Star Safari is SW74 for Sea The Stars winning Thursday’s Gr3 Dubai Millennium Stakes (2000m) at Meydan.
Waited with towards the rear as Halimi cut out the early running, Star Safari came with a big finish in the home straight to strike the front 300m out and then hold off Bedouin’s Story (Farhh) to win by 1-1/4 lengths with Halimi (Teofilo) back in third.
Star Safari completed the trip in 1:59.80, shaving more than half a second off the course record set by Ghaiyyath in this race.
Bred by Gestüt Brümmerhof, Star Safari was purchased by Godolphin for €200,000 at the 2017 BBAG September Yearling Sale. The five-year-old is now the winner of four of his seven starts.
He is a three-quarter brother to the Gr3 Prix Prince d’Orange at ParisLongchamp winner Soudania (Sea The Stars) and French Listed winner Sahelian (Sea The Stars).
The dam Intimhir (Muhtathir) won at Saint-Cloud and Longchamp and a half-sister to Premio Lydia Tesio at Rome winner Sortilege (Tiger Hill), Soudania (Sea The Stars), Sahelian (Sea The Stars) and French Listed-placed Sosia (Shamardal).
The granddam Sahel (Monsun) a winner at Deauville and a sister to Gr1 Deutsches Derby winner Samum, Gr1 Preis der Diana winner Salve Regina, Gr1 Deutsches Derby winner Schiaparelli and Sanwa, the dam of Gr1 Deutsches Derby winner and sire Sea The Moon (Sea The Stars).
Champion Sea The Stars (Cape Cross) is advertised at €150,000 at Gilltown Stud in Ireland in 2021.