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Timarida (11 April 1992 – after 2006) was an Irish
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racehorse and
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bred and owned by the
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, who competed in six different countries and won major races in five of them. In a racing career which lasted from March 1995 until December 1996 she ran sixteen times, recording ten wins, two seconds and two third places. As a three-year-old in 1995 she began her season in minor Irish races and made steady improvement, winning seven races including the Brownstown Stakes, Matron Stakes,
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and
E. P. Taylor Stakes The E. P. Taylor Stakes is a Thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares held annually since 1956 in October at Woodbine Racetrack in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is run on the E. P. Taylor turf course at a distance of miles. Originally run ...
. In the following season she added wins in the
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,
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and
Irish Champion Stakes The Irish Champion Stakes ( Irish: Curadh-Dhuais na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,0 ...
. After her retirement from racing Timarida had some success as a dam of winners for her owner's stud, with her last foal being born in 2006.


Background

Timarida was a grey mare bred in Ireland by her owner
Aga Khan IV Shāh Karim al-Husayni (born 13 December 1936), known by the religious title Mawlānā Hazar Imam by his Ismaili followers and elsewhere as Aga Khan IV, is the 49th and current Imam of Nizari Ismailis, a denomination within Shia Islam. He h ...
. During her racing career she was trained at
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in
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by
John Oxx John M. Oxx (born 14 July 1950) is a retired Irish trainer of thoroughbred racehorses. By the end of the 2009 season Oxx had trained 35 Group One winners over his career, including the winners of 11 Classic races. He is best known as the train ...
. Timarida's sire
Kalaglow Kalaglow (1978–1994) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred race horse. In a career which lasted from August 1980 until October 1982 he ran fourteen times and won ten races. He is most notable for his performances in 1982 when he ...
, from whom she inherited her grey colour, was a top-class middle-distance horse who won the
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and
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in 1982. The best of his other offspring included the
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winner
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and the
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winner Sternkoenig. Her dam Triumphant showed modest racing ability, winning one minor race at
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from eight starts as a three-year-old in 1980. She was, however, a half-sister to
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, and, as descendant of the broodmare Ballisland, was closely related to
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and Al Hareb.


Racing career


1995: three-year-old season

Timarida did not race as a two-year-old and made her racecourse debut in a minor race over seven furlongs on heavy ground at
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on 17 March. Ridden by
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he started the 7/4 favourite and won by two lengths from her stablemate Sharatan. She was then off the racecourse for two and a half months before returning to the track to win a handicap race at the
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, beating seventeen opponents under top weight of 128 pounds. She followed up by winning a similar event at
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on 1 August and was then stepped up in class to contest the Listed Brownstown Stud Stakes over one mile at Leopardstown six days later. Ridden by
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she started the 7/4 favourite and won by four lengths from the
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-trained Anemone Garden. Less than two weeks later the filly was back in action and stepped up again in class for the
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Desmond Stakes at the Curragh in which she was matched against male opposition and older fillies and mares. Ridden by Roche she came from off the pace to challenge for the lead in the last quarter mile but hung to the right in the closing stages and was beaten a head by the five-year-old mare Ivory Frontier. After an enquiry by the racecourse stewards Ivory Frontier and Timarida were relegated to second and third for causing interference to the third-placed finisher Mr Martini. On 10 September Timarida returned to all-female competition for the Matron Stakes (then a Group 3 race) at the Curragh and started 7/2 second favourite behind the British challenger Warning Shadows who had finished second to Ridgewood Pearl in the
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. Ridden by Murtagh, Timarida turned into the straight in fifth place before moving up to dispute the lead in the final quarter mile. She stayed on strongly in the closing stages and won by a neck and half a length from Lap of Luury and Warning Shadows. Three weeks later the filly was stepped up to Group 2 class when she was sent to France for the
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over 1800 metres at
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. She was coupled in the betting with the Aga Khan's French-trained filly Balanka and started 2.5/1 favourite ahead of nine other fillies and mares including Vadlamixa (
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), Garden Rose ( Prix Chloé), Angel In My Heart ( Prix de Psyché), Tryphosa (
German 1,000 Guineas The German 1,000 Guineas is a Group 2 flat horse race in Germany open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run at Düsseldorf over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile), and it is scheduled to take place each ...
) and Erin Bird (
Premio Regina Elena The Premio Regina Elena is a Group 3 flat horse race in Italy open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at Capannelle in April or May. It is Italy's equivalent of the ...
). Timarida raced towards the rear of the field before being switched to the outside by Murtagh in the traight. She took the lead 200 metres from the finish and drew away in the closing stages to win by two and a half lengths from Angel In My Heart.
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took the ride when Timarida was sent to Canada to contest the
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, E. P. Taylor Stakes over ten furlongs at
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on 15 October. She was made the 5.5/1 second favourite behind the French challenger Matiara (
Poule d'Essai des Pouliches The Poule d'Essai des Pouliches is a Group 1 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbred fillies. It is run over a distance of 1,600 metres (about 1 mile) at ...
) in a thirteen-runner field which also included Northern Emerald (
Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes The Flower Bowl Stakes is a Grade II American thoroughbred horse race for fillies and mares aged four years old and older over a distance of miles on the turf held annually in early September at Saratoga Race Course in Saratoga Springs, New ...
), Danish (
Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes The Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup Stakes is a Grade I American thoroughbred horse race for three-year-old fillies over a distance of one and one-eighth miles on the turf held annually in October at Keeneland Race Course in Lexington, Kentuck ...
) and Warning Shadows. After settling in sixth place Timarida moved forward approaching the final turn, took the lead in the straight and won by three and a half lengths from Matiara.


