| Color: b Height: 16.0
(GB)
9-9-0-0. Top sire. Laidback type with flawless conformation. In 1935 he won the English Triple Crown. Sold for $160,000. Sire of Persian Gulf, the grandsire of Marlon xx, an influential sire in Holstein breeding. One line that appears often in sport horse sires is Bahram, sire of both Big Game, which is so strong in the Welton Horses, and also Persian Gulf, sire of Papayer, sire of Paradox I and II who have been so important in the Westphalian breed, and of Tamerlane sire of Marlon who has been such an influence for the Holsteins, and Shogun, important for the Hannoverians. Marlons sons include Kommandeur, sire of Britain stars Virtu and Cupido. Breeder: H H Aga Khan III Trainer: Frank Joseph Arthur Butters Owner: H H Aga Khan III DE 06 40852 32
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