Almaarad is a notable

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owned by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who won a number of stakes races both in Europe and Australia. Trained in Australia by

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, he is best known for his win in the 1989

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when ridden by Michael Clarke. Following a short but successful racing career in Australia which yielded 3 wins from 4 starts he was retired to stud in 1990.

Pedigree

1983 racehorse births Cox Plate winners Thoroughbred family 5-h Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Racehorses trained in Australia Racehorses bred in the United Kingdom {{racehorse-stub