| Zarkandar | |
|---|---|
 Zarkander at the Kingwell Hurdle, Wincanton, February 2013. | |
| Sire | Azamour |
| Grandsire | Night Shift |
| Dam | Zarkasha |
| Damsire | Kahyasi |
| Sex | Gelding |
| Foaled | 20 April 2007 |
| Country | Ireland |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Dominick Vallely |
| Owner | Aga Khan IV Potensis Limited & Chris Giles |
| Trainer | Alain de Royer-Dupré Paul Nicholls |
| Record | 35: 11-6-4 3: 1-1-1 (flat) 32: 10-5-3 (hurdles) |
| Earnings | £911,734 |
| Major wins | |
| Adonis Juvenile Novices' Hurdle (2011) Triumph Hurdle (2011) Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle (2011) Betfair Hurdle (2012) Elite Hurdle (2012) International Hurdle (2012) Kingwell Hurdle (2013) Aintree Hurdle (2013) Grand Prix d'Automne (2014) Rendlesham Hurdle (2017) | |
Zarkandar (foaled 20 April 2007) is an Irish-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse who competed in National Hunt races. A half-brother to the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe winner Zarkava he won one of his three flat races before being gelded and becoming a specialist hurdler. He was the best juvenile hurdler of the 2010/2011 National Hunt season when he won the Adonis Juvenile Novices' Hurdle, Triumph Hurdle and Anniversary 4-Y-O Novices' Hurdle. In the following season he won the Betfair Hurdle but finished unplaced in the Champion Hurdle. In the 2012/2013 he won the Elite Hurdle, International Hurdle, Kingwell Hurdle and Aintree Hurdle, although he again ran disappointingly in the Champion Hurdle. He failed to win when campaigned over longer distances in 2013/2014 but began his next season by winning the Grand Prix d'Automne in France. He continued to compete in Graded hurdle races, winning the Rendlesham Hurdle in February 2017 and was retired the following year. He won 11 of his 35 races and earned over £900,000 in prize money.