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<img src="https://www.prism.horse/api/public/image/e013bf902a024bc7b56071b559eb3e92.png" alt="" /> We&rsquo;re thrilled to announce our latest purchase from the Arqana Arc Sale securing ZABIARI&nbsp;for &euro;450,000. Some of his credentials include:&nbsp; 
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<li>Dual Group 3 winner over a mile</li>
<li>5 wins from just 12 starts</li>
<li>Timeform rating 113,&nbsp;the highest-rated horse we&rsquo;ve ever purchased!</li>
<li>By world-class sire WOOTTON BASSETT, who sired 2xGr1 winners on Sunday alone.&nbsp;</li>
<li>From the family of champion mare&nbsp; ZARKAVA</li>
<li>ZABIARI has already defeated 22 individual Stakes or Group winners including 4 Gr1 winners</li>
<li>Bred, raced&nbsp;and sold by the Aga Khan Stud, one of the best breeding and racing operations in the world who&nbsp;won the Arc on Sunday.</li>
<li>ZABIARI&nbsp;has done all his racing on premium tracks at Saturday level and Stakes / Group level.&nbsp;</li>
<li>His Gr3 win this year was on Oaks Day in Chantilly</li>
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 <img src="https://www.prism.horse/api/public/image/67fcab2f59f44bb8a3f0860bb121e6a4.jpg" alt="" /> ZABIARI ran a very good race on Saturday despite the heavy track, which don't really suit him. He was strong late, and his trainer, Francis Graffard, suggested he would improve beyond 1600m.&nbsp; FORM <img src="https://www.prism.horse/api/public/image/015deb4999024335b35061a65d830361.png" alt="" /> CONFORMATION 
<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wPQwJVxa7A0" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen"></iframe> Race Replays 
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 ZABIARI has defeated the following stakes winners:
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<li>MARHABA YA SANAFI- ParisLongchamp Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Gr.1</li>
<li>METROPOLITAN - ParisLongchamp Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Gr.1</li>
<li>QIRAT - Goodwood Sussex S., Gr.1</li>
<li>KING GOLD- Deauville Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.1</li>
<li>THE LION IN WINTER - York Acomb S., Gr.3, 3rd ParisLongchamp Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Gr.1</li>
<li>ALCANTOR - Saint-Cloud Prix Thomas Bryon, Gr.3, 2nd Saint-Cloud Crit&eacute;rium International, Gr.1</li>
<li>PENALTY - Baden-Baden Oettingen Rennen, Gr.2</li>
<li>RIDARI - ParisLongchamp Prix Daniel Wildenstein, Gr.2</li>
<li>JAYAREBE - ParisLongchamp Prix Dollar, Gr.2</li>
<li>GREY MAN - Deauville Prix Fran&ccedil;ois Boutin, Gr.3</li>
<li>MAKE ME KING - Deauville Prix Quincey, Gr.3</li>
<li>FORT PAYNE&nbsp;- ParisLongchamp Prix du Palais-Royal, Gr.3, Meydan Ras Al Khor S., Gr.3, Meydan Burj Nahaar S., Gr.3</li>
<li>FAST RAAJ - Deauville Prix Djebel, Gr.3, Chantilly Prix Messidor, Gr.3</li>
<li>DREAM LINER - Deauville Prix Quincey, Gr.3</li>
<li>SHIFFRIN - Chantilly Prix de Cond&eacute;, Gr.3</li>
<li>FREVILLE - ParisLongchamp Prix d'Aumale, Gr.3</li>
<li>POINT LYNAS- Pontefract Pomfret S., L</li>
<li>VERTBOIS - Saint-Cloud Prix Altipan, L</li>
<li>SAIDI EL FAL - Craon Prix Haras de Beaumont, L</li>
<li>DARIUS CEN - Saint-Cloud Prix Omnium II, L</li>
<li>BALLYMOUNT BOY - Doncaster Prospect S., L</li>
<li>EVADE - Epsom Surrey S., L</li>
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His sire WOOTTON BASSETT The late WOOTTON BASSETT sired 73 stakes winners over his stud career, including 18 Group 1 winners, such as Almanzor, Whirl, Henri Matisse, and Camille Pissarro. He is considered universally as one of the most successful and influential stallions of our time. His progeny earned over $81 million worldwide.&nbsp; In 2025, his European service fee was EU200k. <img src="https://www.prism.horse/api/public/image/82695b96c1b4473eb7eba5b494bdd286.jpg" alt="" width="738" height="512" /> Program: ZABIARI will arrive in late November to join the Ciaron Maher Racing team in NSW.&nbsp; We plan on giving him some time to acclimatise and have him ready to race next winter.&nbsp; 
<div class="adM">Throughout the Australian racing calendar, there are&nbsp;22 races worth $1M or more run over 1600m and further, and&nbsp;ZABIARI&nbsp;will be eligible for most of them.&nbsp;</div>
 Costing: 
We are selling share on his landed value of $1 050 000 which includes.
<ul class="ul1">
<li class="li1">Horse purchase price</li>
<li class="li1">5% commission</li>
<li class="li1">Full vetting and insurance</li>
<li class="li1">Shipping France/UK to Australia</li>
<li class="li1">1 month of pre-training in France</li>
<li class="li1">4 weeks of quarantine</li>
<li class="li1">Australian GST</li>
<li class="li1">Stud Book registration fee &amp; administration</li>
<li class="li1">Astute management fee (single, all-inclusive) <a href="https://www.astutebloodstock.com/services/racing-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener">LINK HERE</a></li>
<li class="li1">No markups</li>
</ul>
 80% is already sold.&nbsp; Thank you for looking at this opportunity we look forward to hearing back from you.&nbsp;

