Ghaiyyath

$27,500 B 2015 16.2HH (1.68M)
Dubawi – Nightime (Galileo)
Inc GST Payment on Live Foal (conditions apply). Standing at Northwood Park, VIC

Crowned Horse of the Year and World Champion following four unrivalled G1 victories by a combined 21 3/4 length winning margin. An eight-time Group-winner at two, three, four and five.

The highest-rated son of the best stallion in British history – Dubawi, a proven G1-producing sire of sires - out of a G1-winning Galileo mare.

A Group-winning two-year-old who posted three of the top four Timeform performances of 2020, beating Enable in the G1 Eclipse and Magical in the G1 International.

Pedigree

GHAIYYATH

DUBAWI

DUBAI MILLENNIUM

SEEKING THE GOLD

MR PROSPECTOR

CON GAME

COLORADO DANCER

SHAREEF DANCER

FALL ASPEN

ZOMARADAH

DEPLOY

SHIRLEY HEIGHTS

SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS

JAWAHER

DANCING BRAVE

HIGH TERN

NIGHTIME

GALILEO

SADLER'S WELLS

NORTHERN DANCER

FAIRY BRIDGE

URBAN SEA

MISWAKI

ALLEGRETTA

CAUMSHINAUN

INDIAN RIDGE

AHONOORA

HILLBROW

RIDGE POOL

BLUEBIRD

CASTING COUCH

By DUBAWI (2002) Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1), Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1), National S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,925 foals aged three and up, including GHAIYYATH, MODERN GAMES, NAVAL CROWN, NIGHT OF THUNDER, SPACE BLUES, TOO DARN HOT, MONTEROSSO, AL KAZEEM, ANCIENT WISDOM, BENBATL, COROEBUS, HENRY LONGFELLOW, LORD NORTH, MAKFI, MASTER OF THE SEAS, NEW BAY, POET’S VOICE, REBEL’S ROMANCE, ZARAK, etc.

1st dam: NIGHTIME by Galileo. 2 wins (8f-8¾f) at 3, Irish 1,000 Guineas (G1). Dam of 13 foals, 10 to race, 7 winners:

GHAIYYATH (c Dubawi) Champion, see Race record.

ZHUKOVA (f Fastnet Rock) Champion older filly in Europe, 7 wins (9½f-12f) at 3 to 5, Man O' War S (G1), Blue Wind S (G3), Enterprise S (G3), Alleged S, Noblesse S, Oyster S. Dam of: IMPERIAL EMPEROR (c Dubawi) Winner at 2; First Ruler (g Dubawi) 2nd Tapster S.

Sleeping Beauty (f Oasis Dream) Winner (10f) at 3, 3rd Salsabil S. Dam of:

Irish Territory (c Declaration of War) 2nd With Anticipation S (G3).

Knight To King (c Kingman) Winner (9½f) at 3, 2nd Devoy S, 3rd Amethyst S (G3).

La Chapelle (f Holy Roman Emperor) Dam of:

MAUIEWOWIE (f Night Of Thunder) Curragh S, 2nd Marwell S, Polonia S.

Something Enticing (f Fascinating Rock) Gillies S.

2nd dam: CAUMSHINAUN by Indian Ridge. Champion older mare in Ireland, 5 wins (6f-8f) at 3 and 4, Platinum S. Dam of 8 winners:

NIGHTIME (f Galileo) Group winner, see above.

Mermaid Island (f Mujadil) Winner at 2, 2nd Victor McCalmont Memorial S. Dam of:

ONDINA (f Manhattan Rain) Laelia S.

Holy Cow (f Teofilo) 3rd Centaurea S.

STRAIGHT TALK (c Refuse To Bend) 3 wins at 4 and 5.

PHAENOMENA (f Galileo) 2 wins at 3. Dam of:

KING OF KOJI (c Lord Kanaloa) Meguro Kinen (G2), American Jockey Club Cup (G2), 3rd Kyoto Daishoten (G2).

HARAJUKU (f Deep Impact) Prix Cleopatre (G3), 2nd Prix d’Aumale (G3), Orchid S (G3), Via Borghese S, 3rd The Very One S (G3), Jockey Club Oaks.

OLYMPIAD (g Galileo) 2 wins at 4.

GUNGA DIN (c Green Desert) 2 wins at 4 and 5.

