ITB_First_Crop_YearlingSires 2026

SUMMER | AUTUMN 2026

STALLION FACT PACK Good Guess at Tally-Ho Stud

First-crop

yearling sires

CHALDEAN FRANKEL - SUELITA (DUTCH ART)

The name on everyone’s list

Contact Ed Sackville, Shane Horan or Tom Parry +44 (0)1638 731115 | nominations@juddmonte.co.uk

www.juddmonte.com

Highly anticipated first yearlings

LITTLE BIG BEAR EUROPEAN CHAMPION 2YO, RATED 5LBS CLEAR OF HIS NEAREST RIVAL

PADDINGTON 4 GROUP 1 WINS IN JUST 68 DAYS

Modern

FIRST YEARLINGS SELLING NOW

Games G1 winner at TWO, THREE and FOUR, with FIVE G1 wins in total

By Dubawi, and an outstanding winner of both a Guineas and a Lockinge – just like Night Of Thunder.

Let the games begin!

FIRST YEARLINGS SELLING NOW

NATIVE TRAIL

European Champion two-year-old, hero of the G1 Darley Dewhurst (above) and G1 National, and winner of the G1 Irish 2,000 Guineas at three. From one of the strongest sire lines in the book – and with million-dollar looks to boot.

Plus, with his first foals making up to 500,000gns, there are half a million reasons for you to look at his first yearlings this autumn. Go to where the money is.

contents

26

the team editor sally duckett publisher declan rickatson design karena bloom | weatherbys advertising declan rickatson 00 44 (0)7767 310381 declan.rickatson@btinternet.com subscriptions tracey glaysher 00 44 7767 310381 itsubs@btinternet.com

14

16

26

34 45

The master list

Major northern-hemisphere first-crop yearling stallions listed by Weatherbys including winning distance details

the photographers

With much thanks to all stud farms, sales companies and photographers for supplying images of stallions and horses

Sumbe’s three

Nurlan Bizakov’s stallion farm has three sires with first yearlings hitting the market this autumn, and the excitement is building, writes Aisling Crowe

All images are copryright protected

El Caballo: writing his own story

The son of Havana Gold is the first stallion to stand at Culworth Grounds Farm – the sire’s first foals were well-received last winter and hopes are high for his yearlings

the writers aisling crowe

16

Foal sales 2025

Complete stallion statistics from last year’s European foal sales, complied by Weatherbys

the stats and data

edited information from weatherbys and timeform

Stallion Fact Pack

www.bloodstockreports.co.uk www.stallionbook.co.uk

European commercial Flat stallions with first-crop yearlings, featuring all the facts and stats that you need to know

104 Photo finish

Pershaada, winner of the Molecomb Stakes (G3), the first Group race winner for this year’s first-season sire Persian Force

26

front cover

Good Guess at Tally-Ho Stud

Stallion Fact Pack 46

Ace Impact

58

Chaldean

76

Lusail

90

Onesto

48

Angel Bleu

62

Dragon Symbol

78

Marie’s Diamond

92

Paddington

50

Bay Bridge

64

El Caballo

80

Mishriff

94

Shaquille

52

Belbek

68

Erevann

82

Modern Games

98

The Antarctic

54

Bouttemont

70

Good Guess

84

Mostahdaf

100 Triple Time

56

Castle Star

74

Little Big Bear

86

Native Trail

102

www.internationalthoroughbred.co.uk 12

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

subscriptions: email info@internationalthoroughbred.net or call as on the right, www.internationalthoroughbred.co.uk

Vadeni plestor house, farnham road, liss, hampshire, gu33 6jq tel: 00 44 (0) 1428 724063

Dubawi – Ervedya (Siyouni)

agakhanstuds.com

CRÈME DE LA CRÈME By a

Champion sire Out of a

Champion mare

First

yearlings in

2026

the master list Major northern-hemisphere stallions with first yearlings 2026

Figures courtesy of Weatherbys

Stallion

Breeding

Stands

Wins (f) >> Max

Av

Min

Ace Impact (IRE)

Cracksman (GB)-Absolutly Me (FR)

Adayar (IRE)

Frankel (GB)-Anna Salai (USA)

Haras de Beaumont

11.93

10.27

9.45

Darley Japan

12.03

10.50

Alter Adler (GER)

8.34

Adlerflug (GER)-Artemisia (IRE)

Gestüt Erftmühle

11.93

11.60

10.94

Amhran Na Bhfiann (IRE)

Galileo (IRE)-Alluring Park (IRE)

Knockhouse Stud

14.00

13.00

12.00

Angel Bleu (FR)

Dark Angel (IRE)-Cercle de La Vie (IRE)

Sumbe

8.00

6.84

5.00

Annapolis (USA)

War Front (USA)-My Miss Sophia (USA)

Claiborne Farm

8.50

8.25

8.00

Arabian Lion (USA)

Justify (USA)-Unbound (USA)

Spendthrift Farm

8.50

7.17

6.00

Asymmetric (IRE)

Showcasing (GB)-Swirral Edge (GB)

Mebajeona Stud Farm

6.00

5.74

4.97

Bay Bridge (GB)

New Bay (GB)-Hayyona (GB)

Haras du Mesnil

12.00

10.34

9.95

Belbek (FR)

Showcasing (GB)-Bee Queen (GB)

Sumbe

7.95

6.71

5.96

Bolden (USA)

Square Eddie (CAN)-Bas (USA)

Rancho San Miguel

0.00

0.00

0.00

Bouttemont (IRE)

Acclamation (GB)-Basilia (GB)

Rathbarry Stud

7.95

6.30

4.97

Bubble Gift (FR)

Nathaniel (IRE)-Bubble Back (FR)

Haras du Grand Courgeon

11.93

11.60

10.94

Castle Star (IRE)

Starspangledbanner (AUS)-Awohaam (IRE)

Capital Stud

6.00

5.50

5.00

Chaldean (GB)

Frankel (GB)-Suelita (GB)

Juddmonte

8.00

7.21

7.00

Cody’s Wish (USA)

Curlin (USA)-Dance Card (USA)

Jonabell Farm

8.00

7.73

7.00

Danon The Kid (JPN)

Just A Way (JPN)-Epic Love (IRE)

Big Red Farm

9.94

9.28

8.95

Doppelganger (USA)

Into Mischief (USA)-Twice The Lady (USA)

Pleasant Acres Stallions

8.50

7.60

6.00

Dragon Symbol (GB)

Cable Bay (IRE)-Arcamist (GB)

Whitsbury Manor Stud

6.09

5.63

5.03

El Caballo (GB)

Havana Gold (IRE)-Showstoppa (GB)

Culworth Grounds Stud

7.00

6.02

5.00

Elite Power (USA)

Curlin (USA)-Broadway’s Alibi (USA)

Juddmonte Farm

8.00

6.38

5.96

Equinox (JPN)

Kitasan Black (JPN)-Chateau Blanche (JPN)

Shadai Stallion Station

12.43

10.63

8.95

Erevann (FR)

Dubawi (IRE)-Ervedya (FR)

Haras de Bonneval

7.95

7.95

7.95

Forte (USA)

Violence (USA)-Queen Caroline (USA)

Spendthrift Farm

9.00

7.93

5.00

Good Guess (GB)

Kodiac (GB)-Zykina (GB)

Tally-Ho Stud

6.96

6.34

5.47

Grenadier Guards (JPN)

Frankel (GB)-Wavell Avenue (CAN)

Shadai Stallion Station

7.95

7.29

6.96

Hukum (IRE)

Sea The Stars (IRE)-Aghareed (USA)

Darley Japan

13.85

11.84

8.00

Little Big Bear (IRE)

No Nay Never (USA)-Adventure Seeker (FR)

Coolmore

6.29

5.66

5.00

Loggins (USA)

Ghostzapper (USA)-Beyond Blame (USA)

Hill ‘n’ Dale Farms

6.50

6.50

6.50

Lone Eagle (IRE)

Galileo (IRE)-Modernstone (GB)

Haras du Mazet

11.20

9.30

8.00

Lusail (IRE)

Mehmas (IRE)-Diaminda (IRE)

Haras de Bouquetot

7.00

6.25

6.00

Mage (USA)

Good Magic (USA)-Puca (USA)

Airdrie Stud

10.00

8.50

7.00

Marie’s Diamond (IRE)

Footstepsinthesand (GB)-Sindiyma (IRE)

Diamond Stud

8.03

6.87

5.00

Midnight Sands (USA)

Speightstown (USA)-It’s Midnight (USA)

