Shamardal

B 2002 16.0HH (1.62M)

By Giant's Causeway – Helsinki (Machiavellian)

Established as a source of G1 juveniles and Classic excellence. Sire of 11% Stakes winners to runners. His 19 Stakes winners in 2016 include Tryster, Speedy Boarding and top juvenile Blue Point. Mukhadram and Lope de Vega are among his 18 G1 winners.

Buyers’ Guide

Pedigree

SHAMARDAL	GIANT'S CAUSEWAY	STORM CAT	STORM BIRD	NORTHERN DANCER
				SOUTH OCEAN
			TERLINGUA	SECRETARIAT
				CRIMSON SAINT
		MARIAH'S STORM	RAHY	BLUSHING GROOM
				GLORIOUS SONG
			IMMENSE	ROBERTO
				IMSODEAR
	HELSINKI	MACHIAVELLIAN	MR PROSPECTOR	RAISE A NATIVE
				GOLD DIGGER
			COUP DE FOLIE	HALO
				RAISE THE STANDARD
		HELEN STREET	TROY	PETINGO
				LA MILO
			WATERWAY	RIVERMAN
				BOULEVARD

By GIANT’S CAUSEWAY (1997) European Champion three-year-old, Juddmonte International (G1), Eclipse S (G1), Irish Champion S (G1), St James’s Palace S (G1), etc. Sire of 2,116 foals aged three and up, including SHAMARDAL, ARAGORN, BRODY’S CAUSE, CARPE DIEM, CREATIVE CAUSE, DALKALA, EISHIN APOLLON, ESKENDEREYA, FIRST SAMURAI, FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND, FROST GIANT, GHANAATI, GIANT OAK, HEATSEEKER, IMAGINING, INTENSE FOCUS, MAIDS CAUSEWAY, MY TYPHOON, RED GIANT, RITE OF PASSAGE, TAKE CHARGE BRANDI, etc.

1st dam: Helsinki by Machiavellian. Winner (10f) at 3, 3rd Prix Melisande. Sister to STREET CRY. Dam of 12 foals, 9 to race, 7 winners:

SHAMARDAL (c Giant’s Causeway) Champion, see Race record.

GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c Montjeu) 2 wins (8f) at 2, Beresford S (G2), 3rd Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial S (G3).

Diamond Necklace (f Unbridled’s Song) 3rd Victor McCalmont Memorial S. Dam of:

Raskova (f Henrythenavigator) 2nd Lyric S.

YORGUNNABELUCKY (c Giant’s Causeway) 5 wins (10f-14f) at 3 and 4.

HELSINKA (f Pennekamp) 2 wins (10½f-11f) at 4.

VELIKIY ZEVS (c Giant’s Causeway) 2 wins (6f-7f) at 2 and 4.

2nd dam: HELEN STREET by Troy. 3 wins (6f-12f) at 2 and 3, Irish Oaks (G1), Prix du Calvados (G3), 3rd Yorkshire Oaks (G1). Dam of 10 winners:

STREET CRY (c Machiavellian) 5 wins, 2 to 4, Dubai World Cup (G1), Stephen Foster H (G1), 2nd Whitney H (G1), 3rd Breeders’ Cup Juvenile (G1). Sire.

HISTORIAN (f Pennekamp) 5 wins at 2 and 3, Prix Rose de Mai. Dam of:

Antiquities (f Kaldounevees) 2nd Prix Cleopatre (G3).

Sovetsky (g Soviet Star) Winner at 3 to 4, 2nd Prix du Lion d’Angers.

GRECIAN SLIPPER (f Sadler’s Wells) 3 wins at 3. Dam of:

MAGNA GRAECIA (f Warning) Prix de Barbeville (G3). Dam of: Taranto (f Machiavellian) 2nd River Eden Fillies’ S. Grandam of: TERRITORIES (c Invincible Spirit) Prix Jean Prat (G1), Prix de Fontainebleau (G3), 2nd 2,000 Guineas (G1), Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), 3rd Prix la Rochette (G3), Prix du Palais (G3).

GRAIKOS (c Rainbow Quest) Prix de Conde (G3).

PARTHENON (c Dubai Destination) Glasgow S.

LATONA (f Fantastic Light) Winner at 3. Dam of: PAXIMADIA (c Commands) Sandown Guineas (G2), Carbine Club S (G3), 3rd T J Smith S (G1).

MOUNT HELENA (f Danzig) Winner at 2. Dam of:

TEARS I CRY (f Chester House) Irving Distaff S.

Anna Dana (f Chester House) 2nd Valdale S, Cincinnati Trophy S.

Ilia (f Shadeed) Unraced. Grandam of: Dovil Boy (c Clodovil) 2nd Prix du Guiche (G3); Le Roi Mage (g City On A Hill) 2nd Prix Altipan, Prix Lyphard; Street Force (f Blue Air Force) 2nd Criterium Femminile.

Race record

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

At 2 European Champion two-year-old

1st: Dewhurst S (G1), 7f, Newmarket, by 2½l, beating Oratorio, Montgomery's Arch, Iceman, Librettist, Perfectperformance, Etlaala.
1st: Vintage S (G2), 7f, Goodwood, by 2½l, beating Wilko, Fox.
1st: Maiden race, 6f, Ayr, by 8l.

