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No:53 Property of : DANZIG GREEN DESERT (USA) FOREIGN FESTIVAL CITY (GB) COURIER Bay, Gelding, 02/03/2008 DUBAI MILLENNIUM HARVEST FESTIVAL (IRE) FIELD OF HOPE FESTIVAL CITY - 5 wins & 9 places. winner of Shadwell Handicap, Sharjah Electricity & Water Authourity Handicap. Official Rating 77. Sire: GREEN DESERT (c, by Danzig) 1985: two-year-old season, After finishing third on his racecourse debut, Green Desert won the July Stakes over six furlongs at Newmarket Racecourse. He then finished second to Nomination in the Richmond Stakes at Goodwood before dropping back to five furlongs to win the Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster Racecourse. On his final appearance of the season he finished fourth to Luqman in the Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury. 1986: three-year- old season - reen Desert began his second season by winning the European Free Handicap over seven furlongs at Newmarket and then finished second to Dancing Brave in the 2000 Guineas. He made no impact on heavy ground in the Irish 2000 Guineas and then finished second to Sure Blade in the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot. When brought back to sprint distances Green Desert's form improved as he won the July Cup, finished third to Last Tycoon in the William Hill Sprint Championship and won the Haydock Sprint Cup. In his last two races he finished fourth in the Prix de l'Abbaye and last of nine when tried on dirt in the Breeders' Cup Sprint. Sire of many champions such as a SHEIKH ALBADOU, COLLIER BAY, OWINGTON, ORIENTAL EXPRESS, SHINKO FOREST, CAPE CROSS, DESERT PRINCE, TAMARISK, WHITE HEART, BINT ALLAYL, INVINCIBLE SPIRIT, ROSE GYPSY, HEAT HAZE, DESERT LORD, OASIS DREAM, MARKAB & among others 1st Dam: HARVEST FESTIVAL (f, by Dubai Millennium) dAM OF: AUTUMN RICHES (g, by Pivotal) 2 wins & once 3rd from 7 starts FESTIVAL CITY (g, by Green Desert) Subject Horse THOROUGH BRED.