ionist is the last of the Spearmint sons we will look at this month. He was born in 1922 out of the Roi Herode mare, Judeo. Zionist was owned by the Aga Khan and was a quality 2yo winning the Dewhurst Stakes. At three, Zionist was to run second to Manna in the Epsom Derby, but was to turn the tables on his rival in the Irish Derby. Rather than stand the colt at his own stud, the Aga Khan chose to sell Zionist to Baron Brugmann as a replacement for
