nasturtium ( 1899 – 1916 ) was an american thoroughbred racehorse that was the top two-year-old colt of 1901 .

he was a contender for the 1902 epsom derby , but did not run in the race due to illness .

nasturtium ( horse )

the future of nasturtium . ; w . c . whitney ' s $ 50 , 000 horse , now at westbury , will be trained if it is possible .
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the future of nasturtium . ; w . c . whitney ' s $ 50 , 000 horse , now at westbury , will be trained if it is possible . - the new york times
inserted into a hanging basket at planting time , even as a few seeds , nasturtium quickly makes an impact and later it keeps going when other flowers have worn out .
épinard was commandeered by the germans during their occupation of france in world war ii and reportedly was last seen being worked as a cart horse .
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an interesting problem to turfmen just now concerns the future of nasturtium , the fifty - thousand - dollar race horse , who was sent to england with the special purpose of winning the epsom derby for william c . whitney , and who was returned to the united states last week on the steamer minnehaha , after a sickness in england that caused mr . whitney ' s trainer to decide that it would be impossible to race the horse successfully in that country . view full article in timesmachine »
angelina , the dam of ordei ( who is the sire of nasturtium ' s dam ) ip a full tisler to st . simon , england ' s crack sire , and whoso stock hjve been freely imported to the colonies by breeders to use as sires . nasturtium has a treble strain of the stockwoll blood in him — two through his dam and one through his sire , — besides which watcrcress ' s dam is a hermit mare . nasturtium made his first appearance in a maiden , two - year - old , and beat 14 others ovpr five furlongs in lmin 1 4 - ssec . another of mr whitney ' s colts in goldsmith is highly spoken of by american judges , but when huggins saw the colts he immediately selected nasturtium . huggins had not , at the time of the colts ' arrival , returned to england , but his head man wa ; an charge of a
sow nasturtium seeds now , plant out seedlings if you have raised them , or buy some in pots . nasturtiums are very familiar flowers , often associated with cottage gardens . they tumble out from banks and rickety fences , and a great seaside flower too .
a handsome chestnut horse of great presence , épinard had an excellent shoulder and strong hindquarters but also had bad feet that were prone to thrush infections . his optimum distance was at a mile or a little more .
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the third brett crawford - trained horse , sail south , is at his best when dropped out as he is capable of a blistering finish . he comes off a reasonable fourth place pipe - opening run in the drill hall .
although familiar , the nasturtium is native to south america . it is not hardy , and is killed by the first frost of autumn , but before then it will give masses of brilliant orange , yellow or red flowers . the flowers , and the peppery - tasting leaves , can be used in summer salads .
the big bay proved himself a top horse as a three - year - old . he finished a narrow second in the grade 1 cape guineas with the rest of the field well beaten and followed that with an unlucky fourth in a vintage sun met field .
roy had enough’s best form has been over course and distance and he is capable of running on strongly from off the pace . he has a better draw than he has been having and is a dark horse , although this is much tougher opposition than he has beaten here .
a half sister to stakes winners hawthorne and thornhill ( both by hastings ) , epine blanche was produced from unraced white thorn , a daughter of 1901 american champion 2 - year - old male nasturtium . the next dam in epinard ' s tail - female line , thorn blossom , was sired by martenhurst from the imported galopin mare eye sweet , an unraced daughter of the winning springfield mare whin blossom .
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below is a chart of the consensus american historical champions . apart from big red himself in 1919 and 1920 , all horses marked in orange are descendants of man o ' war . if you ' d like to check on any horse ' s pedigree , click here : urltoken . clicking this link will open the site in a new tab or window .
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masda ( ch f 1915 ) , bred by august belmont , nursery stud , lexington , kentucky , full sister to man o ' war ( ch c 1917 ) , 3rd dam of the king ranch ' s triple crown winner assault ( ch c 1943 bold venture ) , champion colt and horse of the year in 1946 and inducted into the racing hall of fame in 1964 . family 4 - c .
“initially i only had a bit of a niggle in my shoulder but , when it didn’t go away , an mri scan revealed ligament and tendon damage that required an operation to repair . when the horse reared and fell , trapping my foot between her and the metalwork , i grabbed whatever i could to pull myself clear and that is when i did the damage . with the adrenalin pumping i didn’t realise anything was wrong .
now named alyssum , for the flower of course , the name also remembers one of the greatest of all hartford racehorses . alyssum ( the horse , ) excelled against the best of his generation at distances ranging from five furlongs ( the human equivalent of a 100 metres sprint at the olympics ) to ten furlongs ( the equivalent of the mile to humans ) , which exemplified not only his versatility , but also his abiding class .
according to turf historian richard ulbrich , é pinard ' s feet were so painful on the day of his match race with sir gallahad iii that he had to be literally dragged to the race course . abram s . hewitt , who actually witnessed the race , stated that the horse ' s connections were smacking him across the buttocks with a plank to get him to move to the starting line . nonetheless , é pinard lost the race by only a neck .
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friday night ' s food - and - wine pairing menu included butter - poached prawns with a pineapple - sage crème which worked so well with the la bri chardonnay 2011 . the starter comprised kzn quail and croft chicken - liver parfait and included fennel as well as a viola espuma , with tiny little colourful viola flowers that picked up on the slight spiciness and liquorice undertones of the syrah 2009 . other combinations included hearty lentil soup with nasturtium flowers and crispy capers . belgium , dark , bitter - chocolate fondant with fresh jasmine flowers , homemade berry jam and vanilla - bean ice cream smear , completed the meal . this was the combination irene was most concerned about . it turned out to be the dish she enjoyed the most because of its unusual pairing and complexity .
i don ' t think there are any ata - approved traks left in tx all the ata - approved trak stallions in tx have been retired , died , gelded , or sold out of the state . if onassis were still breeding he would definitely be your guy . but i think prince of prussia ( full brother to platinum von rappenhof ) stands in arkansas and there are 2 stallions in louisiana , hilife and monte . hilife is an attractive horse and competed as a hunter but imho his jumping form was not great . don ' t know about monte .
originally selected by mick ' s late father , bryan , shortly before his premature death in 1977 , a one third share in the r900 purchase heliotrope was the sum of mick ' s inheritance , though he did get the racing
disease
from his dad and grandfather , pat snr . yet it was this modest horse that ignited the fire which burns so brightly in the subsequent history of summerhill stud , the multiple champion racehorse breeding establishment on the continent , and of course , in the distinguished story of hartford , which was the subject of an exchange for the goss family property in hillcrest , just outside durban , in 1990 .
