Iffraaj

£10,000 B 2001 16.1½HH (1.66M)
Zafonic – Pastorale (Nureyev)
Oct 1, Special Live Foal. Standing at Dalham Hall Stud, Newmarket

Undefeated G1-winning juvenile and sire Wootton Bassett, European Champion miler Ribchester – plus star fillies Chriselliam and Rizeena among 13 career G1 winners: it’s quite a cv. And he’s still got it: Audience wins the G1 Lockinge and G2 Lennox in 2024, and one-time British-trained Timeform Champion three-year-old My Prospero returned from injury in Group-winning form. Breed a nice one (and he is so good-looking) and you will be rewarded: 2024 yearlings sell for €180k, £150k and 105,000gns.

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Watch him go: see him at his best

Park S (G2), 7f, York, 09 Sep 2006
Lennox S (G2), 7f, Goodwood, 01 Aug 2006
Park S (G2), 7f, Doncaster, 08 Sep 2005
Wokingham S, 6f, York, 18 Jun 2005
Victoria Cup, 7f, Lingfield, 07 May 2005
Maiden, 7f, Warwick, 20 Sep 2003

Watch THEM go: big wins by his offspring

Gingernuts
New Zealand Derby (G1), 12f, Ellerslie, 04 Mar 2017
Gingernuts
Rosehill Guineas (G1), 10f, Rosehill, 18 Mar 2017
Gingernuts
Windsor Park Plate (G1), 8f, Hastings, 23 Sep 2017
Turn Me Loose
New Zealand 2,000 Guineas (G1), 8f, Riccarton Park, 08 Nov 2014
Turn Me Loose
Emirates S (G1), 8f, Flemington, 07 Nov 2015
Turn Me Loose
Futurity S (G1), 7f, Caulfield, 27 Feb 2016

Pedigree

IFFRAAJ

ZAFONIC

GONE WEST

MR PROSPECTOR

RAISE A NATIVE

GOLD DIGGER

SECRETTAME

SECRETARIAT

TAMERETT

ZAIZAFON

THE MINSTREL

NORTHERN DANCER

FLEUR

MOFIDA

RIGHT TACK

WORLD LASS

PASTORALE

NUREYEV

NORTHERN DANCER

NEARCTIC

NATALMA

SPECIAL

FORLI

THONG

PARK APPEAL

AHONOORA

LORENZACCIO

HELEN NICHOLS

BALIDARESS

BALIDAR

INNOCENCE

By ZAFONIC (1990) European Horse of the Year, Dewhurst S (G1), 2,000 Guineas (G1), etc. Sire of 665 foals aged three and up, including IFFRAAJ, COUNT DUBOIS, XAAR, ZAFEEN, ZEE ZEE TOP, ALRASSAAM, DUPONT, FLASHY WINGS, PACINO, ZIPPING, etc.

1st dam: PASTORALE by Nureyev. 2 wins (7f-8f) at 3. Dam of 13 foals, 12 to race, 11 winners:

IFFRAAJ (c Zafonic) G2 winner, see Race record.

FARRAAJ (g Dubai Destination) 6 wins (7f-10½f), 2 to 5, Winter Derby (G3), Churchill S, 2nd Somerville Tattersall S (G3), 3rd Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf (G1), Mackinnon S (G1).

KAREYMAH (f Zafonic) 3 wins (7f) at 2, Prix du Calvados (G3), Sweet Solera S.

Taqdeyr (g Dubai Destination) 4 wins (7f) at 3 and 4, 3rd Guisborough S.

JATHAABEH (f Nashwan) 2 wins (8f) at 3. Dam of:

MIJHAAR (g Shirocco) Braveheart H, 3rd Wolferton H, Hambleton S.

AKRMINA (f Zafonic) Winner (7f) at 3. Dam of:
In Spain (f Selkirk) Placed at 3. Dam of: Majestic Moments (g Darci Brahma) 2nd Singapore Derby; The Matador (g Darci Brahma) 2nd Champagne S.

2nd dam: PARK APPEAL by Ahonoora. Champion two-year-old filly in England and Ireland, 5 wins (6f-8½f) at 2 and 4, Cheveley Park S (G1), Moyglare Stud S (G1). Sister to NASHAMAA. Dam of 9 winners:

CAPE CROSS (c Green Desert) 5 wins, 2 to 5, Lockinge S (G1), Queen Anne S (G2), 3rd Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1). Sire.

VINCENNES (f King’s Best) 3 wins at 3, Kolner Herbst-Stuten-Meile (G3). Dam of:

Halimi (c Teofilo) 3rd Dubai Millennium S (G3), Coppa d'Oro.

PHOENIX PARK (c Sadler’s Wells) 3 wins at 4 and 6, Prix du Carrousel.

GREAT BRITAIN (c Green Desert) Winner at 3 and 5, Al Quoz Sprint.

