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Muhaarar (foaled 25 February 2012) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he showed very good form, winning the Gimcrack Stakes and finishing third in both the July Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes. He began his three-year-old career with a win in the Greenham Stakes before emerging as a leading sprinter with victories in the Commonwealth Cup, July Cup, Prix Maurice de Gheest and British Champions Sprint Stakes.
Muhaarar is a bay horse with a white coronet on his right hind foot bred in the United Kingdom by his owner, Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Stud. He was sired by Oasis Dream, a sprinter who won the July Cup and the Nunthorpe Stakes in 2003 before becoming a very successful breeding stallion. His other progeny have included Midday and Power. Muhaarar's dam Tahrir won two races in Britain as a three-year-old in 2003. Tahrir was a descendant of the broodmare Triumphant, who was a half-sister to Relkino.
The colt was sent into training with Charles "Charlie" Hills at Lambourn in Berkshire. The name Muhaarar is Arabic for "liberated".
Muhaarar made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over five and a half furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse on 12 May. Starting the 5/6 favourite, he took the lead approaching the final furlong and accelerated away from his opponents to win by four lengths from Red Connect. The colt was moved up in class to contest the Group Two July Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 10 July and finished third behind Ivawood and Jungle Cat with Belardo in fourth. Sixteen days later he started 2/1 joint favourite for the listed Winkfield Stakes over seven furlongs at Ascot Racecourse and finished third again, beaten 1+1⁄2 lengths and three quarters of a length by Kodi Bear and Disegno. On 23 August, Muhaarar, ridden by Paul Hanagan, started at odds of 7/1 for the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes over six furlongs at York. The Norfolk Stakes winner Baitha Alga started favourite ahead of Jungle Cat, Beacon (Dragon Stakes) and the Irish challenger Accepted. Hanagan tracked the leaders before moving up to challenge inside the final furlong. Muhaarar caught Jungle Cat in the final strides and won by a nose. Hills commented "He has always shown plenty and it is nice when it falls into place though. It never really worked last time and Paul has given him a lovely ride today. He is growing up and is in plenty of the top class races for the rest of the year." On his final appearance of the season, Muhaarar ran in the Group One Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on 17 October. After leading for most of the way he was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third behind Charming Thought and Ivawood.
On his three-year-old debut, Muhaarar started a 16/1 outsider for the Greenham Stakes (a trial race for the 2000 Guineas) over seven furlongs at Newbury. Ivawood was made the favourite in a nine-runner field which also included Belardo (Dewhurst Stakes), Estidhkaar (Champagne Stakes) and Dick Whittington (Phoenix Stakes). With Hanagan opting to ride Estidhkaar, Muhaarar was ridden by the Italian-born veteran Frankie Dettori. After being bumped at the start, he settled in mid-division before making progress in the last quarter mile. He took the lead in the last hundred yards and won by a neck from Estidhkaar with the pair finishing 4+1⁄2 lengths clear of Ivawood in third. After the race Hills said "We always knew he was a good horse but there was always going to be a question mark about the trip....Frankie thinks the French Guineas would suit him well and it will be Sheikh Hamdan's decision. The 2,000 Guineas has to be on the agenda." The winning time of 1:20.80 was a new course record.
For his next race, Muhaarar was sent to France and moved up in distance for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse. After pulling hard in the early stages he made some progress in the straight without ever looking likely to win and finished eighth of the eighteen runners behind Make Believe.
Muhaarar was brought back to sprint distances for the inaugural running of the Commonwealth Cup, a race for three-year-olds over six furlongs at Royal Ascot on 19 June. The American-trained Hootenanny (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf) started favourite ahead of Limato (Pavilion Stakes) and Tiggy Wiggy whilst the other runners included Anthem Alexnder (Queen Mary Stakes), Adaay (Sandy Lane Stakes), Kool Kompany (Prix Robert Papin, Craven Stakes), Jungle Cat, New Providence (Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes), Home of the Brave (European Free Handicap) and Goken (Prix du Bois). Hanagan chose to ride Adaay and so the ride on Muhaarar went to Dane O'Neill.
O'Neill settled the colt in mid-division before moving up to challenge for the lead approaching the final furlong. Muhaarar accelerated clear of the field to win by 3+3⁄4 lengths from Limato with Anthem Alexander taking third ahead of the outsiders Salt Island and Profitable. Following the colt's victory, Hills said "This horse is improving and he's very versatile. He's got better with racing... He has got the world at his feet". O'Neill said "It was all very easy, it was a bit surreal. He didn't half pick up".