Norton Grove Stud

8.00

7.16

6.00

Migwar (IRE)

Sea The Stars (IRE)-Katyusha (USA)

Umm Qarn

12.00

10.33

9.00

Military Style (USA)

War Front (USA)-Together Forever (IRE)

Haras du Taillis

7.00

6.50

6.00

Mishriff (IRE)

Make Believe (GB)-Contradict (GB)

Sumbe

11.98

9.99

8.34

Modern Games (IRE)

Dubawi (IRE)-Modern Ideals (GB)

Dalham Hall Stud

8.00

7.62

7.00

Mostahdaf (IRE)

Frankel (GB)-Handassa (GB)

Shadwell Stud

12.00

9.27

7.06

Mullion (USA)

Into Mischief (USA)-Brooch (USA)

Sequel Stallions

8.00

8.00

8.00

Mutasaabeq (GB)

Invincible Spirit (IRE)-Ghanaati (USA)

Poonawalla Stud Farms

8.00

7.42

6.96

Native Trail (GB)

Oasis Dream (GB)-Needleleaf (GB)

Kildangan Stud

8.00

7.33

7.00

Onesto (IRE)

Frankel (GB)-Onshore (GB)

Haras d’Etreham

11.93

10.11

7.95

Paddington (GB)

Siyouni (FR)-Modern Eagle (GER)

Coolmore

9.95

7.99

7.00

Pretty Tiger (IRE)

Sea The Moon (GER)-Fast And Pretty (IRE)

Haras de Cercy

10.44

10.02

9.94

Proxy (USA)

Tapit (USA)-Panty Raid (USA)

Jonabell Farm

9.00

8.72

8.32

Rubis Vendome (GB)

Galiway (GB)-Classe Vendome (FR)

Haras De La Haie Neuve

11.93

10.69

9.45

Schnell Meister (GER)

Kingman (GB)-Serienholde (GER)

Shadai Stallion Station

8.95

8.05

7.45

Shaquille (GB)

Charm Spirit (IRE)-Magic (IRE)

Ace Stud

7.00

6.16

6.00

The Antarctic (IRE)

Dark Angel (IRE)-Anna Law (IRE)

Coolmore

5.96

5.47

5.00

Triple Time (IRE)

Frankel (GB)-Reem Three (GB)

Dalham Hall Stud

8.17

8.08

7.96

Two Phil’s (USA)

Hard Spun (USA)-Mia Torri (USA)

WinStar Farm

9.00

7.70

6.00

Vadeni (FR)

Churchill (IRE)-Vaderana (FR)

Haras de Bonneval

10.44

8.85

6.96

Verifying (USA)

Justify (USA)-Diva Delite (USA)

Pleasant Acres Stallions

8.50

7.50

6.00

Westover (GB)

Frankel (GB)-Mirabilis (USA)

Yushun Stallion Station

12.00

10.47

8.00

14

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Churchill – Vaderana (Monsun)

agakhanstuds.com

VA VA VOOM! EXCEPTIONAL WINNER PRIX DU JOCKEY CLUB & ECLIPSE STAKES

First yearlings in

2026

stallion scene

Sumbe’s

three

16

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

T

The team at Sumbe is excited – three of its stallions have first-crop yearlings hitting this autumn’s sales.

Aisling Crowe chats with the organisation’s racing and nominations manager Mario Gussago

HE SUMBE TEAM would like to press “fast forward” to 2027 when its trio of first-crop sires are due to have their first runners, such is the anticipation currently being generated by the progeny of the Group 1 winners Mishriff, Belbek and Angel Bleu.

“We are still in the middle of 2026, but we cannot wait to see 2027 and what it brings to Sumbe and the Sumbe stallions,” says Mario Gussago, racing and nominations manager at Sumbe.

“It is going to be a major year for Sumbe and Mr Bizakov, for all the investment he has made.

We just want to skip forward to see what the future brings!”

It wasn’t planned this way. Mishriff was scheduled to begin his stud career in 2023 at the Haras de Montfort et Preaux farm, one of three historically successful studs owned by Nurlan Bizakov and the location of the stallion branch of Sumbe, named for his home village in Kazakhstan, but injury to his pedal bone after kicking a wall forced the postponement of Mishriff’s stallion career by a year.

When the spring came around again, he had been joined by two debut stallions, the juvenile Group 1 winners Angel Bleu and Belbek, and the Sumbe team has embraced the challenge with enthusiasm and passion.

“We are living in a moment where the sky is the limit,” laughs Gussago, who first encountered Nurlan Bizakov when working as an assistant to Roger Varian, trainer of Group winners including Charyn, Altyn Orda and Tomyris for the businessman. “That is the great thing about racing – you are living the dream and you hope.

Every single day everyone is trying to do their best to make that a reality.”

Gussago credits the owner and Sumbe general

General manager Tony Fry (left) with Nurlan Bizakov, owner of Sumbe

Below: Mishriff and David Egan (claret) winning the Juddmonte International Stakes

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

17

stallion scene

Mario Gussago, racing and nominations manager at Sumbe

Belbek: the son of Showcasing won the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and hails from the Juddmonte family of Hasili

manager Tony Fry, whom Bizakov describes as his “long-time trusted adviser,” with securing the highly sought after Prix du Jockey-Club, Juddmonte International and Dubai Sheema Classic winner for the farm.

Gussago adds: “Mr Bizakov and Tony did a great job to get Mishriff to France. He was a horse whom everyone around the world wanted, he was an unbelievable racehorse - he won on Turf and Dirt, top races Group 1s in the same year [the Saudi Cup, the Sheema Classic (G1) and the International (G1)] and was a Classic winner in France. It is a privilege to be associated with a horse such as him.

“It is full credit to Mr Bizakov to strike a deal with his owner-breeder Prince Faisal for Sumbe.”

After a small drop in support from outside breeders in 2025, Mishriff returned to popularity this spring and covered 96 mares. Both Sumbe and Prince Faisal have patronised him heavily, and the great-grandson of Dubawi received six mares from his breeder this spring.

“His foals were well received at Arqana and I think that is what gave faith to a lot of breeders to come to him in year three,” says Gussago, when explaining the upturn in numbers.

“He stamps his stock, they are like him with a nice walk and good balance, so hopefully this is a positive sign.”

MIshriff: well-represented at the sales Eleven foals by Mishriff were sold last year and achieved an average of 24,759gns.

From the yearling catalogues (published as we went to press) Mishriff will have seven

18

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

representatives at Arqana’s August Sale, one each in the Arqana V2, the Goffs UK Premier and Osarus September sales, and a further three at the BBAG September Sale.

Haras du Cadran has a particularly strong heading to Arqana, including a colt out of a three-parts sister to the Group 1 2,000 Guineas and Futurity Trophy victor and sire Kameko (Lot 54), as well as a colt (Lot 147) whose pedigree received a Classic boost this year as his dam is a Sea The Stars three-parts sister to Rayif, successful in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1).

“Pierre Talvard [leading breeder and owner of Cadran] has been a massive supporter of Sumbe in the last few years and believes strongly in Mishriff and Charyn,” adds Gussago.

“He is going to sell three yearlings at Arqana

by Mishriff, including the half-sister to Daylight [a Group winner and Group 1-placed daughter of Earthlight], he is a very vocal supporter and really bullish about the trio. We are very happy for that and it is a good position to be in at the moment.”

Of the three stallions at Sumbe, Mishriff’s career trajectory is different from that of Angel Bleu and Belbek, both Group 1-winning juveniles, and that has allowed Sumbe to present breeders with different choices.

Gussago says: “I think that of the three, he is the one who is less expected to have runners over 5f or 6f.

“Of course, we want to see them running and winning at two, but he is going to be one of those stallions whose progeny, hopefully, will do their best at three and four, which is when he flourished and showed to the world what he was.”

Tony Fry

Angel Bleu: won the Lagardere the year before Belbek, and also collected the Criterium International

Belbek was a very precocious horse, he was one of the first runners in 2022 for Mr Fabre and his pedigree is unbelievable – he is a regally bred horse.”

The special one: Belbeck Mishriff’s grandsire Makfi is also the broodmare sire of Belbek, a young stallion who occupies a special position in the heart of Nurlan Bizakov and in the history of Sumbe.

“Belbek is very special for Mr Bizakov as not only was he one of the first foals bred by Mr Bizakov in France, he was also being his first homebred Group 1 winner,” Gussago explains.

“He believes in Belbek and gave him a lot of good broodmares and keeps supporting him.

