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He sired one of my boys and I'm just wondering if anyone knew him, or worked with him?Mainly his temperment I'm interested in and anything else anyone knows of! Thankyou
 
If born 1990, he died in 2003, and sired mostly flat horses
Top-class 2yo/miler, excellent source of high-class 2yos, plenty of them precocious, died 2003, stood in GB Median, bred mostly milers.
He would be Zafonic (USA).
I have not heard any bad news on temperament, it looks as though most of his progeny did not train on beyond three.
Zafonic was leading first season sire in 1997 and was responsible for 25 stakes winners, including the outstanding European juvenile of 1997, Xaar. died in a freak accident in in 2003 in Australia.
 
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If its "The" Zafonic, he was a very impressive winner of the 2000 guineas, and the runner up Barathea went on to win in the Breeders cup thus confirming the form. He was a phenomenal horse, you tube it, he was in a different league.
Didn't know there were other Zafonic's?
 
MrsD123 said:
If born 1990, he died in 2003, and sired mostly flat horses
Top-class 2yo/miler, excellent source of high-class 2yos, plenty of them precocious, died 2003, stood in GB Median, bred mostly milers.
He would be Zafonic (USA).
I have not heard any bad news on temperament, it looks as though most of his progeny did not train on beyond three.
Zafonic was leading first season sire in 1997 and was responsible for 25 stakes winners, including the outstanding European juvenile of 1997, Xaar. died in a freak accident in in 2003 in Australia.
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No my boy did flat until he was 4 and then went on to hurdles. Do you know what the freak accident was? I got in touch with henry cecil by email, he said he died in australia but didn't say why! It's his temperment I'm interested in as my boys very hot headed and I heard he was but don't know for definite! Just one of those, I want to know my boys history days!!!
 
missyme10 said:
If its "The" Zafonic, he was a very impressive winner of the 2000 guineas, and the runner up Barathea went on to win in the Breeders cup thus confirming the form. He was a phenomenal horse, you tube it, he was in a different league.
Didn't know there were other Zafonic's?
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No this is the zafonic, my boy was bred at juddmonte. Thanks for info
 
He went to Australia for their stud season but fell on a gate before he took up stud duties. You can find a lot of info by googling, fancy you contacting Sir henry, he is "THE man" in Newmarket and a great trainer, as in "one of the greats" of all time
 
Zafonic (USA)

2002 STUD FEE: GBP 20,000

* Died as a 12-y-o br horse (8.6f) AEI 1.55
* PEDIGREE: Gone West (USA) — (8.1f) Zaizafon (USA) ( The Minstrel (CAN) (9.8f))
* STANDING: Banstead Manor Stud (GB)
* SIRE COMMENT: top-class 2yo/miler, excellent source of high-class 2yos, plenty of them precocious, died 2003
* TRAINER: A Fabre
* OWNER: K Abdulla
* BREEDER: Juddmonte Farms Inc

Stallion record - http://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/stallionbook/stallion_home.sd?horse_id=75918&tab=details

Zafonic (USA)

* Died as a 12-y-o (01Apr90 br h)
* Gone West (USA) (8.3f) — Zaizafon (USA) (The Minstrel (CAN) (9.9f))
* Trainer A Fabre
* Owner K Abdulla
* Breeder Juddmonte Farms Inc

Racing record - http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?horse_id=75918
 
MrsD123 said:
He went to Australia for their stud season but fell on a gate before he took up stud duties. You can find a lot of info by googling, fancy you contacting Sir henry, he is "THE man" in Newmarket and a great trainer, as in "one of the greats" of all time
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I know, I contacted him a few years ago when I bought my horse!! I think the only reason he replied is because I know one of his friends, so blatantly informed him, so he probably felt obliged! Either that or he's genuinely a nice man! He did say he was pleased I had him and that it's good he was being retrained, so that was nice!
I didn't know he fell on a gate, how tragic.
 
cally6008 said:
Zafonic (USA)

