Zarak, who has quickly established himself as one of the leading Flat stallions in France, has been temporarily sidelined from covering duties due to injury, with the Aga Khan Studs reporting that the son of Dubawi “will require several weeks to recuperate”.
“Leading sire Zarak will unfortunately miss the start of the 2026 covering season following an accident in his stable,” read a statement issued by the Aga Khan Studs. “He will require several weeks to recuperate, and his condition will be reassessed in two months' time.”
Based at Haras de Bonneval, Zarak is due to stand for the unchanged fee of €80,000 this season, having enjoyed notable success with his first five crops. He is the sire of 34 individual black-type winners, including the Poule d'Essai des Poulains hero Metropolitan, one of three individual Group 1 winners for the stallion alongside Haya Zark (Prix Ganay) and Zagrey (Grosser Preis von Baden).
Metropolitan embarks on his second season at Haras d'Etreham in 2026, while Zagrey is at the same stage of his career at Haras de Grandcamp and Zarakem – runner-up in the G1 Prince Of Wales's Stakes – is new to Haras de la Tuilerie for this season.
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