Pakistan II (1958-1972) was an English thoroughbred racehorse, who became a champion sire in New Zealand.

Pakistan II
SirePalestine
GrandsireFair Trial
DamTambara
DamsireNasrullah
SexStallion
Foaled1958
CountryEngland
Colourchestnut
BreederPrince Aly Khan
OwnerArthur Fell, Palmerston North
TrainerAlec Head, France
Record14: 2-6
Last updated on December 17, 2022,

Breeding

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Pakistan II was bred by Prince Aly Khan. His dam was Tambara, a placegetter in the 1950 English 1000 Guineas and he was sired by the stallion Palestine who was bred and raced by Aga Khan III and won the 1950 English 2000 Guineas.[1]

Racing career

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His racing career consisted of 2 sprint race wins and 6 places from 14 starts in England and France. His wins were as a 4-year old in open handicaps at Aintree and Leicester. His placings included a third in a listed stakes at Longchamp as a 2-year old and three placings as a 3-year old, the best effort being second in the Prix du Chemin de Fer du Nord (Group 3, 1400m) at Chantilly.

Stud career

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In 1963 he was purchased and imported into New Zealand by Athur Fell of Fairdale Stud, Palmerston North. His initial crop of 27 foals saw 23 to the races for 19 winners.[2]

Pakistan II's achievements at stud included being New Zealand's leading first-season sire in 1966-67 and the leading sire in the 1968–69, 1970–71 and 1973–74 seasons. He was runner up in the 1969–70, 1971–72, 1972–73 and 1974-75 seasons. Other top stallions during this time were Summertime, Le Filou, Kurdistan, Better Honey, Mellay, Gold Sovereign and Copenhagen II.

Pakistan sired 43 individual stakes winners from just 326 runners, for a percentage of stakes winners to runners of 13.2%.[3]

On 28 July 1972 he died from a ruptured abdominal blood vessel.

Notable progeny included:[4]

  • Ajasco (Ngatawa, by Llanstephan), winner of the 1972 Railway Stakes and 1971 Stewards Handicap[5]
  • Ayub Khan (Dawn Chorus), 20 wins including the Thompson Handicap, Stewards Handicap, Egmont Cup and Foxton Cup
  • Count Kereru, 25 wins including the 1972 Telegraph Handicap and Ormond Memorial
  • Honda, 17 wins
  • Karachi, winner of 15 races, including four open handicaps in Sydney
  • Prepak
  • Purple Patch (Micheline by Le Filou), winner of 20 races[6]
  • Rajah Sahib (Gay Princess), winner of the Ellerslie Championship Stakes at two and the 1968 Caulfield Guineas & Cox Plate, 1971 Doncaster Handicap & Stradbroke Handicap
  • Sharda (Paper Bonnet), 21 wins including the Manawatu Challenge Stakes, IATA International (Ellerslie), CJC Stewards Handicap and Churchill Stakes
  • Sharif, 13 wins
  • Tashi, winner of 13 races including the Avondale Championship Stakes
  • Triton, winner of the 1972 AJC Epsom Handicap and Stradbroke Handicap
  • Wood Court Inn, winner of the six races including the North Island Challenge Stakes and the Champagne Stakes (Riccarton)
  • Zambari

Legacy

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Pakistan II can be found in the pedigree of many top New Zealand or Australian horses. For example:

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Pakistan II (GB) 1958 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  2. ^ Jackson, Lloyd (2021-07-27). "Pakistan II – the life changer". ANZ Bloodstock News. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  3. ^ "New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders' Association | Lloyd Jackson looks at the influence of the mighty Pakistan II (GB)". Nzthoroughbred.co.nz. 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
  4. ^ * The Great Decade of New Zealand racing 1970-1980. Glengarry, Jack. William Collins Publishers Ltd, Wellington, New Zealand.
  5. ^ "Ajasco (NZ) 1966 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  6. ^ "Purple Patch (NZ) 1970 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  7. ^ "O'Reilly (NZ) 1993 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
  8. ^ "Our Pompeii racehorse Adelaide Cup winner 1993-1994". Racerate.com. Retrieved 2022-12-21.