Karasi wins world’s richest steeplechase for the third consecutive year

Tuesday 17 April 2007


Karasi, a 12 year old gelding by Kahyasi out of Karamita scored an unprecedented third straight victory in the $1,481,000 Nakayama Grand Jump, the world’s richest steeplechase, in Japan on Saturday.

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KAHYASI

KARASI

KARASI

PEARL SKY

KARASI, trained by Eric Musgrave and bred by the Aga Khan Studs, was formerly trained in the UK by Sir Michael Stoute where he won 3 races before being purchased for 95,000gns by Kern Lillingston Associates at the 1998 Tattersalls Autumn Horses in Training. He continued racing on the flat for his new owners in Australia, winning the 2001 Geelong Cup and placing 4th in the 2001 Melbourne Cup. KARASI is the winner of 16 races on the flat and over the jumps. His career earnings are now above $3.5 million. KARASI was also Australia’s top jumper in 2005 and 2006. On the same day, KAHYASI was also responsible of Gr.1 Aintree Hurdle third Afsoun.

A proven flat sire with 5 Group 1 winners to his name, KAHYASI has already sired the winners of 29 races since the start of 2007. This season he is responsible for the recent Gr.3 Prix Penelope third, Topka, as well as the Gr.2 Prix d’Harcourt runner up and Gr.3 Prix Exbury winner, PEARL SKY.

Updated on 17/04/2007

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