Ta Rib

Ta Rib
Ta Rib
Sire	Hamdan Al Maktoum
Trainer	Ed Dunlop
Record	7: 2-2-1
Earnings	£164,427
Major wins
	Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (1996)

Ta Rib (foaled 23 April 1993 – after 2008) was an American-bred, British-trained

broodmare. Despite failing to win as a juvenile in 1995 she showed promise as he was placed in both her races. In the following spring she won a maiden race and then recorded her biggest success when recording an upset victory in the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches

. She failed to win again but ran well in defeat in three subsequent races. As a broodmare she produced several minor winners but no top-class performers.

Background

Ta Rib was a chestnut mare with a small white

star bred in Kentucky by Shadwell Farms, the breeding operation of her owner Hamdan Al Maktoum. The filly was sent to race in England and entered training with Ed Dunlop at the Gainsborough Stables in Newmarket, Suffolk

.

She was sired by the hugely influential American stallion Mr. Prospector. Although he was best known for his success in the United States, Mr. Prospector was also the sire of numerous major winners in Europe including Kingmambo, Machiavellian, Lycius, Distant View and Ravinella.^[2] Ta Rib's dam Madame Secretary won two races and was a half-sister to two horses with very different aptitudes, namely Green Ruby, a sprinter who won the Stewards' Cup and Zero Watt, an out-and-out stayer who won the Ascot Stakes. She was a descendant of the American broodmare Dust Whirl (foaled 1928), making her a distant relative of Whirlaway and Conquistador Cielo.^[3]

Racing career

1995: two-year-old season

On her racecourse debut, Ta Rib started at odds of

furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse on 25 August and stayed on strongly to finish second, beaten a length by Hamdan Al Maktoum's other runner Ruznama. A month later at Ascot Racecourse she started the 3/1 second favourite for a minor event and ran third behind Story Line and Double Leaf.^[4] In this race she was ridden by Willie Carson

, who partnered her in all her subsequent starts.

1996: three-year-old season

Ta Rib began her second season in a maiden over seven furlongs at Newmarket on 3 May in which she started at odds of 11/4 and recorded her first victory as she won by five lengths from the favourite Fatefully after taking the lead three furlongs out.

1000 Guineas). Ta Rib raced close behind the leaders and turned into the straight in second place behind Shawanni. She went to the front 300 metres from the finish and kept on well under pressure to win by three quarters of a length from Shake The Yoke with the Irish-trained outsider Sagar Pride taking third.^[6] Ed Dunlop, who was winning a classic race at his first attempt said "I must pay credit to Ta Rib's owner, Sheikh Hamdan. He made the decision to come here today and he's been proved right again. Willie Carson rode a brilliant race".^[7]

At

Royal Ascot on 19 June Ta Rib started second favourite for the Coronation Stakes but after racing in second for most of the way she faded in the closing stages and came home fourth behind Shake The Yoke, Last Second and Dance Design. In the Falmouth Stakes she finished second of the nine runners, beaten one and three quarter lengths by the French-trained filly Sensation. Ta Rib was matched against male opposition at Newbury Racecourse on 16 August in the seven furlong Hungerford Stakes, a race in which she carried an eight-pound weight penalty for her Group 1 success, and finished fourth behind the four-year-old colt Bin Rosie.^[8]

Breeding record

At the end of her racing career, Ta Rib was retired to become a broodmare for Shadwell. She produced at least seven foals and five winners between 1998 and 2008:

Kabeer, a chestnut colt (later
gelded), foaled in 1998, sired by Unfuwain. Won six races.^[9]

Mawaheb, chestnut filly, 1999, by Nashwan. Won one race.^[10]
Khaizarana, bay filly, 2000, by Alhaarth. Won one race.^[11]
Estihlal, bay filly, 2001, by Green Desert. Won two races.^[12]
Fajr, bay colt (gelded), 2002, by Green Desert. Won eight races.^[13]
Ghallab, bay colt, 2003, by Alhaarth. Failed to win in eight races.
Eraadaat, chestnut mare, 2008, by Intikhab. Failed to win in one race.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Ta Rib (USA), chestnut mare, 1993^[1]
Sire Mr. Prospector (USA) 1970	Raise a Native (USA) 1961	Native Dancer	Polynesian
		Native Dancer	Geisha
		Raise You	Case Ace
		Raise You	Lady Glory
	Gold Digger (USA) 1962	Nashua	Nasrullah
		Nashua	Segula
		Sequence	Count Fleet
		Sequence	Miss Dogwood
Dam Madame Secretary (USA) 1982	Secretariat (USA) 1970	Bold Ruler	Nasrullah
		Bold Ruler	Miss Disco
		Somethingroyal	Princequillo
		Somethingroyal	Imperatrice
	Ruby Tuesday (USA) 1974	T.V. Lark	Indian Hemp
		T.V. Lark	Miss Larksfly
		Thoroly Blue	Blue Prince
		Thoroly Blue	Ambwithor (Family: 8-h)^[3]

Ta Rib was inbred 4 × 4 to Nasrullah, meaning that this stallion appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.

References

^ ^a ^b "Ta Rib pedigree". Equineline.
^ "Mr. Prospector – Stud Record". Racing Post.
^ ^a ^b "Atalanta – Family 8-h". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.
^ "Sunday Conditions Stakes result". Racing Post. 24 September 1995.
^ "Equity Financial Collections Maiden Stakes result". Racing Post. 3 May 1996.
^ "Poule d'Essai des Pouliches result". Racing Post. 12 May 1996.
^ Cobb, John (13 May 1996). "Dunlop joins Classics club". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.
^ "Hungerford Stakes result". Racing Post. 16 August 1996.
^ "Kabeer – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
^ "Mawaheb – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
^ "Khaizarana – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
^ "Estihlal – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.
^ "Fajr – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.

[pedigree-1] "Ta Rib pedigree". Equineline.

[2] "Mr. Prospector – Stud Record". Racing Post.

[tbl-3] "Atalanta – Family 8-h". Thoroughbred Bloodlines.

[4] "Sunday Conditions Stakes result". Racing Post. 24 September 1995.

[5] "Equity Financial Collections Maiden Stakes result". Racing Post. 3 May 1996.

[6] "Poule d'Essai des Pouliches result". Racing Post. 12 May 1996.

[7] Cobb, John (13 May 1996). "Dunlop joins Classics club". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-26.

[8] "Hungerford Stakes result". Racing Post. 16 August 1996.

[9] "Kabeer – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.

[10] "Mawaheb – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.

[11] "Khaizarana – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.

[12] "Estihlal – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.

[13] "Fajr – Race Record & Form". Racing Post.

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