“Belbek was a Group 1 winner in the Prix du Lagardère, the race that everybody wants to win at two, and he won the Prix du Bois in one of the quickest times in the last 40 runnings of the race. He was a proper machine at two, but he still won a Group 3 as a three-year-old so he wasn’t a fluke at two.”

Bizakov is heavily involved in the running of Sumbe which has farms at three locations – his first purchase Hesmonds Stud is in England, while in France he owns Haras de Montfort et Preaux and Haras du Mezeray, the historic stud farm his most recent acquisition.

Haras de Montfort et Preaux was bought by Bizakov in 2019 and Belbek’s dam Bee Queen relocated there ahead of the 2020 breeding season when she foaled her triple Group winner.

“Belbek was a very precocious horse, he was one of the first runners in 2022 for his trainer Mr Fabre and his pedigree is unbelievable – he is a regally bred horse,” adds Gussago.

The bay’s third dam is the champion Banks Hill, winner of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, the Prix Jacques le Marois and Coronation Stakes for her owner-breeder Juddmonte. Dam of the Group 1 winner Romantica (Galileo), Banks Hill is a Danehill full-sister to the Grade 1 winner Intercontinental, the Group 1 winners and sires Champs Elysees and Cacique, as well as the Group 2 winner and influential stallion Dansili.

She is also a half-sister to the Grade 1 winner Heat Haze by Green Desert.

There is deliberate and careful criteria for standing stallions at Sumbe and one that insists upon pedigree and performance in the one package.

“The others are regally-bred, too,” confirms Gussago. “Mishriff is straight from the line of Kodiac and Invincible Spirit [second dam is a half-sister to the pair]. It is a proper Prince Faisal family and a stallion’s family too, so hopefully he is going to add to that.”

Although both Mishriff and Belbek are Group 1 winners from families that have produced hugely successful stallions in the past two decades, they

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

19

stallion scene

He is a great horse with a great temperament who won from 5f up to a mile. He won the Lagardère over 7f and came back and won the Critierium International at Saint-Cloud over a mile.

Angel Bleu

are starting their stallion careers from different positions in the market.

“Of course, Belbek’s profile is a bit different from Mishriff so the market took a bit of a stand back this year,” says Gussago.

“The medium to low market is a difficult place to be in so he had a bit of a setback in numbers, but the horses are good and look strong individuals with a lovely top, real two-year-old type of horses.”

Belbek: will be supported at the sales Belbek stood this year for €5,000 having been introduced to breeders at €7,000 in 2024. The Sumbe team is firmly behind Belbek, as are French breeders with the horse himself giving positive indications through the quality of his stock.

“From what we have seen and from what we have at the stud, Belbek is producing very well.

They look like racehorses and breeders are happy with them. There are three in Arqana V2 and hopefully we will see them welcomed.”

The Sumbe team will inspect the progeny of all three horses and consider purchasing should they find suitable candidates.

“Mr Bizakov supports all of his stallions with his mares, as well as at the sales. We look at all the horses produced by our stallions and if Mr Bizakov thinks there something we don’t

Angel Bleu wins the Celebration Mile (G2) at Goodwood Photo: focusonracing.com

20

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

have at the stud, he will try to support the stallion – that will be the plan with the yearlings just as he did with the foals and broodmares.

“If he thinks there is a potential for Sumbe to run a horse or as a future broodmare, he is very active.”

Gussago continues: “It is important that the breeders see a stud owner actively bidding as it gives a lot of confidence.”

And there are financial rewards for breeders, too, with Sumbe offering €10,000 to the breeder of Belbek’s first maiden winner and €50,000 will be given to the breeder of his first Group winner.

The incentive will be in place until the end of the 2028 racing season.

Angel Bleu: performance and pedigree Belbek was preceded as winner of the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère

by Angel Bleu, who was acquired at the third attempt by Bizakov and the dual Group 1-winning juvenile offers a big pedigree to back up his champion status on the track.

“Again, that is the policy of Mr Bizakov, he stands champions but they are champions with pedigrees,” assures Gussago. “He is not standing only a good horse; he is standing good horses with good families.”

Angel Bleu’s dam is a Galileo full-sister to the Group 1 winners Highland Reel and Cape Of Good

Hope, the Group 2 winner and Derby third Idaho and the Group 3 winner Nobel Prize.

She is also a half-sister to the Group 1-placed Valdemoro and out of Hveger, twice placed in Group 2 contests and a Danehill full-sister to the champion, the Dubai Duty Free (G1) and the Caulfield Cup (G1) winner Elvstroem.

Their half-brother is the Australian champion and the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes winner Haradasun by Fusaichi Pegasus.

Angel Bleu’s third dam won the Group 1 Australian Oaks and is a half-sister to the second dam of Starspangledbanner (Choisir), who has emerged as an international force.

The race record matches up with the family.

“Angel Bleu is another cracking horse who has the profile to go to any stud in the world. He was a double Group 1 winner at two, unfortunately he had a setback at three so had to miss half the season, but he returned at four and won a Group 2 over a mile that season.

“He had a massive campaign at two. He ran first time out over 1,000m in April and then he came back and forward in 20 days to win two Group 1 races in France, travelling from England where he was in training with Ralph Beckett.

What he achieved is special,” adds Gussago.

The stud executive knows the value of sound mind and Angel Bleu demonstrated he is in possession of that quality, time and time again.

He says, “He is a great horse with a great temperament who won from 5f up to a mile.

He won the Lagardère over 7f and came back and to win the Critierium International at Saint-Cloud over a mile.

“After his injury, he won a Group 2 over a mile at Goodwood. What he achieved was outstanding and shows his mentality; his focus was on racing. It looks as though he has passed a ‘good heads’ on to his progeny, and they look precocious, too.”

Prior to taking up his role with Sumbe, Gussago worked with Arqana and his experience and knowledge from his time at the auction house means he has greeted the sight of nine yearlings by Angel Bleu featuring in the V2 catalogue with enthusiasm.

“I worked four years in Arqana so I know the company wouldn’t put them in the V2 Sale if they don’t believe they look as though they are going to be two-year-olds,” he confirms.

“So to see nine of them coming from all different breeding operations and half-siblings to two-year-old winners is very good to see – it is very, very exciting.”

He adds: “Hopefully, the excitement is going to be even better next season when we see them running.”

There is international representation too for Angel Bleu, who has a first-crop colt in the Tattersalls Somerville Sale. Sarah Fanning consigns a half-brother (Lot 191) to the Listedplaced juvenile Maroon Six (Johnny Barnes) and

MISHRIFF Arqana August Sale LOT

DAM

DAM SIRE

10

f.

Gallic

Kodiac

CONSIGNOR

54

m.

Koneko

Big Blue Kitten

Haras du Cadran

61

f.

Latita

Silver Frost

Haras du Cadran

102

m.

Nuwara Eliya

Fortify

H. des Coulonces

147

f.

Roziyna

Sea The Stars

Haras du Cadran

181

f.

Sondos

Into Mischief

H. des Capucines

188

m.

Stardevote

Starspangledbanner H. du Mont dit Mont

Haras du Saint Pair

Belbek

Arqana V2 Sale 478

f.

Clever Candy Intello

Haras de Beaufay

Osarus September Sale 32

c.

Kalini

Wootton Bassett

Windermere Stud

Goffs UK Premier Sale 174

c.

Juri

Invincible Spirit

Baroda Stud

BBAG September Sale 40

c.

Redenca

Lope de Vega

49

c.

Tolkyn

Intello

55

c.

Belle Anglaise Cable Bay

Gestut Fahrhof Radzikowski Bstk Stauffenberg Bstk

it pleases the Sumbe team to see their stallions’ progeny with international representation.

As we chatted, Gussago is keenly studying yearling catalogues and during the conversation provides an update from Osarus where Belbek is strongest of the Sumbe trio numerically with six yearlings, followed by Angel Bleu who has three and a sole entrant by Mishriff.

It is not just about the sales.

Owner Marc Chan, who raced Angel Bleu to win his brace of Group 1s at two, is retaining a yearling and will put him into training, while over half the yearlings on the Sumbe farms are homebred by the three stallions and will carry the Kazakh blue and yellow in their racing careers.

“It gives the stallion a nice boost and is good for breeders to see that the owner is supporting his former racehorse by racing his offspring,” says Gussago.

“We have 43 yearlings, with roughly ten by Mishriff, ten by Belbek and five or six

by Angel Bleu so Mr Bizakov has supported his stallions in a big way.

