Mutafaweq

Mutafaweq
Sire	Silver Hawk
Grandsire	Roberto
Dam	The Caretaker
Damsire	Caerleon
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	21 February 1996
Country	Great Britain
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Murifield Ventures & Jayeff B Stables
Owner	Godolphin Racing
Trainer	Saeed bin Suroor
Record	19: 7-1-3
Earnings	£971,449
Major wins
King Edward VII Stakes (1999) St. Leger Stakes (1999) Deutschland-Preis (2000) Canadian International (2000) Coronation Cup (2001)

Mutafaweq (foaled 21 February 1996 in Kentucky) is a Thoroughbred racehorse who raced successfully in England, Germany, and Canada.

Mutafaweq was a bay horse with no white markings bred in Kentucky by Muirfield Ventures & Jayeff B Stables. He was sired by Silver Hawk, an American-bred colt who finished third in the 1982 Epsom Derby and later became a successful breeding stallion, siring the 1997 Epsom Derby winner Benny the Dip. Mutafaweq's dam The Caretaker was a successful racehorse who won several races including the valuable Cartier Million in 1989.

In August 1997, Mutafaweq was offered for sale at Saratoga and was bought for $310,000 by Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Estate. The colt was sent to Europe where he entered the ownership of Godolphin Racing and was trained by Saeed bin Suroor.

Mutafaweq began his racing career in a one mile maiden race at Yarmouth Racecourse on 17 September in which he was ridden by Daragh O'Donohoe and started the 7/4 favourite. He started slowly but kept on in the closing stages to finish second of the thirteen runners, beaten two lengths Mutamakin. Frankie Dettori took over the ride when the colt started 13/8 favourite for a twenty-three runner maiden at Newmarket Racecourse four weeks later. He took the lead a quarter of a mile from the finish and rallied after being overtaken a furlong out to win by a length from the Michael Stoute-trained Biennale.

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