INTRODUCING HIGH QUALITY 3YO COLT ARDAKAN (GB) 2019 COLT RELIABLE MAN X ALASKAKONIGIN TIMEFORM RATING 115 WINNER GROUP 2 ITALIAN DERBY WINNER 2021 ITALIAN PREMIO GUIDO BERARDELLI GROUP 3 2yo 1800m 2022 GROUP 1 PLACED GROSSER PREIS VON BERLIN GROUP 1
Lightly raced in Germany, France and Italy this German trained colt has won or placed in 4 of his 5 starts at Group or Listed level. ARDAKAN (GB) started his racing career 21/9/21 at Munchen Germany with good 3rd over 1400m Next time out on 15/10/21 and this time over 2000m at Baden Baden ARDAKAN (GB) was a good 2nd carrying 58kg on good ground. Thrown in at the deep end for his 3rd start and taken to Rome 7/11/21 ARDAKAN (GB) smashed a good field of colts in the Italian Premio Guido Berardelli (Group 3) (2yo) 1mile 1 furlong 1800m . Always in a stalking position the colt left no doubt he was a horse of the future careering away to win by 6 lens. The colt was given a let up and resumed on the 1/5/22 in France for the Prix de l'Avre (Listed Race) (3yo 2400m ) In an unfamiliar role ARDAKAN (GB) was sent to the lead and made all the running. Remembering the colt was 1st up after 6 months and out to the 2400m distance for the 1st time ARDAKAN (GB) came under pressure at the 300m mark but in his customary fashion he rallied strongly to be beaten only a neck.
ABOUT ARDAKAN (GB)
ARDAKAN (GB) last start, his 7th career, 14/8/22 Gr1 Grosser Preis von Berlin 2400m against all ages saw the colt always prominent, well ridden and to be beaten only 2 Len at his first attempt at Gr1 level against Gr1 performers was very good Winner smart Godolphin horse Rebels Romance already a Group winner.
We are thrilled to offer you the opportunity to race at the highest level with a proven Group class colt. Due to the owners not nominating for the 2022 Melbourne & Caulfield Cups this outstanding colt is offered at a realistic price with his proven performances!
ARDAKAN (GB) is a lightly raced 3yo colt bred in England but comes from a top class stamina orientated German family. A beautifully made and built correct colt he carries the same grey coat colour as his sire the top class Gr1 galloper Reilable Man. ARDAKAN (GB) owns a lovely fluent way of going with a great length of stride which is possibly why he is effective on good to slow ground In racing he shows such determination and races close up near the lead which is a pattern that suits Australia well With outstanding form from 1800m to 2400m at Group level ARDAKAN (GB) presents an outstanding opportunity to race on in Europe this season then come to Australia and in the Autumn be set for the Gr1 Queen Elizabeth Stks a race his own sire won in record time!
This set ARDAKAN (GB) up well for his 5th race start 22/5/22 in the Gr2 Derby Italiano 2200m. The colt jumped well as always but this time settled in midfield and took closer order 600m out. With 200m to go ARDAKAN (GB) again showed his determination , outpointing the eventual 2nd place after it had the better of him. Back to Germany for the colt’s 6th start 3/7/22 Gr1 German Derby ARDAKAN (GB) settled well back but made good from 300m to be beaten only 2 3/4 Len over the 2400m.
ABOUT ARDAKAN’S GR2 ITALIAN DERBY WIN
The Markus Klug trained son of Reliable Man (GB) defeated Tempesti by a neck with The Gurkha colt Frozen Day a further three and a quarter lengths back in third. The winner of the Group III Premio Berardelli in Rome in his third and final start at two, ARDAKAN was three quarters of a length behind the Frankel colt Martel in the Listed Prix de l'Avre at Longchamp at his 2022 debut on May 5. Bred by Gestut Rottgen, ARDAKAN is a graduate of the Baden Baden Yearling Sale. He is a half brother to the Listed Mülheim Diana Trial winner Alaskaonne out of the stakes winning Sternkönig mare Alaskakonigin.
