Aur Patriot 73134

Gray Stallion foaled June 23, 1971
Bred by James L and Edna C. Nelson, South San Gabriel, Calif. Spring 1990, age 18. Anne Blount photo

This fine stallion was a race winner, was named Reserve National Champion Race Horse of the Year in 1978, and sired race winners.

Like many (but certainly not all) Arabians who run well, Aur Patriot also featured an absolutely magnificent and highly desirable natural trot which was ideal in every way. He was able to sire not only his running speed, but also his trot in many of his get.

Aur Patriot was an ideally conformed and balanced horse. He had a clean, arched neck, coming ideally high out of his shoulders, excellent shoulders, withers, body, loins, coupling, and beautiful strong, square, correct hindquarters. He carried a high, straight tail. He was a “horseman’s horse” riding type, but he also had a great lot of Arabian beauty and character.

In addition, Aur Patriot had an exceptionally good and kind disposition. He was what used to be called an “honest” horse. He was easy and nice to be around and to manage. His aim in life seemed to be to please and to make sure he was always good. Nothing ever seemed to bother him.

Aur Patriot came by all his attributes honestly. He was an unusually well-bred horse.

He was sired by the exceptional Aurab.

Aur Patriot’s dam, Alyna, was of 100% old (1925-1963) Kellogg blood. She was a daughter of the superb Kellogg-bred Nataf, which some have considered to be one of the two best sons of the great Kellogg-bred athlete and sire Farana; Nataf was also probably the most look-alike Farana son. Nataf’s dam was one of the fine Skowronek daughters at the old Kellogg Ranch. Aur Patriot’s 2nd dam was Aleba, sired by Alyf, for many years chief sire at the old Kellogg Ranch. Alyf was a beautiful horse of 15-1 hands with a particularly outstanding Arabian head, a noteworthy high, arched, and straight tail carriage, and an absolutely superb natural trot for which he was widely appreciated and which he sired with unusually strong prepotency. Aur Patriot’s 3rd dam was Bazikh, a Kellogg mare renowned for her ultra-extreme Arabian head and overall excellence. Her sire was the highly regarded 1904 Mesaoud son *Abu Zeyd. Mesaoud was one of the most influential stallions ever used at Crabbet Stud in England.

Aur Patriot was full-brother of Aur Pride.

With Permission from the Author,
Carol W. Mulder.
Copyright © 2005, 2008 by Carol W. Mulder

Pedigree for Aur Patriot

Sire line: Barq
Family: Basilisk

Sire AURAB 12488 C 1957 E. E. Hurlbutt California	AULANI 1801 C 1940 H. H. Reese California	RIFNAS 924 C 1932	*NASIK 604	RIJM
				NARGHILEH
			*RIFLA 601	RASIM
				RIM
		FOLLYAT 827 C 1931	BABYAT 460	SIDI 223
				*BARAZA 344
			FENZILEH 555	*RODAN 258
				*BALKIS II 457
	RABNA 3622 C 1946 O. D. Gibson California	NARZIGH 1745 C 1939	GHAZI 560	*RODAN 258
				GUEMURA 277
			NAFARA 839	*NASIK 604
				*FARASIN 615
		RABKHAL 1402 C 1937	REHAL 504	SIDI 223
				*RAMIM 348
			RABK 795	GULASTRA 521
				RABIYAT 577
Dam ALYNA 21497 G 1962 J. Nelson California	NATAF 4835 G 1948 Kellogg California	FARANA 708 B 1929	*NASIK 604	RIJM
				NARGHILEH
			*FARASIN 615	RASIM
				*FERDA 596
		*INCORONATA 1200 G 1925	SKOWRONEK	IBRAHIM
				JASKOLKA
			NISREEN	*NUREDDIN II 974
				NASRA
	ALEBA 4276 G 1947 Kellogg California	ALYF 1465 G 1938	RONEK 807	*RASEYN 597
				BAHREYN 603
			FATH 583	*RODAN 258
				*KOLA 485
		BAZIKH 618 C 1927	*ABU ZEYD 82	MESAOUD
				ROSE DIAMOND
			BAZRAH 378	*RODAN 258
				BATHSHEBA 280