SEAGULL (f Sea the Stars) Winner at 3. Dam of:

WASAAYEF (f Kingman) Winner at 2, 2019.

Qilin Queen (f Pinatubo) 2nd Ascendant S.

TAJRIBA (f Teofilo) Winner at 3. Dam of:

Wishfully (f Invincible Spirit) 2nd Prix Casimir Delamarre, 3rd Baden-Baden Cup, Preis des Casino Baden-Baden.

3rd dam: RIDGE POOL by Bluebird. Winner at 2. Dam of 2 winners:

CAUMSHINAUN (f Indian Ridge) Champion, see above.

CANDLERIGGS (g Indian Ridge) 2 wins at 2 and 4.

Stud record
Ghaiyyath's first northern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2024.
Ghaiyyath's first southern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2024.

Pedigree notes

Is there a more glorious sight in horse racing than to see a bold front-runner “wearing his heart on his sleeve”, daring his rivals to chase him down? Ghaiyyath did it time and again, putting his elite rivals to the sword in G1 races, in a manner reminiscent of his grandsire Dubai Millennium. 

Apart from the wow factor of his style of racing, it is also a significant common factor in the makeup of successful sires. Whether they are sprinters, milers or stayers, it is hard to come up with a list of top sires that were not on-pace runners or leaders: Star Kingdom, Northern Dancer, Ribot, Redoute’s Choice, Snitzel, I Am Invincible, Dubai Millennium, Street Cry, the list goes on.

Ghaiyyath maintained his blazing speed from 1,600m to 2,400m with multiple G1 winners such as Enable off the bit a long way from home chasing him.

Ghaiyyath is by Dubawi who broke the ice for Mr Prospector by winning the British General Sires’ title in 2022. Following the Australian General Sires’ title won by the Mr Prospector-line stallion Street Cry in 2015/16, breeders can have confidence in the suitability of stallions from this sire line for Australian conditions.

Dubawi shuttled to Australia for three seasons and didn’t get the support his subsequent achievements show he deserved. Despite this, his results in Australia were truly outstanding.

From his Australian crops Dubawi sired 188 runners, 149 winners (79% winners to runners), 22 Stakes winners (11.7% Stakes winners to runners) and six G1 winners which were 3.2% of his runners and 27.27% of the Stakes winners. These are industry-leading stats, particularly for a stallion who had a big fee drop in his third and final year on the shuttle.

G1 Statistics 
Dubawi has sired SIX individual G1 winners on the shuttle, two are out of Mr Prospector-line mares and one is out of a Star Kingdom-line mare from the Bletchingly branch. 

The 59 individual worldwide G1 winners feature mares by most of the major commercial sire lines sent to him. They include mares from the Sadler’s Wells/Galileo line, the Danzig/ Danehill line and the Mr Prospector/Machiavellian/Street Cry line.

  • 20/53 have a return of Sadler’s Wells in the mare.
  • 23/53 have a return of Danzig in the mare.
  • 24/53 have a return of Mr Prospector in the mare.

Best Nicks
Dubawi has sired close to 300 Stakes winners worldwide and has a decent strike rate with all 21 of the broodmare sires whose daughters have been sent to him in the biggest numbers. This indicates his tremendous versatility which is a key reason for his success.

He has most individual Stakes winners out of mares by Galileo (17), Singspiel (10), Dansili (10), Green Desert (8), Montjeu (7), Sadler’s Wells (6), Shamardal (6), Monsun (6), Street Cry (6), Danehill (5) and Giant’s Causeway (5), who represent the major branches of current commercial sire lines. His highest percentages of Stakes winners to runners follow the same trend, the Northern Dancer and Mr Prospector lines both feature strongly.

Dubawi has over 20% Stakes winners to runners with mares by Nureyev and his grandson Polar Falcon.

Young stallions often nick along the same lines as their sires especially if their own broodmare sire is compatible. These are all promising indicators for Ghaiyyath.

Inbreeding / Linebreeding options
Ghaiyyath is the product of two of the world’s most successful crosses, the Dubai Millennium/Galileo cross and the Shirley Heights/Sadler’s Wells cross.

The key names found in these crosses include the influential mares Special, Lalun, Where You Lead, Urban Sea and Allegretta, presenting numerous opportunities to plan successful inbreeding strategies.

