Awaasif  Awaasif (27 April 1979 – May 2004) was a Canadian-bred, British-trained Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare. After winning once as a two-year-old in 1981, she emerged as a top-class middle-distance runner in the following season, when she was officially the best British three-year-old of either sex. She showed useful form in the early part of the season and finished fourth in the Oaks Stakes. After recovering from illness she defeated a strong field in the Yorkshire Oaks and then ran a close third in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. As a four-year-old she overcame training problems to record an impressive win in the Gran Premio del Jockey Club. As a broodmare she produced several winners, most notable Snow Bride, who won the Oaks and was herself the dam of the undefeated Epsom Derby winner Lammtarra. Awaasif was a bay mare with a white star and three white socks bred at the Windfields Farm in Ontario by E P Taylor. She was one of the best horses sired by Snow Knight, who won the 1974 Epsom Derby and went on to be named American Champion Turf Horse in 1975. Awaasif' dam Royal Statute had previously produced several winners including Konafa, who finished second in the 1976 1000 Guineas and Akureyri the winner of the Fountain of Youth Stakes. Konafa went on to produce Korveya, the dam of Bosra Sham and Hector Protector while another of Royal Statute's daughters, Victoress was the grand-dam of Pour Moi. As a yearling Awaasif was offered for sale and bought for $325,000 by representatives of Sheikh Mohammed. The filly was sent to race in Europe and was trained throughout her career by John Dunlop at Arundel in West Sussex. Awaasif made her racecourse debut in the St Catherine's Stakes over six furlongs at Newbury Racecourse in July, when she finished of the twelve runners behind Bless the Match. In September she contested a seven furlong maiden race at Ayr Racecourse and won by two lengths from fourteen opponents. In Timeform's Racehorses of 1981 she was described as "a fine individual who should improve considerably on her 2-y-o form". Awaasif finished unplaced over one mile on her three-year-old debut and then won a minor race over ten furlongs at Lingfield Park Racecourse in May, beating Dreaming Away by six lengths.