Karakontie Hat (Gainesway Stallion)

Description

Karakontie was campaigned primarily in France, where he won a pair of group races at 2 including the seven-furlong Grand Criterium (G1). Karakontie trained on at 3 to capture the classic French Two Thousand Guineas (G1) before traveling to Santa Anita Park, where he defeated older horses in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1).
Karakontie is the sire of Graded Stakes winners on
both turf and dirt
, and Graded Stakes performers in
three countries
.
Owner
: Niarchos Family
Breeder
: Flaxman Holdings Limited
Winnings
: 12 Starts: 5 - 2 - 1, ,967,099
At 2:
Won Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère (FR-G1,7fT,Lon), Prix La Rochette (FR-G3,7fT,Lon)
2nd Prix Francois Boutin (FR-L,7fT,Dea)
At 3:
Won Breeders' Cup Mile (USA-G1,8fT,SA), Poule d'Essai des Poulains (FR-G1,8fT,Lon)
2nd Prix de Fontainebleau (FR-G3,8fT,Lon)
At 4:
3rd Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (FR-G1,8fT,Lon)
Foaled 30th January, 2011.
Enters stud in 2016 at Gainesway Farm, Kentucky.