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INTERNATIONAL NEWS

JULY 11, 2013

Fasliyev, Durandal pass away in Japan

by Michele MacDonald

Japanese breeders lost two stallions this week who

both had earned racing championships and had sired significant

runners -- Fasliyev (Nureyev),

who reigned as 1999 European juvenile champion, and Durandal

(Sunday Silence), Japan's top sprinter and miler in 2003 and 2004.

Fasliyev died on Tuesday of a diaphragmatic hernia at Yushun Stallion Station on the island of Hokkaido, where he had

been based under the ownership of a syndicate since sold by

Coolmore in 2007. Bred in Kentucky by Harold Harrison, he ranked

39th among leading Japanese sires by 2013 progeny earnings at

the time of his death.

Complete statistics are not available for the 2013

breeding season, but in 2012, Fasliyev covered 114 mares in Japan. Overall, his Japanese progeny have earned about $10.8

million.

Prior to his move to the island nation, Fasliyev was

based at Coolmore in Ireland and shuttled to Australia. From 12

crops, he has sired 32 black-type winners, led by Carry On Katie,

winner of the 2003 Cheveley Park S. (Eng-G1), and 2012 Italian highweighted

mare Malikayah, as well as champions in Macau, Saudi

Arabia and Austria.

Overall, Fasliyev's offspring have won more than

$50.4 million.

In his championship season, Fasliyev was undefeated

for trainer Aidan O'Brien, capturing the Prix Morny (Fr-G1) and Phoenix S.

(Ire-G1). Produced by Mr. P's Princess, a daughter of 1999

Broodmare of the Year Anne Campbell, Fasliyev was from the

family of Grade 1 winners and sires Desert Wine and Menifee.

Meanwhile, Durandal died in his stall at the Breeders

Stallion Station in Hokkaido from a heart attack at age 14. The

powerfully made chestnut out of Sawayaka Princess won three Group 1

events in Japan for owner-breeder Teruya Yoshida and his Shadai

Farm, and began his stud career at the Shadai Stallion Station.

Durandal's best progeny include Yoshida's 2011 Yushun Himba (Japanese Oaks)

(Jpn-G1) winner Erin Court and Group 3 scorers Jewel of Nile and Fragarach. He has sired 425

registered foals from his first six Japanese crops and his runners

have earned more than $2.6 million.

Japanese records indicate Durandal covered 67 mares

in 2012.