Other winners to leave a mark Internationally incl WHITE MUZZLE 2nd Gr1 Prix de Le Arc de Triomphe RAKTI 6 time Gr1 winner incl Gr1 Queen Elizabeth 11 Stks
Italian Derby winners to make a mark in Australia incl CENTRAL PARK 2nd Gr1 Melbourne Cup CRACKERJACK KING Gr1 winner also 2nd GR1 Turnbull STKS
German bred runners have become a dominate force in the GR1 Melbourne Cup in recent times with ALMANDIN, PROTECTIONIST & FIORENTE all winning and LUCAS CRANACH placing. Gr1 Doomben Cup winner OUR IVANHOE along with Group winners EXCESS KNOWLEDGE, & VENGEUR MASQUE are but a few of highly successful German bred Group horses to race her successfully
GERMAN BLOOD IN AUSTRALIA
ITALIAN DERBY WINNERS
Two runners stood out in the €640,200 Group II Premio Derby Italiano (2200m), Reliable Man’s ARDAKAN, and Tempesti a son of the Deep Impact stallion Albert Dock (JPN). And that’s the order they finished. Making their runs together down the centre of the track, Tempesti clearly headed ARDAKAN and looked set for a comfortable win. However, Tempesti began to shorten stride while Clement Lecoeuvre never gave up on the rallying ARDAKAN.
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"The is a high quality Group 1 performed colt that has shown he can reel off some super sectionals, He's Derby win last 400 splits 400 200 11.6 then 200 to post in 11.8, his last 400 23.4. He can reel off super sectionals which makes a top class stayer, and he can also sustain a long run. He is a really good stayer in the making who is still maturing, his 2yo 1800m Group 3 win was exceptional and he made a good field look 2nd rate. The Italian Derby win he just showed how tough he is when he looked beaten and really dug deep and showed great fight which all good horses do.
Rennen Nathan’s thoughts on ARDAKAN (GB)
RACE RECORD: STARTS 2-2-2 - €302,390 Won Rome Derby Italiano, Gr 2 (2200m), Premio Guido Berardelli, Gr 3 (1800m), 2nd ParisLongchamp Prix de l'Avre, L, Baden Baden Preis des Champion First Season Sire Isfahan, 3rd Hoppegarten Grosser Preis von Berlin, Gr 1, Munich Herzlich Willkommen zum Genesis Wies'n Renntag
VERY GOOD TIMEFORM RATING 115. Top class colt with a great pedigree and unlucky in the Group 1 German Derby. In the Group 1 Grosser Preis he beat home some quality horses including Grosser Preis der Badischen Wirtschaft (Group 2) Winner Adler Alder and Group 3 Prix du Lys Longines winner Northern Ruler. He looks a future Group 1 winner to me and would love to have him running in the Bennett Racing Silks. Another quality this colt has is his never beaten far which is a key to a top rated horse. "
ARDAKAN Group 2 winner and Group 1 placed. Timeform rated 115. "A very genuine horse who always puts in and stays particularly well.
Impressive winner of a Group Three over 1800m at the end of last season before returning with a close second in Prix de l’Avre (Listed, 2400m) first time out this season. He defeated Hafit on that occasion who at his next start finished a close third in the Queen’s Vase (Gr 2, 1m6f) behind Elder Eldarov and Zechariah. He then posted a courageous victory in the Italian Derby (Gr 2, 2200m) staying on strongly back on the inside. He posted a narrow victory only but the first two drew well clear of the rest of the field. He backed this up with a luckless eighth in the German Derby experiencing a torrid run.
He has been invited to the US$1m Caesar Jockey Club Invitational Derby (Gr 3, 2400m) at Belmont Park in USA on 17 September. He could be an ideal candidate to campaign internationally before targeting next years Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)."
At his most recent start he posted a new Timeform peak rating of 115 when finishing third a weight for age in the Grosser Preis von Berlin (Gr 1, 2400m) against the older horses. He defeated proven Group 1 performers and stayed on well once again displaying his genuine attitude. He is bred to get 3200m but has the speed for 1800m+. He is tactically versatile and should only improve with age and more distance.
A lightly raced three year old who has won two races from seven starts and has only been out of the placings on one occasion when finishing eighth in the German Derby (Gr 1, 2400m) beaten only two and three quarter lengths (came from near last and widest on the home turn to stay on very well).
Leading European Bloodstock agent Stuart Bowman ( responsible for the purchase of Zaaki to come to Australia and also our very own Sibaaq) said this about ARDAKAN (GB)
This is the female line of top stallions Miswaki and Green Dancer.