“It’s enormous

Nurlan Bizakov: continues to push to take the Sumbe brand forward

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 21

stallion scene Belbek after winning the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère

striving for the Sumbe operation to be the very best it can be. The trio are aware of the stakes, the difficulties to be overcome, but also know that just one horse can change the course of tides.

“Hopefully, the stallions will become champions in the covering shed, pass on their abilities to thier progeny, and we can keep dreaming,” smiles Gussago.

Life with stallions always demands to be lived in the future. ■

Photo: focusonracing.com

ANGEL BLEU Arqana V2 Sale

For an owner to be able to breed a horse like that is amazing.

It is massive to see what has been achieved 22

investment for him, but Mr Bizakov is always striving to do better.

“He doesn’t ever think that he has arrived, he wants to keep improving and proposing the best stallions and broodmares. He wants to improve his thoroughbred racing.”

One way to achieve his goals is through his judicious acquisition of stallions and a breeding programme designed around using high-class race mates and blue-blooded fillies. This is exactly what Sumbe has employed and this year produced a Charyn half-brother to Belbek.

Gussago understands the importance of this for an owner and it is something of a circular moment in his career, too.

“For an owner to be able to breed a horse like that is amazing. It is massive to see what has been achieved. The mares are producing runners and it is amazing to see. It is a privilege to be a part of this operation and I really trust in the process.

“Everything from the day you send the broodmares to the covering shed and her progeny to the races, it is unbelievable and I am very lucky to be a part of this.”

Discussion leads to Charyn, whose first crop are foals. The son of Dark Angel was in quarantine in Newmarket ahead of his journey to New Zealand and Cambridge Stud where he will spend the southern hemisphere season.

The Queen Anne, Prix Jacques le Marois and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner was the busiest Flat stallion in France last year covering 177 mares. Gussago’s appointment to his position at Sumbe came in late spring of 2025 and he points out that he had very little to do with building that important first book of mares, but he has been impressed with the foals.

He remarks: “It is easy to say but they are beautiful, and he is stamping them a lot. They have good tempers, good bone, good walks and are strong individuals. We are very pleased to see what he is throwing.”

“I cannot wait to see them at the sales and there will be plenty of foals going to Goffs and Tattersalls, I am expecting good things and hopefully we keep the ball rolling in year three.”

Nurlan Bizakov, Tony Fry and Gussago are all

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

LOT

DAM

DAM SIRE

CONSIGNOR

332

f.

Gallice

Fuisse

370

c.

Monna

Rock Of Gibraltar

H. de la Cour Blanche

380

f.

Olympiade

Le Havre

381

c.

Olympic Light Olympic Glory

415

f.

Silent Cause

Giant’s Causeway H. de Grandcamp

422

c.

Sparkle On

Kodiac

423

c.

Spring Street Penny’s Picnic

Haras du Hoguenet

440

f.

Vienne

Showcasing

Haras de Montaigu

486

c.

Dream In My Head Golden Horn

Haras du Cadran

H. des Capucines Hestia Farm H. de Bourgeauville

Haras d’Haspel

Osarus September Sale 41

c.

Hugamis

Acclamation

Haras de Montaigu

121

f.

Rose Gold

Tamayuz

Haras de Grandcamp

165

f.

Zahaa

Kingman

Haras de Montaigu

Tattersalls Somerville Sale 191

c.

Aussie Style

Liberato

S. Fanning Sales

BBAG September Sale 19

c.

Evaporation

Red Ransom

Haras d’Omberville

102

c.

Karadsh

Kendargent

Gestut Sohrenhof

DAM

DAM SIRE

CONSIGNOR

Kawancen

Iffraaj

BELBEK Arqana V2 Sale LOT 350

f.

379

c.

Ollie Olga

Stormy Atlantic

394

f.

Retrouvaille

Tamayuz

Haras de Fergand Hestia Farm Fairway Consign.

Osarus September Sale 18

c.

Hamachop

Raven’s Pass

53 65

f.

Love Song

Lope De Vega

Hestia Farm

c.

Marmarah

Invincible Spirit

Haras de Fergand

95

c.

Pale Pearl

King’s Best

La Motteraye

173

f.

Crepe Myrtle Reliable Man

Haras des Loges

185

f.

Atalante

H de Saint Maur

Anodin

Haras des Faunces

Shaquille Don’t miss his first yearlings selling soon!

Emphatic winner of the Gr.1 Commonwealth Cup & Gr.1 July Cup Cartier Champion Sprinter & Longines World’s Best 3YO Sprinter in 2023 His first foals made up to 210,000gns and averaged 4x their conception fee!

Official

Rating:

120

Timeform

Rating:

123

Ben Shoare +44 (0) 7826 886666 | www.acestud.co.uk

FIRST YEARLINGS SELLING NOW

TRIPLE TIME

Not just by Frankel,

the best miler

by Frankel

G1 Queen Anne hero and two-year-old Stakes winner, out of the outstanding Royal Ascot blue hen mare Reem Three.

stallion scene

El Caballo: writing his own story

El Caballo’s foals were well-received by the market last winter and hopes are high for his first crop of yearlings, writes Aisling Crowe 26

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Yearlings at Culworth Grounds

“

PEOPLE SAY THAT to stand a stallion was a bit of a left field thing to do,” says Sophie Buckley when recounting the tale of El Caballo’s arrival at Culworth Grounds in Oxfordshire, but as she explains it is a story two decades in the writing, with its genesis right at the beginning of her own career in the breeding industry.

She explains: “I worked for Darley after I left university. I worked in the marketing department and I was surrounded by stallions.

You dream big when you are young and I always thought one day I would love to have a stallion so I suppose it probably stemmed from there.

“I spent the year marketing stallions with the best people so I had a little bit of experience in marketing stallions. Of course, it was probably more a pipe dream than a reality, but I was approached by a bloodstock agent in 2023 who asked me if I had ever thought of standing a stallion and I said, ‘Funnily enough, yes!’”

“I had previously looked into setting up a fund and getting a group of people together to stand a stallion, so I had done a lot of the background work, knew the figures involved and the work required, I just hadn’t ever managed to get it over the line.”

A trip to Karl Burke’s Yorkshire yard to inspect El Caballo after it had been revealed to her that the Group 2 Sandy Lane Stakes winner was the stallion prospect in question, convinced Buckley and her partners that he was the right horse for Culworth Grounds – the manuscript which had been placed in a drawer was taken out, made ready for publication.

El Caballo’s sire Havana Gold had died earlier that year, at the age of 13, and his son, the Whitsbury Manor Stud stallion Havana Grey,

Sophie Buckley

El Caballo: for Buckley he was definitely the right first stallion for Culworth Grounds

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

27

l

Expect the l a n o i t p e c x e CHRISTMAS DAY

PORTFOLIO DURATION

The Derby, Gr. 1

ESTRANGE

New York Stakes, Gr. 1

MISSION CENTRAL

King Charles III Stakes, Gr. 1

Pretty Polly Stakes, Gr. 1

VENETIAN SUN

Commonwealth Cup, Gr. 1

MALTESE CROSS

Grand Prix de Paris, Gr. 1

TATTERSALLS

OCTOBER

YEARLING SALE BOOK 1 OCTOBER 6 - 8

who was officially rated just a pound higher than El Caballo, had started to impress with his first runners and his fee, which had been £18,500 for 2023, would leap to £55,000 in 2024. All the elements of the plot were knitting together to create the ideal protagonist.

“When I saw him, I thought he was a very good-looking horse,” remembers Buckley of her initial impressions of the six-time winner.

“While he may not have been exceptional, his sire Havana Gold was a good, solid British stallion who could get your mare off the mark.

“It was also the year Havana Grey went up in price so the idea was that El Caballo would appeal to the breeders who may have had success with Havana Grey but weren’t going to afford to go back to him.

“Those were the two things that spurred us on to think that El Caballo would be a good horse to stand as a first stallion. We were hanging on the coat tails of Havana Grey!”

Of course, every leading character needs an intriguing backstory and El Caballo had more going for him than just his sire line.

Third on debut to Armor (who featured in last month’s Weatherbys’ Stallion Scene), El Caballo was an early and precocious runner who proved even better at three and about whom his trainer believed would have been even better over a mile

as an older horse had he not been acquired for stallion duty.

El Caballo’s juvenile debut came in April over 5f and he then won at that trip in May, a victory that initiated a run of six successive wins stretching into his three-year-old season, encompassing the Listed Spring Cup at Lingfield and culminating in that Group 3 success at Haydock.

El Caballo was also third in the Group 3 John Of Gaunt Stakes as a four-year-old, his final start.

That race record appealed to Buckley.

