Go deeper before the next race.

Open every racecard in full and get your research done before they go to post.

  • 14racecard tabs per race
  • 20+bookmaker prices side by side
  • Trackeralerts when your horses are declared

30-day free trial

£0today

Start my 30-day free trial

By continuing you agree to our Terms and Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use policy.

£0 today. Card on step 2. £24.99 from day 31.Cancel any time.

Silks unavailable

Horse profile

Zaya

Sex
gelding
Foaled
1995
Record (GB & IRE)
1 win from 2 runs (50%)
Prize money (GB & IRE)
£6,049 GB
Last run (GB & IRE)
20 Aug 1998, Salisbury (2/3)
Last win (GB & IRE)
24 Oct 1997, Doncaster
Recent form
12

Form

Race record

DateCoursePosSPBtnJockeyTrainerRaceClassTypeDistGoingWgtWinner / 2ndWinner prizeDaysFuture form
20 Aug 98Salisbury2/311/8F1Daragh O'DonohoeSaeed bin SuroorWhitchurch Conditions Stakes Class CClass 3Flat Turf1mGood to Firm8-7Soviet Bureau (IRE)£5,5813000/2
24 Oct 97Doncaster1/129/4won 2Paul EdderySaeed bin SuroorEuropean Breeders Fund Wheatley Park Maiden Stakes Class DClass 4Flat Turf7fGood9-0Legal Lunch (USA)£4,244-1/11
  • 2/320 Aug 98 · Salisbury11/8F

    Whitchurch Conditions Stakes Class C

    Class 31mGood to Firm

    All fields
    Date
    20 Aug 98
    Course
    Salisbury
    Pos
    2/3
    SP
    11/8F
    Btn
    1
    Race
    Whitchurch Conditions Stakes Class C
    Class
    Class 3
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    1m
    Going
    Good to Firm
    Wgt
    8-7
    Winner prize
    £5,581
    Days
    300
    Future form
    0/2
  • 1/1224 Oct 97 · Doncaster9/4

    European Breeders Fund Wheatley Park Maiden Stakes Class D

    Class 47fGood

    All fields
    Date
    24 Oct 97
    Course
    Doncaster
    Pos
    1/12
    SP
    9/4
    Btn
    won 2
    Race
    European Breeders Fund Wheatley Park Maiden Stakes Class D
    Class
    Class 4
    Type
    Flat Turf
    Dist
    7f
    Going
    Good
    Wgt
    9-0
    Winner / 2nd
    Legal Lunch (USA)
    Winner prize
    £4,244
    Days
    -
    Future form
    1/11

Every British and Irish run since 1990, latest first. Btn is the overall distance beaten (lengths). Where the horse won, the runner-up and winning margin are shown.

Future form: next-time-out winners from this horse's races

DateCourseRaceThis horseWinner next timeTheir posWon onAtRace won
24 Oct 97DoncasterEuropean Breeders Fund Wheatley Park Maiden Stakes Class D1/12Gypsy Passion (IRE)74 Nov 97RedcarEuropean Breeders Fund Birch Maiden Stakes Class D
  • 1/1224 Oct 97 · Doncaster

    European Breeders Fund Wheatley Park Maiden Stakes Class D

    All fields
    Date
    24 Oct 97
    Course
    Doncaster
    Race
    European Breeders Fund Wheatley Park Maiden Stakes Class D
    This horse
    1/12
    Winner next time
    Gypsy Passion (IRE)
    Their pos
    7
    Won on
    4 Nov 97
    Race won
    European Breeders Fund Birch Maiden Stakes Class D

Other runners from this horse's races (latest 20 races with a next-time-out winner, up to 40 rows) that won on their next start in Britain or Ireland. FF on the race record = next-time-out winners / runners that have run again (this horse excluded).

Trainer changes

TrainerFirst runLast runFirst run for yardRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Saeed bin Suroor24 Oct 9720 Aug 981/12211050.0%50.0%£6,049€0
Saeed bin Suroor
First run
24 Oct 97
Last run
20 Aug 98
First run for yard
1/12
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,049
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Trained by one trainer throughout its British and Irish career.

Stats

Career summary by code (GB & IRE)

CodeRunsWins2nd3rdWin %Place %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)First runLast run
Flat211050.0%50.0%£6,049€024 Oct 9720 Aug 98
Flat
Code
Flat
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd
1
3rd
0
Win %
50.0%
Place %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,049
Prize IRE (€)
€0
First run
24 Oct 97
Last run
20 Aug 98

Placed = 1st in 2-4 runners, 1st-2nd in 5-7, 1st-3rd in 8+.

