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22 top-class mares heading to Siyouni including Zarkava, Ebaiyra and Tarnawa

On Monday, The Aga Khan Studs announced their 2023 mating plans with their resident champion sire Siyouni (Pivotal), set to cover another top-class book of mares. 

Siyouni will cover 22 mares owned by The Aga Khan Studs including Zarkava (Zamindar), who has a Siyouni juvenile, named Zarouk, to represent her this year. Her daughter Zarka (Dubawi) will also be covered by Siyouni in 2023, as will multiple Group winner and Group 1 performer Ebaiyra (Distorted Humor). 

Another mare to be covered by Siyouni this year is triple Group 1 winner Tarnawa (Shamardal) who is herself a half-sister to Group 1 winning juvenile last year Tahiyra (Siyouni). 

At Giltown Stud in Ireland, leading sire Sea The Stars (Cape Cross), who sired four Group 1 winners last year, will be sent five mares. Those include Vaderana (Monsun), dam of 2022 Cartier Champion Three-Year-Old, Vadeni (Churchill). She will be joined by Zaykava, a stakes winning daughter of Siyouni out of Zarkava. Haparanda (Rock Of Gibraltar), a stakes winner from the family of dual Classic winner Harzand (Sea The Stars) will also visit the son of Cape Cross (Green Desert) this year. 

After a strong start at stud with his first two crops to race, Zarak (Dubawi) will cover 15 mares belonging to the Aga Khan Studs. They include Group 1 winner Dolniya (Azamour) and her dam Daltama (Indian Ridge) as well as Group winners Ebiyza (Rock Of Gibraltar) and Emiyna (Maria's Mon). 

Completing the line-up is Dariyan (Shamardal) who will receive some well-bred young mares from the broodmare band, including Kerasia (Zoustar), Minna (Le Havre) and Vedaska (Siyouni).