2002 STUD FEE: GBP 20,000

* Died as a 12-y-o br horse (8.6f) AEI 1.55
* PEDIGREE: Gone West (USA) — (8.1f) Zaizafon (USA) ( The Minstrel (CAN) (9.8f))
* STANDING: Banstead Manor Stud (GB)
* SIRE COMMENT: top-class 2yo/miler, excellent source of high-class 2yos, plenty of them precocious, died 2003
* TRAINER: A Fabre
* OWNER: K Abdulla
* BREEDER: Juddmonte Farms Inc

Stallion record - http://www.racingpost.com/bloodstock/stallionbook/stallion_home.sd?horse_id=75918&tab=details

Zafonic (USA)

* Died as a 12-y-o (01Apr90 br h)
* Gone West (USA) (8.3f) — Zaizafon (USA) (The Minstrel (CAN) (9.9f))
* Trainer A Fabre
* Owner K Abdulla
* Breeder Juddmonte Farms Inc

Racing record - http://www.racingpost.com/horses/horse_home.sd?horse_id=75918
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Thankyou, that's a lot of information!
 
Zafonic was black, could have technically been bay as some are so dark they look black.
They are usually hot headed when that talented, he wasn't just a good miler, he was one of the best, and was a picture to look at.
I was there the day he won the guineas, he blew people away with that performance, it was truely spectacular and i'll never forget the commentator saying he'll have to be a very good horse to win from there when he was last 2 furlongs out, he had an amazing turn of foot and just blew them away.

If ur boys out like him, galloping must be fun lol x
 
bumblelion said:
I know, I contacted him a few years ago when I bought my horse!! I think the only reason he replied is because I know one of his friends, so blatantly informed him, so he probably felt obliged! Either that or he's genuinely a nice man! He did say he was pleased I had him and that it's good he was being retrained, so that was nice!
I didn't know he fell on a gate, how tragic.
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He is genuinely nice man, one of the "old school"
 
Yea Caledonia, i think his commentry is brill and so fitting, what a horse he was.
One of my fav's, do u remember Arazi around the same time, that Breeders cup performance, the only other performance around that time that excited me :D
 
missyme10 said:
Zafonic was black, could have technically been bay as some are so dark they look black.
They are usually hot headed when that talented, he wasn't just a good miler, he was one of the best, and was a picture to look at.
I was there the day he won the guineas, he blew people away with that performance, it was truely spectacular and i'll never forget the commentator saying he'll have to be a very good horse to win from there when he was last 2 furlongs out, he had an amazing turn of foot and just blew them away.

If ur boys out like him, galloping must be fun lol x
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LOL! I don't get to gallop him enough, no where that safe, as when he goes, he goes!! Plus he's got a bowed tendon I have to be careful of, but yeah he's so fast, I literally need goggles!!
 
Caledonia said:
Loved him - very beautiful dark bay colt. He was breathtaking to watch in his wins. He burst in his last race, so they packed him off to stud.

This vid shows you how talented he was in his best races. Listen out for Graham Goode's legendary comment at the end of the Guineas -This is a very good horse, this is Zafonic! :D

Enjoy! :D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hU364f-w85s&feature=youtube_gdata
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Just watched it! Made me cry, knowing he was the dad of my lovely boy! So proud! He was bl**dy good!! I liked the last race!
 
I remember Arazi too, missyme, he was freakish!! :eek:

I can't think of a 2yo performance like that before or since.

Didn't do him much good tho - such a shame he didn't live up to it as a 3yo.

Isn't it fantastic that Khalid Abdullah has stuck with Sir Henry and now they have Frankel! :D

Bumblelion - isn't it lovely to find out about your horse's parentage, especially when his Daddy was a god on the track!!!
 
missyme10 said:
Zafonic was black, could have technically been bay as some are so dark they look black.
They are usually hot headed when that talented, he wasn't just a good miler, he was one of the best, and was a picture to look at.
I was there the day he won the guineas, he blew people away with that performance, it was truely spectacular and i'll never forget the commentator saying he'll have to be a very good horse to win from there when he was last 2 furlongs out, he had an amazing turn of foot and just blew them away.

If ur boys out like him, galloping must be fun lol x
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Definitely not black just a fab dark brown- he let down into a very impressive looking horse -saw him at Banstead Manor after he went to stud. Once he'd let down he didn't really look full tb -looked too substantial for that! Somewhere I have a pic I took. Banstead also stand his full brother Zamindar-sire of Zarkava!
 
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