Taboun

Taboun
Sire	Tabriz
Grandsire	Tehran
Dam	Queen of Basrah
Damsire	Fair Trial
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	22 February 1956
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Aga Khan III and Aly Khan
Owner	Aly Khan
Trainer	Alec Head
Record	10:4-3-0
Major wins
Prix Robert Papin (1958) Prix Djebel (1959) 2000 Guineas (1959)

Taboun (22 February 1956 – 1962) was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for winning the classic 2000 Guineas in 1959. As a two-year-old in 1958, Taboun won the Prix Robert Papin and finished second in the Coventry Stakes and the Prix Morny. In the following spring the colt won the Prix Djebel and the 2000 Guineas but failed to win again and finished unplaced in his last three races. He was retired to stud where he made little impact before dying at the age of six.

Taboun was a "big, powerful" bay horse bred in France by the father and son team of the Aga Khan and Prince Aly Khan. He raced in Aly Khan's colours and was trained at Chantilly by Alec Head. Taboun was sired by the Aga Khan's stallion Tabriz, whose career was ended by injury after winning the Royal Lodge Stakes as a two-year-old in 1949. Taboun's dam Queen of Basrah was a half-sister of Noor, an Irish-bred horse who was named American Champion Older Male Horse in 1950 and of the Cambridgeshire Handicap winner Nahar. The mare died shortly after Taboun's birth.

On his racecourse debut in May 1958, Taboun won the Prix Maintenon at Maisons-Laffitte Racecourse. He was moved up in class when he was sent to England in June to contest the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot and finished second to the American-bred Hieroglyph. He returned to Maisons-Laffitte in August and recorded his first important win when he won the Prix Robert Papin over 1200 metres from Steamer and Thymus. Later that month he finished second to Oceanic when favourite for the Prix Morny at Deauville.

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