Sheikh Albadou
| Sheikh Albadou | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Green Desert |
| Grandsire | Danzig |
| Dam | Sanctuary |
| Damsire | Welsh Pageant |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 15 April 1988 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Highclere Stud |
| Owner | Hilal Salem |
| Trainer | Alex Scott |
| Record | 15: 6-4-1 |
| Earnings | £661,983 |
| Major wins | |
|
Nunthorpe Stakes (1991) Breeders' Cup Sprint (1991) King's Stand Stakes (1992) Haydock Sprint Cup (1992) |
|
| Awards | |
| European Champion Sprinter (1991) | |
| Last updated on December 27, 2006 | |
Sheikh Albadou (15 April 1988 – 1999), was a Thoroughbred racehorse and sire who was bred and trained in the United Kingdom. In a racing career which lasted from October 1990 until October 1992 he ran fifteen times and won six races. Sheikh Albadou won several major European sprint races including the Nunthorpe Stakes, the King's Stand Stakes and the Haydock Sprint Cup, but is best known for being the only European-trained winner of the Breeders' Cup Sprint. He was named European Champion Sprinter in 1991. At the end of his racing career Sheikh Albadou was retired to stud but made little impression as a sire of winners.
Sheikh Albadou, a bay horse with a narrow white blaze was bred in England at the Highclere Stud, Berkshire. He was sired by Green Desert out of the Welsh Pageant mare Sanctuary. Green Desert finished second to Dancing Brave in the 2000 Guineas and became a leading sprinter, winning the July Cup. Apart from Sheikh Albadou, he sired the winners of over 1,000 races, including Desert Prince, Oasis Dream and Cape Cross, the sire of Sea The Stars. Sanctuary never raced but came from a good staying family, being a half sister to Little Wolf (Ascot Gold Cup) and Smuggler (Yorkshire Cup).
Sheikh Albadou was sent into training with Alex Scott at Newmarket, Suffolk.
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