Alibhai (1938–1960) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse who was purchased by Hollywood movie mogul Louis B. Mayer for 3,200 guineas and brought to the United States.Thoroughbred Heritage He was sired by Epsom Derby winner Hyperion who was a six-time leading sire in Great Britain and Ireland. Grandsire Gainsborough was the 1918 English Triple Crown champion. Alibhai's dam Teresina was the daughter of Tracery whose major wins included the 1912 St. Leger Stakes and 1913 Champion Stakes.Pedigree Query
Stud record Injured during training in California, Alibhai never raced but became a very important sire in the United States. He was sent to stand at stud in 1941 at Louis Mayer's California farm and was an immediate success, leading the California sires lists for five straight years. Syndicated for a then world record price of $500,000, in 1947 Alibhai was moved to stand at Spendthrift Farm in Lexington, Kentucky where he died in 1960 at the age of twenty-two.February 2006 California Thoroughbred magazine article on the California Hall of Fame containing profiles of the Thoroughbred inductees of 1988.
In all, Alibhai sired 54 stakes winners of which his best were: Cover Up (1943) - wins include Hollywood Gold Cup, Sunset Handicap, Bing Crosby Handicap On Trust (1944) - multiple stakes winner including the Santa Anita Derby Your Host (1947) - wins included the 1949 Del Mar Futurity and 1950 Santa Anita Derby. Successful sire of five-time American Horse of the Year Kelso Solidarity (1945) - wins included the Hollywood Gold Cup, San Pasqual Handicap Determine (1951) - 1954 Kentucky Derby winner Bardstown (1952) - multiple winner of major stakes including twice in the Widener and Tropical Handicaps. Flower Bowl (1952) - won Delaware and Ladies Handicap. Dam of champion two- and three-year-old filly Bowl of Flowers and of Graustark and His Majesty. Honey's Alibi (1952) - won Malibu Sequet Stakes, Santa Catalina Handicap, San Diego Handicap. Damsire of Hall of Fame mare, Dahlia Traffic Judge (1952) - wins include the Woodward Stakes, Ohio Derby, Jerome Handicap, Metropolitan and Suburban Handicaps Bornastar (1953) - American Champion Older Female Horse (1958) Mr. Consistency (1958) - wins included Santa Anita Handicap, San Juan Capistrano Handicap, California Derby, Del Mar Handicap
Sire line tree
AlibhaiJumpers: Darley Arabian Sire LineSire Line: Camel Darley Arabian Sire Line: Newminster BranchPortrait: AlibhaiAmerican Classic Pedigree: Alibhai Cover Up On Trust Trackmaster Solidarity Your HostAmerican Classic Pedigree: Your Host Blen Host Social Climber KelsoHall of Fame: KelsoAmerican Classic Pedigree: Kelso Windy Sands Crystal Water My Host Chevation DetermineAmerican Classic Pedigree: Determine WarfareAmerican Classic Pedigree: Warfare AssagaiAmerican Classic Pedigree: Assagai Big Whippendeal Almost Grown DecidedlyAmerican Classic Pedigree: Decidedly Tinajero Wardlaw Florida Law Donut King BardstownBardstown: The Persistent ProdigyThe Keeneland Library: Bardstown Honeys Alibi Traffic JudgeAmerican Classic Pedigree: Traffic Judge Green Ticket Delta Judge Traffic Rheffic Dom Pasquini Traffic Bridge Branch CountyPush to Get Show Jumper Branch County Into Hall of Fame Court Recess Traffic Mark Judgeable Rest Your Case Traffic Cop Deputed TestamonyAmerican Classic Pedigree: Deputed TestamonyMaryland Thoroughbred Hall of Fame: Deputed TestamonyPreakness memories: Deputed Testamony boosted Catholic family’s racing business, teen jockey’s careerMaryland Catholic family recalls horse that boosted its livelihood, teen jockey’s career in ‘83 PreaknessLegendary trainer Bill Boniface reflects on training last Maryland-bred horse to win Preakness Testafly Court Ruling Sharpsburg Oligarchy Mr Consistency
Pedigree
Alibhai is inbred 5S x 4S x 5D to the stallion St Simon, meaning that he appears fifth generation (via St Frusquin) and fourth generation on the sire side of his pedigree, and fifth generation (via Roquebrune) on the dam side of his pedigree.
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