Zarafa (IRE)

Dam of Zafarabad (IRE) (I.A.W.S. Champion Four Year Old Hurdle), Zafadola (IRE)

Country: IRE
Sire: Blushing Groom (FR)

Winners (GB & IRE): 2 of 2 runners (100%)
Wins (GB & IRE): 12 from 46 runs
Progeny prize money (GB & IRE): £103,669 GB
Best progeny OR: 161
Black-type winners (GB & IRE): 2 (1 Group/Grade 1)

Progeny

All known progeny


1988	Zafadola (IRE)	2	Listed winner	John M Oxx	filly	Darshaan (GB)	7	2	2	28.6%	-	-	12 Oct 91
1994	Zafarabad (IRE)	10	Grade 1 winner	Philip Hobbs	gelding	Shernazar (GB)	39	9	8	25.6%	161	£103,669	18 Feb 04

Every offspring with a British or Irish run since 1990, oldest first, plus unraced offspring we know of from profiles and forward entries.

Progeny's best wins


30 Apr 98	Zafarabad (IRE)	Punchestown (IRE)	I.A.W.S. Champion Four Year Old Hurdle	Grade 1	-	-
8 Jun 91	Zafadola (IRE)	Curragh (IRE)	Oaks Trial	Listed	-	-
31 Jan 98	Zafarabad (IRE)	Cheltenham	Wragge & Co Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A	Class 1	-	£9,645
26 Oct 02	Zafarabad (IRE)	Kempton	skybet.com Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class B	Class 2	135	£17,400
10 Nov 98	Zafarabad (IRE)	Newbury	Newbury Autumn Hurdle (Intermediate)	Class 2	145	£5,095
22 Feb 02	Zafarabad (IRE)	Kempton	Compare Odds @easyodds.com Handicap Chase Class C	Class 3	128	£11,213
27 Jan 00	Zafarabad (IRE)	Huntingdon	Bertie Masters Memorial Novices' Chase Class D	Class 3	-	£4,381
2 Nov 99	Zafarabad (IRE)	Exeter	William Hill Golden Spurs Novices' Chase Class C	Class 3	-	£6,385
13 Feb 98	Zafarabad (IRE)	Newbury	Stroud Green Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class C	Class 3	-	£4,273
16 Jan 98	Zafarabad (IRE)	Kempton	Walton Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class D	Class 3	-	£2,996
27 Oct 96	Zafarabad (IRE)	Galway (IRE)	Castlegar European Breeders Fund Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	-
1 Apr 91	Zafadola (IRE)	Mallow (IRE)	City Fillies Maiden	Non-handicap (unclassified)	-	-

Top 20 wins, highest grade first.

Produce by sire


Darshaan (GB)	1988	1	1	1	1	7	2	28.6%	-	Zafadola (IRE)
Shernazar (GB)	1994	1	1	1	1	39	10	25.6%	£103,669	Zafarabad (IRE)

Her known produce grouped by the stallion she was mated with, earliest foal first. Foal years come from age (unraced foals without an age are counted but not dated). GB and IRE records since 1990.

Quick answers

How many winners has Zarafa produced?: Zarafa (IRE) is the dam of 2 runners in Britain and Ireland since 1990, 2 of them winners, with 12 wins from 46 runs between them. Runs abroad are not included.
Who is the best offspring of Zarafa?: On British and Irish black type and ratings, the best offspring of Zarafa (IRE) is Zafarabad (IRE), by Shernazar (GB), a Grade 1 winner with a best official rating of 161; the top win came in the I.A.W.S. Champion Four Year Old Hurdle (Grade 1) at Punchestown (IRE) on 30 April 1998.
How many black-type winners has Zarafa produced?: Zarafa (IRE) has produced 2 black-type winners in Britain and Ireland, including the Group or Grade 1 winner Zafarabad (IRE).
How much prize money have Zarafa's offspring won?: The offspring of Zarafa (IRE) have earned £103,669 in Britain since 1990.
What is Zarafa's pedigree?: Zarafa (IRE) is by Blushing Groom (FR).
Did Zarafa race?: No British or Irish runs are on record for Zarafa (IRE) since 1990; runs abroad are not included.
Have Zarafa's daughters produced runners?: 1 daughter of Zarafa (IRE) has produced runners in Britain and Ireland.
Which family does Zarafa belong to?: Zarafa (IRE) is the founding mare of the Zarafa (IRE) family in RaceWatch records.

Updated 2012-10-01

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