At Talaq (racehorse)
# At Talaq (racehorse)

At Talaq (6 March 1981 – 1995) was an American-bred Thoroughbred racehorse. He had success racing in Europe but had his greatest success after being exported to Australia where he won the Melbourne Cup in 1986.

## Background

At Talaq was sired by Roberto out of the mare My Nord (by Vent du Nord). As a yearling he was bought by Hamdan Al-Maktoum for $US800,000 at the Fasig Tipton Saratoga Yearling Sale and sent to England to be trained by Harry Thomson Jones.

## Racing career

At Talaq won one of his two races as a two-year-old. The following year he finished fourth to Secreto in The Derby before winning the Grand Prix de Paris at Longchamp. He also finished second, beaten a short head in the Grosser Preis von Berlin and third in the Derby Italiano. In 1984 he failed to reproduce his best form and finished unplaced in all three of his races.

In 1986 he was sent to race in Australia where he was trained by Colin Hayes and raced for Hamdan Al Maktoum's Shadwell Racing. His best win came in the 1986 VRC Melbourne Cup. At Talaq's other significant wins included the 1986 Mackinnon Stakes and the 1987 C F Orr Stakes.

## Stud record

Following a successful stud career where he sired 25 stakes winners (including Skating and Al Mansour). He died in 1995 from a suspected heart attack...

## Pedigree

Pedigree of At Talaq (USA), brown horse, 1981 :

| Sire Roberto 1969 | Hail To Reason 1958 | Turn-To (IRE) | Royal Charger (GB) |
| - | - | - | - |
| Sire Roberto 1969 | Hail To Reason 1958 | Turn-To (IRE) | Source Sucree (FR) |
| Sire Roberto 1969 | Hail To Reason 1958 | Nothirdchance | Blue Swords |
| Sire Roberto 1969 | Hail To Reason 1958 | Nothirdchance | Galla Colors |
| Sire Roberto 1969 | Bramalea 1959 | Nashua | Nasrullah (GB) |
| Sire Roberto 1969 | Bramalea 1959 | Nashua | Segula |
| Sire Roberto 1969 | Bramalea 1959 | Rarelea | Bull Lea |
| Sire Roberto 1969 | Bramalea 1959 | Rarelea | Bleebok |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | Vent du Nord (FR) 1965 | Vandale | Plassy (GB) |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | Vent du Nord (FR) 1965 | Vandale | Vanille |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | Vent du Nord (FR) 1965 | La Caravelle | Worden |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | Vent du Nord (FR) 1965 | La Caravelle | Barquerolle |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | My Alison 1954 | County Delight | Count Fleet |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | My Alison 1954 | County Delight | Matriarch |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | My Alison 1954 | Stellar Role | Bimelech |
| Dam My Nord 1973 | My Alison 1954 | Stellar Role | Astralobe (Family 1-c) |
