Cartier Horse of the Year and Longines World Best Racehorse Ghaiyyath (Dubawi) will be represented with his first southern hemisphere yearlings at the 2024 Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale. Joining the Darley Australia stallion roster in 2021 and based at Darley's Victorian home Northwood Park, the four-time G1-winning son of Dubawi looks like an exciting prospect for the Australian buying bench.
In 2022 Darley produced research delving into the prize money versus distance ratio that defines the Australian racing season, and the results may surprise you (Read the full article: Sprint races hold significantly more prize money in Australia, don’t they? Think again!).
The results show that 1,600-meter plus distances collect > $100,000 in prize money on average than lesser distances.
Hence, a horse like Ghaiyyath, the highest-rated son of Dubawi who produced four unrivaled G1 victories by a combined 21 3/4 length winning margin between 2,000 - 2,4000 meters may just be the Australian owner's winning ticket.