ABOUT HIS SIRE RELIABLE MAN
A Top class winner of the Gr1 French Derby Reliable Man's is a son of champion racehorse and sire Dalakhani The Aga Khan’s Champion Three Year Old and Horse of the Year in 2003. Dalakhani at stud produced 10 Group 1 winners, including his fellow Prix du Jockey Club (French Derby) victor Reliable Man (GB), Irish Oaks winner Moonstone (Ire), Conduit (Ire) winner Gr1 St Ledger twice winner of GI Breeders’ Cup Turf, Defoe (Ire) Gr1 Coronation Cup etc
A group 1 winner in both hemispheres, including the defeat of champion middle distance performer It´s A Dundeel in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, now the richest 2000 meter race in the World! Winner of his first three starts, including the Group 1, Chantilly Prix de Jockey Club French Derby at only his third start. Blistering turn of foot Ran the fastest Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes since 1997! 2.01.8 for the 2000 m is faster than Might and Power, Lohnro and many other top horses.
At stud Reliable Man's progeny have undoubtedly shown exceptional performances on the track producing 19 black type winners, 14 at group level incl Group 1 winners Miami Bound, Inspirational Girl and Miss Sentimental and a host of exciting stakes winners Dalasan, Annavisto, De La Terre, Hypnos, Kinane, Main Stage, Belle du Nord, Reliable Star, Battenburg … and the list continues with results throughout Europe, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia
From a Derby producing sire line with five consecutive generations of Derby winners, tracing back to Mill Reef Top quality female line! His dam, the Sadlers Wells mare On Fair Stage won a Listed race over 1600 m and his grand dam Fair Salinia was Group 1 placed at 2, before going on to score an unprecedented treble at 3: the English Oaks, the Irish Oaks and the Yorkshire Oaks, all Group 1.
Competed in 10 Group 1 races from 14 career starts
Alaskakonigin herself was sired by German Gr1 winner Sternkoenig who was a proven sire capable of getting high class staying offspring. Sternkoenig was a son of the hugely successful stamina influence Kalaglow, winner of Gr1 Eclipse Stakes and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes and best known as sire of Gr1 Melbourne Cup winner Jeune.
Alaskaskonigin was a good class Listed stayer winning from 2000m to 2400m. Besides Ardakan at stud she has left the multiple Group placed Listed winner Alaskasonne winner of the German Oaks Trial L. Stakes placed in Germany at three, Alaskakonigin (Ger) (Sternkoenig {Ire}) improved to take the Listed Grosser Preis der Sparkasse Dortmund over 2000 metres as a 4 year old. Her first foal, Astor (Ger) (Siyouni {Fr}), was a winner, and the German stakes winner Alaskasonne (Fr) (Soldier Hollow {GB}), who ran third in the G2 Carl Jaspers Preis was her second foal ARDAKAN is her third produce A half sister to multiple stakes winner and dual Group 3 placed Alicante (Ger) (Lando {Ger. Another half sister to Alaskakonigin, the Dashing Blade (GB) filly Andrea (Ger), ran third in the G1 Preis der Diana (German Oaks).
ABOUT HIS
ARDAKAN'S 2nd dam was a winning 1/2 sister to the Champion German Colt Fr2 winner Aspectus. She was also a 1/2 sister to the dams of top class German stayers Gr3 winner Jackfinbar 1900m to 3000m, Listed winner & Gr1 placed Willie The Whipper, Gr2 German Oaks Trial winner Akribie ( by Reliable Man), Gr3 winners Adrian & Anna Katharia. The fourth dam, Anstandige (Ger) (Star Appeal {Ire}) was a half sister to the high class runner and influential matriarch Anna Paola (Ger) (Prince Ippi {Ger}).
ARDAKAN carries the very best of stamina drench bloodlines and comes from a high class German family full of quality stayers.
