Xaar
| Xaar | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Zafonic |
| Grandsire | Gone West |
| Dam | Monroe |
| Damsire | Sir Ivor |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 14 March 1995 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Juddmonte Farms |
| Owner |
Khalid Abdulla Godolphin |
| Trainer |
Andre Fabre Saeed bin Suroor |
| Record | 11:5-3-2 |
| Earnings | £375,840 |
| Major wins | |
|
Prix de Cabourg (1997) Prix de la Salamandre (1997) Dewhurst Stakes (1997) Craven Stakes (1998) |
|
| Awards | |
| European Champion Two-Yr-Old Colt (1997) | |
Xaar (foaled 1995) was a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire, best known for his performances as a two-year-old in 1997. In his juvenile season Xaar won four of his five races including the Prix de Cabourg and Prix de la Salamandre in France and the Dewhurst Stakes in England. In 1998 he won the Craven Stakes on his debut, but was beaten in his remaining three races. After two further defeats in 1999 he was retired to stud where he had limited success as a sire of winners.
Xaar was a very dark-coated bay horse with a white star and strip bred in Britain by Khalid Abdulla's Juddmonte Farms. He was sired by the 2000 Guineas winner Zafonic out of Monroe, a mare who won the Ballyogan Stakes. Monroe's dam Best In Show is the ancestor of numerous major winners including El Gran Senor, Jazil and Rags to Riches. Xaar was sent into training with Andre Fabre at Chantilly.
Xaar made his first racecourse appearance at Maisons Laffitte on 17 June. Ridden by Thierry Jarnet he won the 1200 metre Prix de la Saône by four lengths from six opponents. In August, the colt was moved up in class for the Group Three Prix de Cabourg at Deauville in which he was ridden for the first time by Olivier Peslier who became his regular jockey for the next two seasons. Starting the 7/10 favourite, Xaar took the lead 150 metres from the finish and won by one and a half lengths from Chargé d'Affaires. He was expected to follow up with a win in the Group One Prix Morny over the same course and distance but after briefly taking the lead in the closing stages he was overtaken and beaten a head by Chargé d'Affaires.
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