Muhaarar
| Muhaarar | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Oasis Dream |
| Grandsire | Green Desert |
| Dam | Tahrir |
| Damsire | Linamix |
| Sex | Colt |
| Foaled | 25 February 2012 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Shadwell Stud |
| Owner | Hamdan Al Maktoum |
| Trainer | Charlie Hills |
| Record | 11: 7-0-3 |
| Earnings | £1,212,401 |
| Major wins | |
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Gimcrack Stakes (2014) Greenham Stakes (2015) Commonwealth Cup (2015) July Cup (2015) Prix Maurice de Gheest (2015) British Champions Sprint Stakes (2015) |
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| Awards | |
| Cartier Champion Sprinter (2015) | |
Muhaarar (foaled 25 February 2012) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he showed very good form, winning the Gimcrack Stakes and finishing third in both the July Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes. He began his three-year-old career with a win in the Greenham Stakes before emerging as a leading sprinter with victories in the Commonwealth Cup, July Cup, Prix Maurice de Gheest and British Champions Sprint Stakes.
Muhaarar is a bay horse with a white coronet on his right hind foot bred in the United Kingdom by his owner, Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Stud. He was sired by Oasis Dream, a sprinter who won the July Cup and the Nunthorpe Stakes in 2003 before becoming a very successful breeding stallion. His other progeny have included Midday and Power. Muhaarar's dam Tahrir won two races in Britain as a three-year-old in 2003. Tahrir was a descendant of the broodmre Triumphant, who was a half-sister to Relkino.
The colt was sent into training with Charles "Charlie" Hills at Lambourn in Berkshire. The name Muhaarar is Arabic for "liberated".
Muhaarar made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over five and a half furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse on 12 May. Starting the 5/6 favourite, he took the lead approaching the final furlong and accelerated away from his opponents to win by four lengths from Red Connect. The colt was moved up in class to contest the Group Two July Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 10 July and finished third behind Ivawood and Jungle Cat with Belardo in fourth. Sixteen days later he started 2/1 joint favourite for the listed Winkfield Stakes over seven furlongs at Ascot Racecourse and finished third again, beaten one and a half lengths and three quarters of a length by Kodi Bear and Disegno. On 23 August, Muhaarar, ridden by Paul Hanagan, started at odds of 7/1 for the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes over six furlongs at York. The Norfolk Stakes winner Baitha Alga started favourite ahead of Jungle Cat, Beacon (Dragon Stakes) and the Irish challenger Accepted. Hanagan tracked the leaders before moving up to challenge inside the final furlong. Muhaarar caught Jungle Cat in the final strides and won by a nose. Hills commented "He has always shown plenty and it is nice when it falls into place though. It never really worked last time and Paul has given him a lovely ride today. He is growing up and is in plenty of the top class races for the rest of the year." On his final appearance of the season, Muhaarar ran in the Group One Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on 17 October. After leading for most of the way he was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third behind Charming Thought and Ivawood.
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