Zabara (horse)

Zabara
Sire	Persian Gulf
Grandsire	Bahram
Dam	Samovar
Damsire	Caerleon
Sex	Mare
Foaled	1949
Country	United Kingdom
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Lady Wyfold
Owner	Sir Malcolm McAlpine
Trainer	Vic Smyth
Record	9: 6-3-0
Earnings	£28,847
Major wins
Imperial Produce Stakes (1951) Cheveley Park Stakes (1951) 1000 Guineas (1952) Lingfield Oaks Trial (1952) Coronation Stakes (1952)
Awards
Top-rated British two-year-old filly (1951) Timeform top-rated two-year-old filly (1951) Timeform rating 134

Zabara (1949–1972) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare best known for winning the classic 1000 Guineas in 1952. She was one of the leading European two-year-olds when her three wins included the Cheveley Park Stakes. In the following year she won the Guineas the Lingfield Oaks Trial and the Coronation Stakes as well as finishing second in the Oaks Stakes. Zabara was retired to stud where she proved to be an influential broodmare. She died in 1972 at the age of twenty-three.

Zabara was a small, light-coloured chestnut mare with a white blaze bred by Lady Wyfold. In December 1949, the filly was sent as a foal to the sales at Doncaster but was not sold as she failed to reach her reserve price of 2,000 guineas. She was later bought privately on behalf of Sir Malcolm McAlpine and sent into training with Vic Smyth at Epsom.

Zabara’s sire Persian Gulf won the Coronation Cup in 1944 and went on to be a successful sire. Apart from Zabara, his most notable offspring was the Epsom Derby winner Parthia. Her dam Samovar, was a successful racehorse, winning the Queen Mary Stakes in 1942. She later became an influential broodmare: apart from Zabara's descendants, she was also the direct female-line ancestor of Frankel, Desert King and Don't Forget Me.

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