Havana Grey - Mosa Mine (by Exceed And Excel)
Grey 2021 16.1 ½ hh
$22,000 inc. GST
Payable on Live Foal
Unbeaten dual Group 1-winning Champion 2YO and the top-rated son of European sire sensation Havana Grey from the family of leading sire Anabaa
Described as “a pure ball of speed” by jockey James Doyle, Vandeek raced exclusively at 6 furlongs (1200m) and won all four of his starts at two, beginning with his striking debut at Nottingham where he recovered from missing the start by four lengths to win by a length going away.
A fortnight later he stalked the pace and unleashed in the final furlong to score impressively in the Goodwood Richmond S. G2.
That performance confirmed a start in the Deauville Prix Morny G1, where Vandeek defeated the best juveniles of France, England & Ireland, including subsequent Group 1 winner Ramatuelle.
Vandeek was then set for the Newmarket Middle Park S. G1 which he claimed in breath-taking fashion, taking control of the race a furlong out and sprinting clear to win by more than two lengths.
Named the Champion 2YO Colt in France, he returned at three to finish third in both the Haydock Sandy Lane S. G2 and, like Danehill, the Newmarket July Cup G1 before a minor injury ended his racing career.
Vandeek is the best performer to date by European sire sensation Havana Grey whose 22 stakeswinners have successively made him Europe’s Leading First, Second & Third Season Sire.
Vandeek’s dam Mosa Mine is out of Baldemosa, whose halfsister, Group 1 winner Balbonella is the dam of Champion Sprinter and leading dual hemisphere sire Anabaa.
Bred by Maywood Stud, Vandeek topped the Tattersalls Craven Breeze Up Sale when sold for 625,000 guineas to HH Sheikh Khalid Al-Khalifa’s KHK Racing.
“A brilliant two year old and his amazing turn of foot set him apart from the others. He had a wonderful temperament and he was such a great pleasure to train. His Juddmonte Middle Park victory was sensational and I don’t think I’ve seen a better winner of that race.”
Simon Crisford, co-trainer
VANDEEK (GB)
Grey horse Foaled 2021 (SIRE)
HAVANA GREY ............
Havana Gold
Teofilo ............................ by Galileo ........................ Jessica's Dream by Desert Style
Blanc de Chine Dark Angel by Acclamation Nullarbor by Green Desert (DAM)
MOSA MINE ................ 2007
Exceed and Excel ............
Baldemosa ......................
Danehill (USA) ................ by Danzig ........................ Patrona (USA) ................ by Lomond ......................
Lead on Time ................. by Nureyev ..................... Bamieres by Riverman
HAVANA GREY (GB) (Grey 2015-Stud 2019). 6 wins-4 at 2-at 5f, Curragh Flying Five S., Gr.1. Sire of 262 rnrs, 168 wnrs, 22 SW, inc. Vandeek (DeauvillePrix Morny, Gr.1), Jasour, Arabian Dusk, Eddie'sBoy, EliteStatus, Shouldvebeenaring, Lady Hollywood, Rumstar, Beenham, Three Havanas, Mammas Girl, Soldier's Heart, Cuban Tiger, Graceful Thunder, Havana Ball, RoyalGrey,CubanMistress,FunnyStory,GreatState,Holguin,etc.
1st Dam
MOSA MINE, by Exceed and Excel. Placed in GB. Dam of 5 named foals, all winners inc.VANDEEK (cbyHavanaGrey) 4 wins. See below.
2nd Dam
BALDEMOSA, by Lead on Time. Winner at 1600m, Evry Prix de la Cote d'Argent. Half-sister to BALBONELLA (dam of ALWAYS LOYAL, ANABAA , KEY OF LUCK, COUNTRY BELLE ), BAMWHITE . Dam of, 5 winners, inc:Caustic Wit. 15 wins-2 at 2-to 6f, £104,532, Newmarket NGK Spark Plugs Performance Nursery H., Epsom Walton Downs H.
3rd Dam
BAMIERES, byRiverman. Dam of 12 named foals, 9 to race, 5 winners, inc:BALBONELLA (f GayMecene) 9 wins-4 at 2-from 1000m to 1700m, 1,011,400fr., US$295,801, Maisons-Laffitte Prix Robert Papin, Gr.1, Hollywood Park Dahlia H., Gr.3, Longchamp Prix de la Porte Maillot, Gr.3, 2d Bay Meadows Hillsborough H., Gr.3, 3d Deauville Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.2, Hawthorne Round Table H., L, 4th Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1, Longchamp Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Gr.1 , Prix de la Foret, Gr.1 . Dam of 4 winners inc.ANABAA (c Danzig) Top of The 1996 International 4YO+ Classification (Sprint). 8 wins from 1000m to 1600m, £90,588, 1,739,600fr., Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, Deauville Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.1, Prix du Gros -Chene, Gr.2, Longchamp Prix de Saint -Georges, Gr.3, 2d Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp, Gr.1 Successful sire.
