Shadeed
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2000 Guineas (1985) (1985)Queen Elizabeth II Stakes Timeform rating: 135 | |
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Champion Three-Year-old Miler Colt (1985) | |
Last updated on 26 July 2022 |
Shadeed (1982–2005) was an American-bred, British-trained
Background
Shadeed was a big, rangy bay horse with a small white
Racing career
1984: two-year-old season
Shadeed made his first appearance in the Westley Maiden Stakes at
1985: three-year-old season
Shadeed made his three-year-old debut in the Craven Stakes over one mile at Newmarket on 16 April. Ridden by Walter Swinburn he started 9/4 joint-favourite with Local Suitor. Shadeed was always traveling easily before taking the lead two furlongs from the finish and pulling away from his opponents to win by six lengths from Damister. In the 2000 Guineas over the same course and distance sixteen days later he started 4/5 favourite against thirteen other colts. Before the race he seemed highly agitated and was sent to the start without taking part in the parade in front of the stands, for which offence Stoute was fined by the racecourse stewards.[4] With Swinburn suspended, he was ridden by the veteran Lester Piggott who had previously committed to ride Bairn for trainer Luca Cumani.[5] Shadeed went to the front two furlongs out and looked likely to win easily,[4] but was strongly challenged by Bairn and had to be ridden strongly by Piggott to maintain his advantage, winning by a head.
On 5 June Shadeed started 7/2 second favourite for The Derby. Despite concerns about his temperament, Shadeed appeared calm before the race but he ran "deplorably",[4] never figuring among the leaders and finishing thirteenth of the fourteen runners behind Slip Anchor, beaten by more than fifty lengths. So poor was his performance that Stoute and Swinburn were called before the racecourse stewards but were unable to offer an explanation.[6] Swinburn offered the observation that Shadeed "died in my hands... as if he'd been shot."[7]
After his poor run in the Derby, Shadeed did not run for well over three months before returning to one mile for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot on 28 September. Shadeed took the lead at half way and drew clear in the straight to win by two and a half lengths from the Arlington Million winner Teleprompter in a course record time of 1:38.8.[4] On 2 November at Aqueduct, Shadeed was one of four British runners in the second running of the Breeders' Cup Mile. He finished fourth, three lengths behind the winner Cozzene, but was promoted to third on the disqualification of the runner-up, Palace Music.
Assessment
Timeform rated Shadeed at 101p as a two-year-old: the p signifying that, in the opinion of Timeform, he was very likely to improve on the figure.[2] As a three-year-old he was given a rating of 135, making him the equal of horses such as Sir Ivor and Nashwan.[8] In the International Classification for 1985 he was given a rating of 91, the highest for a three-year-old in the 6½ to 10½ division. The figure place him sixth among all European-trained horses behind Slip Anchor (95), Petoski (94), Rainbow Quest (93), Sagace (93) and Pebbles (92).
Stud career
Shadeed was retired to stand as a stallion at the Gainsborough Farm at
Pedigree
Sire Nijinsky (CAN)1967 |
Northern Dancer 1961 |
Nearctic | Nearco |
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Lady Angela | |||
Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
Almahmoud | |||
Flaming Page 1959 |
Bull Page | Bull Lea | |
Our Page | |||
Flaring Top | Menow | ||
Flaming Top | |||
Dam Continual (USA) 1976 |
Damascus 1964 |
Sword Dancer | Sunglow
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Highland Fling | |||
Kerala | My Babu | ||
Blade of Time | |||
Continuation 1971 |
Forli | Aristophanes | |
Trevisa | |||
Continue | Double Jay | ||
Courtesy (Family:1-n)[1] |
References
- ^ a b "Chelandry - Family 1-n". Bloodlines.net. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ ISBN 0-900599-40-5.
- ^ "Google Translate".
- ^ ISBN 0-900599-42-1.
- ^ "Lester Piggott- he rode like a god in pursuit of mammon". Glasgow Herald. 30 October 1985. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Slip Anchor weighs in for victory". Glasgow Herald. 6 June 1985. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Cauthen rides Slip Anchor to victory". Schenectady Gazette. 6 June 1985. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Dosage". Chef-de-race.com. Archived from the original on 22 May 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Classic winner, successful stallion Shadeed dead at 23". Thoroughbred Times. 17 November 2005. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
- ^ "Shadeed pedigree". equineline.com. Retrieved 6 March 2012.