BURNING SAND. 2008 ARC Nominated Sire

STALLION DESCRIPTION:
USA's Leading Sire in 2006 & 2007.

PERFORMANCE RECORD: 3/11(6-2-1)2-1 Five Track Records. Delaware Park Track Record 6F- 117.

HISTORY: Almost 20 years ago, a gentle nearly-white purebred Arabian colt came onto the racetrack to become an overnight sensation. Predominantly Crabbet blended with fine Polish and Russian ancestry. By the stallion San Lou Romirz, a son of *Mirzaz, who was a Derby winning race horse in Poland, and later a U.S. National Top Ten Park Horse. Out of the mare Du Smaragda, from a line of classic U.S. breeding direct to Kellogg, Dickenson and Selby breds of the 1930's and 40's.

PROGENY:

Produces stout, solid, sensible foals true to his heritage. And they win.

Over $2.5 million progeny earnings worldwide.

Breeders from around the world are using BURNING SAND. His progeny record is so astounding that many call him the next legend in Arabian breeding history.

BACK-TO-BACK Grade 1 STAKES WINS! AIM SOUTH (Burning Sand X SS Doctor Sam) follows his sister's lead and takes the Arabian Cup Championship Sprint Stakes (G1) at Delaware, putting his total earnings at $239,278. CATH (Burning Sand X Halianna) wins handily in Delaware Park's Arabian Cup Distaff Championship Stakes (G1) to put her total earnings at $142,120, three stakes wins in the year! BY GOLLY SAND (Burning Sand X ByGolly MissMolly) wins the Tiki Diablo Hall of Fame Classic Stakes at Retama Park. SHES A DANDY (Burning Sand X Shesadahl) wins the $75,000 Daughters of the Desert Oaks (G1) at Los Alamitos. And SANDYTIKI (Burning Sand X Tiki Destiny) wins the Cowboy Magic Distaff stakes. Back-to-Back stakes victories by great Burning Sand runners!

WALK THE LINE (BURNING SAND X TF Desert Jewel) wins the Drinkers of the Wind Derby Stakes for four year old colts by nine lengths. COOL SAND LUKE (BURNING SAND X Amelia CS) bests the rest of the field and finishes second. Adaaj ASF (BURNING SAND x Princess Atheena), one of two BURNING SAND runners in Qatar, wins the 1400 m Maiden Plate by five lengths. This horse is owned by Al Shahania Farm in Qatar. Camellia (BURNING SAND x Calamare), a mare and the second Qatar runner, is also a winner.

COOL SAND LUKE sets a new track record (1:17.88) previously held by TH Richie (1:18.00) at the Texas Arabian Futurity Stakes for three year olds at Sam Houston Race Park (4). Abra Caadabra follows her brothers lead, winning the Texas Arabian Futurity Stakes for 3 year old fillies in Race 6 at Sam Houston.
AND THE LIST GOES ON.

14 Crops through 2006. 80 registered foals.
Total Starters: 49
Total Winners: 35
Stakes Winners: 15
Stakes Placed: 4
Total Progeny Earnings: $2,547,798