This top racing sire Sambist is co-owned by Anne Brown and her cousin Alan Brooks.

The legendary speed, stamina, beauty and intelligence of this celebrated stallion pass to his offspring who are winning around the world. In Britain, they have earned Premium stallion Sambist the title of Racehorse Sire of the Year in 2002, 2003 and 2004 and runner-up in 2005.

Many consider Sambist the finest racing stallion to come out of Russsia, where he won all five of their Classic races. He was UK Champion Stayer two years running - his retirement race was the Long Distance Championship at Goodwood in 1994 over 2mls 4f. He won by eight lengths.

He inherits his good looks from sire Balaton, also sire of World Champion Kubinec, and dam Stihia, also the dam of Artist (by Aswan), from the top Polish racing lines.

Sambist with co-owners Anne Brown and Alan Brooks

We are indebted to HH Sheikh Abdullah al Thani of Qatar who originally bought Sambist from Tersk for a record sum after his amazing run of victories including all five of the Russian Classics. He continued to race Sambist very successfully in his famous maroon and white colours, both in the Middle East and Europe. Sambist will stand at stud for live cover to a limited number of approved mares and is available by AI internationally by frozen semen taken under quarantine conditions.

Equally successful in the show ring, Sambist won the Liberty class as the UK Internation Show at Towerlands.

Gadebrook has also acquired Sambist's lovely bay daughter, Al Wajbah.