Arabian Queen

Arabian Queen
Sire	Dubawi
Grandsire	Dubai Millennium
Dam	Barshiba
Damsire	Barathea
Sex	Filly
Foaled	23 February 2012
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Littleton Stud
Owner	Jeff Smith
Trainer	David Elsworth
Record	16: 4-1-2
Earnings	£718,916
Major wins
Duchess of Cambridge Stakes (2014) Princess Elizabeth Stakes (2015) International Stakes (2015)
Last updated on 14 September 2016

Arabian Queen (foaled 23 February 2012) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. She showed good form as a juvenile, winning two races including the Duchess of Cambridge Stakes. In the following year she won the Princess Elizabeth Stakes but was beaten in her next three starts before recording an upset win over Golden Horn in the International Stakes.

Arabian Queen is a small bay filly with no white markings bred in Ireland by her owner, Jeff Smith's Littleton Stud. She was sired by Dubawi a top-class son of Dubai Millennium, whose wins included the Irish 2000 Guineas and the Prix Jacques Le Marois. At stud, Dubawi has been a highly-successful breeding stallion, siring major winners such as Monterosso, Al Kazeem, Makfi, Lucky Nine and Night of Thunder. Arabian Queen is the first foal of her dam Barshiba, a high-class racemare who won the Lancashire Oaks in 2009 and 2010. Barshiba was a descendant of the broodmare Place d'Etoile who was the female-line ancestor of Northern Treasure (Irish 2000 Guineas) and Oscar Schindler (Irish St Leger).

The filly was sent into training with the veteran David Elsworth at Newmarket, Suffolk. Elsworth had trained Barshiba during he racing career as well as many other major winners including Desert Orchid and In the Groove.