🏆 'It’s wonderful to see this family come back to Group 1 prominence. It is extraordinary and for me is something that carries a lot of emotion.'

Princess Zahra Aga Khan hails Rouhiya renaissance 👉 bit.ly/3wCgisd

Delighted to be in the presence of greatness yesterday: #SeaTheStars at 18 is a credit to all the team at Gilltown ⁦Aga Khan Studs⁩

🔥 #Zarak has had a great start to 2024 🔥

✅ 2⃣ Gr.1 winners
✅ 6⃣ Stakes winners
✅ The leading sire in France
✅ The leading European sire by % Stakes wnrs/rnrs

From his first 3 crops Zarak has produced 3 Gr.1 winners, 5 more Gr.1 performers & 11% Stakes winners to runners.

Now 31-31, Aga Khan Studs ROUHIYA wins 8f 3yo fillies G1 Poule d'Essai des Pouliches France Galop Longchamp today for BallylinchStud Lope De Vega 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬-𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐝 with Maxime Guyon

Embarquez au coeur de l' #Emirates Poule d'Essai des Pouliches avec Rouhiya et Maxime Guyon 🚀
#PoulesdEssai #UAE Aga Khan Studs 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬-𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐝 @TheEmiratespCup

🗣️ 'Elle a mis son cœur sur la piste. C'est une très belle victoire. Toute mon équipe est récompensée.'

Maxime Guyon et 𝐅𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐬-𝐇𝐞𝐧𝐫𝐢 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐝 réagissent après le succès de Rouhiya dans la Poule d'Essai des Pouliches. 🔽

🎙️'Gagner la Poule représente beaucoup de choses pour ma famille, pour la casaque Aga Khan. Rouhiya apporte de la nouveauté.'

Présente à Longchamp cet après-midi, la princesse 𝙕𝙖𝙝𝙧𝙖 𝘼𝙜𝙖 𝙆𝙝𝙖𝙣 a réagi au triomphe de sa représentante dans la Poule :

Metropolitan (Zarak Aga Khan Studs) provided another surprise result on the afternoon by overcoming higher-profile peers at 24-1 to land the French 2000 Guineas at ParisLongchamp.

O-Peter R Bradley III & Scuderia Scolari
B-Stuart McPhee
T-Mario Baratti

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Pete Bradley Bradley Thoroughbreds was one of the pioneers of sourcing horses in France. Looks like they bought into Metropolitan after his first race and now thy've won the French 2000- well done Pete! Another feather in the cap of Aga Khan Studs Zarak- his 2nd G1 winner this year.

'I think he proved he is a champion!'

Royal Ascot Racecourse may be next for French 2000 Guineas winner Metropolitan...

A first Classic for Haras de Bonneval’s Zarak📸 as Metropolitan battles ahead in the Emirates Poule d'Essai des Poulains

Bred by Stuart McPhee out of the Halling mare Alianza, he was bought by agent Alessandro Marconi for €78,000 at the Arqana October Yearling Sale

Metropolitan lands the French 2000 Guineas at 25/1 at ParisLongchamp for pouchinalexis!

🎉 Zarak’s son Metropolitan captures the Poule d'Essai des Poulains, becoming his Aga Khan Studs-based sire’s third individual top-flight winner and second already this term.

33/1 shock as Rouhiya fends off Kathmandu in the French 1000 Guineas for Maxime Guyon!