Maldonado (FR)

Maldonado (FR)
Sire Rio De La Plata

Mr A Saha
Dam Spanish Winner
DOB 2014
Sex gelding
Colour chestnut
Country
 FR
Owner
Mr A Saha
Breeder
Snowdrop Stud Co Ltd
S/name 'Melvin'
Wins2
Flat form
42216/ 755600680/ 5170/ 083168- 664283


Notes
A winner over seven furlongs as a two year old, Maldonado joined us from Godolphin. He won his first race for his new owners at Wolverhampton in July 2018 ridden by Joanna Mason. He was a winner again in August 2019 when successful at Brighton.

Maldonado was sold out of the yard in October 2020.




Date Race
20Aug19
racingwelfare.co.uk Apprentice Handicap
Course: Brighton
Jockey: Scott McCullagh
Owner: A Saha
Trainer: Michael Easterby
02Jul18
Sports Recruitment At sportingjobs.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div I)
Course: Wolverhampton
Jockey: Miss Joanna Mason
Owner: A Saha
Trainer: Michael Easterby





MALDONADO

chestnut gelding

05 May 14 		Rio De La Plata (USA) Rahy (USA) Blushing Groom (FR)
Glorious Song (CAN)
Express Way (ARG) Ahmad (ARG)
Escaline (USA)
Spanish Winner (IRE) Choisir (AUS) Danehill Dancer (IRE)
Great Selection (AUS)
Sparkling Isle (IRE) Inchinor
Brillante (FR)




RIO DE LA PLATA (USA), Chesnut horse, 2005, by Rahy (USA), out of Express Way (ARG), by Ahmad (ARG). Jt 4th top rated 2yr old in Europe in 2007. Champion older horse in Italy in 2010. Won 8 races, value £940,199, at 2 to 6, from 7 furlongs to 1 mile 2 furlongs, Premio Roma, Rome, Gr.1, Premio Vittorio di Capua - C. Int, Milan, Gr.1, Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere-Grand Criterium, Longchamp, Gr.1, Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, Sky Bet Strensall Stakes, York, Gr.3, Sky Bet Y'shire Festival Pomfret Stakes, Pontefract, L, also placed second in Bank of Scotland (Ire) National Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Longchamp, Gr.1, Premio Roma, Rome, Gr.1, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Longchamp, Gr.1 (twice), Prix Daniel Wildenstein, Longchamp, Gr.2, Nayef Joel Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, and third in Prix Jean Prat, Chantilly, Gr.1, Qipco Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1. Retired to Stud in 2013.