Rakti (10 February 1999 – December 2010) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse, who won six Group One races in Italy (where he was originally trained) and the United Kingdom in a career which lasted from 2001 to 2005. Background Rakti was bred in England by the Italian Azienda Agricola Rosati Colarieti. He was sired by the multiple group race winner Polish Precedent out of the Rainbow Quest mare Ragera. He was a big, powerful bay horse with an unpredictable and sometimes difficult temperament- his trainer saying of him, "He's a bully and he'll push you out of the box if he doesn't like the look of you". Trained in Italy for his first two seasons, his greatest successes came after he was moved to England to be trained by Michael Jarvis. After his transfer he was ridden in all of his races by Philip Robinson. Racing career 2001–2002: early career Rakti began his career with two defeats in minor events at San Siro Racecourse, Milan in October 2001, before recording his first win at Pisa in November. He then won his next five races, including victory in the 2002 Derby Italiano, just prior to which he had been purchased by Gary Tanaka. Although he failed to win in his remaining three starts in Italy in 2002, he had been identified as a potential champion, and was relocated to the Newmarket stable of Michael Jarvis in March 2003. 2003: four-year-old season On his debut for his new connections he won the Premio Presidente della Repubblica by a neck from Tigertail. His Italian form was lightly regarded and he was sent off as a 50/1 outsider for English debut, but he belied his odds with a second place in Prince of Wales's Stakes. After the race, Rakti was found to have sustained a hairline fracture to his ankle and was confined to his box for a month. He returned with a "consummately easy" win in the Champion Stakes, from a field which included Alamshar, Nayef and Russian Rhythm, leading Michael Jarvis to describe him as "certainly one of the best horses I've trained". On his final start of the year he finished second in the Hong Kong Cup to Falbrav, the world's top-rated horse at the distance. 2004: five-year-old season In 2004 he won the Prince of Wales's Stakes at Royal Ascot on his seasonal debut, beating Powerscourt and Sulamani with what