Mick & David Easterby: Racing Syndicates and Racehorse Ownership






Maldonado (FR)

Maldonado (FR)



SireRio De La Plata
DamSpanish Winner
DOB 2014
Sex gelding
Colour chestnut
Owner Mr A Saha
Breeder Snowdrop Stud Co Ltd
Source
Goffs January Sales 2017
S/name 'Melvin'
Wins3
Form [F]
42216/ 755600680/ 5170/ 083168- 664283

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
Brighton
Scott McCullagh

1m

02Jul18 Sports Recruitment At sportingjobs.co.uk Amateur Riders' Handicap (Div I)
Wolverhampton
Miss Joanna Mason

1m ½f

08Sep16 British Stallion Studs EBF Median Auction Maiden Stakes
Epsom
Jim Crowley

7f



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)




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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.