Jalil (horse)

Jalil
Sire	Storm Cat
Grandsire	Storm Bird
Dam	Tranquility Lake
Damsire	Rahy
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	2004
Country	United States
Colour	Dark Bay
Breeder	Martin & Pamela Wygod
Owner	Godolphin Stables
Trainer	Saeed bin Suroor
Record	7: 4-2-0
Earnings	$327,324
Major wins
Maktoum Challenge Stakes (2008)

Jalil, (foaled February 15, 2004), is an American Thoroughbred racehorse. Jalil was purchased in 2005 as a yearling for US$9.7 million (equal to about $11.9 million today).

Jalil was foaled on February 15, 2004 at Mill Ridge Farm in Lexington, Kentucky. His sire is two-time Sire of the Year Storm Cat, grandson of Northern Dancer, whom the National Thoroughbred Racing Association calls "one of the most influential sires in Thoroughbred history". Jalil joins nine other descendants of Northern Dancer who clinch the entire list of the ten most expensive colts sold at auction (current to 2014).

Jalil's dam is the multiple Grade 1 (Gamely Stakes, Clement L. Hirsch Stakes) winning mare Tranquility Lake, sired by Rahy. This makes him a full-brother to the multiple Grade 1 winning racehorse After Market.

Cosigned by Mill Ridge Farm on behalf of his breeders, Martin & Pamela Wygod, Jalil was purchased in 2005 as a yearling for $9.7 million by Sheikh Mohammed, representing the Godolphin Racing Operation at the September Yearling Sale. Afterwards, he was sent to Europe and placed in the care of trainer Saeed bin Suroor.

Jalil made his highly anticipated racing debut as a two-year-old in October, finishing sixth in a maiden race at Newmarket Racecourse in Suffolk, England.

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