Emirates Park has introduced the loss of life of its 2005 Australian Guineas (G1) winner Al Maher (Danehill) on the age of 23.
Bred by the stud’s founder, Hussain Nasser Abdullah Lootah, from a daughter of the “blue hen” mare Dancing Present, Al Maher would turn out to be one in all Emirates Park’s most achieved racehorses earlier than becoming a member of the farm’s stallion roster in 2005 and remaining in service for 18 consecutive seasons—overlaying his final mare in September 2022.
Below the steerage of Gai Waterhouse, Al Maher gained the Australian Guineas at Flemington by 2 3/4 lengths over Danehill Categorical, sealing his place on the Emirates Park stallion roster for the approaching breeding season.
At stud, Al Maher would go on to sire 39 particular person stakes winners, together with group 1 winner and AU$10 million earner Non-public Eye, and fellow elite-level scorers Delicacy, Almalad, Fats Al, and Diamond Drille.
“Only a few thoroughbred breeding and racing issues in Australia have realized a greater final result than that which emanated from the choice of the boss to place Present Dancing to Danehill,” Emirates Park basic supervisor Bryan Carlson stated.Join BloodHorse Every day
“He very a lot grew to become a cornerstone of the operation quickly after Emirates Park had safely negotiated its formative interval, and he has been instrumental in our success ever since.
“Homebred group 1 winners that in flip sire group 1 winners not often come alongside in any lifetime. Al Maher actually could not have achieved rather more each on and off the monitor.”
