Bahram
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Sire:	Blandford
Dam:	Friar's Daughter
Damsire:	Friar Marcus
Sex:	Stallion
Foaled:	1932
Country:	Ireland
Colour:	Bay
Breeder:	HH Aga Khan III
Owner:	HH Aga Khan III
Trainer:	Frank Butters
Record:	9: 9-0-0
Earnings:	£43,086
Major Racing Wins & Honours & Awards
Major Racing Wins
National Breeder's Produce Stakes (1934) Rous Memorial Stakes (1934) Middle Park Stakes (1934) Two Thousand Guineas (1935) Epsom Derby (1935) St. Leger Stakes (1935) St. James's Palace Stakes (1935)
Racing Awards
14th U.K. Triple Crown Champion (1935)
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Born at HH Aga Khan III's stud farm in Curragh, the colt was trained by Frank Butters at Newmarket in England. Described by equine experts as having a flawless conformation, Bahram won several important races at age two then at age three won the Triple Crown as well as the prestigious St. James's Palace Stakes. At the end of the 1935 racing season the colt was retired to Egerton Stud in Newmarket where he became the second leading sire in 1940 and leading juvenile sire of 1941. Among his progeny was Turkhan, winner of the 1940 St. Leger Stakes and Irish Derby. Bahram was also the damsire of Noor who competed successfully in England as well as in America where he would be inducted into the United States' National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame. Aga Khan III, founder of the Muslim League Aga Khan III (Arabic: آغا خان الثالث), PC (November 2, 1877 – July 11, 1957), also known as Sultan Mahommed Shah (Arabic: سلطان محمد شاه), was born in Karachi (then India, now Pakistan) and was the only son of Aga Khan II, and succeeded him on his death in... Horse breeding is the process of using selective breeding to produce additional individuals of a given phenotype, that is, continuing a breed. ... The Curragh is a plain in County Kildare Ireland. ... Statistics Population: 14,995 (2001 Census) Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TL645636 Administration District: Forest Heath Shire county: Suffolk Region: East of England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: Suffolk Historic county: Suffolk Services Police force: Suffolk Constabulary Ambulance service: East of England Post office and... Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq... The St. ... The term Colt, when used by itself, can refer to: A firearm produced by Colts Manufacturing Company, founded by Samuel Colt. ... Sire can refer to several things: Sire is how one spells Eris backwords. ... The St. ... The Irish Derby Stakes have been held annually at The Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland since 1866. ... Noor (1945-unknown) was an Irish-bred Thoroughbred racehorse Champion who competed successfully in England and in America. ... Motto: (Royal motto) (French: God and my right)3 Anthem: God Save the Queen 4 Capital London Most populous conurbation Greater London Urban Area English (de facto)5 Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen HM Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister The Rt Hon Tony Blair MP Formation    - Union of the Crowns 24... United States is the current Good Article Collaboration of the week! Please help to improve this article to the highest of standards. ... The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame was founded in 1950 in Saratoga Springs, New York, to honor the achievements of American thoroughbred race horses, jockeys, and trainers. ...

Bahram's owner sold him for £40,000 to an American syndicate that included Alfred G. Vanderbilt II and Walter Chrysler. In 1941, the horse was brought to Vanderbilt's Sagamore Stud in Maryland then to Walter Chrysler's North Wales Stud in Warrenton, Virginia. Less than productive as a U.S. sire, in 1946 Bahram was sold to a breeding farm in Argentina where he met with only modest success. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt Jr. ... Cover of Time Magazine (April 20, 1925) Walter Percy Chrysler (April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American automobile pioneer. ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Street scene, Warrenton, Virginia, ca. ...

Overall, Bahram sired twenty-five graded stakes race winners before his death in Argentina at age 24 in 1956. A graded stakes race is a term applied to a Thoroughbred horse race in the United States and Canada to describe races that derive their name from the stake, or entry fee, owners must pay. ...

References

• Bahram's pedigree and racing stats
• Bahram at the National Horseracing Museum, Newmarket, England