bred and owned by august belmont ii he was a a half brother to the ebor handicap and queen ' s vase winner golden measure ( ch c 1902 florizel ) and to the belmont stakes winner friar rock ( ch c 1913 rock sand ) . his dam fairy gold won the woodcote stakes at epsom defeating desmond ( bl c 1896 st . simon ) . standing 15 hands 3 inches he was described as a
very stylish , bloodlike colt ,
and was thought to resemble hermit ( ch c 1864 newminster ) by several observers in england . although not an overly large horse , his trainer andrew d joyner suggested that he was
plenty big enough
.
he was the only consequential runner sired by derby winner sainfoin , who is more noted for being the dam ' s sire of both phalaris and hurry on . rock sand ' s dam , roquebrune , was a half - sister to dual - classic winner seabreeze , and daughter of the one thousand guineas winner st . marguerite and the undefeated st . simon . roquebrune ran three times in three seasons : she won ascot ' s new stakes as a juvenile , and doncaster ' s zetland stakes at age three . an exceptionally high - strung filly , she was called a
trainer ' s nightmare .
rock sand was likewise known as a temperamental horse , although it did not interfere with his racing .
captain america is the defending champion and should go close . he is a big horse but has run well fresh before . from draw four he might have a bit of a problem getting into his favourite box seat . snowdance , who is drawn three , is likely to lead and three - year - old undercover agent , drawn two , is thus in the ideal position to slot in behind her as he also likes to be handy . captain america thus might have to run one wide outside of his younger stablemate . however , he has relaxed well as he has gotten older so it should not be too much of a problem . both he and undercover agent can turn it on in the straight and will be big players .
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ch c 1923 ( fair play - quelle chance , by ethelbert ) . sire line matchem . family 3 - c . bred by august belmont ii he won the jockey club gold cup and aqueduct handicap and was champion racehorse and horse of the year in 1927 . he covered at calumet farm in lexington , kentucky and got , among others , the hopeful stakes winner psychic bid ( ch c 1932 ) , the kentucky jockey club stakes winner grand slam ( ch c 1933 ) and the futurity stakes winner some chance ( ch c 1939 ) all later stallions . chance play also got the champion filly now what ( ch f 1937 ) herself the dam of the twice champion filly next move ( br f 1947 bull lea ) . he led the sires list in 1935 and 1944 . chance play died in 1950 .
épinard played a significant if indirect role in arthur hancock ' s decision to form a syndicate to buy sir gallahad iii as a stallion prospect . as turf historian william robertson put it , hancock reasoned that if épinard was a good enough stud prospect to attract wealthy american horsemen willing to buy him , a horse that had beaten him ( albeit with the help of an 11 - pound weight concession and a flare - up of épinard ' s chronic foot soreness ) was a still better one . hancock was right , as sir gallahad iii became a four - time american champion sire and 12 - time american champion broodmare sire while standing at hancock ' s claiborne farm . further , because of sir gallahad iii ' s early successes in the united states , his full brother bull dog was also imported and also became an american champion sire and broodmare sire .
st . florian , tl . e sire of ard patrick , belongs to bruce lowe ' s xo . 20 family , and no horse of that family has ever sired a classic winner until mr gubbins ' s irisbbrecl colt captured this year ' s blue ribbon , and on that account the ' •special commit bioner
of the london . sportsman did n ' »t greatly fa \ our the colt ' t , derby chance when writing of thi - > year ' a derby colta some few months back . this year ' s dorby will be numbered amongst the most sen«atioi . al on record , on account of the onoimous amount of wage - r - ing which took place over the event . the amount < > i money for whu - ii sceptre was suppoitcd vould , if tho usbta new - , i ^ correct , i - end her out the hottest fnvumite that ! ia - < ever started in the race . she started at evens in a field of 17 , and was - supported in one night to win half a million of money . ard patrick has been a good performer both during his two - year - old career oncl thii season . ard patrick made his first appearance as a two - year - old in the imperial - produce stakes at kempton park , winch lie won in good style . he also won the clearwell stakes at newmarket , but he was beaten a head in th© dewhur - i , plate by game chick . this season ard patrick . was third to sceptre and pistol in the two thousand guineas , and subsequently won the newmarket stakes , but was disqualified for bumping , the race going to the carbine colt fowling pier - e . ard patrick has been one of the ruling favourites during the winter and the spring of this year , and has been consistently supported for tho race he has just won . some few years ago , when the £10 , 000 stakes given by proprietary clubs sprang . into existence , many writers said that the english derby stood an excellent chance of being knocked into oblivion by theee colossal stakes ; but the famous iace has during the patt two or three years taken a fresh lea = e of life , and now sportsmen and bre - eders are patronising it with renewed interest .
papers past | the americans in england . ( otago witness , 1902 - 02 - 26 )
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last year ' s derby winner , volodyovski . the americans have captured two english derbys up to date — one with iroquois and one with volodyovski , — and the decision of this year ' s blue ribbon , which i 3 down for june 4 , will be looked forward to with considerable interest by sportsmen all the world over .
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the americans in england . , otago witness , issue 2502 , 26 february 1902
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color : ch ( usa ) 1901 : won flatbush stakes , 2nd . great american stakes . purchased for $ 50 , 000 on june 22 , 1901 generally ranked as the u . s . champion two - year - old male of 1901 , but was probably not the equal of his stablemate , the champion filly endurance by right - he defeated her in the flatbush stakes but had been declared to win by their owner . article on colt ` s return from england and illness : urltoken sent to elmendorf in 1903 per ny times . 2 / 1903 ( close )
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since the selection of champions before 1936 was somewhat haphazard , turf journalists and historians eventually got together to select the historical champions . this means that man o’ war , whose stud career spanned the years 1921 through 1943 , finally had the chance to include his most productive period at stud . now , not only do we honor the sole “official” champion war admiral in 1937 , we also recognize the selected champions american flag , florence nightingale , maid at arms , scapa flow , crusader , edith cavell , and bateau . all were champion offspring of man o’ war before the more modern championship balloting process began .
champions , there are more lists available . first is the list of american classic winners , second is a list of the thoroughbred racing hall of fame inductees with man o ' war blood , and the third is the top racehorses of the 20th century according to various polls .
