Unfuwain
Unfuwain (5 March 1985 – 16 January 2002) was an American-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse bred and owned by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Hamdan Al Maktoum. In a career of ten starts from 1987 to 1989, he won four Conditions races ...
, grandsire =
Northern Dancer
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, dam = Camera Girl
, damsire =
Kalaglow
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Stallion
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, foaled = 1996
, country =
Great Britain
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, colour =
Bay
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, breeder = Mr. & Mrs. Peter D. Player
, owner = Stald Composit
, trainer = Flemming Poulsen
, record = 32: 11-4-5
, earnings =
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Prix Dollar
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thoroughbred
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racehorse
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, bought at the October 1997 sale for year old horses at
Newmarket, England
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, for 10000 pounds. Dano-Mast did not race as a 2 year old, but showed talent when winning a maiden race by more than 20
length
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s in his second appearance in a full season, which was later followed up by runner-up performances in both the Danish and Swedish
Derby
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.
During the next three seasons Dano-Mast developed into a world-class performer, winning the Prix Jean de Chaudenay at
Saint-Cloud
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and the Group 2
Prix Dollar
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Paris
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. The horse made his career-best effort in the 2002
Hong Kong Cup
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at
Sha Tin Racecourse
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Penfold Park is encircled by the track, and the Ho ...
, finishing third behind local hero Precision and
German
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raider Paolini.
By the end of 2003, Dano-Mast was moved to
France
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along with life-time companion trainer Flemming Poulsen, where he is still in training and occasional competition. A stud career awaits Dano-Mast once retired from the racing scene.