“It takes a good horse to win six races in a row because you must be consistent and hardy. He also won on different surfaces.

“We are selling a lot of horses abroad now and the international market is looking for sires whose progeny act on All-Weather surfaces.

For me it is a good thing because, if his stock turn out to be good in a year’s time, they are going to appeal to that secondary market.

“For me he was a very versatile horse – hopefully he won’t be a one-trick pony in terms of just speed, he has flexibility too,” she adds.

By the time the first El Caballo yearlings are entering the sale rings, the stallion’s pedigree may have been embossed with even more black-type.

It takes a good horse to win six races in a row because you must be consistent and hardy.

Buckley with her debut stallion: having had a good experience with the seven-year-old she has her eyes open, and investors in place, for a second

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

29

stallion scene

I really do appreciate the support we have received, and I hope the horses will repay that support

“He has a very good pedigree: his mother has done absolutely nothing wrong,” says Buckley.

“She has had four horses rated over 90, three are black-type. El Caballo’s three-parts sister made 500,000gns at the foal sales last year and his two-year-old three-parts sister made 320,000gns as a yearling.

“Showstoppa was a good hardy racehorse herself, and the second dam is strong with plenty of black-type via the likes of Temple Meads and Diligent Harry. The dam sire Showcasing is very good too, and it is a deep pedigree,” Buckley concludes.

This year’s two-year-old filly out of Showstoppa was a successful pinhook for Philipp Stauffenberg, who bought her for 150,000gns as a foal from Whitsbury and sold her at the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale to Geoff Oldroyd for Bond Thoroughbreds. Named In The Black, the grey made a winning debut over 5f at Carlisle in June and holds some exciting entries, including the Group 2 Lowther Stakes, a race in which her full-sister Symbology finished third three years’ ago.

The timing couldn’t be better as the yearling sales’ season hovers into view; the next chapter in the story unfolds and one pivotal for El Caballo.

Culworth Grounds will consign a number of El Caballo’s progeny, including at the Goffs UK Premier Sale, the Tattersalls Somerville Sale, the Tattersalls October Books 2 and 3 sales and at the same company’s December Sale, the idea being to provide the stallion with the best showcase for his yearlings across the whole of the market place.

Significantly the sire also has an entrant in

Culworth Grounds in Oxfordshire.

30

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

the Tattersalls October Book 1 catalogue - a colt out of the mare Ballyalla to be consigned by Kilmoney Cottage Stud (Lot 378).

With preparations for the Premier and Somerville sales well advanced, Buckley is happy with the qualities that El Caballo’s yearlings are displaying.

“I am pleased overall - the yearlings that I’ve seen look like they are runners,” she says, then laughs: “But I would say that wouldn’t I? I don’t think I am being biased but we will soon see.

“They seem easy to work with so far. They have good minds, very relaxed and easy which is a big positive. I even said to Jason, our head man, that the yard seems relaxed and peaceful this year and I said, ‘I wonder if it’s anything to do with the fact that 75 per cent of the yard is by El Caballo?’

“They do seem easy, straightforward, willing and nice horses so that has got to be a positive.

They have really settled and kicked straight into their work so I am very pleased with that.

“The main thing is that I hope they are bought by good people who give them every chance of winning.”

Having hit the headlines in recent years with strong results in the ring and impressive pinhooking successes with her yearlings, this time round Buckley has the privilege and the pressure of launching a stallion into an exacting and unforgiving market. Does the weight of that rest heavily on her?

“It’s definitely extra pressure ahead of yearling sales season because you want the breeders and sellers to be happy, to get a return on their investment,” she admits.

“By the nature of the beast, you feel that slightly on you but at the end of the day a nice horse usually sells well.

“My ones anyway look like good, solid commercial types of horses and they don’t look as though they will take loads of time. They look like horses whom people will be able to get on the track as two-year-olds, but they also have enough size and substance.”

The syndicate behind El Caballo has strongly supported their stallion with mares, as well as in the ring, buying or bidding on 25 per cent of his foals who came under the hammer. It’s vitally important to Buckley that breeders know they can count on them to be there when sales time comes round.

“I really do appreciate the support we have received, and I hope the horses will repay that support,” she explains. “None of these things are done on your own, it’s a team effort and the breeders are the people who matter most. We are all here trying to make a living, producing these nice horses for people to race around the world and on the big day sometimes the breeders are a little forgotten.”

Support for El Caballo remained consistent from year one to year two, and he covered 100 mares in 2024 and 102 in 2025.

However, the size of the book alone doesn’t guarantee anything, a lesson that Buckley has been quick to learn.

“The one thing that I happily admit has been a learning experience,” she says, “is how quickly that 100 drops down for a variety of reasons – mares swallowing up the pregnancy, aborting the foal, dying, or being sold abroad. All of a

sudden you see how hard it is to compete with the stallions covering 150-200 mares because it does dilute down and you have fewer runners on the track than you expected.

“That’s why, hopefully, people look at the percentage of winners to runners when they read stallion tables. I didn’t really comprehend how big the drop would be particularly at the lower-end because mares, if they go through the ring, have a tendency to be sold abroad.

However, at the end of the day, I think if the stallion is good enough they will have a few decent horses.”

That consistency of book size was a vote of confidence in Buckley, her team and her stallion but it also should help El Caballo in the crucial years ahead when results on the track have an enormous influence over traffic through the covering shed.

“I am pleased that we got a few more in the second year – for a smaller stud, it is very good, but perhaps I had got better at my job?!

“You get into the swing of how it really works, and positively lots of people had really nice foals so they went again, which means he has another good chance with his second crop. I am hoping if he is good, he has enough in the crop that he shouldn’t have what could have been essentially a barren year.”

With the enormity of the project undertaken is it possible for Buckley to enjoy the experience in the moment or is this a period in time that can only be truly understood in the future, when the outcome is already known?

“I’ve absolutely enjoyed it!” she says. “I’m just delighted that it’s happened. He has been

...positively lots of people had really nice foals so they went again, which means he has another good chance with his second crop

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

31

stallion scene

Mares and foals enjoying the summer at the farm

32

a brilliant first stallion to have because he is fertile, he produces nice foals and for a first go he has been well-supported by British breeders so to this point you have to say that everything has been very positive.

“Of course, all the hopes and dreams are on him. It would be amazing if this first stallion turns out to be a success and who knows?

“He has as much chance as any and wouldn’t it be great? We have enjoyed it because at every stage he has done it. The journey so far has been excellent and he will be a great springboard.”

There is that word again - first. It’s one Buckley has used on several occasions speaking about El Caballo, it seems that this is only one volume in a story – there could be another main character and new plot line about to come.

Buckley confirms: “He has been a great first stallion, I have learned a lot and we are improving. Every year you learn something new and build on it so we are on the lookout for the next one – hopefully we will find one.

“We will look for the right horse and one who will suit Britain, breeders in Britain deserve a good choice of stallions.”

Her first stallion resides in a paddock beside her house, visible from the kitchen window and his is the first face that greets her as she heads out the door every morning. Standing that stallion, seeing his first foals arrive and taking them to this next stage is “definitely a pinch me moment.”

Getting it right for him is vital and one of the reasons that Buckley resisted the temptation to add a second stallion straight away.

Shoring up the support of breeders who have placed their faith, their money and their mares’ futures in El Caballo and the Culworth Grounds team is the strongest motivation, however.

“What I really appreciate is that other people have invested and essentially taken the risk in myself and Culworth,” she admits.

“They could go to the big, well-known brands but people have kindly supported us and I want the success for them. It’s not about me.

“I want them to be successful, to make a return on their investment and a profit. It doesn’t always work out, but they have backed me and I want it to work out for them.”

The future is unwritten for El Caballo.

Sophie Buckley, the Culworth Grounds team

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

and the breeders with their hopes invested in the stallion, whose name translates from Spanish as “the horse”, will get that happy ending to a long-running story. ■

EL CABALLO Goffs UK Premier Sale LOT

DAM

17

c.

62 121

DAM SIRE

CONSIGNOR

Breda Castle Dutch Art

Hegarty Bloodstock

c.

Divinity

Dutch Art

Culworth Grounds

f.

Ghostflower

Dansili

Sean Freney Bstk

223

f.

Lolamotion

Equiano

Culworth Grounds

228

c.

Love’s Secret Pivotal

Manister House

251

c.

Mia Tia

Equiano

Culworth Grounds

267

c.

Moretta Blanche Dansili

J Railton

304

c.

Procedure

Invincible Spirit

Tally-Ho Stud

348

f.

Shaya

Invincible Spirit

Culworth Grounds

364

c.

