Horse Racing
Aga Khan's Tahiyra wins Tahiyra wins Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes at Leopardstown 2023-09-09
Tahiyra (5/6f) won the Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon.
The Dermot Weld-trained filly claimed the first Group 1 of the Irish Champions Festival which takes places today at Leopardstown and on Sunday at The Curragh.
Ridden by Chris Hayes, the Aga Khan-bred and owned three-year-old was a length and a quarter winner over surprise England-trained runner-up Rogue Millennium, ridden by Danny Tudhope for trainer Tom Clover, as she notched up her fourth Group 1 victory.
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Aga Khan's Tahiyra wins Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes 2023-09-09
Posted September 11th, 2023 by librarian-hdTahiyra (5/6f) won the Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes at Leopardstown this afternoon.
The Dermot Weld-trained filly claimed the first Group 1 of the Irish Champions Festival which takes places today at Leopardstown and on Sunday at The Curragh.
Ridden by Chris Hayes, the Aga Khan-bred and owned three-year-old was a length and a quarter winner over surprise England-trained runner-up Rogue Millennium, ridden by Danny Tudhope for trainer Tom Clover, as she notched up her fourth Group 1 victory.
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Aga Khan's Shembala in full bloom 2023-09-08
Posted September 8th, 2023 by librarian-hdThursday, 7th September 2023, ParisLongchamp Racecourse (Paris) – Facing a strong contingent of visiting fillies led by the favourite Sunset Point (Dubawi), recently second at the same level at Newmarket's July course, Shembala (Cracksman) proved dominant in the last furlong of the €55,000 Darley Prix Joubert (L), a race for 3-year-old fillies contested over 1m6f.
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Aga Khan's Elbaz wins at Deauville 2023-07-30
There was a buzz in the air building up to Sunday's Prix de Crevecoeur at Deauville, the latest instalment of France Galop's series of premium races for unraced 2-year-olds, and the 7 1/2-furlong renowned staging post did not disappoint as His Highness The Aga Khan's homebred Elbaz (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}–Elennga {Fr}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus}) delivered an impressive debut display.
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Siyouni's Elbaz (owner His Highness The Aga Khan) Powers To TDN Rising Stardom At Deauville 2023-07-30
Posted July 30th, 2023 by librarian-hdThere was a buzz in the air building up to Sunday's Prix de Crevecoeur at Deauville, the latest instalment of France Galop's series of premium races for unraced 2-year-olds, and the 7 1/2-furlong renowned staging post did not disappoint as His Highness The Aga Khan's homebred Elbaz (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}–Elennga {Fr}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus}) delivered an impressive debut display.
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan accepts the Coronation Stakes Cup from King Charles III following the win by Tahyira at Royal Ascot
King Charles presents the Royal Ascot Coronation Stakes Cup to Princess Zahra after Mawlana Hazar Imam’s horse Tahiyra won the race this afternoon. 2023-06-23
VIDEO of Princess Zahra: https://ismaili.net/timeline/2023/2023- ... hyira1.mp4
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Aga Khan's Tahiyra wins the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot 2023 2023-06-23
Posted June 23rd, 2023 by librarian-hdVIDEO OF PRINCESS ZAHRA'S INTERVIEW AT THE RACE: http://ismaili.net/timeline/2023/2023-06-24-interview-zahra.mp4
VIDEO OF PRINCESS ZAHRA RECEIVING THE PRIZE: https://ismaili.net/timeline/2023/2023-06-23-tahyira1.mp4
VIDEO OF THE RACE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FViOctoovBk
Plans in racing and breeding run on multiple timescales and the mark of the best practitioners is their ability to adjust when first thoughts are swept away by events.
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Princess Zahra Aga Khan seen with her son Iliyan Boyden and winning horse Tahiyra May 28, 2023
Tahiyra - owned by His Highness the Aga Khan - won the Group 1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas. Princess Zahra - seen here with her son Iliyan Boyden - said "She was a very brave and she kept at it and won beautifully."
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Epsom Derby: Ten greatest winning performances of the last 50 years - Shergar wins 1981 202nd Epsom Derby
Shergar began his first season of racing in September 1980 and ran two races that year, where he won one and came second in the other. In 1981 he ran in six races, winning five of them. In June that year he won the 202nd Epsom Derby by ten lengths—the longest winning margin in the race's history
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Aga Khan's Tahiyra wins the Irish 1000 Guineas at Curragh 2023-05-28
Jockey Chris Hayes celebrates winning The Tattersalls Irish 1,000 Guineas on Tahiyra alongside owner Princess Zahra Aga Khan (left) and Trainer Dermot Weld (right) at Curragh Racecourse in County Kildare. 2023-05-28
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Tahiyra wins the Irish 1000 Guineas at Curragh 2023-05-18
The Aga Khan's Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) returned to re-establish her dominance at The Curragh on Sunday, providing Dermot Weld with a sixth G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas and completing a weekend Classic double for her sire in the process.