ARVOLA (f Sadler’s Wells) Winner at 3. Dam of:

DIKTAT (c Warning) Champion older sprinter in Europe, Haydock Park Sprint Cup S (G1)Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1). Sire.

RECITE (f Forty Niner) Winner. Dam of: ONE SPIRIT (f Invincible Spirit) Owenstown Stud S, 2nd Solonaway S (G3); Some Spirit (f Invincible Spirit) 2nd Fairy Bridge S (G3).

3rd dam: BALIDARESS by Balidar. 3 wins at 3 and 4. Dam of 8 winners:

ALYDARESS (f Alydar) Champion three-year-old filly in Ireland, 3 wins at 3, Irish Oaks (G1), 2nd Yorkshire Oaks (G1). Dam of:

ALLUREMENT (f Sadler’s Wells) Prix Cleopatre (G3).

LAIYL (f Nureyev) Winner at 3. Dam of: LAYMAN (c Sunday Silence) Prix de Cabourg (G3), Sovereign S (G3), 2nd Prix Morny (G1). Sire. Grandam of: KUKERACHA (g Night of Thunder) Queensland Derby (G1), Premier's Cup (G3), Tails S, 3rd Hollindale S (G2).

DESIRABLE (f Lord Gayle) 3 wins at 2, Cheveley Park S (G1), 2nd Moyglare Stud S (G1). Dam of:

SHADAYID (f Shadeed) Champion two-year-old filly in Europe, 1,000 Guineas (G1), Prix Marcel Boussac (G1). Dam of: BINT SHADAYID (f Nashwan) Prestige S (G3), 3rd 1,000 Guineas (G1); IMTIYAZ (c Woodman) Glasgow S, 2nd Prix Jean Prat (G1). Grandam of: Farhaan (c Jazil) 2nd Shoemaker Mile S (G1). Third dam of: TAKAFUL (c Bernardini) Vosburgh S (G1), 2nd Allen H Jerkins S (G1), 3rd Toboggan S (G3); HAIKAL (c Daaher) Gotham S (G3), 2nd Excelsior S (G3), 3rd Wood Memorial S (G2); Vafortino (c New Bay) 2nd City of York S (G2).

DUMAANI (c Danzig) Keio Hai Spring Cup (G2). Sire.

FATH (c Danzig) Lennox S (G3), 2nd Middle Park S (G1). Sire.

NASHAMAA (c Ahonoora) 4 wins, 2 to 4, Ballymacoy S (G3). Sire.

SALIDAR (f Sallust) Winner at 3. Dam of:

BIN AJWAAD (c Rainbow Quest) Gladness S (G3). Sire.

Balistroika (f Nijinsky) Unraced. Dam of:

RUSSIAN RHYTHM (f Kingmambo) Champion three-year-old filly in Europe, Lockinge S (G1), 1,000 Guineas S (G1). Grandam of: GOOD GUESS (c Kodiac) Prix Jean Prat (G1)ZONDERLAND (c Dutch Art) Sovereign S (G3), 2nd Celebration Mile S (G2), Challenge S (G2), 3rd Sovereign S (G3)SPANGLED (f Starspangledbanner) Sceptre S (G3); MARENKO (f Exceed And Excel) Fred Darling S (G3), 2nd May Hill S (G2); BASHKIROVA (f Pivotal) Princess Elizabeth S (G3); POTAPOVA (f Invincible Spirit) Atalanta S (G3), 3rd Atalanta S (G3). Third dam of: MAKAROVA (f Acclamation) Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (G1), Coral Charge Sprint (G3), 3rd Flying Five S (G1), Sapphire S (G2).

Flames Of Paris (f Blushing Groom) Unraced. Dam of: HOT SNITZEL (g Snitzel) BTC Cup (G1).

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Two 2 1 - 1 -
Three 1 - - - 1
Four 6 4 - - -
Five 4 2 1 - -
Total 13 7 1 1 1

At 2

1st
Maiden race, 7f, Warwick, beating Soulacroix.

At 4

1st
Park S (G2), 7f, Doncaster, beating Sleeping Indian, Court Masterpiece, Arakan.
1st
Victoria Cup H, 7f, Lingfield, beating Court Masterpiece, Jedburgh.
1st
Wokingham S, 6f, York, beating Beckermet, Fire Up The Band, Country Reel, Continent.
1st
Handicap, 6f, Kempton, beating Eisteddfod, High Reach.

At 5

1st
Lennox S (G2), 7f, Goodwood, beating Jedburgh, Assertive, Nayyir, Etlaala, Jeremy.
1st
Park S (G2), 7f, York, beating Somnus, Wasseema, Speciosa.
2nd
July Cup (G1), 6f, Newmarket, to Les Arcs, beating Ashdown Express, Amadeus Wolf, Moss Vale, Takeover Target, Falkirk.

Timeform 127

Iffraaj’s progeny at the races