Zamazaan (horse)

Zamazaan (1965 – 8 April 1990)[1] was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire in New Zealand and Australia. Bred by the HH Aga Khan IV he raced in France until retiring in 1969.

Zamazaan
SireExbury
GrandsireLe Haar
DamToyama
DamsireTulyar
SexStallion
Foaled1965
CountryFrance
ColourChestnut
BreederHH Aga Khan IV
OwnerHH Aga Khan IV
TrainerFrançois Mathet
Record12: 5-2-2
EarningsFF 683888
Major wins
Prix du Conseil Municipal (1968)
Prix Jean Prat (1969)
Awards
Leading sire in Australia (1988)

Zamazaan was a winner of 5 stakes races from 2,400 metres to 3,100 metres.

He was syndicated for a then record NZ$200,000 and sent to stand at stud beginning in the 1970 season at Keith Burley's Carlyle Stud in East Tamaki near Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

  • He won the Dewar Stallion Trophy award in 1977–8 with progeny earnings of $490,595 (excluding trophies).[2]
  • Champion New Zealand Sire in 1985-6

Zamazaan sired 58 stakeswinners for 123 stakes wins including Beau Zam, Gelsomino, Good Lord, Lord Reims, Phizam, Veloso and Yashmak.[3]

See also

References

  1. "Zamazaan (FR) 1965". NZRacing. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. de Bourg, Ross, "The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred", Nelson, West Melbourne, 1980, ISBN 0-17-005860-3
  3. Zamazaan (FR) Retrieved on 2009-6-12


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