Zabeel


Zabeel was a New Zealand-bred racehorse who predominantly raced in Australia. He was retired to stud and became a champion sire. He is a bay son of Sir Tristram from the Nureyev mare Lady Giselle. During his racing career, he won seven races, including the Moonee Valley Stakes in 1989 and the Australian Guineas, the Alister Clark Stakes, and the Craiglee Stakes in 1990.
After retiring to stud in 1991, he sired 153 individual stakes winners of 350 stakes races, including Vengeance of Rain, who won the Dubai Sheema Classic and holds the earnings record in Hong Kong. Zabeel has also sired the Australian champions Octagonal and Might And Power, who won 17 Group One races between them, including the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, two Cox Plates, three runnings of the Mercedes Classic, and the Sydney three-year-old triple crown.
One of Zabeel's half-brothers, Baryshnikov, also won the Australian Guineas and retired to stud, while another winning half-brother, Break The Vault, entered stud in 2006.
Zabeel died in his paddock at Cambridge Stud on 25 September 2015. Stud owner
Sir Patrick Hogan said Zabeel would be buried alongside his famous sire, Sir Tristram.

Progeny

Zabeel's major race winners include:
HorseRaceDistance
Prizemoney
Octagonal1995 Cox Plate
1996 Australian Derby
1997 Australian Cup
1995 Champagne Stakes
1996 Canterbury Guineas
1996 Rosehill Guineas
1996 & 1997 Mercedes Classic
1996 Underwood Stakes
1997 Chipping Norton Stakes
2040
2400
2000
1600
1900
2000
2400
1800
1600
$5,892,231
Vengeance of Rain2005 Hong Kong Derby
2005 Queen Elizabeth II Cup
2005 Hong Kong Cup
2007 Hong Kong Gold Cup
2007 Dubai Sheema Classic
2000
2000
2000
2000
2400
$5,522,655
Might and Power1997 Melbourne Cup
1997 Caulfield Cup
1998 Cox Plate
1998 Mercedes Classic
1998 Queen Elizabeth Stakes
1998 Doomben Cup
1998 Caulfield Stakes
3200
2400
2040
2400
2000
2020
2000
$5,226,286
Efficient2006 Victoria Derby
2007 Melbourne Cup
2009 Turnbull Stakes
2500
3200
2000
$4,788,525
Sky Heights1999 Caulfield Cup
1999 Australian Derby
1999 Rosehill Guineas
2000 Caulfield Stakes
2400
2400
2000
2000
$4,209,990
Railings2005 Caulfield Cup
2005 Metropolitan Handicap
2400
2400
$3,172,110
Maldivian2007 Yalumba Stakes
2008 Cox Plate
2009 C F Orr Stakes
2000
2040
1400
$2,762,550
Savabeel2004 Spring Champion Stakes
2004 Cox Plate
2000
2040
$2,760,460
Zavite2010 Auckland Cup
2011 Ranvet Stakes
3200
2000
$2,413,216
Jezabeel1998 Auckland Cup
1998 Melbourne Cup
3200$2,024,396
Champagne1998 Mackinnon Stakes
1998 Storm Queen Stakes
2000
2000
$1,942,241
Don Eduardo2002 Australian Derby2400$1,685,110
Lad Of The Manor2005 Mackinnon Stakes2000$1,661,150
Fiumicino2007 Australian Derby
2009 Mercedes Classic
2400
2400
$1,438,725
Lights of Heaven2011 Australasian Oaks2000$1,308,288
Inaflury1998 One Thousand Guineas1600$1,172,535
Cronus1997 Adelaide Cup3200$989,293
Dress Circle2001 Metropolitan Handicap2400$940,840
Reset2004 Australian Guineas
2004 Futurity Stakes
1600
1400
$850,000
Mouawad1997 Australian Guineas
1997 Futurity Stakes
1997 George Ryder Stakes
1600
1400
1500
$775,456
Lizzie L'Amour2017 Bonecrusher Stakes
2018 Herbie Dyke Stakes
2000
2000
$592,341
Zabeelionaire2012 South Australian Derby2500$575,780

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