Ghadeer (FR)
February 4, 1978 – February 10, 2005
Lyphard (USA) x Swanilda (FR), by Habitat (USA)
Family 7-a
February 4, 1978 – February 10, 2005
Lyphard (USA) x Swanilda (FR), by Habitat (USA)
Family 7-a
As a mere Group 3 winner—in Italy, at that—Ghadeer was not a particularly attractive stallion prospect in the European market. He had enough of both pedigree and performance to be suitable for the export market, however, and was duly sent to Brazil and installed at Haras Fazenda Mondesir. From there, the son of Lyphard proceeded to rewrite the Brazilian record books. A six-time champion sire in his adopted country, he won an incredible 14 titles as champion broodmare sire and continues to wield significant influence on modern Brazilian pedigrees.
Race record
17 starts, 3 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds
1980:
1981:
As an individual
A bay, Ghadeer was muscular and compact.
As a stallion
According to statistics kept by The Jockey Club, Ghadeer sired 424 winners (38.9%) and 85 stakes winners (7.8%) from 1089 named foals; these statistics may be incomplete.
Sire rankings
Per the Associação Brasileira de Criadores e Proprietários do Cavalo de Corrida (https://abcpcc.com.br/#):
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
Notable progeny
Ardashir (BRZ), Be Happy (BRZ), Burmese (BRZ), Car Bomb (BRZ), Doctor Moore (BRZ), Double Dream (BRZ), Duffel (BRZ), Eagle Pines (BRZ), Eternita (BRZ), Falcon Jet (BRZ), Fausse Monnaie (BRZ), Gay Charm (BRZ), Gulf Star (BRZ), Houret (BRZ), Implausible (BRZ), Indian Chris (BRZ), Instant Killer (BRZ), It's the Day (BRZ), Joy Valley (BRZ), Mate Bueno (BRZ), Mensageiro Alado (BRZ), Miss Dourness (BRZ), Onefortheroad (BRZ), Only Immensity (BRZ), So Beauty (BRZ), Unifrance (BRZ)
Notable progeny of daughters
Ay Caramba (BRZ), Diesmal (BRZ), Double Trouble (BRZ), Eissoai (BRZ), English Major (BRZ), Eyeofthetiger (BRZ), Flymetothemoon (BRZ), Historia da Arte (BRZ), Kapo di Tutti (BRZ), Martin Luther King (BRZ), Must Be Flying (BRZ), New Famous (BRZ), Quick Road (BRZ), Riboletta (BRZ), Super Power (BRZ), Velvet Green (BRZ)
Connections
Ghadeer was bred by Ste. Aland. He stood at Haras Fazenda Mondesir, where he died of an apparent heart attack in 2005.
Pedigree notes
Ghadeer is outcrossed through five generations. He is a half brother to English stakes winner Midhish (by Green Desert); to Sweetilda (by Sandwich Lad), dam of English stakes winner Sweet Chesne (by R B Chesne); to Indian Endeavour (by Green Desert), dam of multiple Indian stakes winner Surya Lakshmi (by Burden of Proof); and to Ephemeral (by Shernazar), second dam of 2014 Grande Prêmio Major Suckow (BRZ-G1) winner Blind Ambition.
Ghadeer's dam Swanilda is a half sister to French stakes winners Sabbathien (by Val de Loir) and Leaf Fall (by Lyphard), dam of French stakes winner Home Alone (by Persian Bold). She is also a half sister to Sweetly (by Lyphard), dam of 1987 Prix de la Salamandre (FR-G1) winner and French champion 2-year-old male Common Grounds (by Kris), French Group 3 winner Angel in My Heart (by Rainbow Quest), and multiple Group 3-placed French stakes winner Lightning Fire (by Kris) and second dam of 2003 Vodafone Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Kris Kin and Grade 2 winner Beyrouth.
