Ribchester

€7,500 B 2013 16.0½HH (1.63M)

Iffraaj – Mujarah (Marju)

Oct 1, Special Live Foal. Standing at Haras du Logis, Normandy

New to France: the two-time European Champion miler by the sire of Wootton Bassett. First crop led by G1 sprinter Flaming Rib and exciting G3 Prix Perth winner Facteur Cheval. Also has the 2022 G3 Maribyrnong Plate winner in Australia. More Stakes winners, Stakes horses, winners and prize money from his three-year-old crop than Wootton Bassett, Le Havre, Almanzor, Sea The Moon, Bated Breath and more.

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In the news

13 May 2023

New Stakes winner for Ribchester

Red Card streaks clear to win Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes at Scone

Red Card could be set for feature fillies’ races during the Brisbane winter carnival after the speedy daughter of former champion Irish galloper Ribchester

1 November 2022

New Stakes winner for Iffraaj in New Zealand

Seajetz takes Karaka Classic to give sire Iffraaj 87 Stakes winners

Powerful five-year-old Seajetz continued the wonderful run of his Irish sire Iffraaj when he swooped down the middle of the track to win the

1 November 2022

Two-year-old Group winner for Ribchester

Krakarib leads all the way to give Ribchester his sixth Stakes winner

Krakarib showcased his potential and provided Ribchester with his sixth Stakes-race winner when he won the G3 Darley Maribyrnong Plate at Flemington in Melbourne

22 October 2022

Facteur Cheval lands G3 Prix Perth

Ribchester sires new Group winner at Saint-Cloud

Ribchester sired a new Group winner on Saturday, 22 October when his three-year-old son Facteur Cheval landed the 1600m G3 Prix Perth at Saint-Cloud

17 September 2022

Darley-sired 1-2-3 in G3 World Trophy at Newbury

Profitable’s first-crop son Mitbaahy lands his first Group race; New Stakes winner for Ribchester

There was a thrilling finish in the G3 World Trophy on Saturday, 17 September, run over Newbury’s minimum trip. After a furious early pace

2 July 2022

Impressive Listed win for son of Ribchester

Facteur Cheval strikes in the Prix de Saint-Patrick at Chantilly

Facteur Cheval, a first-crop son of Ribchester, struck on his first attempt at Stakes level on Saturday, 2 July in the Listed Prix de

5 June 2022

Daughter of Ribchester wins Listed race at Musselburgh

Snooze n You Lose makes all to win Queen of Scots Stakes

Ribchester’s three-year-old daughter, Snooze n You Lose made all to land the seven-furlong Listed Queen of Scots Stakes at Musselburgh on Sunday, 5 June

19 April 2022

Ribchester on a roll

With more winners than any second-crop stallion in Europe so far this month, plus three Stakes horses, the Ribchesters are well and truly flying

As the Racing Post’s Martin Stevens noted earlier this month, Ribchester has made a very exciting start to the new turf season and since

16 April 2022

Ruthin outlasts Derrynane to take Listed TVG Limestone Stakes at Keeneland

Ribchester filly kicks off her sophomore campaign in style by earning her first Stakes victory

Stonestreet Stables’ Ruthin took the lead right out of the starting gate then held off rival Derrynane by a diminishing neck to win the

11 April 2022

Mighty May

Precocious talent from May or June conceived mares

One of the modern misnomers of thoroughbred breeding is that you need an early cover if you want precocious success. Royal Ascot is the

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Best progeny

His winning offspring

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Watch him go: see him at his best

Prix du Moulin (G1), 8f, Chantilly, 10 September 2017

Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, 20 May 2017

Queen Anne S (G1), 8f, Ascot, 20 June 2017

Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), 8f, Deauville, 14 August 2016

Mill Reef S (G2), 6f, Newbury, 19 September 2015

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Pedigree

RIBCHESTER	IFFRAAJ	ZAFONIC	GONE WEST	MR PROSPECTOR
				SECRETTAME
			ZAIZAFON	THE MINSTREL
				MOFIDA
		PASTORALE	NUREYEV	NORTHERN DANCER
				SPECIAL
			PARK APPEAL	AHONOORA
				BALIDARESS
	MUJARAH	MARJU	LAST TYCOON	TRY MY BEST
				MILL PRINCESS
			FLAME OF TARA	ARTAIUS
				WELSH FLAME
		TANAGHUM	DARSHAAN	SHIRLEY HEIGHTS
				DELSY
			MEHTHAAF	NUREYEV
				ELLE SEULE

