Daliapour

Daliapour (10 March 1996 – 17 August 2015) is an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. In a racing career which lasted from July 1998 until November 2002 he competed in seven different countries, running 26 times and winning seven races. The horse was bred by Aga Khan IV who owned him before selling him to Robert Ng in late 2000. He was originally trained by Luca Cumani before moving to Michael Stoute's stable in 2000. He was trained in Hong Kong by Ivan Allan for a few months in early 2001 before returning to Stoute for the remainder of his racing career.

Daliapour showed promise as a two-year-old by winning the Autumn Stakes and was a top-class performer at three, winning the Blue Riband Trial Stakes and finishing second in both The Derby and the Irish Derby. Daliapour reached his peak as a four-year-old in 2000 when he won the Ormonde Stakes, Coronation Cup and Hong Kong Vase. He failed to win as a five-year-old but showed some good form over longer distances at six, recording his last win in the 2002 Curragh Cup.

After his retirement from racing he stood as a breeding stallion in France and Australia with limited success. Daliapour died aged 19 in August 2015 as a result of laminitis.