November 2011 Cover Story

Ryad El Jamaal

There are few stories like it: a young breeding program (begun in 1986) and a young stallion (foaled in 1992) take home their first Brazilian Breeders Cup in 1999—and then follow with more in 2000, 2003, 2004 and 2006. At the Brazilian Nationals, the sire’s champions and reserve champions populate the show results, year after year. Now he is the leading living sire of national and national reserve winners in Brazil, his name known worldwide for his get’s championships in major countries from North America to the Middle East. A Cinderella story? No. Just impressive. The bloodlines are gilt-edged and the breeding program was well-researched and prepared. But still the success, so thorough and so immediate, was breathtaking, and moreover, it has continued.

The farm is Haras Vanguarda and the stallion is the remarkable Ryad El Jamaal. At first, Ryad El Jamaal was available only in Brazil, and then, on a limited basis, via frozen semen in the United States and Canada. As of 2012, however, the picture has changed. Now, with 1,000 fresh straws of semen recently received at Zerlotti Equine Reproduction Ltd., in Pleasanton, Texas, the stallion is more available than ever in North America, and his services are supported by one of the most cutting-edge equine reproductive facilities in the world.

Don’t miss the story of Ryad El Jamaal in Arabian Horse Times, November 2011.