▁Tim ar ida ▁was ▁a ▁grey ▁mare ▁b red ▁in ▁Ireland ▁by ▁her ▁owner ▁A ga ▁Khan ▁IV . ▁During ▁her ▁racing ▁career ▁she ▁was ▁trained ▁at ▁Kil c ull en ▁in ▁County ▁K ild are ▁by ▁John ▁O xx . ▁ ▁Tim ar ida ' s ▁s ire ▁Kal ag low , ▁from ▁whom ▁she ▁inherited ▁her ▁grey ▁colour , ▁was ▁a ▁top - class ▁middle - distance ▁horse ▁who ▁won ▁the ▁Eclipse ▁St akes ▁and ▁King ▁George ▁VI ▁and ▁Queen ▁Elizabeth ▁St akes ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 2 . ▁The ▁best ▁of ▁his ▁other ▁off spring ▁included ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁Cup ▁winner ▁Je une ▁and ▁the ▁Gros ser ▁Preis ▁von ▁Berlin ▁winner ▁Stern ko enig . ▁Her ▁dam ▁Tri umph ant ▁showed ▁mod est ▁racing ▁ability , ▁winning ▁one ▁minor ▁race ▁at ▁Ch ester ▁Race course ▁from ▁eight ▁starts ▁as ▁a ▁three - year - old ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁She ▁was , ▁however , ▁a ▁half - s ister ▁to ▁Rel k ino , ▁and , ▁as ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁bro od m are ▁Ball is land , ▁was ▁closely ▁related ▁to ▁Tar as con ▁and ▁Al ▁H are b . ▁ ▁Racing ▁career ▁▁ 1 9 9 5 : ▁three - year - old ▁season ▁Tim ar ida ▁did ▁not ▁race ▁as ▁a ▁two ▁year - old ▁and ▁made ▁her ▁race course ▁debut ▁in ▁a ▁minor ▁race ▁over ▁seven ▁f url ongs ▁on ▁heavy ▁ground ▁at ▁Leop ard st own ▁Race course ▁on ▁ 1