Bakharoff

Bakharoff
Sire	The Minstrel
Grandsire	Northern Dancer
Dam	Qui Royalty
Damsire	Native Royalty
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	12 February 1983
Country	United States
Colour	Bay
Breeder	Edward A. Cox, Jr.
Owner	Khalid Abdullah
Trainer	Guy Harwood
Record	12: 4-3-4
Major wins
Chesham Stakes (1985) William Hill Futurity (1985) Geoffrey Freer Stakes (1986)
Awards
Top-rated European two-year-old (1985) Timeform rating 130 (1985), 124 (1986)

Bakharoff (foaled 12 February 1983) was an American-bred British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the highest-rated European two-year-old of 1985 when he won the William Hill Futurity and the Chesham Stakes as well as finishing second in the Dewhurst Stakes. As a three-year-old he was overshadowed by his stable companion Dancing Brave, but he showed good form to win the Geoffrey Freer Stakes and finish third in both the Prix du Jockey Club and the Irish Derby. In all, he achieved four wins and seven places in a twelve race career which lasted from April 1985 until September 1986. He later stood as a breeding stallion in New Zealand with modest results.

Bakharoff was a "big, strong, close-coupled" bay horse with a small white star and a white sock on his left hind leg bred by Edward A. Cox, Jr. who stabled his mares at the Claiborne Farm near Paris, Kentucky. He was sired by The Minstrel, a Canadian-bred horse who won the Epsom Derby in 1977. As a breeding stallion, The Minstrel was not a spectacular success, but he did sire many good winners includingthe Breeders' Cup Mile winner Opening Verse, the 1000 Guineas winner Musical Bliss and the Poule d'Essai des Poulains winner L'Emigrant as well as Palace Music, who won the Champion Stakes and sired Cigar. Bakharoff's dam, Qui Royalty, produced several other winners including the Lockinge takes winner Emperor Jones and was a direct descendant of the 1000 Guineas winner Imprudence. One of Qui Royalty's daughter's, Qui Bid, produced the German 1,000 Guineas winner Que Belle.

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