Sakhee

Sakhee (foaled 1997 in Kentucky) is an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse. He won eight of his fourteen races and is most noted for his performances as a four-year-old in 2001 when his wins included the International Stakes and the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.

Sakhee
Racing silks of Godolphin
SireBahri
GrandsireRiverman
DamThawakib
DamsireSadler's Wells
SexStallion
Foaled14 February 1997[1]
CountryUnited States
ColourBay
BreederSheikh Hamdan al Maktoum
OwnerGodolphin Racing
TrainerJohn L. Dunlop
Saeed bin Suroor
Record14: 8-3-1
Earnings£2,207,096[2]
Major wins
Dante Stakes (2000)
Sandown Classic Trial (2000)
International Stakes (2001)
Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (2001)
Awards
Timeform rating: 136
Last updated on August 14, 2007

Background

Bred by the racing interests of Dubai's Sheikh Hamdan al Maktoum, his sire Bahri was almost exclusively a miler who won two Group One races at that distance. Sakhee was from the mare Thawakib, a winner of the 1993 Group II Ribblesdale Stakes whose sire was the fourteen-time Leading sire in Great Britain & Ireland, Sadler's Wells.[3] Trained by John L. Dunlop, Sakhee raced under the Godolphin banner.

Racing career

Sakhee won two of his three starts at age two. As a three-year-old in 2000, the colt won the Sandown Classic Trial and the Dante Stakes then ran second by a length to Sinndar in The Derby. In the Eclipse Stakes he suffered a muscular problem and finished fourth to winner, Giant's Causeway. At the end of the 2000 racing season he underwent surgery to remove a bone chip in a knee.

Godolphin gave Saeed bin Suroor the job of conditioning Sakhee for his four-year-old racing campaign. Being prepared for top-level races, he was entered and won the Steventon Stakes Listed race. In his next outing of 2001, he dominated the competition, winning the Group One International Stakes by seven lengths. Sent to Longchamp Racecourse in Paris, France for October's prestigious Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Sakhee once again dominated his opponents and won by six lengths over the previously undefeated filly, Aquarelliste. In his final start of 2001, Sakhee was sent to the United States to compete in the 2001 Breeders' Cup Classic at New York's Belmont Park. Racing on dirt for the first time in his career, he finished second by a nose to Tiznow.

Sent back to racing at age five, Sakhee won his first race then finished third on the dirt behind winner Street Cry in the 2002 Dubai World Cup. In the final race of his career, he ran second on turf in the G3 Prix Gontaut-Biron.

Stud career

In October 2002, Sakhee was retired to breeding duty at Sheikh Hamdan's Shadwell Stud.[4] To date, the most successful of his offspring have been Sakhee's Secret who in 2007 earned his fourth straight win in the Group One July Cup at Newmarket Racecourse, Presvis (Queen Elizabeth II Cup, Dubai Duty Free) and Tin Horse (Poule d'Essai des Poulains).[5]

Pedigree
Pedigree of Sakhee (USA), brown stallion, 1997[1]
Sire
Bahri (USA)
1992		 Riverman (USA)
1969		 Never Bend Nasrullah
Lalun
River Lady Prince John
Nile Lily
Wasnah (USA)
1987		 Nijinsky Northern Dancer
Flaming Page
Highest Trump Bold Bidder
Dear April
Dam
Thawakib (IRE)
1990		 Sadler's Wells (USA)
1981		 Northern Dancer Nearctic
Natalma
Fairy Bridge Bold Reason
Special
Tobira Celeste (USA)
1971		 Ribot Tenerani
Romanella
Heavenly Body Dark Star
Dangerous Dame (Family 21-a)
  • Sakhee was inbred 3 × 4 to Northern Dancer meaning that the stallion appears in both the third and fourth generations of his pedigree.
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References
  1. "Sakhee pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2013-07-12.
  2. "Sakhee". Racing Post. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  3. "Sakhee pedigree". equineline.com. 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  4. TONY MORRIS Journalist and Pedigree Analyst. "SAKHEE". Shadwell Stud. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
  5. "Sakhee Stud Record". Bloodstock.racingpost.com. 2012-02-15. Retrieved 2012-08-10.
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