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The details of her two year old races tell the story of her brilliance
(note starting prices!).
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DETAILS OF MUMTAZ MAHAL'S
RACES
IN 1923
The Flying Filly in action
Newmarket-May 16
The Spring Stakes of 20 sovs. each, with 200 sovs. added; second to
receive 50 sovs. For two year olds. Five furlongs. (Actual value
to winner £941.)
1. MUMTAZ MAHAL (The Aga Khan), 8st. 7lb.
G. Hulme
2. Straitlace (Sir E. Hulton), 9st. 2lb. C. Elliott
3. Galigny Colt (Lord Penrhyn), 8st. 10lb. F. Bullock
11 ran.
Winner trained by R. Dawson at Whatcombe.
Starting Prices:-Evens Mumtaz Mahal.
Won by three lengths; five lengths separated second and third.
Ascot-June 19
The Queen Mary Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 100 sovs. added
for winner, 200 sovs. for second, and 10 sovs. third. Two year old fillies. Five furlongs.
(Actual value to winner
£2,820.)
1. MUMTAZ MAHAL (The Aga Khan), 8st. 12lb.
G. Hulme
2. Morals of Marcus (Mr. R. L. Glasspool), 8st. 12lb. F. Bullock
3. White Bread (Lady Wavertree), 8st. 12lb. J. Childs
15 ran.
Winner trained by R. Dawson at Whatcombe.
Starting Prices: 4 to 1 on Mumtaz Mahal, 100 to 7 each against the
others. Won by ten lengths; half a length separated second and
third.
Sandown-July 21
The National Breeders' Produce Stakes of 5,000 sovs.; breeder of
winner receives 300 sovs., breeder and owner of second each 200 sovs.,
and breeder and owner of third each 100 sovs. Five furlongs. (Actual
value to winner £4,357.)
1. MUMTAZ MAHAL (The Aga Khan), 9st. 2lb. G. Hulme
2. Glitter Gold (Major L. B. Holliday), 8st. 4lb. W. Lister
3. Battleship (Mr. S. B. Joel), 8st. 7lb. W. McLachlan
6 ran.
Winner trained by R. Dawson at Whatcombe.
Starting Prices:-100 to 6 on Mumtaz Mahal, 20/1 bar.
Won by four lengths; six lengths separated second and third.
Goodwood-August 3
The Molecomb Stakes of 30 sovs. each, with 300 sovs. added; for
two year olds; second to receive 100 sovs. Six furlongs. (Actual
value to winner £1,250.)
Mumtaz Mahal at Goodwood
1. MUMTAZ MAHAL (The Aga Khan), 9st. 2lb.
G. Hulme
2. Karov (Sir A. Bailey), 8st. 12lb. F. Bullock
2 ran.
Winner trained by R. Dawson at Whatcombe.
Starting Price:-40 to 1 on Mumtaz Mahal.
Won by ten lengths.
Doncaster-September 11
The Champagne Stakes of 30 sovs. each, with 1,000 sovs. added;
for two year olds; second to receive 200 sovs. and third 100 sovs.
Six furlongs. (Actual value to winner £2,395.)
1. MUMTAZ MAHAL (The Aga Khan), 8st. 11lb.
G. Hulme
2. Obliterate (Sir R. W. B. Jardine), 9st. H. Wragg
3. Arausio (Mrs. S. Whitburn), 9st. M. Beary
4 ran.
Winner trained by R. Dawson at Whatcombe.
Starting Prices:-100 to 8 on Mumtaz Mahal, 100 to 6 bar.
Won by three lengths; six lengths separated second and third.
Kempton-October 12
The Imperial Produce Plate of 3,000 sovs.; owner at entry of
winner to receive 200 sovs., owner at entry of second 100 sovs.,
owner at entry of third 50 sovs.; owner of second 300 sovs. and of
third 150 Sovs. For two year olds. Six furlongs. (Actual value to
winner £2,369.)
1. Arcade (Mr. A. de Rothschild), 8st.
10lb. J. Childs
2. MUMTAZ MAHAL (The Aga Khan), 9st. 3lb. G. Hulme
3. Tilphossa (Sir H. Meux), 7st. 11lb. G. Smith
12 ran.
Winner trained by Watson at Newmarket.
Starting Prices: 9 to 2 on Mumtaz Mahal, 100 to 9 against Arcade, 20
to 1 bar.
Won by half a length; two lengths separated second and third.
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NASRULLAH 1940 - 1959
Owned and bred by H. H. Aga Khan, and trained in England by Frank
Butters, Nasrullah showed brilliant form at two, but was also considered
a bit of a rogue, and with no Starting Stalls at the time he invariably
“acted up” at the start of his races. He won The Coventry Stakes in a
canter, and the Great Bradley Stakes by four lengths, giving the winner
eleven pounds. His unruly nature overcame him in the Middle Park Stakes,
when he was beaten a neck by Ribbon.