Sonnet Rose Poet’s Voice

401

f.

Two In The Pink Clodovil

J Railton Bstk Culworth Grounds

Tattersalls Somerville Sale 123

f.

Summer Aria Expert Eye

Culworth Grounds

150

f.

Vetlana

Vale Of York

Browne Brothers

179

c.

Analytical

Lethal Force

Bearstone Stud

237

f.

David’s Duchess Zebedee

Forefront Bstk

241

c.

Destiny Queen Al Wukair

Culworth Grounds

250

f.

Estifada

Caravaggio

Consign Ltd.

266

f.

Gifted Gold

Galileo Gold

Culworth Grounds

Tattersalls Ireland September Sale Part 2 565

f.

Say To Me

Redoute’s Choice

Baroda Stud

579

f.

Spirited Girl

Invincible Spirit

Ballincard Farm

751

c.

Natural Choice Teofilo

Ballincard Farm

Goffs Orby Sale Part 2 597

c.

Maggie Lou

Red Ransom

Cross Stables

Tattersalls October Book 1 379

c.

Ballyalla

Mind Games Kilmoney Cottage Stud

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

33

foal sales Leading first-crop sires by foal averages in 2025 (gns) Sire

Average

Chaldean

97,611

Paddington

84,924

Modern Games

78,110

Vadeni

59,335

Ace Impact

52,661

Shaquille

50,850

Native Trail

44,528

Asymmetric

36,948

Good Guess

31,583

Dragon Symbol

30,562

Bay Bridge

30,433

Erevann

29,913

Foal sales in 2025

Stallions with recorded foal sales in 2025. Listed alphabetically and showing numbers sold, aggregate, average and colt and fillies’ figures at major foal sales in Britain, Ireland, France and Germany. Compiled by Weatherbys in guineas. Dual-purpose stallions included, new sires included in this Fact Pack in bold Sire Name

Sold

Total

Average

Highest

Colt

Average

Filly

Average

A’Ali (IRE)

12

88,795

7,400

24,000

8

5,349

4

11,500

Acclamation (GB)

2

49,780

24,890

37,780

1

37,780

1

12,000

Ace Impact (IRE)

17

895,230

52,661

173,160

9

48,932

8

56,855

Affinisea (IRE)

46

507,450

11,032

36,205

31

12,048

15

8,931

Alkumait (GB)

1

2,360

2,360

2,360

1

2,360

-

-

Alson (GER)

1

1,575

1,575

1,575

-

-

1

1,575

American Pharoah (USA)

1

16,530

16,530

16,530

1

16,530

-

-

Amhran Na Bhfiann (IRE)

1

1,970

1,970

1,970

1

1,970

-

-

Angel Bleu (FR)

3

18,105

6,035

9,445

2

4,330

1

9,445

Anodin (IRE)

1

1,575

1,575

1,575

1

1,575

-

-

Arctic Cosmos (USA)

12

82,640

6,887

14,560

11

7,226

1

3,150

Ardad (IRE)

25

455,750

18,230

75,000

12

24,627

13

12,325

Arizona (IRE)

5

15,165

3,033

6,295

5

3,033

-

-

Armor (GB)

3

6,690

2,230

4,330

2

2,558

1

1,575

Asymmetric (IRE)

2

73,895

36,948

61,395

1

61,395

1

12,500

Australia (GB)

6

151,490

25,248

39,355

3

23,613

3

26,883

Authorized (IRE)

29

980,720

33,818

133,805

19

43,704

10

15,034

Awtaad (IRE)

13

563,155

43,320

299,095

7

63,529

6

19,742

Baaeed (GB)

7

842,475

120,354

230,000

3

77,470

4

152,516

Bande (IRE)

2

4,910

2,455

3,335

1

1,575

1

3,335

Bangkok (IRE)

1

1,500

1,500

1,500

-

-

1

1,500

Bated Breath (GB)

11

107,290

9,754

16,530

5

7,600

6

11,548

Bathyrhon (GER)

3

21,250

7,083

11,805

3

7,083

-

-

Bay Bridge (GB)

3

91,300

30,433

72,410

2

44,075

1

3,150

Bayside Boy (IRE)

17

395,720

23,278

110,195

10

22,099

7

24,962

Beaumec de Houelle (FR)

1

4,725

4,725

4,725

1

4,725

-

-

Belardo (IRE)

1

3,200

3,200

3,200

-

-

1

3,200

Belbek (FR)

1

2,360

2,360

2,360

1

2,360

-

-

Blackbeard (IRE)

32

817,125

25,535

72,410

17

32,077

15

18,121

34

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

foal sales Sire Name

Sold

Total

Blue Bresil (FR)

53

915,490

Blue Point (IRE)

9

1,443,260

Average

Highest

Colt

Average

Filly

Average

17,273

43,290

160,362

280,000

31

20,334

22

12,961

7

178,631

2

96,420

Bolshoi Ballet (IRE)

5

21,645

4,329

9,840

2

5,708

3

3,410

Bouttemont (IRE)

11

119,955

10,905

28,335

7

13,201

4

6,886

Bubble Gift (FR)

1

11,020

11,020

11,020

1

11,020

-

-

Bungle Inthejungle (GB)

8

71,620

8,953

18,890

7

9,894

1

2,360

Calyx (GB)

29

386,190

13,317

70,000

18

15,626

11

9,538

Camelot (GB)

10

1,094,250

109,425

240,000

6

133,838

4

72,805

Capri (IRE)

2

14,280

7,140

13,335

1

13,335

1

945

Castle du Berlais (FR)

4

16,530

4,133

5,510

2

3,935

2

4,330

Castle Star (IRE)

7

83,830

11,976

39,355

5

14,168

2

6,495

Caturra (IRE)

10

71,730

7,173

35,000

4

5,250

6

8,455

Chachnak (FR)

1

4,725

4,725

4,725

1

4,725

-

-

Chaldean (GB)

36

3,514,010

97,611

240,000

23

99,451

13

94,357

Choeur du Nord (FR)

4

35,930

8,983

14,285

1

14,285

3

7,215

Churchill (IRE)

11

319,180

29,016

94,450

8

35,913

3

10,625

City Light (FR)

9

123,965

13,774

27,550

5

14,089

4

13,380

Cloth of Stars (IRE)

1

785

785

785

1

785

-

-

Clovis du Berlais (FR)

1

1,180

1,180

1,180

1

1,180

-

-

Cokoriko (FR)

3

66,905

22,302

40,930

3

22,302

-

-

Complacent (AUS)

1

5,905

5,905

5,905

1

5,905

-

-

Cotai Glory (GB)

20

277,185

13,859

27,000

12

14,319

8

13,170

Coulsty (IRE)

6

78,715

13,119

40,930

5

14,956

1

3,935

Court Cave (IRE)

2

9,210

4,605

5,115

1

4,095

1

5,115

Cracksman (GB)

12

165,810

13,818

35,000

3

20,000

9

11,757

Crystal Ocean (GB)

49

934,200

19,065

106,255

33

22,129

16

12,746

Dark Angel (IRE)

14

447,015

31,930

106,255

6

35,252

8

29,438

David du Berlais (FR)

2

20,465

10,233

18,105

2

10,233

-

-

Dawn Approach (IRE)

1

785

785

785

1

785

-

-

De Treville (GB)

1

3,935

3,935

3,935

1

3,935

-

-

Dee Ex Bee (GB)

31

217,005

7,000

16,530

21

7,815

10

5,290

Demarchelier (GB)

1

785

785

785

-

-

1

785

Diamond Boy (FR)

31

286,500

9,242

39,355

22

11,306

9

4,197

Doctor Dino (FR)

12

438,420

36,535

78,710

7

45,540

5

23,928

Dragon Symbol (GB)

54

1,650,365

30,562

85,000

41

30,082

13

32,077

Dschingis Secret (GER)

4

9,205

2,301

4,725

1

785

3

2,807

Dubawi Legend (IRE)

4

26,765

6,691

18,105

2

1,968

2

11,415

Eagles By Day (IRE)

7

43,685

6,241

15,740

6

6,822

1

2,755

Earthlight (IRE)

11

106,355

9,669

48,800

6

14,214

5

4,214

El Caballo (GB)

23

322,030

14,001

47,225

12

19,210

11

8,319

El Salvador (IRE)

4

16,925

4,231

9,445

4

4,231

-

-

Erevann (FR)

18

538,440

29,913

120,000

13

30,096

5

29,438

Far Above (IRE)

2

8,025

4,013

6,295

-

-

2

4,013

Farhh (GB)

3

380,000

126,667

160,000

2

110,000

1

160,000

Fascinating Rock (IRE)

2

12,990

6,495

11,415

1

11,415

1

1,575

Feel Like Dancing (GB)

4

13,535

3,384

4,880

1

4,880

3

2,885 4,723

Fifty Stars (IRE)

7

32,505

4,644

6,690

5

4,612

2

Flintshire (GB)

2

12,590

6,295

11,805

2

6,295

-

-

Footstepsinthesand (GB)

1

6,295

6,295

6,295

-

-

1

6,295

Frankel (GB)

3

2,700,000

900,000

1,150,000

2

925,000

1

850,000

Frontiersman (GB)

3

67,915

22,638

26,665

2

23,958

1

20,000

Galileo Gold (GB)

1

6,295

6,295

6,295

1

6,295

-

-

Galiway (GB)

21

659,455

31,403

90,000

13

34,138

8

26,958

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 35

foal sales Lot 222, sold at the Arqana Breeding Stock Sale, this Chaldean colt out of Beagling was one of 13 foals by the sire to sell for a six-figure sum when he fetched €170,000.

