Shamardal (USA)
1st - G1 St James's Palace Stakes - York, UK - 14 June 2005
1st - G1 Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Poulains - Longchamp, France - 15 May 2005
1st - G1 Prix du Jockey Club - Chantilly, France - 5 June 2005
1st - G1 Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Poulains - Longchamp, France - 15 May 2005
1st - G1 Prix du Jockey Club - Chantilly, France - 5 June 2005
1st - G1 St James's Palace Stakes - Royal Ascot at York, UK - 14 June 2005
Foal date
27/03/2002Gender
HorseColour
BaySire
Giant's Causeway (USA)
Dam
Helsinki (GB)
Trainer
Saeed bin Suroor Breeder
Brilliant Stable
Career earnings
$2,084,790.33Results
Pedigree
Comments
Starts4Wins3Placed0
| Date | Result | Racecourse | Race details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/06/2005 | 1st | York (GB) | St James's Palace Stakes (Group 1) (Entire Colts) 3yo |
| 05/06/2005 | 1st | Chantilly (FR) | Prix du Jockey Club (Group 1) (Colts & Fillies) 3yo |
| 15/05/2005 | 1st | Longchamp (FR) | Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Poulains (Group 1) (Colts) (Grande Piste) 3yo |
| 26/03/2005 | 9th | Nad Al Sheba (UAE) | UAE Derby Sponsored By Saeed & Mohammed Al Naboodah (Dirt) (Group 2) 3yo |
| Shamardal (USA) | Giant's Causeway (USA) | Storm Cat (USA) | Storm Bird (CAN) |
| 1978 | |||
| 1983 | Terlingua (USA) | ||
| 1976 | |||
| 1997 | Mariah's Storm (USA) | Rahy (USA) | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1991 | Immense I (USA) | ||
| 1979 | |||
| 2002 | Helsinki (GB) | Machiavellian (USA) | Mr Prospector (USA) |
| 1970 | |||
| 1987 | Coup De Folie (USA) | ||
| 1982 | |||
| 1993 | Helen Street (GB) | Troy (GB) | |
| 1976 | |||
| 1982 | Waterway (FR) | ||
| 1976 |
Shamardal ended up unbeaten in six runs on turf and he made of all of the running on each occasion; trained by Mark Johnston at two, he beat the subsequent Breeders' Cup Juvenile winner Wilko in the Group 2 Vintage Stakes at Goodwood on his second start and ended his 2004 campaign with a victory over Oratorio in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket; well beaten on dirt in the UAE Derby on his 3yo return and debut for Godolphin, he returned to his brilliant best back on turf, winning the Group 1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains at Longchamp (narrowly from Indesatchel) and then beat 16 rivals headed by Hurricane Run in the Group 1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly (1m 2.5f); he again proved impossible to catch when beating Ad Valorem by an easy 3l in the Group 1 St James's Palace Stakes, run at York, but suffered a career-ending fetlock injury on the eve of the Eclipse Stakes; effective from 6f to 1m2f, he handled a variety of ground.
