Flisak

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Flisak was a grey stallion by the Janow Podlaski chief sire Bakszysz. Bakszysz was a son by the desert bred Ilderim who came to Slawuta Stud, Poland in 1900. Ilderim left only a hand-full of foals but his son Bakszysz was an excellent sire. Through him, the sire-line of Ilderim became very important in Poland.
Besides Flisak, Bakszysz sired the grey stallion Fetysz who was chief sire at Janow as well before he was transferred to Trakehnen where he became an influential producer.
Although he contributed a chief sire to Janow and Trakehnen, Bakszysz was better known for producing excellent broodmares. Among his daughters were Dora (maternal granddam of Mammona), Dziewanna (dam of Piolun, Skrzyp and Roszmaryn), Limba or the dam of Wielki Szlem and Lowelas, the bay Elegantkah.
Flisak was the second born foal and first born son to the grey mare Elstera. Elstera was bred and born at the Antoniny stud, sired by Ibrahim, the same Ibrahim who sired the legendary Skowronek. Her dam was Lezginka sired by the desert import Obejan Szarak. Lezginka traced to the Slawuta mare Szweykowska. Elstera also produced Polish Derby Oaks winner Ikwa.
Also Flisak was raced and won the Polish Derby in 1927. Although he lacked of Arabian type he was used as sire at Janow Podlaski due to his racing career. His first foal crop was born at Janow in 1931. Among those first foals was the mare Mokka who was out of Dziwa, the dam of Ofir and Taki Pan. Mokka was the dam of Lotnik, exported to the US in 1945 and the dam of Mokdiara, granddam of the grey stallion Madrygal by Naborr who was exported to the US in 1966 standing at Sandy Acres Farms siring 62 foals until his death in 1965.
Flisak's second daughter, that should be named here, was the chestnut Ba-Ida (or Baida). Ba-Ida was imported by General Dickinson of Travelers Rest Farm in the USA. There she produced the black stallion Bataan. Bataan was given to the US Government where he was used in the Remount Service, known as The Black Arab of the Remount.
Another daughter by Flisak was Cemira who went to Tersk Stud in 1939. She is the dam of the excellent broodmare Cerekiew, the dam of Carycyn, Czester and Ceramika.
Although his daughters contributed nicely to the breed, none of his sons bred on. One of Flisak's last registered foals was the stallion Atlas born in 1940 who died tragically in February 1945 during the WW II. The whereabouts of his sire Flisak during WW II is not known. Maybe he died during flight, too.