Country Great Britain Breeder Juddmonte Farms Parents Danehill Owner Khalid Bin Abdullah | Foaled 27 January 1996 Record 14: 5-4-3 | |
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Children Rail Link, The Fugue, Zambezi Sun, Flintshire, Giofra, Harbinger, Fallen For You, Dank, Winsili, Miss France | ||
Dansili colt ex bana wu
Dansili (foaled 27 January 1996) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse. He won five races, including the Prix du Muguet. Since retiring from racing he has become a successful stallion, with his progeny including Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Rail Link and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner Harbinger. He also became Champion sire in France in 2006.
Contents
- Dansili colt ex bana wu
- Dansili juddmonte stud november 2016
- Background
- Racing career
- Stud career
- Notable progeny
- Pedigree
- References
Dansili juddmonte stud november 2016
Background
Dansili, a bay colt, was foaled on 27 January 1996. Bred by Juddmonte Farms, he is a son of Haydock Sprint Cup winner Danehill. Danehill was a British Champion sire three times and sired many top horses, with his progeny including Banks Hill, Champs Elysees, Desert King, Duke of Marmalade, Dylan Thomas, George Washington, Mozart, Rock of Gibraltar and Westerner.
Dansili's dam, Hasili, won four races as a two-year-old and is a daughter of Epsom Derby winner Kahyasi. She has also foaled Prix Jacques Le Marois winner Banks Hill, Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf winner Intercontinental, Man o' War Stakes winner Cacique, Matriarch Stakes winner Heat Haze and Canadian International Stakes winner Champs Elysees. Banks Hill, Intercontinental, Cacique and Champs Elysees are all also sired by Danehill.
Racing career
Dansili's only run as a two-year-old was in the Prix de Blaison at Longchamp, where he won by half a length from Bedawin. He returned as a three-year-old in May and won the Prix du Labyrinthe. He then started as the 17/5 joint-favourite for the Poule d'Essai des Poulains. He finished in second place, 1½ lengths behind Sendawar. Dansili then finished fourth in the Prix Jean Prat. He then dropped in class for the Group 3 Prix Messidor and won it by four lengths from Kabool. In his last two races of the season he finished in third behind Dubai Millennium in the Prix du Haras de Fresnay-le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois and third behind Sendawar in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp.
Dansili started his four-year-old career by winning the Prix Edmond Blanc and Prix du Muguet. He then went to Royal Ascot for the Queen Anne Stakes. Racing outside France for the first time, he started at the odds of 100/30. Ridden by Olivier Peslier, he took the lead with one furlong left to run, but was overtake by Kalanisi in the final 100 yards. Kalanisi went on to win by half a length from Dansili, who just held of Swallow Flight to secure second place. He then finished second again in the Sussex Stakes. This time he was beaten by Giant's Causeway by ¾ length. Racing again in France, he then disappointed in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp after starting as favourite. In his final two races he finished second behind Indian Lodge in the Prix de la Forêt and third behind War Chant in the Breeders' Cup Mile. During his racing career Dansili earned £373,602.
Stud career
After the 2000 season, Dansili was retired to stud, where he has become a successful stallion. Standing at Banstead Manor Stud for Juddmonte Farms, his 2012 stud fee is £75,000. His son Harbinger was officially the highest rated horse in the world in 2010.
Notable progeny
Pedigree
Note: b. = Bay, ch. = Chestnut
* Dansili is inbred 4x4 to Natalma. This means that the mare appears twice in the fourth generation of his pedigree.