). ▁Dar sha an ' s ▁dam ▁D els y , ▁was ▁a ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Grand ▁Crit éri um ▁winner , ▁Abd os . ▁She ▁also ▁produced ▁Dar ara ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Prix ▁V erme ille ▁and ▁became ▁a ▁very ▁successful ▁bro od m are . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁Tra ined ▁by ▁A lain ▁de ▁Ro yer - D u pr é , ▁Dar sha an ▁was ▁r idden ▁by ▁Y ves ▁Saint - Martin ▁in ▁all ▁his ▁races . ▁As ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁he ▁won ▁the ▁ ▁Group ▁ 1 ▁Crit éri um ▁de ▁Saint - Cloud , ▁setting ▁a ▁race ▁record ▁time ▁of ▁ 2 : 0 7 . 4 0 ▁for ▁ 2 , 0 0 0   met res ▁that ▁still ▁stood ▁going ▁into ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁At ▁age ▁three , ▁Dar sha an ▁won ▁the ▁Prix ▁H oc qu art , ▁Prix ▁Gre ff ul he , ▁and ▁the ▁French ▁Classic , ▁the ▁Prix ▁du ▁J ockey ▁Club . ▁In ▁the ▁International ▁Classification ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 4 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁r ated ▁French - tra ined ▁three - year - old , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁highest - r ated ▁three - year - old ▁in ▁Europe ▁behind ▁El ▁Gran ▁Sen or ▁and ▁Chief ▁S inger . ▁ ▁Champion ▁s ire ▁Dar sha an ▁was ▁an ▁out standing ▁s ire ▁who ▁stood ▁at ▁stud ▁at ▁the