Mutamarkiz

Bay 1997, 16.1 HH, to stud in 2002

First Dam

PHARAOH'S DELIGHT (1987 mare by FAIRY KING (USA)); Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old in Ireland in 1989; won 3 races and £215,072 including: 1st in Phoenix Stakes (Gr.1), Princess Margaret Stakes (Gr.3); placed 8 times inluding; 2nd in Moyglare Stud Stakes (Gr.1), Prix de Meautry (Gr.3); 3rd in Ladbroke Sprint Cup (Gr.1), Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp (Gr.1), Nunthorpe Stakes (Gr.1); dam of 6 known winnners:

PHARMACIST (IRE) (1996 mare by MACHIAVELLIAN (USA)); won 1 race and £24,351; 1st Rochestown Stakes (L.); and placed 4 times including: 2nd in Emirates Airline EBF Rockingham Handicap (L.); dam of RED ROCKS (IRE) (2003 horse by GALILEO (IRE)); won 3 races and £1,170,077 in 2006 including: 1st John Deere Breeders' Cup Turf (Gr.1), Shadwell Estate Fairway Stakes (L.); and placed 6 times including: 2nd in Juddmonte Grand Prix de Paris (Gr.1), King Edward VII Stakes (Gr.2), Great Voltigeur Stakes (Gr.2); 3rd in St Ledger Stakes (Gr.1). MEDICINAL (IRE) (2001 horse by LINAMIX (FR)); won 3 races and £57,708 including: 1st Silver Stakes (L.); and placed 4 times including: 3rd in Royal Whip Stakes (Gr.2), Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes (Gr.2). Also won 1 race and £3,972 over jumps. Phariseek (IRE) (1999 mare by RAINBOW QUEST (USA)); won 1 race and £22,120; and placed 3 times including: 2nd in Budweiser Celibration Stakes (L.); 3rd in King Charlemange Platinum Stakes (L.). MACHIKANE EMMUSUBI (IRE) (1994 mare by CAERLEON (USA)); in Japan, won 2 races and £200,710; dam of 1 known winner: MUTAMARKIZ (IRE) (1997 horse by RAINBOW QUEST (USA)), see above.

Second Dam

RIDGE THE TIMES(USA) (1981 mare by RIVA RIDGE (USA)); won 1 race, £2,102 and placed 3 times; (half sister to 6 winners including: JAKE THE FLAKE (USA); won 2 L. races, $553,851; and placed once). PHARAOH'S DELIGHT (1987 mare by FAIRY KING (USA)), see above. KATEB (IRE) (1989 horse by PENNINE WALK); won 12 races, £96,408 including: 1st Pokallob (L.) 1993 & 1994, Dansk Eclipse Stakes (L.) 1993 & 1994, Oslo Cup (L.) 1993 & 1994; and placed including: 3rd in Fyens Stift Fyenslobet (L.), Trygg SPP Stockholms Stora Pris (L.), Dansk Eclipse Stakes (L.) 1995, sire in Denmark. Tobaranama (IRE) (1997 mare by SADLER'S WELLS (USA)); won 1 race, £5,173; and placed 5 times including: 3rd in Mitsubishi Diamond Vision EBF Stakes (L.)

Sire Reference

By RAINBOW QUEST (USA) (1981-Stud 1986). Champion 3yr old stayer in England in 1984. Jt top rated older horse in Europe in 1985. Won 6 races, £482,133 over 7f.-12f. including: Coronation Cup, Epsom Downs (Gr.1), Trusthouse Forte Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp (Gr.1), Great Voltigeur Stakes, York (Gr.2), Clive Graham Stakes, Goodwood (L.); 2nd in Coral Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park (Gr.1), Joe McGrath Irish Sweeps Derby, Curragh (Gr.1), William Hill Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket (Gr.1), Craven Stakes, Newmarket (Gr.3); 3rd in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot (Gr.1), Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly (Gr.1); 4th in General Accident 2000 Guineas, Newmarket (Gr.1).

Sire of the winners of 1258 races including Group 1 winners MILLENARY (sire), CROCO ROUGE (Gr.3 sire), EDABIYA, FIJI, NEDAWI (Gr.1 sires), RAINBOW DANCER, SPECIAL QUEST, RAINTRAP(sires), SPECTRUM (Gr.1 sire), SUNSHACK, URGENT REQUEST, BRIGHT GENERATION, ARMIGER (sires), QUEST FOR FAME (Gr.1 sire), SOUGHT OUT, KNIGHT'S BARONESS and SAUMAREZ (Gr.1 sires) plus a further 28 Group winners.

Rainbow Quest was the Champion Broodmare Sire on the flat in 2006 with horses such as COVER UP (Gr.3 wr), DAY FLIGHT (Gr.3 wr), OZONE BERE (Gr.3 wr), TAM LIN( Gr.3 and twice L. wr), KOCAB (L. wr), QUENCHED (L. wr) as well as Black Type performer MARCUS ADRONICUS.

Rainbow quest is also the broodmare sire of the stallions: RAKTI, FOOTSTEPSINTHESAND, NORTH LIGHT, KRIS KIN and POWERSCOURT.

Best Progeny

Mutamarkiz is siring tough, genuine stock. From limited opportunities he has sired two placed horses in his first crop.

Murdoch (GB) placed 2nd in his maiden over 1 mile in good to soft ground "made a promising debut, racing handily and plugging on gamely against more experienced rivals" Racing Post.

Readyforone (GB) was also placed 2nd over 6 furlongs in heavy going.