DEATH OF AL MUFTI

Al Mufti
(Photo : Sporting Post)

AL MUFTI
ROBERTO - LASSIE DEAR 

South Africa’s leading Turf publication, The Sporting Post, reports that Al Mufti has passed away in his paddock at Ascot Stud on this morning, Thursday March 3, 2011, just six days short of his 26th birthday. He was, beyond doubt, South Africa’s most influential sire of the last two decades.

Al Mufti had been retired from commercial stud duties in 2007, following fertility issues and his last full crop are current 3-year-olds and include 2011 Grade 1 Cape Derby winner, Top Seller. From his last efforts at stud, in 2007, came ten foals born in 2008 - now two-year-olds.

A son of Roberto, Al Mufti is out of Lassie Dear and is half brother to Weekend Surprise, the dam of Champion US sire A.P. Indy.

Champion sire of South Africa in 2002, Al Mufti has sired Champions of both sexes. Today, he’s a successful sire-of-sires, and influential sire of broodmares.

GRADE 1 WINNERS BY AL MUFTI

Horse	Sex	Dam	Damsire
AL NITAK	Colt	Jessamine	Del Sarto
ALASTOR	Colt	Damascus Road	Mecca Road
ARABIAN LASS	Filly	Lorehana	Lord Henham
CAPTAIN AL	Colt	Off To War	Complete Warrior
CATALOOCHEE	Colt	Lexington Love	Old Testament
GARB OF GUISE	Filly	Special Security	Top Security
GILDED MINARET	Filly	Chasing Gold	Dancing Champ
LADY BROMPTON	Filly	Underground Lady	Gatecrasher
ROYAL FANTASY	Filly	Davidia	Fort Wood
THE SHEIK	Colt	Jessamine	Del Sarto
TOP SELLER	Colt	Top Of The Range	Northern Guest

GRADE 1 WINNERS BY AL MUFTI MARES

Horse	Sex	Sire	Dam
BOLD SILVANO	Colt	Silvano	Bold Saffron
COPPER PARADE	Colt	Lecture	Copper Horizon
DIVINE JURY	Colt	Jallad	Divine Nymph
HEIR APPARENT	Colt	Fort Wood	Quick Succession
JAY PEG	Colt	Camden Park	Laptop Lady
KINGS GAMBIT	Colt	Silvano	Lady Brompton
LITTLE MISS MAGIC	Filly	Jet Master	Al Nibari
O CAESOUR	Colt	Caesour	Al Damirji
ROCK OPERA	Filly	Lecture	Drummer Girl
SMART BANKER	Colt	Strike Smartly	Larapinta

Extract from Sporting Post