In addition, Swanilda is a half sister to Savora (by Hard Sauce), dam of French Group 2 winner Solaro (by Dike), and to Gay France (by Sir Gaylord), dam of English stakes winner Lucayan Princess (by High Line). Lucayan Princess, in turn, is the dam of 1995 Derby Italiano (ITY-G1) winner Luso (by Salse), multiple Group 1 winner Warrsan (by Caerleon), and Group 3 winners Needle Gun (by Sure Blade) and Cloud Castle (by In the Wings) and is the second dam of Group 3 winners Blue Monday (by Darshaan), Queen's Best (by King's Best), Laaheb (by Cape Cross), Nideeb (by Exceed and Excel), Tastahil (by Singspiel), and Hattan (by Halling). Another half sister to Swanilda, Syndaar (by Lyphard), is the dam of Grade 3-placed listed stakes winner Timber Ribbon (by Cox's Ridge) and Italian stakes winner Smurfiusa (by Sharpen Up) and the third dam of Canadian Grade 3 winner Hoh Dear.
Swanilda and her siblings were produced from Sweet and Lovely (by 1956 French champion 3-year-old male Tanerko), a half sister to 1968 Prix de Minerve and Prix de Pomone winner Valya (by Vandale), dam of English Group 3 winner Lafontaine and Grade 2-placed stakes winner Beau Sham (both by Sham); to French stakes winner Mournor (by Mourne); and to Nimbya (by Nimbus), dam of French Group 3 winner Blue Diamond (by Diatome). Sweet and Lovely, in turn, is out of 1958 Prix d'Astarte winner Lilya (Clarion x La Fougeuse, by Admiral Drake), a half sister to French stakes winner Eranhild (by Vatellor) and to stakes-placed Deliriosa (by Delirium), dam of 1967 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner and French champion 3-year-old male Topyo (by Fine Top).
Fun facts
Last updated: September 3, 2024
Race record
17 starts, 3 wins, 3 seconds, 2 thirds
1980:
- 3rd Duke of Edinburgh Stakes (ENG)
1981:
- Won Premio Carlo Porta (ITY-G3, 2000mT, San Siro)
- 2nd Grosser Kaufhof Preis (GER-G3, 1600mT, Cologne)
- 2nd Premio Ribot (ITY-G2, 1600mT, Capannelle)
- 3rd Oettingen Rennen (GER-G3, 1600mT, Baden-Baden)
As an individual
A bay, Ghadeer was muscular and compact.
As a stallion
According to statistics kept by The Jockey Club, Ghadeer sired 424 winners (38.9%) and 85 stakes winners (7.8%) from 1089 named foals; these statistics may be incomplete.
Sire rankings
Per the Associação Brasileira de Criadores e Proprietários do Cavalo de Corrida (https://abcpcc.com.br/#):
- Led the Brazilian general sire list in 1990/1991, 1991/1992, 1992/1993, 1993/1994, 1994/1995, 1995/1996, 1996/1997, 1997/1998. 7th in 2003/2004.
- Led the Brazilian broodmare sire list in 1997/1998, 1998/1999, 1999/2000, 2000/2001, 2001/2002, 2002/2003, 2003/2004, 2006/2007, 2007/2008, 2008/2009, 2009/2010, 2010/2011, 2011/2012, and 2012/2013; 2nd in 2013/2014 and 2014/2015; 3rd in 2015/2016; 4th in 2016/2017; 5th in 2017/2018; 9th in 2018/2019; 10th in 2019/2020
Per Great Thoroughbred Sires of the World (2006, Churchill, Reichard, and Rogers):
- Led the Brazilian general sire list in 1990/1991 and 1993/1994, 1994/1995, and 1996-1998; 3rd in 1989/1990 and 2001/2002.