At 3 European Champion three-year-old miler

1st: St James's Palace S (G1), 8f, York, by 3l, beating Ad Valorem, Oratorio, Rocamadour, Kandidate, Indesatchel.
1st: Prix du Jockey Club (G1), 10½f, Chantilly, beating Hurricane Run, Rocamadour, Gharir, Ruwi, Laverock, Gold Sound, Vatori, Scorpion.
1st: Poule d'Essai des Poulains (G1), 8f, Longchamp, beating Indesatchel, Gharir, Early March, Helios Quercus, Laverock, Tony James, Montgomery's Arch.

Timeform 129

Best progeny

Current juveniles

BLUE POINT 2014C Royal Applause	120	G2wG1p
3 wins (6.1f) at 2, €255,057, Gimcrack S G2 (6.1f), 2nd Middle Park S G1 (6f), Richmond S G2 (6.1f).
ALRAHMA 2014F Oasis Dream	107	G3wG1p
2 wins (5.5f-6f) at 2, €132,510, Prix de Cabourg G3 (6f), 2nd Prix Morny G1 (6f).
Grecian Light 2014F Tobougg	103	G2p
Winner (7.1f) at 2, €45,403, 2nd May Hill S G2 (8.1f), Sweet Solera S G3 (7.1f), Park S G3 (7.1f).
SHAMSAYA 2014F Dansili	94
2 wins (5.1f-6.1f) at 2, €19,569.
ROMANTIC VIEW 2014F Monsun	90
Winner (6.1f) at 2, €9,411.

FRONTISPIECE 2014C Danehill Dancer	86p
Winner (7.1f) at 2, €7,607.
NASIMI 2014F Bernardini	83
Winner (6.1f) at 2, €4,138.
SILENT ASSASSIN 2014C Danetime	82
Winner (6.1f) at 2, €6,229.
AJMAL 2014C Rock Of Gibraltar
Winner (6f) at 2, €13,500.
SCOTS PIPER 2014C Maria's Mon
Winner (7.2f) at 2, €7,607.

Successful trainers

A Fabre: Lope De Vega (G1w), Baltic Baroness (G1w), Fintry (G2wG1p), Usherette (G2w) and French Navy (G3w)
W Haggas: Mukhadram (G1w)
Mario Hofer: Zazou (G1w) and Noble Alpha (G3p)
S Botti: Crackerjack King (G1w)
A de Royer-Dupre: Dariyan (G1w) and Sagawara (G1w)
A Lowe: Amaron (G1w)
M Johnston: Lumiere (G1w) and Bow Creek (G2w)
J Fanshawe: Speedy Boarding (G1w)

Successful agents

BBA (Germany): Zazou (G1w), Amaron (G1w) and Zazera (LRw)
Global Bloodstock: Puissance de Lune (G2wG1p)
C de Moubray: Royal Solitaire (G2wG1p)
BBA (Ireland): Oregon Lady (G3w) and Shropshire (G3p)
Blandford BS: Clairvoyance (LRwG3p) and Sperry (LRw)
Mandore International: Amy Eria (G3w)

Conformation

Video footage

St. James's Palace S (G1), 8f, York, 14 Jun 2005

Prix du Jockey Club (G1), 10½f, Chantilly, 05 Jun 2005

French 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Longchamp, 15 May 2005

Dewhurst S (G1), 7f, Newmarket, 16 Oct 2004

Vintage S (G2), 7f, Goodwood, 28 Jul 2004

Maiden, 6f, Ayr, 12 Jul 2004

News

29 September 2016

Dubawi colt lights up Goffs Orby Sale at €1.4m

First foal out of the G1 winner Beauty Parlour tops the two-day sale

A colt by Dubawi stole the headlines at the Goffs Orby yearling sale on Wednesday when selling for €1,400,000.

22 September 2016

Darley sires dominate in the Prix Coronation

Manduro’s Wanderina wins from Blossomtime (Shamardal) and La Patria (Dubawi)

The feature race of the day at Saint-Cloud on 22 September was the Listed Prix Coronation and the Darley stallions provided the trifecta in the one-mile contest, with victory for

4 September 2016

New Stakes winner for Shamardal

Show Day wins the Listed Escada Cup in Germany

The impeccably-bred Show Day gained a very valuable Stakes win on Sunday 4 September when running out the impressive winner of the Listed Escada Cup.

21 August 2016

New G1 winner for Shamardal

Speedy Boarding sweeps to Darley Prix Jean Romanet victory at Deauville with Dubawi’s Ame Bleue taking second; Nearly Caught (New Approach) lands G2 Darley Prix Kergorlay

Shamardal continued a tremendous weekend when, a day after Blue Point took the Gimcrack Stakes at York, his four-year-old daughter

20 August 2016

Two-year-old Group winners for Shamardal and Exceed And Excel

Blue Point storms to victory in the G2 Gimcrack Stakes, minutes after Hit The Bid takes G3 at the Curragh

This week’s Ebor Festival at York has proved a very happy hunting ground for the Darley stallions with Postponed (Dubawi) landing the

14 August 2016

Valuable Stakes win for Gouache

Daughter of Shamardal lands the Listed Hoppegartener Stutenpreis in Germany

Shamardal sired a new Stakes winner on Sunday 14 August when his four-year-old daughter Gouache landed her biggest conte

7 August 2016

G3 success for Toscanini

Son of Shamardal lands the Phoenix Sprint Stakes at the Curragh

Toscanini, who has only failed to finish outside the money once in a 20 race career, landed his best victory to date on Sunday 7 August when winning the G3 Phoenix Sprin