About: Darsi (horse)

Darsi (foaled 12 April 2003) is a French Thoroughbred racehorse and sire best known for winning the 2006 Prix du Jockey Club. Owned and bred by the Aga Khan he was trained by Alain de Royer-Dupré and ridden by Christophe Soumillon in a racing career that comprised six races between September 2005 and July 2006. As a two-year-old, he showed some promise by finishing third on his debut and winning a minor race by six lengths. In the following spring, he finished second on his reappearance before winning the Prix de Courteuil and then recorded his biggest win when recording an upset victory in the Prix du Jockey Club. He was injured when running poorly in the Irish Derby (his only subsequent race) and was retired from racing to become a National Hunt breeding stallion in Ireland.