1996: four-year-old season

As a four-year-old Timarida was ridden in all of her races by Murtagh. After winning seven of her eight races in 1995, the filly began her third campaign with three consecutive defeats. She finished second to the colt
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in the
Tattersalls Gold Cup The Tattersalls Gold Cup is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to thoroughbreds aged four years or older. It is run at the Curragh over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 110 yards (2,11 ...
at the Curragh in May and then made her only appearance in England when she ran poorly and finished unplaced in the
Queen Anne Stakes The Queen Anne Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged four years or older. It is run at Ascot over a distance of 1 mile (1,609 metres), and is scheduled to take p ...
over one mile at
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in June. At the end of the month she started favourite for the
International Stakes The International Stakes is a Group 1 flat horse race in Great Britain open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at York over a distance of 1 mile, 2 furlongs and 56 yards (2 ...
but despite finishing strongly she failed to overhaul the British-trained three-year-old colt Gothenberg. She was then sent to Germany to contest the Group 1 Bayerisches Zuchtrennen at Munich on 4 August. Her opponents included
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, La Blue (German 1,000 Guineas), Montjoy (
Prix Guillaume d'Ornano The Prix Guillaume d'Ornano is a Group 2 flat horse race in France open to three-year-old thoroughbreds. It is run at Deauville over a distance of 2,000 metres (about 1¼ miles), and it is scheduled to take ...
) and Needle Gun ( Gallinule Stakes). In a finish dominated by females Timarida took the lead 200 metres from the finish and won by half a length and a neck from Germany and La Blue. Less than three weeks after her victory in Germany, Timarida made her first appearance in the United States when she ran in the Grade I Beverly D Stakes over nine and a half furlongs on firm turf at
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in
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. She was made the 1.6/1 joint favourite alongside the French contender Khalisa (Prix Chloé) with the other eight runners including Matiara, Perfect Arc (Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup), Bail Out Becky (
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), Auriette ( Gamely Handicap), Alpride ( Yellow Ribbon Invitational Stakes) and Flagbird ( Premio Presidente della Repubblica). After being restrained by Murtagh in the early stages Timarida overtook the front-running Perfect Arc in the straight and pulled away to win by two and a half lengths. Matiara died soon after the race as a result of a pelvic injury. Commenting on the race John Oxx said "We were a bit concerned that we would end up farther back than we'd like. Then, you need a little luck. That's exactly what happenened. When the gap opened, she was ready to take it." The Aga Khan observed "Timarida is a very courageous filly and has a tremendous turn of foot." On her return to Europe Timarida contested the
Irish Champion Stakes The Irish Champion Stakes ( Irish: Curadh-Dhuais na hÉireann) is a Group 1 flat horse race in Ireland open to horses aged three years or older. It is run at Leopardstown over a distance of 1 mile and 2 furlongs (2,0 ...
at Leopardstown on 14 September. Her opponents on this occasion were
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,
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, Tamayaz (
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), Glory of Dancer (
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,
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) and Idris ( Desmond Stakes). After racing at the rear of the field as Dance Design set the pace, the filly was switched to the outside to make her challenge in the last quarter mile. She overtook Dance Design inside the final furlong and won "snugly" by one and a half lengths. Following Timarida's third consecutive win at the highest level the Aga Khan let it be known that the filly would probably be retired from racing at the end of the season. At
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on 19 October Timarida ran for the second time in England in a very strong edition of the
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and finished third behind
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and Halling. On her final run of the season she was sent to the United States again and finished fourth to Wandesta in the Matriarch Stakes at
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on 1 December.


Breeding record

After her retirement from racing Timarida became a broodmare for the Aga Khan's stud in Ireland. She produced at least seven foals and five winners between 1998 and 2006: *Tilimsana, a bay filly, foaled in 1998, sired by
Darshaan Darshaan (18 April 1981 – 21 May 2001) was a British-bred, French-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and a Champion sire and broodmare sire. Background Darshaan was a brown horse bred by his owner Aga Khan IV. He was sired by the British stall ...
. Unraced. *Timawari, bay colt (later
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), 1999, by
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. Won two races. *Timisvar, bay colt, 2002, by Sinndar. Won one
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race. *Timakara, bay filly, 2003, by
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. Unplaced in only start. *Timarwa, bay filly, 2004, by
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. Won two races including
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. *Timari, grey colt (gelded), 2005, by
Dalakhani Dalakhani (16 February 2000 – 15 January 2021) was an Irish thoroughbred race horse owned and bred by Aga Khan IV and trained by Alain de Royer-Dupré. He was sired by Darshaan covering Daltawa ( Miswaki) and was therefore half-brother to Dayl ...
. Won one race. *Timabirya, grey filly, 2006, by Linamix. Won one race.


Pedigree


References

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