Double Gr.3 winning son of Wootton Bassett

Zabiari (GB)

Ciaron Maher

Raced

For Sale

Australia

The Tattersalls Autumn Sale has been very good to us in the past, as our only two previous purchases from this sale became HARLEM, a double Gr1 winner, and PILOTE D'ESSAI, a double stakes winner. Our latest 2 imports include&nbsp;ELIYASS, who won three stakes races in 2024 and finished third to VIA SISITINA at Gr1 level and ELAMAZ,&nbsp;who just won a listed race at his first start in Australia.&nbsp; Since 2020 horses from the Tattersalls Autumn sales have won or placed in 33 Gr1 races in Australia. After studying the form of over 250 horses and reviewing about 160 race replays, we are thrilled to purchase MR MONACO as our top pick. We secured MR MONACO in partnership with Will Bourne from Ciaron Maher Racing, acquiring 75% of the horse. I am very confident in recommending him to you for the following reasons: WILL TO WIN: MR MONACO is always competitive, putting up a fight in the closing stages. The only time he didn&rsquo;t finish in the top four was on very heavy ground while being ridden wide as a 2-year-old. FORM INDICATORS BELOW 
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<li>Lightly raced 3-year-old with impeccable form, having won from 1400m to 2000m.</li>
<li>Timeform rating 106 (see rating study below)</li>
<li>Form Recap: 9 starts, 8 times in the first 4, 2 wins, 2 seconds, one 3rd, three 4th.</li>
<li>Distance range: 1400m to 2400m</li>
<li>Best distance: 2000m</li>
<li>Last August, he won by 4 lengths over 2000m while carrying 4kg more than the second and third horses.</li>
<li>He was narrowly beaten twice while carrying 2kg more than the eventual winners.</li>
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 His latest form is his best, indicating that he is improving with maturity. He has successfully defeated older horses and stakes horses such as EUCHEN GLEN, who has won three Gr3 races and earned over GBP 620k in prize money. MR MONACO has a Timeform rating of 106.&nbsp; The following four European imports have achieved Group 1 success in Australia despite having no black-type form in Europe and an inferior Timeform Rating than Mr Monaco. 
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<li>MUGATOO (The All Star Mile, Gr.1 - 2021) Timeform 88 at last starts in Europe</li>
<li>JUST FINE (The Metropolitan Handicap. Gr.1 - 2024) Timeform 104 at last start in Europe</li>
<li>HUETOR (Doomben Cup x2, Gr.1 - 2022, 2023) Timeform 94 at last starts in Europe</li>
<li>DENY KNOWLEDGE (Might and Power stakes, Gr.1 - 2024) Timeform 62 at last start in Europe</li>
<li>CIRCLE OF FIRE ( Sydney Cup winner) came to Australia with a Timeform rating of 102</li>
<li>FAWKNERPARK&nbsp;( $2.2M earner)&nbsp; arrived in Australia with a Timeform of 92.</li>
