A
popular shuttler to Cornerstone Stud in South Australia for the past three
seasons, top class sire Dalakhani (IRE) has been retired from stud duty at age
16.
Owned and bred by the Aga Khan, Dalakhani was withdrawn from duty at Haras de
Bonneville in France earlier this year due to an unspecified vet issue and has
now been retired.
A stunning grey Group I winning son of Darshaan, Dalakhani sired 48
stakes-winners worldwide headed by Group I stars such as Conduit, Integral and
Reliable Man (GB), who won the Group I ATC Queen Elizabeth Stakes here in
Australia.
His 8.9% stakes-winners to runners marked him as a genuinely top class sire and
the progress of his Australian bred progeny will be interesting to watch in the
next few years.
His first yearlings here sold for up to $620,000 this year and will be racing
in the new season.
The final crop of Australian bred Dalakhani foals will be born this spring.