331:. After racing in fifth place she accelerated in the straight and overcame a rough passage to take the lead in the closing stages and won "comfortably" by half a length from Deluxe. The racecourse stewards held an inquiry into possible interference caused by the winner but left the result unchanged. Alain de Royer-Dupré commented "It wasn’t a great interference and she really walked all over them. She's a very good filly, but still has a lot to learn".
350:. After racing in sixth place behind Valasyra, Sarafina moved upon the outside to make her challenge in the straight. She took the lead approaching the last 200 metres and kept on well in the closing stages to win by one and a half lengths from Rosanara. After the race Royer-Dupre said "I think we would like to keep her to the mile and a quarter and nurture her along. We still haven't seen the best of her".
444:). Starting the 4/6 favourite she turned into the straight last of the four runners but then began to make progress and won by a short neck from Hiruno d'Amour after squeezing through a narrow gap and taking the lead in the last 50 metres. The result remained unaltered after a lengthy stewards' inquiry. On 2 October Sarafina started the 4/1 favourite for the
429:). After being restrained at the rear of the field she accelerated in the straight, caught Cirrus des Aigles in the final strides and won by a neck. Royer-Dupre commented "She was very fizzy at the start, but Christophe got her under control. He knew she was capable of that kind of finishing burst".
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but was not a conspicuous success as a breeding stallion. Sarafina's dam
Sanariya showed no racing ability, failing to win in five starts but did better as a broodmare, producing several other winners including the Prix Saint-Alary runner-up Sanaya and the Group 3 winner Sandagiyr. Her grand-dam
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winner
Announce with Lily of the Valley unplaced. The Aga Khan's racing manager, said "She ran well, turned left well and she beat a very nice filly (Announce), so we were very pleased. Everything was good". The Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud over 2400 metres on 26 June saw the filly start the 4/9
373:. After being restrained in the early stages Sarafina was badly hampered when making progress on the final turn but produced a strong late run on the outside to come home third of the nineteen runners behind
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At the end of her racing career, Sarafina was bought for an undisclosed sum by Teruya
Yoshida and exported to Japan to become a broodmare. Her foals have included;
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in third and fourth. She was then dropped back to Group 2 class for the Prix
Corrida at Saint-Cloud in May and won "easily" by two lengths from the
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over the same course and distance on 3 October the filly was ridden by Mosse as
Lemaire was required to partner the stable's more fancied contender
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that was rated one of the best female racehorses in the world in 2010 and 2011. As a three-year-old she won her first three races including the
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Sarafina returned for the Prix Foy (a major trial for the Arc de
Triomphe) at Longchamp on 11 September for which her three opponents were
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on 5 November. She started the 2/1 favourite but despite staying on well in the straight she finished fourth behind St
Nicholas Abbey,
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favourite she took the lead 200 metres from the finish and pulled clear of her seventeen opponents to win in "impressive" style by six
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Sarafina was given a rating 121, making her the thirty-eighth best horse in the world, and the second best four-year-old filly behind
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Sarafina was assessed at 121, making her the twenty-sixth best horse in the world, and the best three-year-old filly (equal with
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over 2100 metres at
Longchamp. She finished strongly but was beaten a length by the favourite Planteur with
323:. She was made the 13/8 favourite ahead of eight rivals including Deluxe (unbeaten in two starts), Dariole (
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On 13 June
Sarafina started 5/4 favourite for the Prix de Diane over 2100 metres on
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at Chantilly when she was accompanied by her stablemates Rosanara (winner of the
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After a break of three months Sarafina was matched against older fillies in the
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On 30 April 2011 Sarafina made her first appearance as a four-year-old in the
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452:. For her final race Sarafina was sent to the United States to contest the
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favourite against four opponents namely Cirrus des Aigles, Silver Pond (
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881:. International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities. Archived from
311:. Three weeks later the filly was stepped up sharply in class for the
1002:. International Federation of Horse Racing Authorities. January 2012
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but was beaten when favourite for the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe and
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Sarafina did not race as a two-year-old and made her debut in a
1023:"Yoshida of Shadai Farm buys the mares Stacelita, Sarafina"
509:
Go Timing, bay colt, 2016, by Deep Impact. Won three races.
986:"Sarafina lands Qatar Prix Foy ahead of Arc at Longchamp"
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in France and was ridden in all but two of her races by
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812:"Sarafina Survives Inquiry, Takes Saint-Alary"
491:Geniale, a bay colt, foaled in 2014, sired by
425:), Zack Hall (Prix Turenne) and Indian Days (
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953:"Late Charge Gives Sarafina Saint-Cloud Win"
847:"Sarafina Soars to Victory in Prix de Diane"
181:World top-rated three-year-old filly (2010)
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712:
524:Pedigree of Sarafina (FR), bay mare, 2007
238:Sarafina is a bay mare with a faint white
18:
257:She was probably the best horse sired by
1021:Oakford, Glenye Cain (13 January 2012).
984:Lysaght, Cornelius (11 September 2011).