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 This underscores the strength of European racing and highlights the opportunities available for horses that acclimatize well, improve with time and maturity, and benefit from excellent training and management ACTION: Whether walking, trotting, or galloping, MR MONACO is light on his feet&mdash;loose and supple. His galloping action is powerful, long, low, and efficient. CONFORMATION: He is a lovely big horse with plenty of size, substance, and bone. He has a very athletic body shape and exudes quality. Larger horses take longer to fully mature, giving him significant room for improvement as an older horse here. PEDIGREE: Hails from the extraordinary top-class European family of ALPINISTA, ALBANOVA and ALBORADA. TERRITORIES (Invincible Spirit) has produced 3 Gr1 winners in recent years. One of his best horses LAZZAT just ran 2nd in the GOLDEN EAGLE at his first start in Australia and won 6 from 6 in France. MR MONACO is out of a SEA THE STARS mare, one of the best stallions in the world. MR MONACO&rsquo;s third dam was the champion 3-year-old ALBORADA. PROGRAM Throughout the year in Australia, there are 22 races worth $1M or more over 1600m and further. MR MONACO will be eligible for most of them. Our main target for the spring is the $5 Diamond in Sydney, a $2M race over 2000m restricted to 5yo.&nbsp; MR MONACO cost GNS 410k = AU$850k, which is about $1.15M landed, including GST, freight, quarantine, insurance, commission, vetting, management fee and training up to the 1st of July 2025.&nbsp; Colours are available for 20% shares and larger. 80% is already sold&nbsp;

Mr Monaco

Full sister to a good horse in SUPER LEGENDS who won 4 races and his last 2 starts in HONG KONG. Born and bred a BHIMA who produced the following Gr.1 winners IMPERATRIZ, MANZOICE, GLINT OF HOPE, FORBIDDEN LOVE, I AM A STAR, MILITARIZE, TROPICAL SQUALL &amp; HEAVEN'S ABOVE. From the family of the 2012 NZ filly of the year VAPOUR TRAIL. Brave Smash is a multiple Group 1 winning sprinter (Manikato Stakes 1200m &amp; Futurity Stakes 1400m). He is the fastest entire to win the Manikato Stakes (quicker than Lankan Rupee, Chautauqua and Redoute&rsquo;s Choice) as well as the fastest son from the Sunday Silence sireline to stand at stud in Australia. BRAVE SMASH's leading progeny include the Group 1 Rupert Clarke winner KIMOCHI, Group 3 Manfred Stakes winner BRAVE MEAD and listed winner BRAVE SPIRIT. KIMOCHI sold at the 2024 Inglis Chairmans for $2.2mil to Yulong. This filly is the spitting image of her sire BRAVE SMASH who won 2 Gr1 over 1200m to 1400m She has OUTSTANDING conformation with a stunning head, a deep girth, a loose action, strong, wide hocks, correct front legs and a nice temperament. We anticipate that she will be ready to run in between March and May of next year.

Spitting image of her sire BRAVE SMASH who won 2 Gr1 over 1200m to 1400m
OUTSTANDING conformation with a stunning head, a deep girth, a loose action, strong wide hocks, correct front legs and a nice temperament. 


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