Park Appeal

Park Appeal
Sire	Ahonoora
Grandsire	Lorenzaccio
Dam	Balidaress
Damsire	Balidar
Sex	Mare
Foaled	9 April 1982
Country	Ireland
Colour	Brown
Breeder	Mrs W Brannigan
Owner	Patrick H Burns Sheikh Mohammed
Trainer	Jim Bolger
Record	8: 5-0-1
Major wins
Moyglare Stud Stakes (1984) Cheveley Park Stakes (1984)
Awards
Timeform rating: 122 (1984) Top-rated Irish-trained two-year-old filly (1984)

Park Appeal (foaled 9 April 1982) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. She was one of the leading two-year-old fillies of 1984 when she was undefeated in four races including the Moyglare Stud Stakes in Ireland and the Cheveley Park Stakes in Britain. Her later career was disappointing and she was retired with a record of five wins in eight races between August 1984 and August 1986. Having been bought by Sheikh Mohammed at the end of her two-year-old season, she later became a highly successful broodmare for the Darley Stud.

She was sired by Ahonoora, whose other offspring included the Epsom Derby winner Dr Devious. Ahonoora was a representative of the Byerley Turk sire line, unlike more than 95% of modern thoroughbreds, who descend directly from the Darley Arabian. Park Appeal's dam Balidaress was a moderate racehorse, winning three minor races, but proved a very successful broodmare: her other foals included Desirable (who won the Cheveley Park Stakes and was the dam of Shadayid), Alydaress, and Balistroika, the dam of Russian Rhythm.

As a yearling, Park Appeal was offered for sale but attracted little interest and was sold for only 6,600 Irish guineas. By the time she was sent to the Newmarket Sales a year later the achievements of her older half-sister Desirable made her a more appealing proposition and she was bought for 62,000 guineas by representatives of Paddy and Seamus Burns, a father and son team who operated the Lodge Park Stud. The filly was sent into training with Jim Bolger at Coolcullen in County Carlow.

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