Nasrullah (horse)

There are multiple individuals named Nasrullah.

Nasrullah
Sire	Nearco
Grandsire	Pharos
Dam	Mumtaz Begum
Damsire	Blenheim II
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1940
Country	Ireland
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Aga Khan III
Owner	Joseph McGrath
Trainer	Frank Butters
Record	10: 5-1-2
Earnings	$15,217
Major wins
Coventry Stakes (1942) Champion Stakes (1943)
Awards
United Kingdom Champion 2-Year-Old Colt (1942) Leading sire in GB & Ireland (1951) Leading sire in North America (1955, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1962)
Horse (Equus ferus caballus)
Last updated on October 2, 2006

Nasrullah (1940-1959) was an Irish thoroughbred racehorse, and sire of 15 champions.

Bred by the Aga Khan III in Ireland, and owned by Joseph McGrath of Brownstown Stud in County Kildare, Nasrullah was a good, but temperamental horse. Out of the 10 starts, he won 5 races; Great Bradley Stakes, Coventry Stakes, Chatteris Stakes, Caversham Stakes, Champion Stakes. Additionally, he finished second on the Middle Park Stakes, and third on the Wilburton Stakes and New Derby Stakes. Besides being temperamental, Nasrullah was also known for being lazy and sometimes unpredictable, and trainers had a hard job motivating the horse during morning works.

In 1950, Nasrullah was sent to stand at stud in the United States at Claiborne Farm in Paris, Kentucky. A three-quarters brother to the important sire Royal Charger, Nasrullah became one of the most important sires of the 20th century, leading the sire list five times. Among his sons are Bald Eagle, Jaipur, Red God, and U.S. Hall of Fame horses Bold Ruler, Noor and Nashua. Nasrullah is also a grandsire to Mill Reef, Secretariat and Ruffian. His influence continues to the present day, as another of his tail-male descendants is Invasor.

Nasrullah died on May 26th, 1959. He is buried at Claiborne Farm.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Nasrullah

Sire Nearco dkb/br. 1935	Pharos b. 1920	Phalaris b. 1913	Polymelus
			Bromus
		Scapa Flow	Chaucer
			Anchora
	Nogara b. 1928	Havresac	Rabelais
			Hors Concours
		Catnip	Spearmint
			Sibola
Dam Mumtaz Begum gr. [1] 1932	Blenheim II b. 1927	Blandford	Swynford
			Blanche
		Malva	Charles Omalley
			Wild Arum
	Mumtaz Mahal gr.[1] 1921	The Tetrarch	Roi Herode
			Vahren
		Lady Josephine	Sundridge
			Americus Girl

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Nasrullah - Dam and Grand Dam: Grey's". All Breed Pedigree. Referenced July 13, 2008.

External links

• Nasrullah's pedigree