By IFFRAAJ (2001) Lennox S (G2), Park S (G2), twice, etc. Sire of 2,170 foals aged three and up, including RIBCHESTER, BENVENUE, CHRISELLIAM, GINGERNUTS, JON SNOW, JUNGLE CAT, RIZEENA, TURN ME LOOSE, WESTERN EMPIRE, WOOTTON BASSETT, FIX, HOT STREAK, MY PROSPERO, POWERFUL BREEZE, etc.

1st dam: Mujarah by Marju. Dam of 8 foals, 6 to race, 5 winners:

RIBCHESTER (c Iffraaj) Champion, see race record.

GOLCONDA PRINCE (g Arcano) Winner at 4, 2018.

2nd dam: Tanaghum by Darshaan. Winner (10f) at 3, 2nd Harvest S. Dam of 9 winners:

MATTERHORN (c Raven's Pass) 9 wins, 3 to 5, Al Maktoum Challenge R3 (G1), Midsummer S, 2nd Huxley S (G2), Solonaway S (G2), Winter Hill S (G3), Superior Mile S (G3), Brigadier Gerard S (G3), 3rd Firebreak S (G3).

BANGKOK (c Australia) 6 wins, 3 to 5, York S (G2), Classic Trial (G3), Winter Derby Trial S (twice), 2nd King Edward VII S (G2), Strensall S (G3), 3rd Winter Derby (G3).

THE FOXES (c Churchill) 2 wins at 2, Royal Lodge S (G2), Dante S (G2), 2nd Craven S (G3).

TACTIC (g Sadler’s Wells) 3 wins at 3 and 4, Curragh Cup (G3), Grand Cup, 2nd Bahrain Trophy (G3).

YAAZY (f Teofilo) 2 wins at 3, Prix Joubert, 2nd Prix Minerve (G3), 3rd Prix de Malleret (G2).

PEROTAN (f Churchill) 2 wins at 3, 2022, Her Majesty’s Plate.

Zahoo (f Nayef) 2 wins at 2 and 3, 2nd Gillies S. Dam of:

MARBAAN (c Oasis Dream) Vintage S (G2), 2nd Cathedral S.

CONVERGENCE (c Cape Cross) Ballycorus S (G3), Patton S, Canford Cliffs S, 3rd Desmond S (G3), Tyros S (G3).

3rd dam: MEHTHAAF by Nureyev. Champion three-year-old filly in England, 4 wins at 2 and 3, Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1), Celebration Mile S (G2), 3rd Prix Marcel Boussac (G1), Prix Jacques le Marois (G1). Dam of 9 winners:

NAJAH (f Nashwan) Champion three-year-old in Italy, Premio Lydia Tesio (G2), 2nd 1,000 Guineas Trial. Dam of:

Tameen (f Shirocco) 2nd Buckhounds S.

Tasdeer (g Rahy) 2nd Spring Cup.

4th dam: ELLE SEULE by Exclusive Native. 3 wins at 3, Prix d’Astarte (G2), 2nd Prix de l’Opera (G2), Prix du Bois (G3). Dam of 10 winners:

ELNADIM (c Danzig) Champion older sprinter in Europe, July Cup (G1), Diadem S (G2), 2nd Duke Of York S (G3), 3rd Temple S (G2). Sire.

KHULOOD (f Storm Cat) Nell Gwyn S (G3), 2nd Summer S (G3). Dam of:

ADOOL (f Teofilo) Hurry Harriet S, 3rd Meld S (G3).

ASHRAAKAT (f Danzig) Charlotte S, Sceptre S, 2nd Nell Gwyn S (G3).

Museeb (c Danzig) 2nd King Charles II S, My Frenchman S. Sire.