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he is one of the hottest chefs in london , the up - and - coming star of a hugely competitive culinary scene that demands rare levels of talent , innovation and determination . robin gill has just been named the uk ' s chef of the year by the good food guide , an award that puts him right up there with the very biggest names in the business . but in his native ireland , he remains very much under the radar .
robin and his wife sarah run three of the most talked about restaurants in london . this august , they added paradise garage in bethnal green to a burgeoning chain that began with the dairy in clapham and continued with the much - lauded manor . and it all began in a run - down irish pub in one of the less glamorous corners of south west london , where a sudden flash of inspiration interrupted a post - work , early - hours pint .
robin ( 35 ) and sarah ( 34 ) first met when they were in their early 20s and he was doing a short stint working in a restaurant in dun laoghaire , where they both grew up .
it was a really fun place to work , and i knew a lot of people there ,
robin says .
i got invited to the staff christmas party and sarah was working there , so we met , and we ' ve been together ever since .
robin ' s early career saw him go straight from school to working in restaurants in dublin and then progressing through the
stage
system , where young chefs with lots of promise intern in the top kitchens . it ' s a tough , often unforgiving system . soon after they met , sarah went over to italy to join robin while he was on a stage at the two - michelin star ristorante don alfonso on the amalfi coast . then it was back to london in 2004 , for two years at le manoir aux quat ' saisons where he worked under raymond blanc .
it is an amazing way to learn the business and to develop your skills , you are working under the best ,
says robin .
but there is a big element of having to prove yourself . it ' s long hours , hard work , a fair bit of pressure .
sarah had also joined the front of house team at le manoir . and then the french - born super - chef asked them both to head up his latest venture , a five - star dining and hospitality private members club at the emirates stadium , home to premier league football team arsenal .
it was called the diamond club and it was the first time anybody had tried to do fine dining at a football club ,
says sarah .
robin was the head chef for two years . at first i was only supposed to go in and train the staff , but i ended up working there myself for seven years .
it was a big break for robin , working for the high - rollers who paid £80 , 000 just to join and an annual membership fee of £30 , 000 to dine on match days . but he didn ' t find it the most rewarding experience of his career .
i wanted to be out of there after the first week ,
he says .
but i had made a commitment , so i ended up there for two years , mostly out of loyalty to raymond .
the couple , who married in florence in 2011 , both knew that what they really wanted was to set up their own restaurant . that is easier said than done in london , where sky - high rents , operating costs and tough competition make it a huge challenge .
you are not gordon ramsay , you are not jason atherton . when you are a nobody , the only venue you are going to be offered is the last piece of crap on the market ,
explains robin . following a short but very lucrative stint as the personal chef to a middle eastern head of state , by 2012 robin had gotten some savings together alongside offers of backing from some of the well - heeled clientele who had sampled his cooking at arsenal .
but they didn ' t have a venue . and that ' s where what was possibly the worst irish pub in london came in .
we were living in clapham , and this used to be a pretty shabby old irish pub . a real late - night den , an absolute dive ,
says robin .
it only opened a couple of nights a week but stayed open until 6am so i could come for a couple of drinks after finishing up in town . we had been looking for a place to start for nearly three years and getting nowhere . i was really starting to wonder if we could find a place at all . then i was in here one night and the guy who owned it was telling me that he was thinking of selling up the lease and moving on .
it was a bit of a light - bulb moment for robin and sarah . they scraped together the cash to get the lease and then started calling in favours from friends .
we didn ' t have an interior decorator . we couldn ' t afford one ,
says sarah .
a friend of ours , an irish guy , did all of the artwork . we tore down walls , got friends in to help strip wallpaper and sand floors , we were still waiting for paint to dry about an hour before we opened that first night .
that was in early 2013 , and soon they started getting hugely positive reviews in time out , in the guardian and pretty much from everybody in the know .
it was very stressful , because we just started getting reviewed , and we hadn ' t had the time or the money to do a proper opening , we didn ' t even know how these reviewers were hearing about us ,
says sarah .
and it ' s london , so a good or bad review from a big magazine or paper , well , it can make or break you .
the gills , however , were very much made . since then , the dairy and the manor - which opened in clapham in november 2014 - have become destination dining spots , with people flying in to london just to sample robin ' s fantastic cooking .
it has been a meteoric rise for the couple . when we meet , it ' s clear they make a dynamic team . robin has his skills and creativity in the kitchen while sarah , who studied marketing before getting into the restaurant trade , brings a lot to the table in terms of hard work , organisation and vision . both of them are very focused on the business of the restaurant trade in london .
their son , ziggy , is almost a year old and has virtually grown up in the restaurant . sarah can be seen in the dairy on busy saturdays , handing out menus to the lunchtime crowd with one hand while holding ziggy on her hip with the other .
it ' s been a bit mad . and we are trying to cut back on the hours , it ' s very important with our son being so young . so we ' ll take a break after christmas , and head off for a month ,
says sarah .
we work together most days and it can be a bit high - pressure , running three restaurants . you could end up just working flat - out , every hour god sends . that would not be the life we want . we ' re both conscious of getting that balance right , of being able to step back and take a break when we can .
robin is already looking at offers for a newspaper column , his first cook - book , possible tv work . but when he talks about the fisherman in cornwall who texts him at 4am to say what kind and quantity of fish he will be sending up that morning , or the guy who grows his veg , it ' s clear to see that his main focus is still on the food .
and london is taking notice . apart from the stellar reviews , crowds of customers and awards , robin is now hosting a semi - legendary late - night dining club for his fellow chefs from the city ' s best eateries , a once - a - month bacchanalian bash known as the bloodshot supper club .
the restaurant crowd only sit down for their starters at 1am and it goes on all night . it ' s almost as if this irish chef is preserving one small bit of the spirit of the worst irish bar in london .
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dark bay / brown colt , 1900 - 1914 by sainfoin - roquebrune by st . simon darley arabian sire line : stockwell branch family 4 - n .
although he was a top juvenile racehorse and english triple crown winner , rock sand is not generally considered among history ' s elite runners . his losses , by three lengths to ard patrick and the great race mare sceptre in the eclipse stakes , to sceptre by four lengths in the jockey club stakes , and to zinfandel and sceptre in the coronation cup , being conceded weight in the first two , has always cast a cloud on his racing quality . he left an excellent racing son in tracery , whose grandson , congreve would become one of the most influential stallions ever in south america , and through tracery his sire line also continued in england to papyrus , and in australasia through pantheon and archery . in the u . s . , his good staying son friar rock got the fast , long - running handicapper pilate , sire of the game , weight - carrying and speedy eight thirty . but it was through his daughters that rock sand has the most significant impact on the breed .
the chestnut trap rock was another foal of 1908 ; he was out of topiary , the mare that had been imported with rock sand . he won the hudson and manhassett stakes and three other races , and was second in the great american stakes . very similar in appearance to his more famous brother , tracery , with the exception of his coat color , he was a successful sire of winners of over $ 385 , 000 , and was several times in the top twenty of leading broodmare sires in the 1920s .
tracery ( 1909 ) was rock sand ' s best runner and best sire son . he was out of topiary , and similar in appearance to his year - older brother , trap rock , but brown in color . he was an elegant animal , and game on the turf , but was plagued by spavins early in his career . because of the racing blackout , belmont sent him to england to race . he was placed in the hands of leopold de rothschild ' s trainer , john watson , at newmarket , but went unraced at age two due to spavins and / or other problems . his very first race as a three - year - old was the epsom derby , for which he was not prepared , and he ran third to tagalie and jaeger , beaten by four lengths .