Strategy One
Introduce the missing ingredient to complete the recipe, Danehill. Dubawi’s best results when crossed with the Danehill line include with mares by Dansili, Danehill Dancer, Rock Of Gibraltar and Danehill himself. Introducing Redoute’s Choice has also had success.

Strategy Two
Ghaiyyath is bred on the very successful Dubawi/Galileo cross with both those stallions bred on a Northern Dancer/Mr Prospector/Buckpasser mix. Another successful sire bred on a similar pattern is More Than Ready, so his daughters, or mares by his son Better Than Ready, or mares by Sebring would all suit Ghaiyyath.

Strategy Three
Another obvious strategy is to introduce Sadler’s Wells’ three-quarter brother Nureyev, creating inbreeding to the mare Special. This nick has already worked for Ghaiyyath’s sire Dubawi and is worth replicating. There are numerous sources of Nureyev available, including a superior source via the great broodmare sire Zabeel whose dam is by Nureyev. Mares by his descendants such as Lonhro, Pierro and Savabeel, or their sons, are all suitable candidates. Star Witness is another source being from the Nureyev sire line himself.

Strategy Four
Ghaiyyath’s sire has nicked well with mares by Shamardal and Street Cry so daughters of those two sires or their leading sons such as Lope de Vega, Street Boss and Per Incanto look worthwhile options.

Conformation

Race record

His successful career

Age Starts 1st 2nd 3rd Earnings
Two 3 2 - 1 £40,644
Three 1 1 - - £35,606
Four 4 2 - 1 £229,320
Five 5 4 1 - £585,630
Total 13 9 1 2 £891,201 (A$1,732,873)

At 2

1st
Autumn S (G3), 1,600m, Newmarket, new Stakes record 1:35.92, by 1¾l, beating Dream Today, Purser, Flag Of Honour, Arbalet, Wafy, Zabriskie.
1st
Maiden race, 1,600m, Newmarket, by 5l, beating Bombyx.

At 3

1st
Prix du Prince d’Orange (G3), 2,000m, Longchamp, by 3l, beating Sacred Life, Folamour, Chilean, Aviateur, Stage Magic, Willie John.

At 4 Champion older horse in Germany

1st
Grosser Preis von Baden (G1), 2,400m, Baden-Baden, by 14l, beating Donjah, Laccario, Colomano, Accon, Akribie, Ashrun, Communique.
1st
Prix d’Harcourt (G2), 2,000m, Longchamp, by 1½l, beating Soleil Marin, Intellogent, Lucius Tiberius, Volfango, Nocturnal Fox.
3rd
Prix Ganay (G1), 2,100m, Longchamp, to Waldgeist, Study Of Man, beating Soleil Marin, Intellogent.

At 5 Champion older horse in Europe

1st
Juddmonte International S (G1), 2,100m, York, by 3l, beating Magical, Lord North, Kameko, Rose Of Kildare.
1st
Eclipse S (G1), 2,000m, Sandown Park, by 2¼l, beating Enable, Japan, Magic Wand, Deidre, Regal Reality, Bangkok.
1st
Coronation Cup (G1), 2,400m, Newmarket, new course record 2:25.89, by 2½l, beating Anthony Van Dyck, Stradivarius, Broome, Defoe, Alounak, Desert Encounter.
1st
Dubai Millennium S (G3), 2,000m, Meydan, by 8½l, beating Spotify, Privilegiado, Certain Lad, Desert Encounter, Royal Meeting.
2nd
Irish Champion S (G1), 2,000m, Leopardstown, to Magical, beating Armory, Sottsass, Japan, Leo de Fury.

Timeform 133

Best progeny

His winning offspring

Video footage

Watch him go: see him at his best

Juddmonte International S (G1), 10f, York, 19 Aug 2020
Coral-Eclipse S (G1), 10f, Sandown Park, 05 Jul 2020
Coronation Cup (G1), 12f, Newmarket, 05 Jun 2020
Grosser Preis von Baden (G1), 12f, Baden-Baden, 01 Sep 2019
Prix d’Harcourt (G2), 10f, Longchamp, 07 Apr 2019
Autumn S (G3), 8f, Newmarket, 14 Oct 2017
Prix du Prince d’Orange (G3), 10f, Longchamp, 22 Sep 2018
Dubai Millennium S (G3), 10f, Meydan, 20 Feb 2020
Maiden race, 8f, Newmarket, 28 Sep 2017

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