*Zaghloul

*Zaghloul was a 1963 EAO-bred grey stallion, sired by Gassir (Kheir x Badia) and out of the Inshass mare, Gharbawia (a result of Hamdan bred to his own daughter, Ghorra). What's interesting in this pedigree is the higher percentage of the RAS-bred stallion, Ibn Rabdan (approx 31.25%), as Gassir was out of Badia, who like Hamdan, was sired by Ibn Rabdan. No surprise over how Ibn Rabdan is expressed in the phenotype of this particular horse, as conformationally, his overall balance and circular lines hint at the genetic presence of Ibn Rabdan. In his tail female line, *Zaghloul, who incidentally, was a very successful race horse in Egypt prior to his importation, traces to the 1924 mare, El Samraa, purchased in 1931 by King Fouad for his breeding program. *Zaghloul was imported by Gleannloch Farms in 1970, approximately 5 years after the importation of *Morafic. A year after his importation, in 1971, Ansata Ibn Sudan and *Serenity Sonbolah would be named United States National Champions. As a matter of fact, in the period of time between the mid-60's and early 80's, over 2,000 championship titles were won by Gleannloch horses, including 89 National titles, in 2 countries, in a variety of halter and performance disciplines. 1970 was an exciting time for Egyptian Arabians in America and interest for Egyptian Arabian horses was growing. *Zaghloul was bred to a variety of mares, including several *Morafic daughters, for example, the charismatic Hebet Allah. However, bred to the *Ibn Hafiza daughter, Nagliah,*Zaghloul sired a strong-bodied, substantial bay mare named Asmarr, who would become the dam of AK Amiri Asmarr by TheEgyptianPrince. It is through this breeding that *Zaghloul's influence would be assured for all time, in a most extraordinary way.  Despite the smaller opportunities that *Zaghloul may have received at stud, here we are, almost 30 years after his death and his influence was brought forward into the future through Thee Desperado, AK Amiri Asmarr's son by The Minstril,