Zabeel

Zabeel (25 October 1986 – 25 September 2015) was a New Zealand-bred racehorse who predominantly raced in Australia. He was retired to stud and became a champion sire. He is a bay son of Sir Tristram (IRE) from the Nureyev mare Lady Giselle. During his racing career, he won seven races, including the Moonee Valley Stakes in 1989 and the Australian Guineas, the Alister Clark Stakes, and the Craiglee Stakes in 1990.

After retiring to stud in 1991, he sired 153 individual stakes winners of 350 stakes races,^[1] including Vengeance of Rain, who won the Dubai Sheema Classic and holds the earnings record in Hong Kong. Zabeel has also sired the Australian champions Octagonal and Might And Power, who won 17 Group One races between them, including the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, two Cox Plates, three runnings of the Mercedes Classic, and the Sydney three-year-old triple crown.

One of Zabeel's half-brothers, Baryshnikov (by Kenmare), also won the Australian Guineas (in 1995) and retired to stud, while another winning half-brother, Break The Vault (by Redoute's Choice), entered stud in 2006.^[2]

Zabeel died in his paddock at Cambridge Stud on 25 September 2015. Stud owner Sir Patrick Hogan said Zabeel would be buried alongside his famous sire, Sir Tristram.^[3]

Progeny

Zabeel's major race winners include:

Pedigree

See also

• List of millionaire racehorses in Australia

References

External links

• Zabeel's pedigree and partial racing stats