Ahonoora | |
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Sire | Lorenzaccio |
Grandsire | Klairon |
Dam | Helen Nichols |
Damsire | Martial |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1975 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Colour | Chestnut |
Breeder | Wyld Court Stud |
Owner | Essa Alkhalifa |
Trainer | Brian Swift Frankie Durr |
Record | 16:7-7-0 |
Earnings | £86,587 |
Major wins | |
Stewards's Cup (1978) King George Stakes (1979) William Hill Sprint Championship (1979) |
Ahonoora (1975–1989) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a career that lasted from 1977 to 1979 he ran sixteen times and won seven races. Ahonoora was a sprinter who specialised in races over five and six furlongs, with his most important wins coming in the Stewards's Cup at Goodwood and the Group Two William Hill Sprint Championship (now a Group One race) at York. He is primarily notable for his achievements at stud, where his progeny, including Dr Devious, Park Express and Indian Ridge, made him one of the most significant modern representatives of the Byerley Turk sire line.[1]