in 1909 several american mares bred to rock sand were shipped to france , and dropped their foals there . one of these was the st . florian daughter , queen ' s bower . in 1909 at haras de villiers , she dropped qu ' elle est belle . she won over 120 , 000 francs , her triumphs including the prix la rochette and the prix de diane ( french oaks ) . sent to the u . s . , qu ' elle est belle dropped quelle chance ( 1917 , by ethelbert ) , the dam of the great fair play sons chance play ( 1923 , jockey club gold cup , saratoga cup ) and chance shot ( 1924 , belmont stakes , saratoga special , withers stakes ) . both colts became good sires , with chance play leading sire twice in the u . s . , and chance shot sire of champion filly fairy chant , among other good stakes winners .
vulcain ( 1910 ) was born in france from lady of the vale . she was by rayon d ' or and out of lady violet , a mare belmont purchased as a yearling who had been a terrific weight - carrier and excellent juvenile runner and later the dam of four stakes winners . lady of the vale was one of the in - foal mares that crossed the atlantic to haras de villers . vulcain was not an impressive juvenile , but at age three was one of the best of his generation in france , winning the prix miss gladiator ( 2100 meters ) , the prix noailles ( 2200 meters ) , and the prix reiset ( 3000 meters ) , and running third in the prix juigne and prix daru . belmont later brought him to the u . s . , where as a stallion he got 21 stakes winners , mostly high - class handicappers .
mahubah ( 1910 ) was and is rock sand ' s most celebrated daughter , although she was not the only one to contribute to his excellence as a broodmare sire . out of the merry hampton daughter , imported merry token , and bred at nursery stud , she ran three times as a juvenile and twice at age three , winning a maiden race . her importance derives from her famous son , man o ' war , the great chestnut racehorse and stallion , and to a lesser extent his brother , jockey club gold cup winner and useful sire , my play , and their sister masdah , a winner of six races and dam of three stakes winners .
danger rock ( 1912 ) out of delusion , by meddler , was bred by belmont and raced in england during the war . an elegant animal , he was cursed with rock sand ' s temperament . he won the 1 - 1 / 2 mile hastings plate and the newmarket stakes . during the running of the zetland plate , his off fore pastern was damaged , ending his career . belmont sent him to the u . s . , where he was placed in the middleburg , virginia , stud of raymond belmont . danger rock was not a particularly useful sire , but he did get the gelded stakes winner doctor wilson ( 1925 ) , bred by john madden , who collected $ 49 , 236 in earnings .


shamshir ( foaled 21 february 1988 ) was a british thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare .

in racing career which lasted from august 1990 until october 1991 she won two of her eleven races .

as a two-year-old in 1990 she was one of the best fillies of her generation in britain , winning a maiden race and being narrowly beaten in the may hill stakes before recording her biggest win in the group one fillies ' mile .

she failed to win as a three-year-old but finished second in the epsom oaks and the nassau stakes and third in the yorkshire oaks .

she was retired at the end of the year to become a broodmare .

shamshir ( horse )

a shamshir shekargar ( shamshir - e shekârgar ; literally ,
hunters ' sword
or
hunting sword
) is the same as a shamshir , except the blade is engraved and decorated , usually with hunting scenes .
horse racing stats – runner and rider profiles for epsom oaks – . . .
2 ) mr . ali ghourchani from iran is an accomplished horse archer who has gained many places in international horse archery competitions . i will test many horseback wrestling and horseback lance and swordfighting in cooperation with ali . he is an accomplished horse archer .
black caviar : the horse of a lifetime . . . the story and the wins
mughal style carved jade shamshir grip , horse form gem set spinach jade with inset white jade disk , 20th c . 6 1 / 4
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a shamshir , shamsher , shamsheer or chimchir ( from shamshir ) is a type of sabre with a curve that is considered radical for a sword : 5 to 15 degrees from tip to tip . the name is derived from shamshīr , which means
sword
( in general ) . the radically curved sword family includes the shamshir , scimitar , talwar , kilij , pulwar and the sabre .
use the search below to find breeding information on an individual horse or select one of the other specific search options available .
in addition to oh so sharp , his other top runners included fitnah , common grounds , flash of steel , shamshir , sure blade , unite , and balisada .
i was with luca cumani when falbrav had his special season , and his owner also has horses with my father , so i had known him for many years ,
he says .
he promised to send me a horse when i set up , and luckily , the horse was sesmen .
shamshir and separ ( buckler ) vs mace and buckler . in razmafzar the small shield ( separ ) is used with a variety of weapons , including the sword , mace , axe and dagger .
shamshir ( gb ) ch . f , 1988 { 12 - d } dp = 8 - 1 - 10 - 5 - 4 ( 28 ) di = 1 . 00 cd = 0 . 14 - 9 starts , 2 wins , 3 places , 2 shows career earnings : $ 346 , 708
“our first big winner was shamshir , the first foal of free guest , who i suppose was our foundation mare , ” she says of the daughter of kris , who in 1990 became the second group 1 winner for cumani’s then - stable jockey frankie dettori in the fillies’ mile , 45 minutes after he won the queen elizabeth ii stakes on markofdistinction .
“we’ve always had some boarders . we keep it as limited as we possibly can but it helps with the cashflow , ” explains sara . “it’s just really for some of our owners because we don’t want to over - horse the place and we’re comfortable with the numbers we have . ”
t is 16 years since a young italian called lanfranco dettori established himself at the top of his profession with a group one double on festival day at ascot . shamshir , who won the fillies ' mile , and markofdistinction , in the queen elizabeth ii stakes , were both trained by another italian , luca cumani , and between them , the jockey and trainer have kept the tricolore prominent at the meeting ever since .
will almost always be rated from 45 - 54 with the exception of those that perform in a higher class or in say a black - type three year old race . they can expect a higher rating . after three “misses” a maiden horse will revert to a mark of 45 . these races will continue to be raced under set - weight conditions .
