association with Dettori who was forced out of action for several weeks after being injured in a plane crash; in his two remaining races Aljabr was ridden by Richard Hills. At Royal Ascot Aljabr started favourite for the Queen Anne Stakes, but could finish only fourth behind Kalanisi. On his final start he failed to repeat his 1999 performance in the Sussex Stakes, finishing fifth of the nine runners behind Giant's Causeway. His retirement was announced in August. Assessment Aljabr was named European Champion Two-Year-Old Colt at the 1998 Cartier Racing Awards. In the official International Classification however, he was ranked third, four pounds behind the Dewhurst Stakes winner Mujahid. Aljabr was given a peak Timeform rating of 125. Stud career Aljabr returned to his birthplace at the Shadwell Stud in Kentucky, to stand as a stallion from 2001 to 2008. Since 2009 he has been based at the Ascot Stud near Port Colborne, Ontario. where he stands at a fee of $3,500. Aljabr has made little impact as a sire. His progeny have won more than seventy races, but none at Group level, with the best of his offspring being the successful handicapper Munaddam. Aljabr died on February 6, 2018, of a heart attack at Shadwell. Pedigree References Cartier Award winners 1996 racehorse births 2018 racehorse deaths Racehorses bred in the United States Racehorses trained in the United Kingdom Thoroughbred family 3-d