Mostahdaf (foaled 4 May 2018) is retired thoroughbred racehorse. In 2023, he won the Neom Turf Cup, the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot, and the International Stakes. Also the 2023 Cartier Champion Older Horse.
Background Mostahdaf was bred and owned by Shadwell Stud. He was trained by John & Thady Gosden. Sired by the Champion racehorse Frankel out of mare Handassa. Mostahdaf did not race as a two-year-old but quickly built a formidable record, won five of his first six starts at three-year-old included the Group 3 race Darley Stakes. 2023 was his successful year, won 3 out of 5 races, including the Group 3 Neom Turf Cup and back-to-back Group 1 win at Prince of Wales's Stakes & Juddmonte International Stakes and championed as 2023 Cartier Champion Older Horse.
Statistics The following racing form is based on information available on racingpost.com. Date Distance Race Class Course Field Finish Time Winning(Losing)Margin Winner (2nd place) Jockey2021– three-year-old season16 Mar1,400 metersBombardier Novice StakesAWC5Newcastle131m 27.47s lengths(Ego Trip)Robert Havlin05 Apr1,600 metersConditions StakesAWC2Kempton51m 38.15s lengths(Imperial Sands)Robert Havlin20 May1,600 metersHeron StakesListedSandown71m 50.29s lengths(Highland Avenue)Jim Crowley15 Jun1,600 metersSt James's Palace StakesGIAscot1312th( lengths)Poetic FlareJim Crowley15 Sep1,600 metersFortune StakesListedSandown71m 47.24s lengths(Escobar)Jim Crowley09 Oct1,800 metersDarley StakesGIIINewmarket101m 52.03s lengths(Bedouin's Story)Jim Crowley2022– four-year-old season22 Apr2,000 metersGordon Richards StakesGIIISandown32m 12.59s lengths(Foxes Tales)Jim Crowley26 May2,000 metersBrigadier Gerard StakesGIIISandown5(5 lengths)Bay BridgeJim Crowley18 Jun2,400 metersHardwicke StakesGIIAscot7( lengths)BroomeJim Crowley07 Jul2,400 metersPrincess of Wales's StakesGIINewmarket66th( lengths)YibirJim Crowley03 Sep2,400 metersSeptember StakesGIIIKempton82m 34.44s lengths(Dubai Honour)Dane O'Neill03 Oct2,400 metersPrix de l'Arc de TriompheGILongchamp2020th(43 lengths)AlpinistaJim Crowley2023– five-year-old season25 Feb2,100 metersNeom Turf CupGIIIRiyadh102m 6.23s7 lengths(Dubai Honour)Jim Crowley25 Mar2,400 metersDubai Sheema ClassicGIMeydan104th(7 lengths)EquinoxJim Crowley21 Jun2,000 metersPrince of Wales's StakesGIAscot62m 5.95s4 lengths(Luxembourg)Jim Crowley23 Aug2,000 metersInternational StakesGIYork42m 6.40s1 lengths(Nashwa)Frankie Dettori04 Nov2,400 metersBreeders' Cup TurfGISanta Anita118th(6 lengths)Auguste RodinJim Crowley
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