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Zarak

Zarak
Zarak · Image supplied to the Aletaq archive

The son of two exceptional champions converted elite pedigree into elite performance, winning the Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud after finishing second in the Prix du Jockey Club and Prix Ganay. At stud, he established himself through Group 1 winners Metropolitan, Haya Zark and Zagrey, with an 11% stakes-winners-to-runners ratio according to Aga Khan Studs.

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Record and achievements

#Achievement and record
1Won the 2,400-metre Group 1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in 2017.
2Finished second in the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club and Prix Ganay, and won the Group 3 Dubai Millennium Stakes.
3Won or placed in 10 of 13 starts and competed six times at Group 1 level.
4Sired three Group 1 winners: Metropolitan, Haya Zark and Zagrey.
5Recorded 11% stakes winners to runners and 73% winners to runners in his published lifetime statistics.

Lineage

Dubawi × Zarkava

Sire · Dubawi

A Group 1-winning son of Dubai Millennium out of Zomaradah who became one of the world’s leading sires. He supplied Zarak with a blend of speed and middle-distance quality, which Zarak subsequently transmitted to Classic and Group 1 performers.

Dam · Zarkava

The unbeaten champion by Zamindar out of Zarkasha won all seven starts, including five Group 1 races: the Prix Marcel Boussac, Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Prix de Diane, Prix Vermeille and Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Through Zarak, she became the first Arc winner since Urban Sea to produce a Group 1 winner.

Notable progeny

Sources and references
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Parents

Pedigree

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