Pedigree

Pedigree

Sire branchZafonic (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. SireZafonic (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Sire's sireGone West (USA)
  2. Sire's damZaizafon (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Sire's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Sire's sire's damNot traced
  3. Sire's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Sire's dam's damNot traced
Dam branchAyah (USA)

Parent · 1

  1. DamAyah (USA)

Grandparents · 2

  1. Dam's sireSecreto (USA)
  2. Dam's damNative Nurse (USA)

Great-grandparents · 4

  1. Dam's sire's sireNot traced
  2. Dam's sire's damNot traced
  3. Dam's dam's sireNot traced
  4. Dam's dam's damNot traced
Native Nurse (USA)
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced
Not traced

Breeding card

HorseZaya (GB)
Sexgelding
Foaled1995
SireZafonic (USA)
DamAyah (USA)
DamsireSecreto (USA)
Sire's sireGone West (USA)
Sire's damZaizafon (USA)
2nd damNative Nurse (USA)
Dam's produce2 winners from 3 runners
Notable siblingAylesbury (IRE)

Female line

  1. Ayah (USA) · by Secreto (USA) · 2 winners from 3 runners
  2. Native Nurse (USA) · 0 winners from 2 runners

Sire, dam and damsire

SireDamDamsireSexSire's avg winning distanceDamsire's avg winning distance
Zafonic (USA)Ayah (USA)Secreto (USA)geldingFlat 8.1f · NH 2m1fFlat 8.2f · NH 2m2½f
Zafonic (USA)
Sex
gelding
Sire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.1f · NH 2m1f
Damsire's avg winning distance
Flat 8.2f · NH 2m2½f

Progeny of Zafonic (USA) in this horse's best conditions

ConditionRunsWinsPlacedWin %Place %This horse runsThis horse wins
All Flat runs3,7204211,04211.3%28.0%21
At 7f to 1m1,40016740311.9%28.8%21
On Good going768701959.1%25.4%11
At 7f to 1m on Good going307327510.4%24.4%11
All Flat runs
Condition
All Flat runs
Runs
3,720
Wins
421
Placed
1,042
Win %
11.3%
Place %
28.0%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
At 7f to 1m
Condition
At 7f to 1m
Runs
1,400
Wins
167
Placed
403
Win %
11.9%
Place %
28.8%
This horse runs
2
This horse wins
1
On Good going
Condition
On Good going
Runs
768
Wins
70
Placed
195
Win %
9.1%
Place %
25.4%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1
At 7f to 1m on Good going
Condition
At 7f to 1m on Good going
Runs
307
Wins
32
Placed
75
Win %
10.4%
Place %
24.4%
This horse runs
1
This horse wins
1

Best distance band and going band are where this horse has most wins (then places, then runs) in its main code. Sire figures: all British and Irish runs by the sire's progeny since 1990.

Zafonic (USA) × Secreto mares (the cross)

CodeRunnersWinnersWinners %Black-type winnersRunsWins2nd/3rdWin %Prize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Flat11100.0%021150.0%£6,049€0
Flat
Code
Flat
Runners
1
Winners
1
Winners %
100.0%
Black-type winners
0
Runs
2
Wins
1
2nd/3rd
1
Win %
50.0%
Prize GB (£)
£6,049
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Small sample (under 5 runners): read with care. Includes this horse.

Best of the cross

HorseRunsWinsBlack-type winsPrize GB (£)Prize IRE (€)
Zaya (GB)210£6,049€0
Zaya (GB)
Runs
2
Wins
1
Black-type wins
0
Prize GB (£)
£6,049
Prize IRE (€)
€0

Top 12 by best win level, then wins.

Family

Dam summary

Ayah (USA)

G1 winners
0
Produce
2 winners from 3 runners

Full siblings

No other foal by Zafonic (USA) out of Ayah (USA) has raced in Britain or Ireland.

Half siblings

By Lycius (USA)

By Mtoto (GB)

Female line

  1. 1Ayah (USA) · by Secreto (USA)
  2. 2Native Nurse (USA)

Notable relatives

Half-brother

View full Native Nurse family

In brief

When was Zaya foaled?

Zaya (GB) was foaled in 1995.

Who are the sire and dam of Zaya?

Zaya (GB) is by Zafonic (USA) out of Ayah (USA), a daughter of Secreto (USA).

Who trained Zaya?

Zaya (GB) was trained by Saeed bin Suroor and owned by Godolphin at the time of the last run in Britain or Ireland.

What is Zaya's race record?

In Britain and Ireland, Zaya (GB) won 1 of 2 races (50%).

What is Zaya's biggest win?

Zaya (GB)'s only win in Britain or Ireland came in the European Breeders Fund Wheatley Park Maiden Stakes Class D at Doncaster on 24 October 1997.

Has Zaya ever been beaten?

Zaya (GB) was beaten once in 2 runs in Britain and Ireland, on 20 August 1998 at Salisbury (2nd of 3).

Is Zaya still racing?

Zaya (GB) last ran in Britain or Ireland on 20 August 1998 at Salisbury in the Whitchurch Conditions Stakes Class C, finishing 2nd of 3, and has not run there since.

Is Zaya related to any top horses?

Zaya (GB)'s black-type relatives in Britain and Ireland include Aylesbury (IRE) (half-brother, Group 3 winner), from the Native Nurse (USA) family.

Go deeper before the next race.

Open every racecard in full and get your research done before they go to post.

  • 14racecard tabs per race
  • 20+bookmaker prices side by side
  • Trackeralerts when your horses are declared

30-day free trial

£0today

Start my 30-day free trial

By continuing you agree to our Terms and Intellectual Property and Acceptable Use policy.

£0 today. Card on step 2. £24.99 from day 31.Cancel any time.

Updated