Saba Desert (GB)

1st - G2 Superlative Stakes - Newmarket, UK - 12 July 2025
Age
2
Foal date
28/02/2023
Gender
Colt
Colour
Chestnut
Sire
Dubawi
Dam
Finespun
Trainer
Charlie Appleby
Breeder
Godolphin
Official rating
107
Career earnings
$81,769.73
Results
Starts 4 Wins 2 Placed 0
Date Result Racecourse Race details
11/10/2025 9th Newmarket (GB) Darley Dewhurst Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings) 2yo
14/09/2025 6th Curragh (IRE) Goffs Vincent O'Brien National Stakes (Group 1) (No Geldings) 2yo
12/07/2025 1st Newmarket (July) (GB) bet365 Superlative Stakes (Group 2) 2yo
13/06/2025 1st Sandown (GB) British Stallion Studs EBF Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) 2yo Mdn
Saba Desert (GB) Dubawi (IRE) Dubai Millennium (GB) Seeking The Gold (USA)
1985
1996 Colorado Dancer (GB)
1986
2002 Zomaradah (GB) Deploy (GB)
1987
1995 Jawaher (IRE)
1989
2023 Finespun (IRE) Sea The Stars (IRE) Cape Cross (IRE)
1994
2006 Urban Sea (USA)
1989
2016 Gossamer (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA)
1981
1999 Brocade (GB)
1981
Third foal; closely related to 1m2f/11.4f winner Spinning Wheel (RPR 94); dam placed 9.4f-12.4f AW (74), closely related to useful 7f-10.4f winner Memory Cloth, half-sister to 1m 2yo Group 1 winner Ibn Khaldun, out of Irish 1,000 Guineas winner. Justified odds-on favouritism on his debut over 7f at Sandown in June 2025 and then won the Group 2 Superlative Stakes over 7f at Newmarket. Then lost his unbeaten record when finishing sixth in the Group 1 Vincent O'Brien National Stakes in September at the Curragh, followed by a ninth in the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes.
Saba Desert (GB) Dubawi (IRE) Dubai Millennium (GB) Seeking The Gold (USA)
1985
1996 Colorado Dancer (GB)
1986
2002 Zomaradah (GB) Deploy (GB)
1987
1995 Jawaher (IRE)
1989
2023 Finespun (IRE) Sea The Stars (IRE) Cape Cross (IRE)
1994
2006 Urban Sea (USA)
1989
2016 Gossamer (GB) Sadler's Wells (USA)
1981
1999 Brocade (GB)
1981