“breeding and training compliment each other – from the trainer’s perspective you get to know a bit about soundness and temperament and therefore you can use that when you get to the breeding side . on the training front , knowing the horse from the very beginning and having seen it from when it was born , all the way through , is a bonus . ”
despite having planned her mating and known her since birth , luca cumani maintains that lady of dubai receives no favourable treatment in training . he says : “the moment the homebreds are in the training yard they are the same as the others – all the horses here are my babies . winning is the same for any horse in the yard , though of course it’s satisfying if you’ve bred them and known them all their lives . ”
for eight centuries the arab sword makers succeeded in concealing their techniques from competitors - and from posterity . those in europe only revealed that they quenched in ' ' red medicine ' ' or ' ' green medicine . ' ' a less abrupt form of cooling , according to one account , was achieved when the blade , still red hot , was ' ' carried ina furious gal lop by a horseman on a fast horse . ' '
he is equally unequivocal about any twinges when horses he and sara have bred succeed for other stables , adding : “in each case it has been my decision to sell so i have no regrets . it’s not a question of that horse being one that got away – any success helps our families and helps the stud . and quite often there are those that you’ve kept because they wouldn’t have made a good sales yearling but they turn out to be very good racehorses . ”
background : garry and suzanne brandt had their first runner in 2014 . the couple run the north london - based import business harlequin direct ltd and were tempted to dip their toes into racehorse ownership when meeting owner derrick bloy on holiday . harlequeen was only the second horse owned by the brandts , with their first being the four - time winner harlequin striker , also with mick channon before being switched to dean ivory’s yard this year . garry gave suzanne harlequeen for her birthday and his mother telma went racing for the first time at goodwood last year when harlequeen won .
the oaks stakes is a group 1 flat horse race in great britain open to three - year - old fillies . it is run at epsom downs over a distance of 1 mile , 4 furlongs and 10 yards ( 2 , 423 metres ) , and it is scheduled to take place each year in early june . ( it has also been known as the oaks . increasingly it is coming to be referred to as the epsom oaks in both the uk and overseas countries , although ' epsom ' is not part of the official title of the race . )
khorasani : thanks for asking ! my next project is finishing my book on historical firearms from iran . this book contains translated and annotated persian texts on cannon making , rockets , etc . i have also measured and pictured over 100 unique examples of persian firearms from iranian museums . a treasure . i have been classifying and researching all techniques of traditional wrestling arts of iran . these will be published in different books by me . i am also planning a book on armored combat and horse combat in persian tradition . and of course together with mr . dwyer we are writing a book on persian archery . thanks for the interview .
khorasani : they will learn sword and shield combinations and spear combinations on foot first . accompanied by wrestling techniques of course . war wrestling based on persian manuscripts play an important role in razmafzar . persian manuscripts stress that a good warrior is a good wrestler . then we move to dagger and knife fighting in combination with a shield . then axe and mace techniques are taught . more complex techniques of sword and shield and wrestling always accompany the curriculum . then short sword techniques qame and qaddare as civilian weapons follow as the former are battlefield weapons . the whole would take 4 - 5 years to master . then they learn archery on foot and then horse archery . the last step will be fighting with weapons and wrestling on horseback . the whole techniques comprise all techniques from ancient iran into islamic period . of course as far as they are evidenced . we do not make up techniques . but razmafzar deals with all periods of iran . participants should also learn about some aspects of historical arms and armor from iran as well .
kris , a champion racehorse and sire in england , died thursday at lord howard de walden ' s plantation stud . he was 28 .
a report on the plantation web site said the stallion , who was pensioned in february 2002 , was found dead in his paddock of heart failure .
by sharpen up - - doubly sure , by reliance , kris was the sire of 80 stakes winners from 810 named foals of racing age . among them are classic winner oh so sharp , who was a member of his first crop . with just two crops racing in 1985 , he was the leading sire in england / ireland .
kris , bred and raced by howard de walden , won 14 of 16 starts and ran second in the other two . he was a champion miler in england . kris was unbeaten at two when he won the horris hill stakes ( eng - iii ) . his victories at three included the sussex stakes ( eng - i ) , st james ' s palace stakes ( eng - ii ) , waterford crystal mile ( eng - ii ) , and queen elizabeth ii stakes ( eng - ii ) . he was retired after his 4 - year - old season , his career ending with a second to known fact in the queen elizabeth ii stakes . he was trained by henry cecil .
kris was syndicated for 4 million pounds and began his stud duties at de walden ' s thornton stud . that nursery was sold in 1994 and he was moved to plantation stud .
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owner : sk . mohammed breeder : fittocks stud ltd . winnings : 9 starts : 2 - 3 - 2 , $ 346 , 708 1st fillies mile gr . 1 ( gb ) . 2nd may hill s . gr . 3 ( gb ) , the oaks gr . 1 ( gb ) , nassau s . gr . 2 ( gb ) . 3rd yorkshire oaks gr . 1 ( gb ) , musidora s . gr . 3 ( gb ) . ( close )
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now they may have some backup . marco botti is not a familiar name to british racegoers yet , but like dettori before him , he goes to ascot this weekend with a serious chance to make his reputation on one of the most important afternoons of the flat racing year . his unbeaten juvenile sesmen , who was added to the fillies ' mile at a cost of £20 , 000 earlier this week , will be his first runner in a group one contest , and if breeding counts for anything , she will go to the start with every chance .
sesmen ' s pedigree is the result of meticulous planning by peter ebdon , the former world snooker champion , who applies the same driven intensity to the business of breeding thoroughbreds that he does to building breaks . but it is botti ' s own family tree that bears the closest inspection , since his name would be as familiar to an italian racegoer as a hills or a dunlop in this country .
my father [ alduino ] and his brother [ giuseppe ] train together in italy ,
botti says ,
and they have been the champions of the country many , many times . they have won all of the classics in italy , and they will be champions again this year for sure , as they have more than 220 winners already .
such is the status of the botti family in italian racing that marco , who rode nearly 400 winners during a five - year career as a professional jockey , would have found it easy to start a training career in his native country . instead , he chose to launch himself as a virtual unknown in the sink - or - swim surroundings of newmarket .
he is becoming more familiar by the week , though , having saddled seven winners from 44 runners so far this season , a strike - rate of 16 % . with victories at prices including 33 - 1 , 20 - 1 , 12 - 1 and 9 - 1 , his level - stake profit is running at £48 . 25 .
of course it would have been easier for me to go back to italy ,
botti says .
i don ' t think that it would have been any problem finding owners there , when in england , all new trainers struggle to find owners and good horses at the beginning .
but i decided to give it a go here , to take a shot , and i can ' t complain so far . we have 22 horses here now , and we ' ve had a group three winner . winning a group three in england means much more to me than it would in italy , as it is so much more difficult to win races here .
the decision to run sesmen in saturday ' s race owes something to cumani , who employed botti as a pupil assistant for two years when he first arrived in britain .
he then moved on to spend a year with ed dunlop , and six months as head lad with sheikh mohammed ' s collection of blue bloods at godolphin .
after she won at goodwood , luca rang me and said , marco , you should have a look at the ascot race and think about supplementing her . it would come at just the right time for her . the owner said that if i was happy with her , it would be worth taking a chance . it is a lot of money , but that ' s part of the game sometimes .
we ' re running against the big yards and the best trainers so it ' s not going to be easy ,
botti says .
but she travels so well and quickens so well , and if everything goes right , we will definitely aim her for the 1 , 000 guineas .
i ' ve worked with group one horses like falbrav and ouija board in the past , so now i just hope that i ' ve learned enough about how to train them .
a regular at this track , blue maeve has three course wins from ten starts , as well as three seconds and a third . he ' s been in the form of his life this season , scoring on his last two visits and going close off his revised mark in two subsequent runs elsewhere . there seems to be plenty of pace drawn near the rail here and it is to be hoped that silvestre de sousa has the sense not to fight for an early lead .
