Below is a photo of Amurath Sahib as a four-year-old, in racing condition. The picture comes from Jezdziec i Hodowca, Vol. 15 (36), 1936. In addition to being a racehorse himself, Amurath Sahib sired the Polish Derby winner Equifor, and the Polish Oaks winners Estokada and Adis Abeba. He was also fortunate enough to escape the Dresden firebombing that decimated the stallions of Janów Podlaski, as he was the mount of Dr Andrzej Krzysztalowicz, who had stayed behind to watch over the mares while the stallions were sent on ahead. None of his sons used for breeding – Arax, Equifor, and Gwarny – were asil, and only two of his daughters were, 25 Amurath Sahib, bred by Bábolna, and Arwila. While Amurath Sahib is still represented in pedigrees today, there is no asil descent left from him. [Edit: As R. J. Cadranell points out in the comments below, 25 Amurath Sahib still has asil descendants. Mea culpa.] His dam, Sahiba, was herself a good racehorse, with victory in the Sanguszko Prize (over 2,400m) as a three-year-old. She also won both the Polish Oaks and the Polish Derby. Her sire, Nana Sahib, was a grandson of Amurath 1881 Weil, so that…