The colt was consigned by Haras des Capucines and bought by Oceanic Bloodstock Photo: courtesy of Arqana and Haras des Capucines

By Zuzanna Lupa

Sire Name

Sold

Total

Average

Highest

Colt

Average

Filly

Average

Gentlewave (IRE)

1

11,020

11,020

11,020

1

11,020

-

Getaway (GER)

3

11,020

3,673

3,935

3

3,673

-

-

Ghaiyyath (IRE)

24

1,704,340

71,014

160,000

14

73,531

10

67,491

Gleneagles (IRE)

10

564,555

56,456

224,320

6

69,163

4

37,395

Goken (FR)

4

27,155

6,789

12,595

2

10,628

2

2,950

Golden Horn (GB)

16

409,195

25,575

56,670

10

27,103

6

23,028

Goliath Du Berlais (FR)

12

345,025

28,752

66,905

9

27,198

3

33,415

Good Guess (GB)

69

2,179,210

31,583

118,065

34

34,815

35

28,443

Great Pretender (IRE)

2

16,530

8,265

12,595

1

3,935

1

12,595

Gregorian (IRE)

4

52,735

13,184

29,910

3

7,608

1

29,910

Harry Angel (IRE)

18

409,435

22,746

98,385

11

20,924

7

25,611

Harzand (IRE)

23

338,845

14,732

48,800

15

17,998

8

8,610

Havana Grey (GB)

20

2,710,770

135,539

500,000

11

123,384

9

150,394

Hello Youmzain (FR)

12

270,885

22,574

56,670

7

18,739

5

27,942

Hunter’s Light (IRE)

1

12,595

12,595

12,595

1

12,595

-

6,215

-

Hurricane Lane (IRE)

54

632,815

11,719

53,520

30

16,122

24

Idaho (IRE)

4

20,625

5,156

8,660

4

5,156

-

-

Iffraaj (GB)

2

17,905

8,953

12,000

-

-

2

8,953

In Swoop (IRE)

8

48,810

6,101

11,020

7

5,399

1

11,020

Inns of Court (IRE)

1

6,295

6,295

6,295

1

6,295

-

Intello (GER)

4

25,185

6,296

11,020

1

7,870

3

5,772

Invincible Spirit (IRE)

11

158,480

14,407

42,000

7

15,163

4

13,085

It’s Gino (GER)

1

11,020

11,020

11,020

1

11,020

-

-

Ito (GER)

2

24,165

12,083

19,050

2

12,083

-

-

Jack Christopher (USA)

1

29,910

29,910

29,910

-

-

1

29,910

Jack Hobbs (GB)

6

82,330

13,722

23,810

5

13,418

1

15,240

Jet Away (GB)

5

19,280

3,856

8,660

3

3,147

2

4,920 12,661

Jeu St Eloi (FR)

82

1,342,120

16,367

66,905

49

18,864

33

Jigme (IRE)

13

206,230

15,864

27,550

7

13,156

6

19,023

Jukebox Jury (IRE)

64

1,554,355

24,287

94,450

32

33,009

32

15,565

Kameko (USA)

16

233,715

14,607

48,000

9

17,574

7

10,793

36

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

foal sales Sire Name

Sold

Total

Kamsin (GER)

1

785

Kapgarde (FR)

3

74,775

Karaktar (IRE)

9

131,445

Kendargent (FR)

2

Kenway (FR)

2

Khalifa Sat (IRE) King of Change (GB)

Average

Highest

Colt

Average

Filly

785

785

1

785

-

-

24,925

31,485

2

29,910

1

14,955

14,605

23,615

7

15,742

2

10,625

22,035

11,018

19,675

-

-

2

11,018

2,520

1,260

1,575

2

1,260

-

-

6

29,915

4,986

8,265

6

4,986

-

-

7

49,580

7,083

16,530

4

7,969

3

5,902

Kingman (GB)

8

1,790,195

223,774

625,000

4

193,750

4

253,799

Kodi Bear (IRE)

29

514,510

17,742

86,580

14

22,320

15

13,468

Kodiac (GB)

17

465,245

27,367

78,710

7

27,586

10

27,215

Kool Kompany (IRE)

3

16,135

5,378

11,805

1

1,970

2

7,083

Latrobe (IRE)

4

65,330

16,333

51,160

2

29,910

2

2,755

Lavello (IRE)

1

3,935

3,935

3,935

-

-

1

3,935

Little Big Bear (IRE)

15

772,440

51,496

122,000

9

56,884

6

43,413

Logician (GB)

8

35,520

4,440

6,295

5

4,415

3

4,482

Lope de Vega (IRE)

22

3,919,305

178,150

314,835

15

183,892

7

165,847

Lope Y Fernandez (IRE)

11

35,500

3,227

10,000

7

2,571

4

4,375

Lucky Vega (IRE)

12

186,465

15,539

51,950

6

16,780

6

14,298

Lusail (IRE)

5

62,185

12,437

31,485

2

2,755

3

18,892

Mac Swiney (IRE)

2

9,445

4,723

5,510

1

5,510

1

3,935

Magic Dream (FR)

2

10,230

5,115

7,870

-

-

2

5,115

Mahler (GB)

7

52,730

7,533

13,380

6

8,263

1

3,150

Makaloun (FR)

1

3,150

3,150

3,150

1

3,150

-

-

Make Believe (GB)

9

238,800

26,533

78,710

5

40,361

4

9,249

Marcel (IRE)

1

5,510

5,510

5,510

1

5,510

-

-

Mare Australis (IRE)

2

3,150

1,575

1,575

1

1,575

1

1,575

Marie’s Diamond (IRE)

4

47,230

11,808

20,465

4

11,808

-

-

Martel (IRE)

1

1,180

1,180

1,180

1

1,180

-

-

Martinborough (JPN)

1

5,115

5,115

5,115

-

-

1

5,115

Masar (IRE)

3

30,140

10,047

28,570

1

785

2

14,678

Masked Marvel (GB)

9

155,840

17,316

56,670

4

14,560

5

19,520

Massaat (IRE)

2

10,905

5,453

5,905

2

5,453

Maxios (GB)

41

539,145

13,150

35,420

31

15,767

10

Average

5,037

Mayson (GB)

1

3,150

3,150

3,150

1

3,150

-

-

Mehmas (IRE)

52

3,792,335

72,930

170,000

28

73,575

24

72,176

Mekhtaal (GB)

5

24,395

4,879

12,985

5

4,879

-

-

Mendocino (GER)

1

39,355

39,355

39,355

1

39,355

-

-

Military Style (USA)

3

35,420

11,807

14,955

1

12,595

2

11,413

Minzaal (IRE)

21

580,425

27,639

58,000

12

32,748

9

20,828

Mirage Dancer (GB)

17

148,760

8,751

25,975

14

9,726

3

4,197

Mishriff (IRE)

11

272,345

24,759

70,000

7

25,383

4

23,666

Modern Games (IRE)

10

781,095

78,110

177,095

7

77,014

3

80,667

Mohaather (GB)

12

123,545

10,295

19,675

9

9,838

3

11,667

Moises Has (FR)

2

48,705

24,353

26,665

1

26,665

1

22,040

Mojo Star (IRE)

7

20,465

2,924

5,905

5

3,779

2

785

Mostahdaf (IRE)

26

724,060

27,848

100,000

15

29,804

11

25,182

Motivator (GB)

5

40,935

8,187

12,595

3

9,447

2

6,298

Muhaarar (GB)