ALWAYS LOYAL (f Zilzal) 3 wins-1 at 2-at 1500m, 1600m, Longchamp Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Gr.1, Prix de la Grotte, Gr.3, Dam ofAlways Willing. Winner at 2 in U.S.A. Dam of 5 winnersSHONAN ADELA (fDeepImpact) Champion 2YO Filly in Japan in 2014. 3 wins at 2, 84,175,000¥, Hanshin Juvenile Fillies, Gr.1. KEY OF LUCK (c Chief's Crown) 6 wins-2 at 2-from 1000m to 2000m, 485,000fr., US$320,000, 57,500Dhs in France and U.A.E, Longchamp Prix d'Arenberg, Gr.3 , Nad al Sheba Dubai Duty Free, 2d Pimlico Special H., Gr.1, Deauville Prix Yacowlef, L. Sire.
COUNTRY BELLE (f Seattle Slew) 2 wins at 1600m, Saint-Cloud Prix Amandine, L, Longchamp Prix des Ternes, 3d Longchamp Prix de la Grotte, Gr.3, 4th Deauville Prix de Lieurey, L. Dam of 2 winners inc.-
COUNTRY REEL (c Danzig) 2 wins at 2, £119,896, York Gimcrack S., Gr.2, 4th Royal Ascot Golden Jubilee S., Gr.1, Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, Bentinck S., Gr.3, Windsor Leisure S., L. Sire.
BAMWHITE (c Carwhite) 6 wins from 1000m to 2450m, Grand Prix de Nantes, L, 2d Maisons -Laffitte Prix Jacques Laffitte, L.
Race Record: Champion 2YO Colt in France in 2023. 4 wins at 2, £346,306, €199,990, Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1, Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, Goodwood Richmond S., Gr.2, 3d Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, Haydock Sandy Lane S., Gr.2.
RACE RECORD
Champion 2YO in France, 2023
Unbeaten winner of 4 races at 2 years
Won Newmarket Middle Park S., G1 (1200m) (beating five Group winners)
Won Deauville Prix Morny G1 (1200m) (beating seven Group winners inc. G1 winner Ramatuelle)
Won Goodwood Richmond S., G2 (1200m)
At 3 years
- James Doyle, Jockey “ ”
He was an exceptional racehorse blessed with a blistering turn of pace.
Sire of 12 2YO Stakeswinners (bred at £8,000 service fee and under)
Outstanding 8.5% SW/Runners - better than Siyouni & Wootton Bassett at the same stage of their careers
Yearlings in 2024 sold for 500,000gns, 450,000gns, 420,000gns, 400,000gns…etc. bred at a fee of £6,000
His 2024 fee was £55,000 and Private in 2025
BEST PROGENY
Sire of 22 Stakeswinners plus 15 other Stakes Performers from 262 runners
VANDEEK (by Exceed and Excel) 4 wins from 1200m to 1223m, 1st Newmarket Middle Park S., Gr.1, Deauville Prix Morny, Gr.1, Goodwood Richmond S., Gr.2, 3rd Newmarket July Cup, Gr.1, Haydock Sandy Lane S., Gr.2
JASOUR (Bahamian Bounty) 3 wins from 1013m to 1207m, 1st Newmarket July S., Gr.2, Ascot Pavilion S., Gr.3, 3rd Royal Ascot Commonwealth Cup, Gr.1.
ARABIAN DUSK (Iffraaj) Winner at 1207m, 1st Newmarket Duchess of Cambridge S., Gr.2, 3rd Newmarket Cheveley Park S., Gr.1, Newmarket Empress S., L
ELITE STATUS (Swiss Spirit) 5 wins from 1009m to 1207m, 1st Newbury Hackwood S., Gr.3, Deauville Prix de Cabourg, Gr.3, Newbury Carnarvon S., L, Sandown National S., L, 3rd Royal Ascot Norfolk S., Gr.2
SHOULDVEBEENARING (Equiano) 6 wins from 1200m to 1408m, 1st Deauville Prix de Ris-Orangis, Gr.3, Newmarket King Charles II S., L, Ripon Champion 2YO Trophy, L, 2nd Haydock Sprint Cup, Gr.1, York Duke of York S., Gr.2, Haydock Sandy Lane S., Gr.2, 3rd ParisLongchamp Prix de la Foret, Gr.1, York City of York S., Gr.2, Doncaster Park S., Gr.2, Wolverhampton Lady Wulfruna S., L
RUMSTAR (Sakhee’s Secret) 4 wins from 1006m to 1207m, 1st Newmarket Cornwallis S., Gr.3, Ascot Rous S., L, 3rd Sandown National S., L
LADY HOLLYWOOD (Cadeaux Genereux) 4 wins from 1000m to 1011m, 1st ParisLongchamp Prix d’Arenberg, Gr.3, Naas Marwell S., L, 2nd Keeneland Limestone S., L.
THREE HAVANAS (Diktat) 4 wins from 1200m to 1600m, 1st Hamburg Sparkasse Holstein Cup, Gr.3, 2nd Milano Premio
Dormello, Gr.2, 3rd Düsseldorf German One Thousand Guineas, Gr.2, Köln Kölner Sprint Trophy, Gr.3
EDDIE’S BOY (Holy Roman Emperor) 4 wins from 1001m to 1200m, 1st Chantilly Prix Eclipse, Gr.3, 2nd Chantilly Critérium de Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, 3rd Royal Ascot Windsor Castle S., L, Sandown Dragon S., L
MAMMAS GIRL (Elnadim) 2 wins at 1408m, 1st Newmarket Nell Gwyn S., Gr.3, 3rd Cork Platinum S., L
BEENHAM (Choisir) 2 wins from 1006m to 1600m, 1st Roma Premio Regina Elena, Gr.3.