ONLY SEULE (f Lyphard) Winner at 2. Dam of:

OCCUPANDISTE (f Kaldoun) Champion older mare in France, Prix de la Foret (G1), Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1). Dam of: MONDIALISTE (c Galileo) Woodbine Mile (G1), Arlington Million S (G1). Sire; IMPRESSIONNANTE (f Danehill) Prix de Sandringham (G2), 2nd Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1); ONLY ANSWER (f Green Desert) Prix de Saint-Georges (G3); PLANETAIRE (c Galileo) Prix Pelleas. Grandam of: INTELLO (c Galileo) Champion three-year-old in France, Prix du Jockey Club (G1), 3rd Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1), Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1). Sire; SASPARELLA (f Shamardal) Prix Eclipse (G3).

ONLY GREEN (f Green Desert) Prix du Pont-Neuf. Dam of: GREEN SWEET (g Smart Strike) Prix Omnium II; Shaman (c Shamardal) 2nd Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1), 3rd Prix Daniel Wildenstein (G2).

Solosole (f Gulch) Unraced. Grandam of: MENEAS (g American Post) Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l’Elevage.

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age	Starts	1st	2nd	3rd	4th
Two	3	1	2	-	-
Three	6	2	1	2	-
Four	7	3	2	1	-
Total	16	6	5	3	-

At 2

1st: Mill Reef S (G2), 6f, Newbury, beating Log Out Island, Raucous, Whitman.
2nd: Gimcrack S (G2), 6f, York, to Ajaya, beating Raucous, King Of Rooks, Steady Pace, Areen.

At 3

1st: Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1), 8f, Deauville, beating Vadamos, Ervedya, Spectre, Dicton, Esoterique, Stormy Atlantic, Galileo Gold, Lightning Spear, Arod.
1st: Jersey S (G3), 7f, Royal Ascot, by 2¼l, beating Thikriyaat, Forge, Ibn Malik, Remarkable, Haalick, Raucous, Gifted Master, Light Music, Ross Castle, Bolting, Steady Pace, Herald The Dawn, Toliman.
2nd: Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), 8f, Ascot, by ½l, to Minding, beating Lightning Spear, Awtaad, Galileo Gold, Stormy Atlantic, Adaay, Hathal, Hit It A Bomb, Breton Rock, Jet Setting, Mitchum Swagger.
3rd: 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Newmarket, to Galileo Gold, Massaat, beating Air Vice Marshal, Zonderland, First Selection, Herald The Dawn, Buratino, Stormy Atlantic, Air Force Blue, Marcel.
3rd: Sussex S (G1), 8f, Goodwood, by a neck and a nose, to The Gurkha, Galileo Gold, beating Toormore, Gabrial, Lightning Spear, So Beloved, Awtaad, Kodi Bear, Richard Pankhurst.

At 4

1st: Queen Anne S (G1), 8f, Royal Ascot, beating Mutakayyef, Deauville, Spectre, Kaspersky, Dutch Connection, Cougar Mountain, Oh This Is Us, Lightning Spear, Jallota, American Patriot, Kool Kompany, Miss Temple City, Toscanini, Ennaadd.
1st: Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (G1), 8f, Longchamp, beating Taareef, Massaat, Robin Of Navan, Inns Of Court, Lighntning Spear, Lady Frankel.
1st: Lockinge S (G1), 8f, Newbury, by 2¾l, beating Lightning Spear, Breton Rock, Somehow, Galileo Gold, Aclaim, Mitchum Swagger, Toscanini.

2nd: Queen Elizabeth II S (G1), 8f, Ascot, to Persuasive, beating Churchill, Al Wukair, Here Comes When, Thunder Snow.

2nd: Sussex S (G1), 8f, Goodwood, by a neck, to Here Comes When, beating Lightning Spear, Zelzal, Toscanini, Lancaster Bomber, Kool Kompany.
3rd: Dubai Turf (G1), 9f, Meydan, to Vivlos, Heshem, beating Zarak, Mutakayyef, Decorated Knight, Deauville, Cougar Mountain, Debt Collector, Very Special, Mondialiste, Long Island Sound, Opal Tiara.; Timeform 129

Ribchester’s progeny at the races