Rhapsody in Black
1994 Black Mare
Thee Desperado x Aliashahm RA
On a warm August evening in 1994, Judy received the call that an especially beautiful solid black filly had been born. Judy immediately went to the farm and first laid her eyes on the refined and typey filly, Rhapsody in Black. Rhapsody is by Thee Desperado and out the Arabians Ltd. foundation mare and Ruminaja Ali daughter Aliashahm RA. Though shown sparingly, Rhapsody in Black has produced an amazing legacy with her offspring.
In 2006, Rhapsody repeated as Egyptian Event Leading Dam of Winners. She also stretched her record of producing a Champion in the Egyptian Breeders Challenge for a third consecutive year when her filly Bint Rhapsody inBlack was led to the winner’s circle by Arabians Ltd. client Karl Breckon. Both of these honors are unprecedented for the Egyptian Event.
| Pedigree: Rhapsody in Black |
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| Rhapsody in Black 1994 Black Mare |
Thee Desperado | The Minstril | Ruminaja Ali |
| * Bahila | |||
| AK Amiri Asmarr | The Egyptian Prince | ||
| Asmarr | |||
| Aliashahm RA | Ruminaja Ali | Shaikh al Badi | |
| Bint Magidaa | |||
| Glorieta Zaarina | Ansata Abu Nazeer | ||
| Anchor Hill Hamla | |||
Rhapsody in Black’s foals:
Rhapsody in Black has produced eight wonderful foals to date, and we eagerly await her 2008 foal!
Magic Elixir is a beautiful stallion, by The Elixir.
Rhapsody in Red is a multi Champion Gelding, by Thee Infidel.
Alia Amal LDA, by Tcheser Billa Bay, has produced beautiful black colts and a filly for her new owners.
The cross with Arabians Ltd. stallion Alixir has proven to be so successful, he has sired Rhapsody’s last five foals.
RSL Faith was Rhapsody’s first foal by Alixir, was a champion show mare, and is now a valued broodmare.
Bellagio RCA, Rhapsody’s first Egyptian Breeders Challenge Champion, is our breathtaking resident black stallion at Arabians Ltd.
Mirajh RCA, Bellagio’s younger jet-black brother and Rhapsody’s second EBC Champion in a row, has been exported to Egypt where he is also standing stud.
Bint Rhapsody inBlack, Rhapsody’s 2005 filly who was also an Egyptian Breeders Challenge Champion by the age of 1, is being kept by Judy.
Rhapsody in Black’s 2006 filly, Rhapsody’s Crescendaa, was purchased in-utero and joins a collection of prized broodmares on the West Coast.
Rhapsody in Black is again in foal to Alixir for a July 2008 foal AND is expecting an embryo transfer foal by Alixir in April!