Notable progeny
Ardashir (BRZ), Be Happy (BRZ), Burmese (BRZ), Car Bomb (BRZ), Doctor Moore (BRZ), Double Dream (BRZ), Duffel (BRZ), Eagle Pines (BRZ), Eternita (BRZ), Falcon Jet (BRZ), Fausse Monnaie (BRZ), Gay Charm (BRZ), Gulf Star (BRZ), Houret (BRZ), Implausible (BRZ), Indian Chris (BRZ), Instant Killer (BRZ), It's the Day (BRZ), Joy Valley (BRZ), Mate Bueno (BRZ), Mensageiro Alado (BRZ), Miss Dourness (BRZ), Onefortheroad (BRZ), Only Immensity (BRZ), So Beauty (BRZ), Unifrance (BRZ)
Notable progeny of daughters
Ay Caramba (BRZ), Diesmal (BRZ), Double Trouble (BRZ), Eissoai (BRZ), English Major (BRZ), Eyeofthetiger (BRZ), Flymetothemoon (BRZ), Historia da Arte (BRZ), Kapo di Tutti (BRZ), Martin Luther King (BRZ), Must Be Flying (BRZ), New Famous (BRZ), Quick Road (BRZ), Riboletta (BRZ), Super Power (BRZ), Velvet Green (BRZ)
Connections
Ghadeer was bred by Ste. Aland. He stood at Haras Fazenda Mondesir, where he died of an apparent heart attack in 2005.
Pedigree notes
Ghadeer is outcrossed through five generations. He is a half brother to English stakes winner Midhish (by Green Desert); to Sweetilda (by Sandwich Lad), dam of English stakes winner Sweet Chesne (by R B Chesne); to Indian Endeavour (by Green Desert), dam of multiple Indian stakes winner Surya Lakshmi (by Burden of Proof); and to Ephemeral (by Shernazar), second dam of 2014 Grande Prêmio Major Suckow (BRZ-G1) winner Blind Ambition.
Ghadeer's dam Swanilda is a half sister to French stakes winners Sabbathien (by Val de Loir) and Leaf Fall (by Lyphard), dam of French stakes winner Home Alone (by Persian Bold). She is also a half sister to Sweetly (by Lyphard), dam of 1987 Prix de la Salamandre (FR-G1) winner and French champion 2-year-old male Common Grounds (by Kris), French Group 3 winner Angel in My Heart (by Rainbow Quest), and multiple Group 3-placed French stakes winner Lightning Fire (by Kris) and second dam of 2003 Vodafone Derby Stakes (ENG-G1) winner Kris Kin and Grade 2 winner Beyrouth.
In addition, Swanilda is a half sister to Savora (by Hard Sauce), dam of French Group 2 winner Solaro (by Dike), and to Gay France (by Sir Gaylord), dam of English stakes winner Lucayan Princess (by High Line). Lucayan Princess, in turn, is the dam of 1995 Derby Italiano (ITY-G1) winner Luso (by Salse), multiple Group 1 winner Warrsan (by Caerleon), and Group 3 winners Needle Gun (by Sure Blade) and Cloud Castle (by In the Wings) and is the second dam of Group 3 winners Blue Monday (by Darshaan), Queen's Best (by King's Best), Laaheb (by Cape Cross), Nideeb (by Exceed and Excel), Tastahil (by Singspiel), and Hattan (by Halling). Another half sister to Swanilda, Syndaar (by Lyphard), is the dam of Grade 3-placed listed stakes winner Timber Ribbon (by Cox's Ridge) and Italian stakes winner Smurfiusa (by Sharpen Up) and the third dam of Canadian Grade 3 winner Hoh Dear.
Swanilda and her siblings were produced from Sweet and Lovely (by 1956 French champion 3-year-old male Tanerko), a half sister to 1968 Prix de Minerve and Prix de Pomone winner Valya (by Vandale), dam of English Group 3 winner Lafontaine and Grade 2-placed stakes winner Beau Sham (both by Sham); to French stakes winner Mournor (by Mourne); and to Nimbya (by Nimbus), dam of French Group 3 winner Blue Diamond (by Diatome). Sweet and Lovely, in turn, is out of 1958 Prix d'Astarte winner Lilya (Clarion x La Fougeuse, by Admiral Drake), a half sister to French stakes winner Eranhild (by Vatellor) and to stakes-placed Deliriosa (by Delirium), dam of 1967 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner and French champion 3-year-old male Topyo (by Fine Top).
Fun facts
- In Arabic, “ghadeer” means “a brook, a small stream.”
Last updated: September 3, 2024