Gatsby CC

photo: Aline Sagrabelny

On a Sunday afternoon in August 2006, a white stallion entered the show ring at the small state stud of Dillenburg, Germany where the annual Egyptian Event Europe took place. The name of this Straight Egyptian stallion trotting impressively carrying his tail high like a flag in the wind, was Gatsby CC.
Gatsby CC was born in 1999 sired by Shahir. Shahir -registered as Shahir IASB - was a son by Salaa El Dine out of the Ansata Imperial daughter Imperial Im Phayana. Salaa El Dine was chief sire at the Katharienhof Stud of Dr. Nagel in Germany that still operates today. He was a son by Nagel's foundation mare Hanan. Salaa El dine sired successful show and breeding horses worldwide. His son NK Bolbol was even used on the Straight Egyptian mares at the German state stud of Marbach. RN Farida was his most exotic daughter that went on to become Qatar National Senior Champion Mare in 1999.
Gatsby CC's dam was Miss Maggie Mae. Miss Maggie Mae was a grey daughter by The Minstril who -together with his son Thee Desperado- were leading sires of Straight Egyptians in the 1990's. The dam of Miss Maggie Mae was Bint Magidaa, a daughter out of the chestnut mare Magidaa who was born at El Zahraa and imported by the Marshalls in 1968.
Gatsby CC started his show career as a 2 years old being awarded Egyptian Event Junior Champion Colt in 2001. Standing at Cadron Creek Arabians in the United States, Gatsby CC was exported AlBidayer Stud in Qatar in 2006 after Cadron Creek's dispersal. For his new owners, he started at the Egyptian Event in Europe hosted by the state stud of Dillenburg as mentioned at the beginning. At that event he was named Reserve Senior Champion Stallion.
In 2011, he was shown again in the US where he was awarded Silver Senior Champion Stallion at the Egyptian Event.
His final home he found with Paul and Jennifer Ogden of Eagleridge Arabian Farm in Australia where he was exported to in 2013. For Eagleridge, he left four registered foals (three colts and one filly) before he died in 2015 due to colic at the age of 16.