The Aga Khan's daughter, Princess Zara, was in attendance to witness Tahiyra secure a commanding success. Her brown and green silks were also carried by the fourth, Tarawa (Ire) (Shamardal), who supplied Weld with a one-four in the race.
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Aga Khan's Tahiyra Goes One Better In The Irish 1000 Guineas 2023-05-28
Posted May 28th, 2023 by librarian-hdMaking amends for a narrow eclipse at Newmarket, The Aga Khan's Tahiyra (Ire) (Siyouni {Fr}) returned to re-establish her dominance at The Curragh on Sunday, providing Dermot Weld with a sixth G1 Tattersalls Irish 1000 Guineas and completing a weekend Classic double for her sire in the process.
So impressive when taking the G1 Moyglare S. here in September, the TDN Rising Star was quicker away here than in the 1000 Guineas and able to draft in behind Meditate (Ire) (No Nay Never) and that runner's stablemate and pacemaker Dower House (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).
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Tahiyra runs a strong race to finish a wonderful 2nd at Newmarket, Suffolk, England 2023-05-08
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‘She has run a wonderful race’ – Weld so proud Tahiyra in defeat 2023-05-08
Posted May 9th, 2023 by librarian-hdDermot Weld felt the lack of a recent run cost Tahiyra, who finished a close-up second to Mawj in the Qipco 1000 Guineas at Newmarket.
The Aga Khan-owned daughter of Siyouni had been vastly impressive when taking the Moyglare on her last run in September.
However, her trainer felt that she would have benefitted from an extra couple of weeks and having made a tardy start from the stalls in the mile fillies’ Classic, she had plenty of ground to make up.
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Aga Khan and Weld earn Leopardstown compensation with Azazat 2023-05-07
Posted May 8th, 2023 by librarian-hdThe Aga Khan may have been narrowly denied Qipco 1000 Guineas success at Newmarket, but there was at least some compensation at Leopardstown, where the owner enjoyed a double.
Whereas the vanquished Rowley Mile runner-up Tahiyra has already proven herself as a top-class operator, trainer Dermot Weld and the owner could have another on their hands in Azazat, who built on an encouraging third at the Dublin track last month to win the Captain Dara Fitzpatrick Memorial Maiden in impressive fashion.
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Andrew Black goes to 350,000gns for share in the Aga Khan's sizzling sire Zarak 2023-01-19
Posted January 21st, 2023 by librarian-hdBreeding rights and shares in up-and-coming stallions dominated the first Tattersalls Online Sale of 2023, with a share in Zarak topping the bill at 350,000gns.
His early success has made the Aga Khan's homebred sire one of the most sought-after in Europe and the share, for 1/50th of the Group 1 winner, was purchased by Blandford Bloodstock on behalf of Andrew Black's Chasemore Farm.
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A Game of Chess with Nature - The Aga Khan Studs - 100 years of Excellence
One hundred years after the Aga Khan III made his first purchase at the Tattersalls July Sale, the bloodstock empire he built, and which has been carefully cultivated by his grandson, HH the Aga Khan IV, continues to thrive. Following Tuesday's first instalment of the early years of the Aga Khan Studs, the second part sees the baton pass in sad circumstances, heralding a major restructuring of the operation. The text is reproduced by kind permission from the Aga Khan Studs' centenary brochure, written by Emma Berry and John Berry.
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A Century of Excellence, Part II - The Aga Khan Studs
Posted October 20th, 2022 by librarian-hdA Century of Excellence, Part II
Tuesday, December 28, 2021 at 11:20 am
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Princess Zahra accepts winner's trophy at Sandown after Vadeni won the 2022 Coral-Eclipse with jockey C. Soumillon 2022-06-29
Princess Zahra accepts winner's trophy at Sandown after Vadeni won the 2022 Coral-Eclipse with jockey C. Soumillon
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Interview of Aga Khan after Harzand wins Epsom Derby 2016-06-04
Posted July 7th, 2022 by librarian-hdInterview of Hazar Imam after the win by Harzand at Epsom Derby
2016-06-04
Reporter: I am joined by His Highness the Aga Khan. Your Highness, many congratulations, your sixth Irish Derby win.
Aga Khan: it is a wonderful occasion and I want to thank all the team that is behind this effort to produce excellent horses year after year.
Reporter: Does that mean that your win in the sixth Irish Derby – all began with Shergar back in the early 80’s
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