Sadeem

Sadeem
Sire	Forli
Grandsire	Aristophanes
Dam	Miss Mazepah
Damsire	Nijinsky
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	25 March 1983
Country	United States
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	King Ranch
Owner	Sheikh Mohammed
Trainer	Guy Harwood
Record	23: 9-6-2
Major wins
Churchill Stakes (1986) Sagaro Stakes (1987) Ascot Gold Cup (1988, 1999) Goodwood Cup (1988) Prix Gladiateur (1988) Henry II Stakes (1989)
Honours
Timeform rating: 106 (1986), 111 (1987)

Sadeem (foaled 1983) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. A specialist stayer, he won consecutive runnings of the Ascot Gold Cup in 1988 and 1989. His other victories included the Sagaro Stakes, Goodwood Cup, Prix Gladiateur and Henry II Stakes.

Sadeem was a big, strong, "workmanlike" chestnut horse with a white blaze and two white socks bred in Kentucky by King Ranch. His sire Forli was a champion in his native Argentina before becoming a successful breeding stallion in the United States. His best-known offspring was Forego, the three-time American Horse of the Year, whilst his European runners included Thatch. Sadeem's dam, Miss Mazepah, was a daughter of the Epsom Oaks winner Monade.

As a yearling, Sadeem was sent to the sales and was bought for $155,000 by representatives of Sheikh Mohammed. The colt was sent to England where he was trained by Guy Harwood at Pulborough in West Sussex. He was ridden in all of his major races by the English jockey Greville Starkey.

After finishing third on his racecourse debut, Sadeem recorded his first victory when beating Danishgar by half a length in the Churchill Stakes over one and a half miles at Ascot Racecourse in June 1986. In July he was a very easy winner of a race for amateur riders at Newmarket Racecourse and was then moved up in class for the March Stakes over fourteen furlongs at Goodwood in August when he finished second to Celestial Storm.

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