Arazi (horse)
| Arazi | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Blushing Groom |
| Grandsire | Red God |
| Dam | Danseur Fabuleux |
| Damsire | Northern Dancer |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1989 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Chestnut |
| Breeder | Ralph C. Wilson, Jr. |
| Owner |
Allen Paulson Sheikh Mohammed |
| Trainer | François Boutin |
| Record | 14: 9-1-1 |
| Earnings | $1,213,307 |
| Major wins | |
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Prix La Flèche (1991) Prix du Bois (1991) Prix Robert Papin (1991) Prix Morny (1991) Prix de la Salamandre (1991) Grand Critérium (1991) Breeders' Cup Juvenile (1991) Prix Omnium II (1992) Prix du Rond Point (1992) |
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| Awards | |
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American Champion Two-Year-Old Colt (1991) European Two Yr-Old Male Champion (1991) European Horse of the Year (1991) |
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| Last updated on June 27, 2011 | |
Arazi (born March 4, 1989, in Kentucky) is an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse from France, whose performance in the 1991 Breeders' Cup Juvenile is considered by the U.S. National Thoroughbred Racing Association (NTRA) as one of the most spectacular in Breeders' Cup history.
A chestnut colt with a crooked white blaze on his face (like his grandsire, Northern Dancer), at 15.2 hands Arazi was a small horse by Thoroughbred standards. Bred by Ralph C. Wilson, Jr., owner of the NFL Buffalo Bills, he was bought at the Keeneland Sales in Kentucky as a weanling for $350,000 by American businessman Allen E. Paulson. Chairman of Gulfstream Aerospace and a pilot, Paulson named the horse for the Arazi aeronautical navigational checkpoint in the Arizona desert. Paulson owned racing stables in the United States and Europe; he sent Arazi to France, where the renowned trainer François Boutin took charge of his conditioning.
Ridden by jockey Gerald Mosse, as a two-year-old Arazi had one of the best seasons in racing history. In France, he won six of his first seven races, thrilling French racing fans with his come-from-behind style. Able to shift into high gear and explode past any horses in front of him, Arazi would run away with an easy victory. By the end of the summer, he was considered among the best Thoroughbreds racing in Europe, regardless of age. In October, his American owner prepared to bring him to the United States for the 1991 Breeders' Cup. However, prior to the race, Shiekh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum made owner Allen Paulson an offer: $9 million for a 50% share in Arazi.
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