Bahri (horse)

Bahri
Racing colours of Hamdan Al Maktoum
Sire	Riverman
Dam	Wasnah
Damsire	Nijinsky
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	7 February 1992
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Shadwell Farm Inc & Shadwell Estates Co Ltd
Owner	Hamdan Al Maktoum
Trainer	John Dunlop
Record	12: 3-6-2
Earnings	£475,839
Major wins
St James's Palace Stakes (1995) Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (1995)

Bahri (foaled 7 February 1992) is a retired Thoroughbred race horse and active sire, bred in the United States but trained in the United Kingdom. He is best known for the unconventional ride he was given by Willie Carson when winning the 1995 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot Racecourse.

Bahri, a dark bay or brown horse, was bred at Shadwell Farm near Lexington, Kentucky. He was sired by Riverman who won three Group 1 races in France as a 3-year-old, at distances between 1,600 meters (about a mile) and 1,850 metres (about 1 mile and 1¼ furlongs). His dam, Wasnah also produced one other Group winner, namely, Bahhare, who won the Champagne Stakes at Doncaster, and was a half-sister to the dam of Ajina.

Bahri raced four times as a two-year-old coming second in his first 3 maiden races. He won his last race as a two-year-old at Nottingham in a conditions race over six furlongs.

His first engagement at three was in the Greenham Stakes at Newbury when he came second to Celtic Swing. His next race was the 2,000 Guineas when he lined up against Celtic Swing who was the 4/5 favourite as well as the dual Group 1 winning Pennekamp, he managed to come third in that race behind Pennekamp and Celtic Swing. His next race was the Irish 2,000 Guineas where he again came third but this time to Spectrum.