Almaarad

{{Short description|British-bred Thoroughbred racehorse}}{{Infobox racehorse

| horsename = Almaarad

| image = Owner Mr Hamdan Al Maktoum.svg

| caption =

| sire = Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE)

| grandsire = Pitcairn (IRE)

| dam = Silk Blend (IRE)

| damsire = Busted (GB)

| sex = Stallion

| foaled = 30 April 1983

| country = United Kingdom

| colour = Chestnut

| trainer = John Dunlop
Colin Hayes

| record = In Europe - 20: 9-2-3
In Australia - 4: 3-1-0

| earnings = A$1,940,213

| race = Curragh Cup (1987)
Prix Kergorlay (1987)
Grand Prix de Deauville (1987)
Hardwicke Stakes (1988)
Jockey Club Stakes (1988)
Aral-Pokal (1988)
W S Cox Plate (1989)
Caulfield Stakes (1989)
Underwood Stakes (1989)

| awards= Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year (1990)

| honours =

|updated=

}}

Almaarad was a Thoroughbred race horse owned by Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who won a number of stakes races both in Europe and Australia.

Trained in Australia by Colin Hayes, he is best known for his win in the 1989 Cox Plate when ridden by Michael Clarke.{{Cite web |last=Waters |first=Brad |date=22 October 2024 |title=Almaarad: CS Hayes' last Cox Plate star |url=https://www.racenet.com.au/remote/check_cookie.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.racenet.com.au%2Fnews%2Fdavid-hayes-relives-almaarads-1989-cox-plate-win-for-colin-hayes-20241022 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=racenet.com.au}}{{Cite web |last=Brodie |first=Will |date=2010-02-01 |title=Our Aqaleem is no Almaarad, but he's pretty good |url=https://www.smh.com.au/sport/racing/our-aqaleem-is-no-almaarad-but-hes-pretty-good-20100201-n7rz.html |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=The Sydney Morning Herald |language=en}}

Following a short but successful racing career in Australia which yielded 3 wins from 4 starts he was retired to stud in 1990.{{Cite web |last=Stynes |first=Jennifer |date=1990-08-02 |title=DOUBLE TOAST FOR ALMAARAD |url=https://www.afr.com/companies/double-toast-for-almaarad-19900802-k41tn |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}