African Story | |
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Sire | Pivotal |
Grandsire | Polar Falcon |
Dam | Blixen |
Damsire | Gone West |
Sex | Gelding |
Foaled | 10 March 2007[1] |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Darley Stud |
Owner | Sheikh Mohammed Godolphin Racing |
Trainer | André Fabre Saeed bin Suroor |
Record | 21:8-4-3 |
Earnings | £4,796,932 |
Major wins | |
Burj Nahaar (2012, 2013) Godolphin Mile (2012) Dubai World Cup (2014) Al Maktoum Challenge, Round 3 (2015) |
African Story (foaled 10 March 2007) is a British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. Originally trained in France, he showed promise when racing on turf by winning twice and being placed in several important races before being transferred to race on Tapeta in Dubai in 2012. He won the Godolphin Mile in 2012 and the Burj Nahaar in both 2012 and 2013 before recording his most important success in the 2014 Dubai World Cup.