Haydock Sprint Cup
He was sired by the Haydock Sprint Cup winner Invincible Spirit who has produced many other major winners including Kingman, Charm Spirit, Mayson, Fleeting Spirit, Moonlight Cloud and Lawman. Shalaa's dam Ghurra won once in England and twice in California from twenty starts between 2004 and 2007. Ghurra was a descendant of the broodmare Moonstone, making her a distant relative of Nocturnal Spree, Moonax and the Irish 1,000 Guineas winner Even Star.