Brave Raj
# Brave Raj

Brave Raj (1984–2006) was an American Thoroughbred racehorse who raced only one year and earned 1986 American Champion Two-Year-Old Filly honors and won the Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies.

A descendant of Nearco through both her sire Rajab and her dam, Bravest Yet, Brave Raj was bred in Florida and purchased by trainer Ben Perkins, Sr. for $24,000 at the Ocala Breeders' Sales Company's February sale of 2-year-olds. After racing once, Brave Raj was acquired by California oil heiress Dolly Green. She entrusted her conditioning to trainer Mel Stute.

Brave Raj's 1986 earnings set a world record for fillies in her age group. A knee injury ended her racing career and she was retired to broodmare duty at Patchen Wilkes Farm in Lexington, Kentucky where she produced ten winners, including two who won stakes races. She died at Patchen Wilkes Farm on January 28, 2006, one week after losing a foal.

## Pedigree

Pedigree of Brave Raj :

| Sire Rajab 1973 | Jaipur 1959 | Nasrullah | Nearco |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sire Rajab 1973 | Jaipur 1959 | Nasrullah | Mumtaz Begum |
| Sire Rajab 1973 | Jaipur 1959 | Rare Perfume | Eight Thirty |
| Sire Rajab 1973 | Jaipur 1959 | Rare Perfume | Fragrance |
| Sire Rajab 1973 | Classicist 1965 | Princequillo | Prince Rose |
| Sire Rajab 1973 | Classicist 1965 | Princequillo | Cosquilla |
| Sire Rajab 1973 | Classicist 1965 | Classic Music | Stymie |
| Sire Rajab 1973 | Classicist 1965 | Classic Music | Jaconda |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Bravo 1969 | Bold Ruler | Nasrullah |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Bravo 1969 | Bold Ruler | Miss Disco |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Bravo 1969 | Magneto | Ambiorix |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Bravo 1969 | Magneto | Dynamo |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Perfect Hand 1972 | Hand to Hand | Warfare |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Perfect Hand 1972 | Hand to Hand | Melon |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Perfect Hand 1972 | Turn Ahead | Dead Ahead |
| Dam Bravest Yet 1978 | Perfect Hand 1972 | Turn Ahead | Millie H. |
