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DORMANE FR

Manganate × Mandore (Grabiec)

Research statusConfirmed facts
Independent historical archiveThis profile belongs to our research archive. The horse is not presented as owned or trained by 1919 by Shelby.
DORMANE — archive photograph
Photo sourceLes Cahiers du Cheval Arabe · photographer uncredited
Starts8
Wins6

Key Results

DORMANE

  1. 01Dubaï Stakes · Kempton Park · 1988
  2. 02Coupe du Cheval Arabe · Évry · 1988
  3. 03Critérium des 3 ans · Tarbes · 1987

Career Story

Performance in context.

Dubaï Stakes · Kempton Park · 1988.

Dormane won six of eight starts across two seasons. At three he won the Prix Ourour, Prix du Porge and Critérium des 3 ans; at four he added the Prix France Arabe Course, Coupe du Cheval Arabe and Dubaï Stakes at Kempton Park. The compact record combined French juvenile class with an international victory before he retired to stud.

Distance profile: 1,500–1,700 m · documented French programme

The archive focuses on the results that define the horse’s international profile. Complete race records and current status should always be checked with the responsible racing authority.

Research dossier

Three ways to read the profile.

Race record, family and practical relevance are read together — never as isolated headlines.

01

Read the race record

Results in context

DORMANE is presented with 6 wins, with a documented distance profile of 1,500–1,700 m · documented French programme. Those figures become meaningful only when read with where, when and against whom the results were achieved.

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Read the pedigree

Family before fashion

The Manganate × Mandore by Grabiec cross is the starting point of this profile. The recurring names Manganate, Saint Laurent, Grabiec, Dragon become routes through the archive — not a mathematical promise of performance.

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Why this profile belongs here

The lesson that remains

Dormane shows how a concentrated but strong race career gains historical importance only when followed by decades of documented sire and broodmare-sire influence.

Career landmarks

Results that built the profile.

  1. 1988Dubaï Stakes · Kempton Park · 1988
  2. 1988Coupe du Cheval Arabe · Évry · 1988
  3. 1987Critérium des 3 ans · Tarbes · 1987

Pedigree

Documented pedigree and family map.

The documented cross should be read alongside female-family production, soundness, distance and surface. A name in a pedigree is a clue — never a guarantee.

Only names supported by the editorial research or a linked primary source are displayed. Missing generations are never filled with assumptions.
01Generation 1
SireManganate
DamMandore
02Generation 2
Sire's sireSaint Laurent
Sire's damMandragore
DamsireGrabiec
Dam's damMandarine III
03Generation 3
Sire-sire lineBaroud II
Sire-sire female lineMadou
Sire-dam sireDragon
Sire-dam female lineMagnesie
Damsire's sireBranibor
Damsire's damGastronomia
Dam-dam sireDragon
Dam-dam female lineMagnesie
Documented influence lines
Bloodline StoryManganate
Bloodline StorySaint Laurent
Bloodline StoryGrabiec
Bloodline StoryDragon

Female family

Mandore family

Dormane is directly out of Mandore, while Gazwan reaches the same core family through damsire Djendel, Dormane's full brother. The link shows the continuing relevance of the Mandore family without treating the two branches as identical.

FRDORMANEManganate × MandoreQAGAZWANAmer × Arc de Ciel

Bloodline Story

Manganate × Grabiec

Dormane was by Manganate out of Mandore by Grabiec. An account from the Rodez National Stud records 25 years at stud, almost 2,000 mares covered and more than 1,300 registered products. His importance appears both through successful offspring and as a broodmare sire in international performance families — a stronger historical case than the race record alone.

The documented cross should be read alongside female-family production, soundness, distance and surface. A name in a pedigree is a clue — never a guarantee.

Breeding Insight

Pedigree. Performance. Purpose.

As a stallion or gelding reference, the profile shows which performance traits can be studied in the line. Race results do not automatically prove breeding value; offspring, female families, health and compatibility must also be assessed.

Dormane shows how a concentrated but strong race career gains historical importance only when followed by decades of documented sire and broodmare-sire influence.

Breeding availability

Published fee and direct contact.

DORMANE · Checked 3 September 2026

Frozen semen / IAC confirmedPublished feeOn request
Season
2026
Owner / stud
Haras de Thouars

Frozen semen (IAC) and IAC export are listed for 2026, but the fee is on request. Confirm stock, dose count, terms, VAT, shipping and live-foal conditions directly with the station.

The amount is the published breeding or nomination fee, not the full cost of an insemination cycle. VAT, doses, shipping, storage, veterinary work, certificates and destination rules may be extra. Availability and terms change; always reconfirm directly with the owner, stud or breeding station. 1919 by Shelby does not broker the semen.

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What 1919 by Shelby learned

Dormane shows how a concentrated but strong race career gains historical importance only when followed by decades of documented sire and broodmare-sire influence.

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Confirmed Facts

Name, presented pedigree and highlighted major results have been compiled from published results and authority or stud sources.

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Estimates

Figures marked reported, approximate or not consolidated must not be treated as official totals.

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Source Notes

Classification, rating, prize money and historical status can differ by jurisdiction and date. The responsible official racing authority takes precedence.

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