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martial artist , linguist , historian and tireless arms and armour researcher , dr . manouchehr moshtagh khorasani ( germany ) is an award - winning author who won the prestigious awards of the book prize of the islamic republic of iran ( 2012 ) for his book lexicon of arms and armor from iran : a study of symbols and terminology and arms and armor from iran : the bronze age to the end of the qajar period ( 2009 ) , which also won the world book prize in the field of iranian studies in 2009 . the latter book is based on over 800 primary and secondary sources and features a detailed analysis of over 520 artifacts from ten iranian museums for the first time . some selected items from private collections are also featured in this book .
dr . khorasani is also the author of the book antique oriental and arab weapons and armour : the streshinskiy collection ( published 2010 ) and has written well over 100 print articles , lexicon entries and book contributions related to arms and armor from iran in 30 print journals and magazines , an encyclopedia and one in a book in english , german , spanish , french and persian for american , argentinian , austrian , british , canadian , french , german , indian , iranian , south korean and spanish magazines .
we have known dr . khorasani for many years in his role as a moderator and consultant at swordforum international , and were particularly excited when we learned that he had been combining all of his passions and backgrounds in a new project : razmafzar – persian martial arts . his latest book , persian archery and swordsmanship : the martial arts of iran , is the first publication of his results , another massive , meticulously documented analysis of artifacts , artwork , and literature , this time cross - analyzed with surviving persian fencing , archery and riding manuscripts and the many living - traditions of iranian wrestling . we are pleased to offer this interview , where dr . khorasani gives us some insights into the ( re ) development of razmafzar , living martial traditions in iran , and what is forthcoming from his prolific pen .
khorasani : this is a combined persian term , a new persian lexeme which consists of razm ( battle / fight ) and afzar ( tools / weapons ) . it means “battle weapons” . actually , this word is related to zinabzar or zinafzar which means the weapons for a mounted warrior . the term zinafzar can already be found in the poems of onsori balkhi ( 1990 , p . 22 ) . this word is an old word which derives from the middle persian word zēn afzār ( war implements / weapons ) that can be found in karnameye ardeshir babakan ( see farahvashi , 2007 , p . 30 ) . the reason for choosing razmafzar and not zinafzar for this historical martial art is that it deals not only with cavalry techniques and tactics but also with infantry techniques and tactics . so it is a more general term encomassing both fields . although the fomer has received some cursory look , the latter has been completely ignored in the studies of martial hertitage of iran / persia . it entails all techniques which are documented in manuscripts , poems , battlefield accounts , miniatures , arts , stone reliefs from ancient iran and also islamic period of iran .
khorasani : i have been an active martial artist almost all my life and surely after years of research , measurement and recording hundreds of iranian arms and armor in 14 museums in iran and many private collections in europe , russia and usa , the intriguing question has always been how these weapons were used . that is why i turned my attention to a detailed study of these weapons .
fap : one of the unique things in persian archery and swordsmanship is your detail to language – in tracking a lexicon of martial terminology or technical vocabulary , that can be found in non technical literature and then comparing that to iconographic depictions of the same actions . this is an area that is still awaiting more serious attention in historical european martial arts ( hema ) . can you discuss the process you used in going about this ?
fap : hema practitioners are fortunate in having a a larger number of technical works , “fight books” , on which to base their reconstruction . is there a similar body of persian martial texts to draw from ?
khorasani : yes , there are . i have presented many complete manuals in my last book . five complete ones on persian archery . one on mounted lance fighting . one on spearfighting on foot . three on war wrestling . one on swords . as we are talking , i have received some new ones . this area has been neglected for years . i have received new manuscripts on archery , swordsmanship , mounted combat , etc .
fap : in the west , many traditional martial arts , particularly “aristocratic” or “chivalric” ones became extinct in the 18th and 19th centuries , and have had to be reconstructed . how does this compare to the situation in iran ? have you been able to find living sword or weapon arts , and if so , have they played a role in creating modern razmafzar ?
khorasani : chivalric code of iran is best expressed in the javanmardi code which is similar to european chivalric code or japanese bushido . we have a living tradition of zurkhane ( house of strength ) . wrestling in iran is considered as a sacred sport , where the mat is still considered a place to respect and to be respected and one needs to show humbleness and also help people in need . my project of razmafzar is based on academic reconstruction of techniques in manuscripts , miniatures and reliefs . but it does not stop there . as i have shown in my last book , the tenets and training methods of the house of strength will be integrated in it . additionally , we have over 24 styles of traditional wrestling in iran , we have sword dancing , we have different stick fighting methods in iran . they are in the process of being researched . we will make comparative analysis and then set up a big data bank and integrate them in razmafzar as well .
wrestling remains an important sport , fighting tradition and cultural treasure in iranian culture even today , and was considered the basis of persian warrior training .
fap : at the same time , there are many european folk traditions , particularly for wrestling and stick or knife fighting , that have survived . in persian archery and swordsmanship you touch on this with traditional iranian wrestling or varzesh pahlavani . can you tell us a little about pahlavani – both as it exists now and as it might have related to earlier persian fighting arts ?
khorasani : the house of strength symbolizes a sacred place where practitioners not only develop strength , but they need to learn javanmardi rules . they need to be role models for the young generation . wrestling is one of the most effective combat systems as proven again and again . this plays a major role in iran .
khorasani : yes i am fortunate enough to be in contact with leading pahlavans in iran and i trained and even documented their training in the house of strength . they are greatly interested in razmafzar .
khorasani : yes , without name dropping , my students and friends know that . i hold three black belts , a 4th dan in one of them , the others 2nd dan . i have trained and competed in many full - contact sports such as boxing , muay thai and of course wrestling . i experimented with bjj and trained in a team . besides i also trained in a japanese koryu sword art extensively . but i have always wrestled and love this sport . wrestling has helped me the most , as this is the tenet of persian armored and unarmored fight . but i have to say that all martial arts and fighting i have done have played a part , by helping me universal principles of combat , like distance and lines of attack and defence . i have to say i love realistic and full - contact sparring and think that is important in all martial arts , including swordfighting .
a persian warrior should be able to grab and throw in close range at anytime . and then of course to deliver fast and powerful blows with his weapons .
fap : persia has long been a cross - roads between the mid and far east . have you found commonalities between persian arts with those of the arabs to the west or indians , such as the sikh gatka or shastar vidiya to the east ?
khorasani : well possibly , but as i have not trained in indian or arab arts , i cannot pass judgments . what i can say is that there always commonalities with certain arts , especially when the arms and armour are similar , but i would say that what i know defines persian arts is an emphasis on developing strength , stamina , power and only then techniques . this is why wrestling plays a crucial role – it trains the body that is at the core of the entire art . a persian warrior should be able to grab and throw in close range at anytime . and then of course to deliver fast and powerful blows with his weapons .
