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Getting it all in one —
which is what the Arabian
horse used to be all about- is a more complex and
demanding goal, now more
than ever.
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racehorses themselves.
Dormane won the Dubai
Stakes and another five
major races, and Djelfor
won five stakes in France
as a three-year-old. Both
have sired numerous
winners and breeding
sons, with Dormane, a
national sire since 1989,
having the advantage
since he lived much longer.
Djelfor was also a national
sire, but died in 1999, only
15 years old. Nevertheless
he sired a huge number of
sons, the most famous of
which was Akbar 1990
(x Fantasia), exported to
the Emirates. Unlike
Djelfor, Akbar lived to a
good old age, was actively
breeding mares when he
was well over 20, and
sired a large number of
sons that are still
breeding.
Dormane, who was out
of a half Polish dam with
two additional crosses to
Denouste, also lived to a
good age and was still
siring foals in his late
twenties. Dormane is the
(^3456789) sire of two French Derby
TOP: Akbar 1990 (Djelfor x
Fantasia), a top racing stallion
and Djelfor’s most significant
son, pictured as an old horse.
MIDDLE: Dormane 1984
(Manganate x Mandore), sire
of two French Derby winners
and to date Manganate’s most
successful son.
BOTTOM: Darike 1991 (Dormane
x Malika Fontenay), French
Derby winner and one of the
leading sons of Dormane.
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