DAM ALASKASKONIGIN
Name ARDAKAN (GB) Description Bay Colt Born 17/03/2019 Bred GREAT BRITAIN Race Record RACE RECORD: 7 STARTS 2 2 2 €302,390 WINNER OF THE 2022 ITALIAN DERBY GROUP 2 (2200M) TIMEFORM Rating 115 Timeform Sire RELIABLE MAN (IRE) Dam ALASKAKONIGIN (GER) POSSIBLE 2022/2023 INTERNATIONAL TARGETS Group 3 US$1m Caesars Jockey Club Invitational (Gr 3, 2400m) Belmont Park, USA 17/9/2022The winner will earn an automatic berth to the Breeders’ Cup Turf in November. Longchamp Qatar Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Group 1) (3yo+ No Geldings) 02/10/2022 $5mill Pound US$4m Breeders’ Cup Turf (Gr 1, 2400m) Keeneland, USA 5/11/2022 US$1m HH The Amir Trophy (QA Gr 1), Qatar Mid Feb 2023 US$2.5m Red Sea Turf Handicap (Gr 3, 3000m) Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 25/2/2023 US$1m Dubai Gold Cup (Gr 2, 3200m) Meydan, Dubai 26/3/2023 £450,000 Coronation Cup (Gr 1, 2400m) Epsom, UK 3/6/2023 £500,000 Ascot Gold Cup (Gr 1, 4000m) Royal Ascot, UK 22/6/2023
POSSIBLE 2023 AUSTRALIAN TARGETS Group 1 QUEEN ELIZABETH STAKES Group 1 SYDNEY CUP Group 2 ADELAIDE CUP Group 3 GEELONG CUP Group 1 CAULFIELD CUP Group 1 COX PLATE Group 2 MOONEE VALLEY GOLD CUP Group 3 LEXUS HOTHAM STAKES Group 1 MELBOURNE CUP Group 2 ZIPPING CLASSIC Group 3 SANDOWN CUP
CLICK BELOW TO VIEW REPLAYS WIN Rome Derby Italiano, Gr 2 (2200m)(PINK & GREEN COLOURS) WIN Premio Guido Berardelli, Gr 3 (PINK & GREEN COLOURS)
CLICK BELOW TO VIEW REPLAYS 3rd Hoppegarten Grosser Preis von Berlin, Gr 1 (PINK & GREEN COLOURS)
FAMILY OF STAKES WINNERS ASPECTUS (g Spectrum) Champion 2YO Colt in Germany in 2005.
7 wins 2 at 2 from 1600m to 2200m, £4,863, 360,933,
AKRIBIE (f Reliable Man) 4 wins-2 at 2-from 1300m to 2200m, 108,500 € in Germany, Hoppegarten Diana Trial, Gr.2, ADRIAN (c Reliable Man) 4 wins 1 at 2 from 2000m to 2400m in Germany, Hoppegarten Fürstenberg Rennen, Gr.3,
ANNA KATHARINA (f Kallisto) 2 wins at 2200m in Germany, Hamburg Almased Cup, Gr.3,
ALICANTE (f Lando) 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1400m, 2200m in Germany, Baden Baden Preis der Baden Badener Hotellerie & Gastronomie, L, ABADAN (f Samum) 6 wins from 2000m to 3200m, 95,670 in France € and Germany, Hamburg Langer Hamburger, L, ANNA THEA, by Turfkonig. 5 wins 1 at 2 from 1300m to 2400m, 272,300Dm. in Germany, Hamburg Deutscher Herold Preis, Gr.3,
JACKFINBAR (c Whipper) 3 wins 1 at 2 from 1900m to 3000m, Longchamp Prix de Lutece, Gr.3,
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SHARE PRICES & INFORMATION Approx on going costs per month Full work 2.5% =$150 5%= $300 10%= $600 Spelling 2.5%= $30 5%= $60 10%= $120 SHARE PRICES INC SALE PURCHASE, AGENTS FEES, VET FEES, BANK FEES. SUBJECT TO PASSING VET 0.5%= $4,975.00 | 1%= $9,950.00 | 1.25%= $12,437.50 | 2.5% = $24,875.00 | 5% = $49,750.00 | 10% = $99,500.00 (NOTE NOT IN SHARE PRICE ) *FLIGHTS (APPROX $40,000.00 AND GST ON ARRIVAL TO AUSTRALIA. INSURANCE UNTIL 31/01/2023 =$25,000 approx VALUE $999K BENNETT RACING T&Cs LINK CLICK HERE Any questions please contact Nathan Bennett 0418483046 or nathan@bennettracing.com.au