Ahonoora

He is primarily notable for his achievements at stud, where his progeny, including Dr Devious, Park Express and Indian Ridge, made him one of the most significant modern representatives of the Byerley Turk sire line.

[1] Ahonoora was bred in England by the Wyld Court Stud near the village of Hampstead Norreys in Berkshire[2] and sold as a yearling for 7,600 guineas to Essa Alkhalifa.

As a four-year-old, Ahonoora moved to the Fitzroy stable of Frankie Durr at Newmarket, Suffolk[4] and made a successful transition from handicaps to Conditions races.

[4] He soon exceeded all expectations,[5] and, despite his racing career as a pure sprinter, he proved capable of siring top class performers at a wide range of distances.

He died after sustaining a broken hind leg in a paddock accident at Segenhoe Stud in the Hunter Valley,[10] Australia on 14 October 1989.