fap : you have chosen to create an international research and development team to develop razmafzar . can you tell us a bit about who comprises the team and how your team works together ?
khorasani : i have a very dedicated team and i am in constant contact with them . my team comprises of three different groups . researchers who write and do research on historical arms and armor from iran , the other section comprises experienced martial artists and another who work and help in the realm of public relations and also editorial process . to enter my group and be marked as a member one needs to fulfill certain criteria . i am really proud of the members of razmafzar team and many thanks for asking me questions about them . these are :
1 ) mr . bede dwyer from australia is a leading researcher on asian composite bow . bede has published many articles in many leading academic journals . he plays a very important role in razmafzar team . he has been my editor from 2004 and has made useful comments on archery sections on my books . we have written many important articles on persian archery based on persian archery manuscripts which have been translated by me . at the moment , i am planning to write a book on persian archery together with mr . bede dwyer on persian archery . this book will not only comprise archery techniques and annotated archery texts but we will show techniques and how to execute them with a replica persian composite bow .
3 ) mr . heiko grosse from germany is an accomplished swordsman who has been training and learning razmafzar under my direct supervision . he is a black belt in kendo with ten years experience in kendo competitions and a cateran and an expert in scottish swordsmanship with five - year experience . he plays a pivotal role in learning and teaching razmafzar .
4 ) ms . mitra haji is a museum curator of bonyad museums from tehran , iran . i have been working with ms . haji over 7 years . i have analyzed over 500 historical arms and armor from iran which are kept in bonyad museum . she has translated and edited many of my articles in persian . we organized two historical arms and armor exhibitions “the power of iranian steel” and “weapons and combat in the shahname” in tehran .
5 ) mr . mark mcmorrow from the usa is the executive editor and director of swordforum international , the biggest online community dedicated to the study of historical arms and armor . mark plays a very important role in making razmafzar public and we have an excellent working relationship together ,
6 ) mr . richard nable is a police lieutenant for a metropolitan police department in the southeastern united states . he is a swat sniper and team leader , department rangemaster , and instructor primarily in police weapons , tactics and survival . richard is our advisor on the mechanisms of historical firearms and has edited a number of articles on historical firearms which i have written and also has been editing parts of my books . 7 ) mr . greg thomas obach has been on my team for over 12 years . greg is a leading and very experienced smith who makes wonderful crucible steel . he has edited the chapters on crucible steel in my books and also articles . his insights into making crucible steel and above all his down - to - earth approach and willingness to learn and experiment make him truly a unique smith .
8 ) ms . venous pirmomen from iran is an archaeologist with a master and a bachelor degree in archaeology from islamic azad university . her areas of interest and concentration are bio - archaeology , biological anthropology and forensic anthropology . she has played an important role in accessing data for research of razmafzar team and public relations in iranian universities . she has found many new manuscripts from iranian libraries and museums for primary research materials on persian arms and armor .
9 ) mr . hessamoddin shafeianis a phd candidate at university of california , riverside in the field of electrical engineering department . he obtained his msc degree from the prestigeous sharif university of technology . he has been a very important team member with unflagging determination to find and access data which are extremely important for the research of razmafzar team . together with venous , hessam has found and gained access to many important persian manuscripts .
10 ) dr . denis toichkin from ukraine is a leading arms and armor historian and researcher and the author of a book on the history of cossack cold steel . he is recognized as a specialist in the late medieval and modern history of eastern european arms and armor . he has published on persian arms with me in leading ukranian journals and we are going to publish further articles on persian arms and armor in future . he plays a pivotal role in arms and armor research in our team .
fap : razmafzar is a large , complex art . when a new student wishes to begin training , where do they start ? what are the root disciplines of the system ?
fap : you’ve created the largest single source on persian arms and armour , a companion lexicon , and now a giant overview of persian martial arts and martial culture . all in your spare time ! so what is next for manouchehr khorasani and razmafzar ?
freelance academy press is proud to be distributing dr . khorasani’s books here in the united states , and look forward to working with him in the future on other projects .
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we have profiles of all nine runners and riders for the english biggest filly’s classic the epsom oaks , start time 4 : 30pm . back minding at 8 / 1 to win .
* worked over the unique epsom downs course during the breakfast with the stars morning on tuesday , may 24 .
* beaten a neck by seventh heaven on reappearance in listed betfred mobile oaks trial at lingfield park on may 7 .
* success came with a length and a half victory in a mile maiden on good to soft going at nottingham in october .
* debut came in a mile maiden at haydock park on september 26 last year when third on soft ground .
born : december 5 , 1980 based : kremlin cottage stables , newmarket background : he is the eldest son of lord adrian palmer and grew up in the scottish borders , learning to ride at a very young age . he went to eton . before becoming a trainer , he spent time working for cheveley park stud and john warren at highclere stud . he was assistant to trainer patrick chamings and then spent three seasons as hughie morrison’s assistant . after five years as an assistant in the uk , he enjoyed a successful 15 - month spell in australia with leading trainer gai waterhouse . he returned to the uk , took out a licence in 2011 and has made an increasing impact , sending out 35 british & irish winners who earnt more than £1 million in prize money last year .
* beaten nine lengths into fifth by so mi dar in group three musidora stakes at york on may 11 .
* got off the mark at the third attempt in a mile polytrack maiden at lingfield park in february .
* made her debut in a mile maiden on kempton park’s polytrack on november 30 , finishing fifth of 10 .
* out of high - class racemare barshiba & a half - sister to last year’s 50 / 1 group one juddmonte international heroine arabian queen .
* stayed on take third , beaten a length , behind somehow in the listed cheshire oaks on may 4 .
* made a winning debut in a mile polytrack maiden at kempton park on november 30 .
other major wins include : breeders’ cup marathon ( 2008 muhannak ) . , middleton stakes ( 2015 secret gesture ) , german 1 , 000 guineas ( 2012 electrelane ) , fred darling stakes ( 2005 penkenna princess , 2010 puff , 2012 moonstone magic , 2015 redstart ) , qipco british champions fillies & mares stakes ( 2015 simple verse )
born : september 6 , 1995 background : nephew of former jump jockey jim culloty , who won three cheltenham gold cups on best mate and trained the 2014 winner lord windermere . murphy began riding at the age of four and competed in pony races and show jumping . joined culloty’s cork yard at the age of 13 before teaming up with tommy stack two years later . started riding out for ireland’s champion flat trainer aidan o’brien at 16 and then moved to england to work for andrew balding in october , 2012 . first win came aboard imperial glance at salisbury on june 16 , 2013 . capped 2013 with a memorable four - timer on ayr gold cup day , including in the feature on highland colori . had a three - month spell with leading australian trainer danny o’brien in 2013 / 2014 . was appointed second jockey behind andrea atzeni to qatar racing ltd ahead of 2015 flat season and become first jockey to the organisation when atzeni returned to roger varian .
