Is Zenyatta a broodmare?
“We at Team Zenyatta and Lane’s End Farm are deeply saddened to share that Zenyatta lost her 2021 foal early this year,” the statement read in part. “She had been carrying a second Candy Ride filly, and we grieve the loss of this precious life.
Did octagonal win a Cox Plate?
Octagonal (1995) It is impossible not to love ‘The Big O’ thanks to success in 14 of his 28 career starts, but it was his win in the 1995 Cox Plate that set him up to become a champion.
Is the horse Zenyatta still alive?
Zenyatta received a year off from breeding, and in 2015 she was bred again to War Front. She gave birth to a colt that died two days later due to complications from meconium aspiration syndrome. On January 26, 2021, Zenyatta’s connections announced that she had lost her 2021 foal.
Who owns the most expensive horse?
Most expensive racehorse Selling for a cool $70 million (£53.7 million) to the racehorse breeding powerhouse Coolmore Ireland in 2000, Fusaichi Pegasus currently holds the title of the most expensive horse in history.
When did Eight Carat win Broodmare of the year?
Eight Carat won the New Zealand Broodmare of the Year a record-equalling three times from 1995 to 1997 due to the deeds of Octagonal and Mouawad. In 1996 Eight Carat was named Broodmare of the Year by the international journal Owner-Breeder (USA).
Where did the horse Eight Carat come from?
Eight Carat was bred in England in 1975. She made five starts and never won a single pay check. Consigned to the Tattersalls sales in 1979 as a broodmare prospect, Eight Carat was purchased by Lord Forres who had raced her half sister Great Klaire with some success in Australia.
What kind of pedigree does Eight Carat have?
THE pedigree of Eight Carat is rather unique inasmuch as she is inbred 4mx4f to unbeaten champion Nearco and line bred 5m,5fx5m to Nogara, dam of Nearco and Niccolo dell’Arca. High-class genes were transmitted by Federico Tesio’s champion filly Nogara whose father Havresac II was many times Leading Sire in Italy.
Who is the fifth dam of Eight Carat?
The fifth dam of Eight Carat is Mumtaz Begum, who produced the legendary sire Nasrullah, as well as Eight Carat’s fourth dam Sun Princess, who in turn is the dam of the important sire Royal Charger. Both of these great sires are by Nearco. Tessa Gillian is the third dam of Eight Carat and is a full sister to Royal Charger.