522:
512:Savarin, bay filly, 2017, by Deep Impact
708:
879:"The 2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings"
759:
757:
315:Prix Saint-Alary over 2000 metres at
214:. In the following year she took the
7:
748:"Sanariya – Race Record & Form"
274:Santalina was a half-sister to the
206:before finishing third in both the
190:(foaled 19 April 2007) is a French
1000:"2011 World Thoroughbred Rankings"
938:"Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud result"
865:"Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe result"
246:. She was sent into training with
16:French-bred Thoroughbred racehorse
14:
973:. Racing Post. 11 September 2011.
951:Schweitzer, Mary (16 June 2011).
845:Schweitzer, Mary (13 June 2010).
810:Schweitzer, Mary (23 May 2010).
765:"Remembrancer Mare – Family 8-f"
696:Sursum Corda (FR) (Family: 8-f)
495:. Won three races including the
473:2011 World Thoroughbred Rankings
386:2010 World Thoroughbred Rankings
1079:"Go Timing(JPN) – JBIS-Search"
867:. Racing Post. 3 October 2010.
446:2011 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
367:2010 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
319:in which she was partnered by
1:
242:bred in France by her owner,
1113:Racehorses trained in France
1043:"Geniale(JPN) – JBIS-Search"
940:. Racing Post. 26 June 2011.
834:. Racing Post. 13 June 2010.
303:on 3 May 2010. Starting the
918:"Sarafina wins at St.Cloud"
906:. Racing Post. 23 May 2011.
799:. Racing Post. 23 May 2010.
427:International Bosphorus Cup
291:2010: three-year-old season
1134:
785:. Racing Post. 3 May 2010.
734:"Refuse To Bend – Progeny"
502:Plus, bay filly, 2015, by
396:2011: four-year-old season
1108:Racehorses bred in France
1061:"Plus(JPN) – JBIS-Search"
797:"Prix Saint-Alary result"
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220:Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
212:Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe
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164:Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud
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1118:Thoroughbred family 8-f
769:Thoroughbred Bloodlines
423:Grand Prix de Chantilly
832:"Prix de Diane result"
783:"Prix des Gres result"
1103:2007 racehorse births
904:"Prix Corrida result"
436:, Nakayama Festa and
317:Longchamp Racecourse
301:Chantilly Racecourse
299:over 1600 metres at
248:Alain de Royer-Dupré
121:Alain de Royer-Dupré
720:"Sarafina pedigree"
525:
340:Prix Marcel Boussac
276:Grand Prix de Paris
583:Market Slide (USA)
523:
454:Breeders' Cup Turf
390:Lily of the Valley
252:Christophe Lemaire
228:Breeders' Cup Turf
1028:Daily Racing Form
971:"Prix Foy result"
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434:St Nicholas Abbey
414:Prix Allez France
406:Cirrus des Aigles
267:Queen Anne Stakes
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506:. Won two races.
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149:Prix Saint-Alary
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634:Shirley Heights
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548:Northern Dancer
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466:Brilliant Speed
458:Churchill Downs
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532:Refuse To Bend
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379:Nakayama Festa
355:Prix Vermeille
344:Prix Cléopâtre
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271:Eclipse Stakes
261:, who won the
259:Refuse To Bend
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208:Prix Vermeille
194:racehorse and
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321:Gerald Mosse
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263:2000 Guineas
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216:Prix Corrida
192:Thoroughbred
187:
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159:Prix Corrida
1083:www.jbis.jp
1065:www.jbis.jp
1047:www.jbis.jp
651:Delsy (FR)
572:Bold Reason
493:Deep Impact
410:Cape Blanco
336:soft ground
297:maiden race
244:Aga Khan IV
112:Aga Khan IV
103:Aga Khan IV
1097:Categories
1006:12 October
923:Sky Sports
889:2012-02-11
703:References
646:Hardiemma
477:Snow Fairy
402:Prix Ganay
234:Background
143:Major wins
138:ÂŁ1,480,869
670:Top Ville
639:Mill Reef
608:Grenfall
450:Danedream
442:Tenno Sho
375:Workforce
365:. In the
196:broodmare
130:11: 6-1-2
37:Grandsire
675:High Top
626:Darshaan
613:My Poly
605:Grenzen
600:Jameela
578:Special
554:Nearctic
519:Pedigree
462:Sea Moon
371:Behkabad
363:Plumania
329:Hibaayeb
224:Prix Foy
188:Sarafina
169:Prix Foy
135:Earnings
59:Darshaan
50:Sanariya
22:Sarafina
664:Sanamia
561:Natalma
471:In the
384:In the
313:Group 1
309:lengths
278:winner
117:Trainer
99:Breeder
81:Country
55:Damsire
659:Kelty
654:Abdos
641:(USA)
630:1981
585:1991
563:(USA)
550:(CAN)
359:Midday
348:Zagora
346:) and
327:) and
280:Sumayr
176:Awards
171:(2011)
166:(2011)
161:(2011)
156:(2010)
151:(2010)
127:Record
89:Colour
84:France
73:Foaled
690:Relko
666:1987
622:1996
589:Gulch
544:1981
542:(USA)
536:2000
534:(IRE)
109:Owner
1008:2012
628:(GB)
529:Sire
464:and
408:and
377:and
361:and
269:and
240:star
222:and
210:and
202:and
68:Mare
27:Sire
618:Dam
456:at
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305:6/4
93:Bay
65:Sex
47:Dam
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