* exercised at the course during the breakfast with the stars morning on tuesday , may 24 .
* beaten four and half lengths into fourth by so mi dar in group three musidora stakes at york on may 11 .
* runner - up to godolphin’s linguistic on reappearance in the valuable tattersalls millions 3 - y - o trophy at newmarket on april 14 .
* sole victory came easily in a mile maiden at goodwood on september 1 , 2015 .
first winner : gained his first two successes on the same day when golden scissors was successful on the flat at beverley and wessex warrior over hurdles at wincanton on march 30 , 1990 .
success in uk : after a relatively slow start in his first few years in britain , with the winters spent riding in india , de sousa nearly returned to brazil but the 2010 uk season saw a distinct upturn in his fortunes as he rode 100 winners , for trainers such as david o’meara , geoff harker and mark johnston . in 2011 , he rode primarily for johnston and enjoyed 161 uk victories , challenging for the british jockeys’ title . de sousa’s first british classic ride came on outsider danum dancer in the 2007 2000 guineas , while he won the indian derby on antonios in 2009 . he was appointed as a retained rider to godolphin in february , 2012 but parted ways with maktoum family’s operation in mid - 2014 despite enjoying considerable success . he has ridden as a freelance since then and became champion jockey in britain for the first time in 2015 .
big - race wins : dubai world cup ( 2014 african story ) , qipco champion stakes ( 2013 farhh ) , lockinge stakes ( 2013 farhh ) , dubai duty free stakes ( 2013 sajjhaa ) , premio roma ( 2012 hunter’s light ) , juddmonte international ( 2015 arabian queen ) . accolades : stobart champion flat jockey 2015
* bidding to become the first filly since kazzia in 2002 to complete the 1000 guineas - investec oaks double .
* crowned european champion two - year - old filly last season following victories in the g1 moyglare stud stakes at the curragh & g1 dubai fillies’ mile at newmarket .
* comes in on the back of defeat having gone down by a head to jet setting in the irish 1 , 000 guineas at the curragh on may 22 , the pair clear . minding banged her head leaving the stalls . a cut and bruising were minor and have healed .
* made her debut on june 11 , 2015 in a leopardstown seven - furlong maiden and finished second . she got off the mark next time out a similar race over six furlongs at the same course on june 25 .
* dam was top - class over a mile and galileo won the investec derby in 2001 .
* unbeaten in two starts this season and last time out got the better of architecture by a neck in the listed oaks trial at lingfield park on may 7 .
* odds - on favourite when making a winning return in a mile polytrack maiden at dundalk on april 18 .
* had the first of two starts as a juvenile at leopardstown when seventh of 13 in a seven - furlong maiden on september 12 , 2015 . two weeks later , she finished fourth in another seven furlong at newmarket .
born : buttevant , co cork , ireland , november 13 , 1980 . background : joined aidan o’brien’s ballydoyle stable as a teenager and gained his first british classic success on 50 / 1 chance qualify in the 2015 investec oaks . has ridden across the world with major success in ireland , france , the uae , the usa , canada and india . first winner : my - lorraine , sligo , june 24 , 1997 . british classic wins ( 1 ) : investec oaks ( 2015 qualify ) big - race wins include : irish derby ( 2011 treasure beach ) , irish oaks ( 2014 bracelet ) , secretariat stakes ( 2011 treasure beach ) , phoenix stakes ( 2002 spartacus ) , poule d’essai des poulains ( 2007 astronomer royal ) , criterium international ( 2009 jan vermeer ) , canadian international ( 2010 joshua tree ) , american st leger ( 2012 jakkalberry ) , uae derby ( 2012 daddy long legs ) , queen elizabeth ii challenge cup ( 2011 together ) . has also enjoyed significant success in india , winning the indian derby , calcutta derby and bangalore derby in 2007 , and also rode one winner in hong kong in the 2013 / 14 season .
* supplemented at a cost of £30 , 000 following her length victory in the listed height of fashion stakes at goodwood on may 19 . snow fairy took the same 10 - furlong contest at goodwood in 2010 on her way to investec oaks glory .
* third on debut in a 10 - furlong maiden at ascot on may 6 .
champion owner in britain ( 10 times ) : 1996 , 1998 , 1999 , 2001 , 2004 , 2006 , 2007 , 2012 , 2013 and 2015 .
* overcame greenness to win the listed cheshire oaks by half a length on may 4 , with diamonds pour moi back in third .
* made a successful reappearance on heavy ground in a 10 - furlong maiden at leopardstown on april 6 .
* debut came in a leopardstown seven - furlong maiden on october 25 , 2015 when third to stable companion pretty perfect .
* fifth foal of alexandrova who captured the investec , irish and yorkshire oaks in 2006 for same connections .
born : james anthony heffernan on july 17 , 1972 . background : based at aidan o’brien’s ballydoyle stable since 1996 . like o’brien , gained his grounding at jim bolger’s stable . twice second in the investec derby and won the investec oaks on was in 2012 . accolades : jointly ireland’s champion apprentice in 1994 . british classic wins ( 1 ) : investec oaks ( 2012 was ) . other major wins include : irish derby ( 2007 soldier of fortune , 2008 frozen fire ) , irish 1 , 000 guineas ( 2001 imagine , 2008 halfway to heaven , 2011 misty for me ) , irish st leger ( 2008 septimus ) , irish champion stakes ( 2010 cape blanco , 2011 so you think ) , eclipse stakes ( 2011 so you think ) , sun chariot stakes ( 2008 halfway to heaven ) , moyglare stud stakes ( 2008 again , 2010 misty for me , 2015 minding ) , national stakes ( 2000 beckett , 2010 power ) , keeneland phoenix stakes ( 2012 pedro the great ) , pretty polly stakes ( 2011 misty for me , 2015 diamondsandrubies ) , critérium international ( 2006 mount nelson ) , middle park stakes ( 2011 crusade ) , secretariat stakes ( 2015 highland reel )
* high - class two - year - old over a mile , winning the group two may hill stakes at doncaster before taking second behind ballydoyle in the group one prix marcel boussac at longchamp .
* six and a half lengths to make up on minding after coming home sixth on return in the qipco 1000 guineas at newmarket on may 1 .
ownership of turret rocks was recently transferred from jackie , jim bolger’s wife , to june judd who owned the 2009 investec oaks seventh oh goodness me . judd first owned horses in 2001 . she has had success in ireland , including with free judgement in the 2010 g3 tetrarch stakes and 2009 g3 killavullan stakes plus abigail petit in the 2005 g3 tower stakes , though she has yet to have a winner in britain .
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