Kalahari King (2019) Horse

Foal Date

10-Mar-19

Colour

bay

Sire

Califet

Dam

Kalane

Prize Money

1888

Trainer

A Murphy

Owners

Ties Across The Channel

About

Kalahari King is a 6yo bay horse trained by A Murphy in Newmarket. He is by the stallion Califet out of Kalane. The horse has not yet broken his maiden, having failed to win in ten starts. In his most recent outing at Le Touquet on 18 Aug 2025, he was ridden by E Verhestraeten and finished sixth, behind the winner Love The Stars.

Raced At

Le Touquet • Vittel • Argentan • Dieppe • Le Lion D'angers • Southwell • Ffos Las • Wetherby • Exeter

Race Record

Event Summary	Runner Stats	Rank
Le Touquet 18-Aug-25 2100m GOOD R1 Hcp (of $11,500) Barrier 1, Winning Time: 02:16.500, SP: 17.00 1st Love The Stars ( L Gallo 132 , Cd 126 ) 2nd Triptajika ( L Grosso 128 , Cd 125 ) 5.50L 3rd Detesnouvelles ( J Marien 117 ) 6.25L 6th Kalahari King ( E Verhestraeten 127 ) 7.50L See full results	E Verhestraeten 57.6kg 7.50L	6 (12)
Vittel 20-Jul-25 1600m SOFT R5 Hcp (of $15,399) Barrier 2, Winning Time: 01:41.850, SP: 15.00 1st Best Looking ( M Malacova 127 , Cd 121 ) 2nd No Time ( P Cheyer 112 , Cd 109 ) 0.75L 3rd Prairie Glory ( C Berge 127 ) 1.25L 12th Kalahari King ( E Verhestraeten 121 ) 8.65L See full results	E Verhestraeten 54.9kg 8.65L	12 (16)
Argentan 26-Jun-25 1900m SOFT R3 De Craon Claiming Stakes (of $11,999) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 02:03.000, SP: 17.00 1st Cisky ( M Fleury 131 , Cd 125 ) 2nd Piantarella ( L Plommee 127 , Cd 121 ) 1.25L 3rd Rue Des Orteaux ( T Bachelot 124 ) 3.75L 5th Kalahari King ( E Verhestraeten 130 , Cd 133 ) 4.85L See full results	E Verhestraeten 59kg, Cd 60.3kg 4.85L	5 (9)
Dieppe 14-Jun-25 1400m SOFT R6 Md (of $18,000) Barrier 7, Winning Time: 01:23.900, SP: 26.00 1st Rapide ( H Journiac 124 ) 2nd Spring Heart ( G Sias 124 , Cd 118 ) 0.20L 3rd Iscreamforicecream ( A Lemaitre 124 ) 1.70L 5th Kalahari King ( E Verhestraeten 128 , Cd 131 ) 6.45L See full results	E Verhestraeten 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 6.45L	5 (9)
Dieppe 25-May-25 1400m HEAVY R7 Md (of $18,000) Barrier 13, Winning Time: 01:23.000, SP: 23.00 1st Blue Eyed Kate ( A Madamet 124 ) 2nd Spring Heart ( G Sias 124 , Cd 118 ) 0.10L 3rd Iradie ( M Barzalona 124 ) 2.10L 6th Kalahari King ( E Verhestraeten 128 , Cd 131 ) 7.60L See full results	E Verhestraeten 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 7.60L	6 (11)
Le Lion D'angers 22-Apr-25 2400m SOFT R2 Hippodromes Angevins Stakes (of $13,001) Barrier 14, Winning Time: 02:39.810, SP: 29.00 1st Darylakha ( C Lecoeuvre 124 ) 2nd Human Evolution ( T Trullier 128 ) 4.50L 3rd Pagan Sun ( A Subias 128 ) 6.25L 12th Kalahari King ( E Verhestraeten 128 , Cd 131 ) 49.65L See full results	E Verhestraeten 58.1kg, Cd 59.4kg 49.6kgL	12 (14)
Southwell 03-Dec-24 3180m SOFT R5 CL4 MdH (of $7,575), Winning Time: 04:09.800, SP: 18/1 Prominent, pushed along and weakened approaching 5th, pulled up after 3 out 1st Daytime Dreaming ( J Andrews 158 ) 2nd Disguisedlimit ( M G Nolan 158 ) 8.00L 3rd Tramuntana ( K Brogan 158 ) 0.00L UPL Kalahari King ( J M Quinlan 158 ) 0.00L See full results	J M Quinlan 71.7kg 0.00L	UPD (8)
Ffos Las 10-Nov-24 3180m SOFT R2 CL4 NvH $966 (of $7,575), Winning Time: 03:51.820, SP: 67.00 Tracked leaders, hit 4 out and took 2nd, pushed along and lost position after 3 out, weakened 2 out 1st The Kemble Brewery ( T Bellamy 161 ) 2nd Koapey ( H Cobden 154 ) 4.00L 3rd Kalahari King ( J M Quinlan 154 ) 28.00L See full results	J M Quinlan 69.9kg 28.00L	3 (10)
Wetherby 04-Feb-24 3220m SOFT R7 MdNHF (of $3,194), Winning Time: 04:09.830, SP: 12/1 Mid-division, pushed along and beaten 4f out 1st Off To Alabama ( J Hamilton 161 ) 2nd Mr Bramley ( J Garritty 161 ) 0.30L 3rd Piper Park ( S Sheppard 154 ) 6.50L 9th Kalahari King ( J M Quinlan 161 , Cd 0 ) 0.00L See full results	J M Quinlan 73kg, Cd 0 0.00L	9 (11)
Exeter 13-Dec-23 3370m SOFT R7 NHF (of $2,306), Winning Time: 04:21.170, SP: 5/1 Chased leaders, headway going well over 4f out, driven along over 3f out, lost 4th final furlong 1st Quebecois ( H Cobden 156 ) 2nd Matthias ( R P Mclernon 156 ) 4.50L 3rd Jack Black ( H Skelton 156 ) 0.75L 5th Kalahari King ( J M Quinlan 156 , Cd 0 ) 23.50L	J M Quinlan 70.8kg, Cd 0 23.50L	5 (11)