Zamazaan (horse)

Zamazaan
Sire Exbury
Grandsire Le Haar
Dam Toyama
Damsire Tulyar
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1965
Country France
Colour Chestnut
Breeder HH Aga Khan IV
Owner HH Aga Khan IV
Trainer Francois Mathet
Record 12: 5-2-2
Earnings FF 683888
Major wins
Prix du Conseil Municipal (1968)
Prix Jean Prat (1969)
Awards
Leading sire in Australia (1988)

Zamazaan (1965 – 8 April 1990)[1] was a French Thoroughbred racehorse and Champion sire in New Zealand and Australia. Bred by the HH Aga Khan IV he raced in France until retiring in 1969.

Zamazaan was a winner of 5 stakes races from 2,400 metres to 3,100 metres.

He was syndicated for a then record NZ$200,000 and sent to stand at stud beginning in the 1970 season at Keith Burley's Carlyle Stud in East Tamaki near Auckland, New Zealand.[2]

  • He won the Dewar Stallion Trophy award in 1977-8 with progeny earnings of $490,595 (excluding trophies).[2]
  • Champion New Zealand Sire in 1985-6

Zamazaan sired 58 stakeswinners for 123 stakeswins including Beau Zam, Gelsomino, Lord Reims, Phizam, Veloso and Yashmak.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Zamazaan (FR) 1965". NZRacing. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing Inc. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 de Bourg, Ross, “The Australian and New Zealand Thoroughbred”, Nelson, West Melbourne, 1980, ISBN 0-17-005860-3
  3. ↑ Zamazaan (FR) Retrieved on 2009-6-12


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