sea The Stars

Sea The Stars, who is standing his first year at stud at Gilltown Stud in Ireland, has five mares from his stellar first book confirmed in foal.

 Friday, March 05, 2010

Zarkava's First Foal Is a Filly

The Aga Khan's Zarkava, the unbeaten winner of the 2008 Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) and that year's Cartier Horse of the Year, gave birth Feb. 6 to her first foal.

 Monday, February 08, 2010
Curlin, New Approach Share Top Rankings

Curlin, New Approach Share Top Rankings

Curlin, the all-time earner among North American Thoroughbreds, gained another accolade on Tuesday, Jan. 13 when he was officially named the joint best horse of 2008 in the World Thoroughbred Rankings.

 Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Daiwa Scarlet World Tour '09?

Daiwa Scarlet World Tour '09?

MAHUBAH'S CORNER, by Avalyn Hunter Daiwa Scarlet (JPN) staked out a place among racing's queens with a victory in the prestigious Arima Kinen (Jpn-I). Just the fourth female to win the race, her victims included just about every top Japanese male still in training, including 2007 Arima Kinen winner Matsurida Gogh (JPN); 2008 Japan Cup (Jpn-I) winner Screen Hero (JPN), and 2006 Japanese champion 3-year-old male Meisho Samson (JPN).

 Tuesday, January 06, 2009
Zarkava Big Winner at Cartier Awards

Zarkava Big Winner at Cartier Awards

Zarkava was the big winner at the at the 2008 Cartier Racing Awards in London's Grosvenor House Hotel Nov. 17, collecting both the Horse Of The Year and Cartier Champion Three-Year-Old Filly awards.

 Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Zarkava Named Cartier Horse of the Year

Zarkava Named Cartier Horse of the Year

The five European Breeders' Cup winners missed out on trophies at the Cartier Racing Awards, Europe's equivalent of the Eclipse Awards, which were presented in London Nov. 17.

 Monday, November 17, 2008
Breeders' Cup Winners on Cartier List

Breeders' Cup Winners on Cartier List

Breeders' Cup World Championships race winners Raven's Pass, Donativum, Conduit, and Goldikova are among the nominees for this year's Cartier Racing Awards, which will be at London's Grosvenor House Hotel on the evening of Monday, Nov. 17.

 Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Unbeaten 'Arc' Winner Zarkava Retired

Unbeaten 'Arc' Winner Zarkava Retired

The Aga Khan has announced the retirement of his homebred Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) winner Zarkava.

 Monday, October 13, 2008
HRTV: Pursuit of the Cup Oct 10 (Video)

HRTV: Pursuit of the Cup Oct 10 (Video)

HRTV's weekly series analyzing each division of the Breeders' Cup. This episode includes works from Curlin and Big Brown, recaps of the Spinster, Alcibiades, and Frizette and much, much more.

 Saturday, October 11, 2008
Zarkava Second in Timeform Rating

Zarkava Second in Timeform Rating

Unbeaten Zarkava, the first female winner of the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) since Urban Sea in 1993, has received a 133 Timeform rating.

 Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Brilliant Zarkava Triumphs at Longchamp

Brilliant Zarkava Triumphs at Longchamp

Zarkava confirmed her place in the record books by drawing off to a two-length victory in the Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Fr-I) at Longchamp Oct. 5. The daughter of Zamindar became the first filly since Urban Sea in 1993 to capture the historic race.

 Sunday, October 05, 2008

Zarkava Produces a Vermeille Zinger

Undefeated Zarkava gave the Qatar Prix Vermeille (Fr-I) field a good head start and still ran off with a two-length victory for her sixth consecutive win Sept. 14 at Longchamp.

 Sunday, September 14, 2008

Zarkava Stays Unbeaten in Prix de Diane

With a tremendous charge over the final quarter of a mile, the Aga Khan's undefeated Zarkava registered a three-length win in the Prix de Diane (Fr-I) at Chantilly June 9.

 Sunday, June 08, 2008

Zarkava Sizzles at Longchamp

Zarkava remained undefeated with an emphatic two length victory over Goldikova in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (Fr-I) at Longchamp May 11. With the win, the 3-year-old filly set a new stakes record for the classic, completing the eight furlongs in 1:35.2, which surpassed the previous mark of 1:35.7 set by Zalaiyka in 1998 and equaled by Torrestrella in 2004.

 Sunday, May 11, 2008

Zarkava Looks Like Old Pro in Only Second Career Start

Zarkava maintained her unbeaten record when she unleashed a telling burst of speed to win the Prix Marcel Boussac (Fr-I) Oct. 7 at Longchamp.

 Sunday, October 07, 2007

Zarkava Zooms to Victory in Prix Marcel Boussac

Zarkava, making just her second career start, produced a fantastic turn of foot to fly past her rivals in the final yards to win the Prix Marcel Boussac-Criterium des Pouliches Royal Barriere de Deauville (Fr-I) at Longchamp Oct. 7.

 Sunday, October 07, 2007