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Muhaarar
Muhaarar (foaled 25 February 2012) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. As a two-year-old he showed very good form, winning the Gimcrack Stakes and finishing third in both the July Stakes and the Middle Park Stakes. He began his three-year-old career with a win in the Greenham Stakes before emerging as a leading sprinter with victories in the Commonwealth Cup, July Cup, Prix Maurice de Gheest and British Champions Sprint Stakes.
Muhaarar is a bay horse with a white coronet on his right hind foot bred in the United Kingdom by his owner, Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Stud. He was sired by Oasis Dream, a sprinter who won the July Cup and the Nunthorpe Stakes in 2003 before becoming a very successful breeding stallion. His other progeny have included Midday and Power. Muhaarar's dam Tahrir won two races in Britain as a three-year-old in 2003. Tahrir was a descendant of the broodmare Triumphant, who was a half-sister to Relkino.
The colt was sent into training with Charles "Charlie" Hills at Lambourn in Berkshire. The name Muhaarar is Arabic for "liberated".
Muhaarar made his racecourse debut in a maiden race over five and a half furlongs at Doncaster Racecourse on 12 May. Starting the 5/6 favourite, he took the lead approaching the final furlong and accelerated away from his opponents to win by four lengths from Red Connect. The colt was moved up in class to contest the Group Two July Stakes at Newmarket Racecourse on 10 July and finished third behind Ivawood and Jungle Cat with Belardo in fourth. Sixteen days later he started 2/1 joint favourite for the listed Winkfield Stakes over seven furlongs at Ascot Racecourse and finished third again, beaten 1+1⁄2 lengths and three quarters of a length by Kodi Bear and Disegno. On 23 August, Muhaarar, ridden by Paul Hanagan, started at odds of 7/1 for the Group Two Gimcrack Stakes over six furlongs at York. The Norfolk Stakes winner Baitha Alga started favourite ahead of Jungle Cat, Beacon (Dragon Stakes) and the Irish challenger Accepted. Hanagan tracked the leaders before moving up to challenge inside the final furlong. Muhaarar caught Jungle Cat in the final strides and won by a nose. Hills commented "He has always shown plenty and it is nice when it falls into place though. It never really worked last time and Paul has given him a lovely ride today. He is growing up and is in plenty of the top class races for the rest of the year." On his final appearance of the season, Muhaarar ran in the Group One Middle Park Stakes at Newmarket on 17 October. After leading for most of the way he was overtaken in the closing stages and finished third behind Charming Thought and Ivawood.
On his three-year-old debut, Muhaarar started a 16/1 outsider for the Greenham Stakes (a trial race for the 2000 Guineas) over seven furlongs at Newbury. Ivawood was made the favourite in a nine-runner field which also included Belardo (Dewhurst Stakes), Estidhkaar (Champagne Stakes) and Dick Whittington (Phoenix Stakes). With Hanagan opting to ride Estidhkaar, Muhaarar was ridden by the Italian-born veteran Frankie Dettori. After being bumped at the start, he settled in mid-division before making progress in the last quarter mile. He took the lead in the last hundred yards and won by a neck from Estidhkaar with the pair finishing 4+1⁄2 lengths clear of Ivawood in third. After the race Hills said "We always knew he was a good horse but there was always going to be a question mark about the trip....Frankie thinks the French Guineas would suit him well and it will be Sheikh Hamdan's decision. The 2,000 Guineas has to be on the agenda." The winning time of 1:20.80 was a new course record.
For his next race, Muhaarar was sent to France and moved up in distance for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains over 1600 metres at Longchamp Racecourse. After pulling hard in the early stages he made some progress in the straight without ever looking likely to win and finished eighth of the eighteen runners behind Make Believe.
Muhaarar was brought back to sprint distances for the inaugural running of the Commonwealth Cup, a race for three-year-olds over six furlongs at Royal Ascot on 19 June. The American-trained Hootenanny (Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf) started favourite ahead of Limato (Pavilion Stakes) and Tiggy Wiggy whilst the other runners included Anthem Alexnder (Queen Mary Stakes), Adaay (Sandy Lane Stakes), Kool Kompany (Prix Robert Papin, Craven Stakes), Jungle Cat, New Providence (Dick Poole Fillies' Stakes), Home of the Brave (European Free Handicap) and Goken (Prix du Bois). Hanagan chose to ride Adaay and so the ride on Muhaarar went to Dane O'Neill.
O'Neill settled the colt in mid-division before moving up to challenge for the lead approaching the final furlong. Muhaarar accelerated clear of the field to win by 3+3⁄4 lengths from Limato with Anthem Alexander taking third ahead of the outsiders Salt Island and Profitable. Following the colt's victory, Hills said "This horse is improving and he's very versatile. He's got better with racing... He has got the world at his feet". O'Neill said "It was all very easy, it was a bit surreal. He didn't half pick up".
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