Habat

Habat
Sire	Habitat
Grandsire	Sir Gaylord
Dam	Atrevida
Damsire	Sunny Boy
Sex	Stallion
Foaled	1971
Country	Ireland
Colour	Grey
Breeder	Marston Stud
Owner	Carlo Vittadini
Trainer	Peter Walwyn
Record	10: 5-2-0
Major wins
Norfolk Stakes (1973) Mill Reef Stakes (1973) Middle Park Stakes (1974) 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes (1974)
Awards
Top-rated British two-year-old (1973) Timeform rating 127 (1973), 121 (1974)

Habat (1971 – after 1988) was an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and sire. He was the top-rated British two-year-old of his generation in 1973 when he won four of his six races including the Norfolk Stakes, Mill Reef Stakes and Middle Park Stakes. He won the 2,000 Guineas Trial Stakes on his three-year-old debut but was beaten in his three subsequent races and was retired at the end of the season. He stood as a breeding stallion in Britain and Japan with limited success.

Habat was a "handsome, shapely, imposing" grey horse bred by the Marston Stud. He was from the first crop of foals sired by Habitat, an American-bred, British-raced miler who became one of the leading European stallions of the 1970s and 1980s. His other progeny included Habibti, Flying Water, Marwell, Rose Bowl and Steinlen and he was the British Champion broodmare sire on three occasions. Habat's dam Atrevida showed high class form as a racehorse, finishing third in the Irish 1000 Guineas in 1961 and was a daughter of the sprinting mare Palariva, whose wins included the King's Stand Stakes. Palariva was a grand-daughter of the outstanding broodmare Mumtaz Begum, the ancestor of numerous major winners including Nasrullah and Shergar.

As a yearling Habat was offered for sale and bought for 14,500 guineas by the bloodstock agent Keith Freeman. He entered the ownership of the Italian Carlo Vittadini and was sent into training with Peter Walwyn at his stable at Seven Barrows near Lambourn in Berkshire.

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