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On his retirement from training in 2000, Armstong explained "Willie Carson always said Maroof needed to be held up, but
Richard Hills, who rode him a lot of work, said: `This horse wants be allowed to run'. We tried it at Doncaster, just before Ascot, and he was only just beat. In the QE2 I knew that
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with Maroof the complete outsider at odds of 66/1. Hills sent Maroof into the lead from the start and set the pace from
Distant View and Sayyedati whilst the other runners were restrained by their jockeys. In the straight Maroof showed no signs of weakening and stayed on "gamely" to win by one and a
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quarter lengths and a length from
Barathea and Bigstone. Immediately after the race Robert Armstrong said "He has had an unlucky season, he was very well, he had his ground and the only amazing thing to me was the price. I thought he'd run a big race, and I backed him".
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Curragh on 26 June. He raced in second behind Alflora before taking the lead a furlong out but was caught in the final stride by the rallying Alflora and beaten a short head. The colt was dropped to Group Three class over ten furlongs at
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and started 9/4 second favourite in a five-runner field. He took the early lead and set a steady pace before accelerating a quarter of a mile from the finish but was caught in the closing stages and beaten half a length by the
477:. Hills retained the ride when Maroof returned to Group One level for the first time in over two years for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on good to soft ground at Ascot on 24 September. He was widely expected to serve as a
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but appeared to be just below top class. On his final appearance however, he produced by far his best performance as he led from the start and won the Queen
Elizabeth II Stakes at odd of
190:. He had problems with injuries as a three-year-old and won one minor race from only two starts in the autumn. As a four-year-old he ran consistently, finishing second in the
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he started the 7/4 favourite and led for most of the way before winning by one and a half lengths from
Redenham. In October he was sent to France for the Group Two
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Newbury on 13 May and finished fifth of the eleven runners, six lengths behind the winner Emperor Jones. Later that month he was moved up in distance for the
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if he could accelerate twice in the straight he'd win, and he did just that-eight Group 1 winners behind him and not the trace of a fluke about it."
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Maroof had training problems in 1993 and missed the spring and summer before returning in
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winner Humam (the 4/1 favourite), Ancestral Dancer (a three-time Listed race winner in Italy) and Port Lucaya (later to win the
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on 8 September. He led for most of the way before being caught in the final strides and beaten a neck by the four-year-old
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Maroof was retired from racing to become a breeding stallion at the
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best known for his upset victory over a top-class field in the 1994
972:"Interview Robert Armstrong: Looking back on life in the fast lane"
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Maroof's dam Dish Dash was a high-class racemare who won the
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Maroof was a bay horse bred in Kentucky by his owner
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254:races. His offspring include the champions
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1047:Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom
875:"Lanson Champagne Vintage Stakes result"
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365:Vintage Stakes over seven furlongs at
994:"Knighthood for top NZ breeder Hogan"
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434:Maroof began his third season in the
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949:Sue Montgomery (24 September 1994).
889:"Arlington Conditions Stakes result"
481:for his owner's more fancied runner
329:Maroof began his racing career in a
16:American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
903:"Irish International Stakes result"
266:as well as the important stallions
936:"Queen Elizabeth II Stakes result"
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970:Alastair Down (2 November 2000).
938:. Racing Post. 24 September 1994.
891:. Racing Post. 18 September 1993.
349:from Young Ern (later to win the
951:"Racing: Maroof raises the roof"
341:on 20 June. Starting at odds of
992:Tony Morris (5 January 2000).
861:"Saffron Maiden Stakes result"
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918:"The art of setting the pace"
916:Graham Green (29 June 2011).
548:Manawatu Sires Produce Stakes
905:. Racing Post. 26 June 1994.
877:. Racing Post. 30 July 1992.
863:. Racing Post. 20 June 1992.
1042:Racehorses bred in Kentucky
398:1993: three-year-old season
381:over seven furlongs at the
304:at his St Gatien stable in
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375:Premio Vittorio di Capua
1052:Thoroughbred family 1-k
811:Timeform staff (1983).
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440:Brigadier Gerard Stakes
192:Brigadier Gerard Stakes
1012:"Maroof – Stud Record"
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1037:1999 racehorse deaths
1032:1990 racehorse births
558:) and Beat The Fade (
442:over ten furlongs at
791:"Danzig Stud Record"
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448:International Stakes
420:Longchamp Racecourse
414:over 1600 metres on
297:winner Contredanse.
196:International Stakes
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560:Emancipation Stakes
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390:-trained favourite
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654:Petitioner
607:Lady Angela
530:Stud record
475:Soviet Line
464:Park Stakes
424:Gold Splash
363:Group Three
331:maiden race
291:Desert King
283:Royal Ascot
200:Park Stakes
181:Group Three
1026:Categories
846:2013-06-02
797:2011-09-30
776:2013-05-05
753:References
703:Ship Yard
665:Steady Aim
392:Fatherland
333:over five
234:Background
145:Major wins
706:Doutelle
626:Almahmoud
519:Sayyedati
479:pacemaker
359:Paul Cole
306:Newmarket
252:Group One
228:Sayyedati
132:13: 4-5-1
50:Dish Dash
37:Grandsire
736:Nymphet
721:Venture
692:Crepello
658:Petition
595:Nearctic
566:Pedigree
515:Barathea
511:Bigstone
483:Mehthaaf
335:furlongs
293:and the
272:Danehill
212:Bigstone
208:Barathea
140:£284,474
137:Earnings
68:Stallion
740:Nearula
679:Bustino
614:Natalma
472:gelding
310:Suffolk
248:Grade I
119:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
59:Bustino
55:Damsire
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718:1963
687:Busted
634:1968
600:Nearco
591:1961
579:Danzig
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260:Dayjur
165:Maroof
158:(1994)
153:(1992)
129:Record
89:Colour
73:Foaled
31:Danzig
22:Maroof
725:Relic
683:1971
675:1979
589:(CAN)
583:1977
581:(USA)
109:Owner
817:ISBN
681:(GB)
576:Sire
517:and
270:and
264:Lure
262:and
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