Kalanisi
| Kalanisi | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Stallion |
| Foaled | 27 March 1996 |
| Died | 25 May 2023 (aged 27) |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Dark Bay/Brown |
| Breeder | H.H. Aga Khan's Stud S.C. |
| Owner | H.H. Aga Khan IV |
| Trainer | Sir Michael Stoute |
| Record | 11: 6-4-1 |
| Earnings | £1,369,605 |
| Major wins | |
| Heron Stakes (1999) Queen Anne Stakes (2000) Champion Stakes (2000) Breeders' Cup Turf (2000) | |
| Awards | |
| American Champion Male Turf Horse (2000) European Champion Older Horse (2000) | |
| Last updated on 2 August 2008 | |
Kalanisi (27 March 1996 – 25 May 2023) was a Thoroughbred racehorse who won European Champion and American Champion honours in 2000.
Background
Bred and raced by
Racing career
1999: three-year-old season
Trained by Sir Michael Stoute, Kalanisi won all three starts as a three-year-old.
2000: four-year-old season
Then at age four, he won the then
2001: five-year-old season
Racing at age five, Kalanisi won two of five starts and notably was second in June's Group 1 Prince of Wales's Stakes at England's Ascot Racecourse. Injured in the race, he was retired to stud duty at his owner's Gilltown Stud in County Kildare, Ireland.
Assessment
Kalanasi's performances in 2000 earned him the American Eclipse Award as U.S. Champion Male Turf Horse and the Cartier Racing Award as European Champion Older Horse.
Stud career
Kalanisi was the sire of more than one hundred and forty foals of which, as of mid-2008, thirty-five have been race winners. Beginning in 2008 he was standing at Boardsmill Stud in County Meath. He was withdrawn from stud duty in 2020 "due to fertility issues".[1]
Death
Kalanisi died suddenly in his paddock on 25 May 2023, at the age of 27. The news was announced on 26 May, a few days after Kalanisi's death.[2]
Commemoration
The 'Kalanisi Building' at the Royal Veterinary College, Hatfield, England, was named in Kalanisi's honour on 4 August 2010.
References
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- ^ "U.S. Turf Champion Kalanisi Dies at 27". Blood Horse. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.