Shirocco
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Shirocco | |
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Sire | Monsun |
Grandsire | Konigsstuhl |
Dam | So Sedulous |
Damsire | The Minstrel |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 2001 |
Country | Germany |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Baron Georg von Ullmann |
Owner | Baron Georg von Ullmann |
Trainer | Andreas Schütz André Fabre |
Record | 13: 7-1-3 |
Earnings | $2,477,588 |
Major Racing Wins, Awards and Honours | |
Major Racing Wins | |
Gran Premio del Jockey Club (2004) Deutsches Derby (2004) Breeders' Cup Turf (2005) Coronation Cup (2006) Prix Foy (2006) Jockey Club Stakes (2006) |
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Racing Awards | |
German Horse of the Year (2005) | |
Infobox last updated on: February 20, 2007. |
For other uses, see Shirocco (disambiguation).
Shirocco (born April 10, 2001) is a German Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the Breeders' Cup Turf in 2005, a year in which he was named German Horse of the Year. He also won the 2004 Deutsches Derby. Overall, he won 6 major group races in 5 countries.
In October of 2006 he was purchased by Darley Stud and retired to Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket, England.