At three he won the Champion
Stakes and two other races, and retired to stud at four to begin his
meteoric rise to immortality.
The
beginning of his stud career was marred by breeders’ memories of his
unruly character, so it was no surprise when the Aga Khan sold the horse
to Joe McGrath, scion of the famous Irish racing family. McGrath had
found the bargain of a lifetime, but before he realised the value of the
horse he was standing at his Kildare stud, a smart young man from
Claiborne Farm, Paris, Kentucky, Arthur B. “Bull” Hancock came knocking
on his door to buy Nasrullah, with an offer that not even the wealthy
McGrath could refuse. Nasrullah was on his way to America, to become the
most important thoroughbred stallion ever imported to the States.
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Joe McGrath, who stood
Nasrullah at Brownstown, Curragh. |
Nasrullah
9 (Bay, 1940)
The property of
Mr Joseph McGrath
Standing at Brownstown Stud, Curragh, Co. Kildare.
(Telephone: Curragh 5).
Fee, 250 guineas. Groom's Fee, 1 guinea. (Full for 1946)
Apply to Mr M. C. Collins, Conyngham Lodge, Curragh, Co. Kildare.
(Telephone: Curragh 19)
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Nasrullah
(Bay, 1940).
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Nearco
4 (Br. 1935)
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Pharos
13
(B.
1920)
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Phalaris
1
(Br.
1913)
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Polymelus
3
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Cyllene
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9
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Mald
Marian
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3
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Bromus
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Sainfoin
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2
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Chery
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1
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Scapa
Flow
(Ch.
1914)
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Chaucer
1
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St
Simon
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11
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Canterbury
Pilgrim
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1
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Anchora
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Love
Wisely
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11
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Eryholme
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12
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Nogara
(B.
1928)
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Havresac
II 8
(Br.
1915)
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Rabelais
14
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St.
Simon
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11
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Satirical
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14
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Hors
Concours
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Ajax
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2
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Simona
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8
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Catnip
(B.
1910)
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Spearmint
1
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Carbine
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2
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Maid
of the Mint
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1
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Sibola
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The
Sailor Prince
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19
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Saluda
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4
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Mumtaz
Begum 9 (B. 1932)
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Blenheim
1
(Br.
1927)
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Blandford
3
(Br.
1919)
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Synford
1
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John
o’ Gaunt
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3
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Canterbury
Pilgrim
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1
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Blanche
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White
Eagle
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5
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Black
Cherry
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3
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Maiva
(Br.
1919)
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Charles
O’Malley 5
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Desmond
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16
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Goody
Two Shoes
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5
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Wild
Arum
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Robert
le Diable
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1
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Mariacea
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1
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Mumtaz
Mahal
(Gr.
1921)
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The
Tetrarch 2
(Gr.
1911)
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Roi
Herode 1
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Le
Samaritain
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2
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Roxelane
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1
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Vahren
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Bona
Vista
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4
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Castania
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2
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Lady
Josephine
(Ch.
1912)
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Sundridge
2
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Amphion
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12
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Sierra
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2
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Americus
Girl
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Americus
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Palotta
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Nasrullah was bred by
the Aga Khan.
As a 2 year old he won
the Coventry Stakes by 1½ lengths from Straight Deal and five others,
and Great Bradley Stakes (6 fur.) by four lengths, giving the second 11
lb., beaten a neck by Ribbon for the Middle Park Stakes, in a field of
eight, which included Straight Deal, Nearly and Harroway, and was third
to Nearly and Harroway in the Wilburton Stakes (his first race).
At 3 years won the
Chatteris Stakes (1 mile), Caversham Stakes (1¼ miles), in both of
which he carried top weight, and the Champion Stakes (1¼ miles),
beating Kingsway, Umiddad, Pink Flower and Lady Electra: third (beaten a
head and ½ length) to Straight Deal and Umiddad in the New Derby
(twenty three runners), and unplaced in the 2,000 Guineas and New St.
Leger.
Value of Stakes won,
£3,384.
Nasrullah retired to the
Stud in 1944.
He is own brother to
Rivaz (£3,459).
Hancock died in 1972, at only
sixty two years, but his reputation and the legend that is Claiborne
Farm lives on. He was rightly known as “America’s Federico Tesio”.
Meanwhile, Nasrullah was on
his way, in every manner of speaking, and before he reached the shores
of America he was champion sire in the British Isles, with a reputation
for transmitting brilliance and class to his offspring, which he did in
spades!
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Nasrullah |
Leading sire in UK and Ireland
in 1950, leading sire in USA nine times, sire of fifteen champions, 425
foals/ 98 Stakes winners/ 5.16 AEI.
His descendants are testament
to his greatness.
Bold Ruler |
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