Armenians was divided between the Ottomans and the Safavid Empire in Iran. In the Bronze Age, several states flourished in the area of Greater Armenia, including the Hittite Empire (at the height of its power), Mitanni (South-Western historical Armenia), and Hayasa-Azzi (1600–1200 BC). Soon after Hayasa-Azzi came Arme-Shupria (1300s–1190 BC), the Nairi (1400–1000 BC) and the Kingdom of Urartu (860–590 BC), who successively established their sovereignty over the Armenian Highland. Each of the aforementioned nations and tribes participated in the ethnogenesis of the Armenian people. Under Ashurbanipal (669–627 BC), the Assyrian empire reached the Caucasus Mountains (modern Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan).
Flirting Around seven winners produced by the Kentucky-bred mare Happy Flirt, herself the winners of three minor races. Happy Flirt's dam Saracen Flirt was also the ancestor of the St Leger winner Mutafaweq. Before he began his racing career he was acquired by the Japanese owner-breeder Zenya Yoshida and sent into training with Robert Carver in France. He was ridden in most of his races by the French jockey Gerard Thiboeuf After winning on his debut over 1200 metres, Flirting Around was moved up in class and distance for the Group Two Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte over 1400 metres in which he finished