2

90,755

45,378

78,710

2

45,378

-

-

Mutasaabeq (GB)

3

8,360

2,787

5,000

2

3,680

1

1,000

Nando Parrado (GB)

9

44,865

4,985

11,020

3

2,887

6

6,034

Nathaniel (IRE)

26

1,226,380

47,168

150,000

14

56,918

12

35,794

Native Trail (GB)

61

2,716,220

44,528

500,000

34

51,753

27

35,430

Naval Crown (GB)

33

560,785

16,993

65,000

18

20,151

15

13,204

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 37

foal sales Sire Name

Sold

New Bay (GB)

18

Night of Thunder (IRE) Night Wish (GER)

Total

Average

Highest

Colt

Average

Filly

Average

2,202,605

122,367

511,610

11

108,208

7

144,616

5

1,471,255

294,251

400,000

1

322,710

4

287,136

1

1,180

1,180

1,180

-

-

1

1,180

Nirvana Du Berlais (FR)

15

345,350

23,023

62,000

11

25,707

4

15,644

No Nay Never (USA)

8

1,079,450

134,931

251,870

4

189,419

4

80,444

No Risk At All (FR)

5

156,785

31,357

51,160

3

36,993

2

22,903

Oasis Dream (GB)

10

261,280

26,128

48,000

8

27,410

2

21,000

Ocovango (GB)

4

4,255

1,064

1,575

1

785

3

1,157

Old Persian (GB)

5

36,990

7,398

13,380

4

8,460

1

3,150

Onesto (IRE)

10

282,230

28,223

86,580

5

23,849

5

32,597

Order of St George (IRE)

58

592,680

10,219

27,550

41

11,595

17

6,898

Paddington (GB)

6

509,545

84,924

200,000

4

103,613

2

47,548

Palace Pier (GB)

28

1,777,845

63,494

173,160

16

64,443

12

62,229

Paradiso (FR)

5

34,635

6,927

12,595

1

8,660

4

6,494

Passing Glance (GB)

1

785

785

785

-

-

1

785

Pearl Secret (GB)

1

3,500

3,500

3,500

1

3,500

-

-

Perfect Power (IRE)

14

395,030

28,216

98,385

9

25,703

5

32,740

Persian Force (IRE)

18

346,320

19,240

35,420

13

20,707

5

15,426

Persian King (IRE)

6

14,955

2,493

4,725

2

3,543

4

1,968

Phoenix of Spain (IRE)

42

905,750

21,565

78,710

29

25,944

13

11,797

Pinatubo (IRE)

17

550,775

32,399

160,000

13

24,521

4

58,000 6,140

Poet’s Word (IRE)

43

636,130

14,794

53,520

29

18,972

14

Postponed (IRE)

3

15,120

5,040

8,265

2

7,085

1

950

Pyledriver (GB)

11

99,960

9,087

15,740

8

11,364

3

3,017

Rajasinghe (IRE)

4

75,000

18,750

52,000

4

18,750

-

-

Raven’s Pass (USA)

2

15,740

7,870

7,870

1

7,870

1

7,870

Recoletos (FR)

2

15,350

7,675

13,380

2

7,675

-

-

Rich History (IRE)

5

19,280

3,856

9,840

5

3,856

-

-

Romanised (IRE)

1

3,540

3,540

3,540

-

-

1

3,540

Saint des Saints (FR)

4

125,935

31,484

43,290

2

32,270

2

30,698

Sands of Mali (FR)

18

496,675

27,593

78,710

10

27,124

8

28,179

Santiago (IRE)

49

562,540

11,480

45,650

35

11,845

14

10,570

Saxon Warrior (JPN)

3

88,755

29,585

35,420

3

29,585

-

-

Sea Moon (GB)

4

8,420

2,105

3,935

2

2,360

2

1,850

Sea The Moon (GER)

18

533,045

29,614

85,000

12

29,268

6

30,305

Sea The Stars (IRE)

4

693,160

173,290

320,000

1

200,000

3

164,387

Seabhac (USA)

1

7,870

7,870

7,870

1

7,870

-

-

Seahenge (USA)

1

11,805

11,805

11,805

1

11,805

-

-

Sealiway (FR)

6

38,565

6,428

15,740

-

-

6

6,428

Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)

52

815,375

15,680

72,410

29

19,102

23

11,366

Shaman (IRE)

3

9,840

3,280

4,725

2

3,740

1

2,360

Shaquille (GB)

55

2,796,745

50,850

210,000

30

55,375

25

45,420

Shirocco (GER)

1

3,150

3,150

3,150

1

3,150

-

-

Showcasing (GB)

25

626,280

25,051

65,000

8

22,778

17

26,121

Silverwave (FR)

1

1,180

1,180

1,180

1

1,180

-

39,718

Sioux Nation (USA)

30

1,721,780

57,393

230,000

15

75,067

15

Sir Ron Priestley (GB)

1

3,540

3,540

3,540

1

3,540

-

-

Siyouni (FR)

4

218,025

54,506

110,195

2

22,433

2

86,580

Snow Sky (GB)

1

5,115

5,115

5,115

1

5,115

-

-

Soldier’s Call (GB)

7

97,000

13,857

70,000

5

18,200

2

3,000

Sottsass (FR)

7

50,190

7,170

15,740

2

6,010

5

7,634

Space Blues (IRE)

33

487,275

14,766

39,355

17

14,682

16

14,855

Space Traveller (GB)

8

67,080

8,385

40,000

8

8,385

-

-

38

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

foal sales Sire Name

Sold

Total

Average

Highest

Colt

Average

Filly

Average

St Mark’s Basilica (FR)

16

1,557,925

97,370

450,000

10

72,541

6

138,753

Starman (GB)

23

1,206,735

52,467

177,095

12

47,807

11

57,550

Starspangledbanner (AUS)

23

1,861,585

80,938

230,000

11

94,498

12

68,509

State of Rest (IRE)

12

235,350

19,613

40,930

10

20,229

2

16,530

Storm The Stars (USA)

10

48,715

4,872

12,985

8

5,873

2

865

Stradivarius (IRE)

6

109,300

18,217

28,000

3

14,875

3

21,558

Study of Man (IRE)

21

1,391,555

66,265

180,000

12

66,534

9

65,905

Subjectivist (GB)

1

950

950

950

-

-

1

950

Success Days (IRE)

5

62,180

12,436

33,060

4

15,349

1

785 13,349

Sumbal (IRE)

8

90,355

11,294

25,185

3

7,870

5

Supremacy (IRE)

6

34,630

5,772

8,660

6

5,772

-

-

Technician (IRE)

1

785

785

785

-

-

1

785

Telecaster (GB)

4

39,750

9,938

28,335

2

15,153

2

4,723

Telescope (IRE)

2

4,325

2,163

3,540

1

3,540

1

785

Ten Sovereigns (IRE)

8

279,405

34,926

150,000

7

36,766

1

22,040

Teofilo (IRE)

6

221,130

36,855

70,840

4

48,790

2

12,985

Territories (IRE)

8

116,945

14,618

40,000

5

18,900

3

7,482

The Antarctic (IRE)

15

117,270

7,818

20,465

9

8,002

6

7,543

The Grey Gatsby (IRE)

5

106,255

21,251

61,395

3

27,548

2

11,805

Threat (IRE)

1

2,360

2,360

2,360

1

2,360

-

-

Thunder Moon (IRE)

5

27,545

5,509

11,020

2

3,935

3

6,558

Time Test (GB)

2

4,000

2,000

2,500

2

2,000

-

-

Tirwanako (FR)

5

67,685

13,537

26,760

3

21,250

2

1,968

Too Darn Hot (GB)

2

175,000

87,500

130,000

2

87,500

-

-

Torquator Tasso (GER)

2

46,830

23,415

43,290

1

3,540

1

43,290

Tosen Stardom (JPN)

3

11,415

3,805

5,115

3

3,805

-

-

Triple Threat (FR)

21

177,555

8,455

20,465

15

8,920

6

7,293

Triple Time (IRE)

34

941,290

27,685

94,450

17

39,207

17

16,163

Tunis (POL)

3

24,395

8,132

10,230

-

-

3

8,132

Twilight Son (GB)

8

54,795

6,849

26,000

3

10,667

5

4,559

Ubettabelieveit (IRE)

10

53,000

5,300

13,000

4

4,625

6

5,750

Ulysses (IRE)

2

8,725

4,363

4,725

1

4,000

1

4,725

Vadamos (FR)

21

104,825

4,992

13,380

8

7,919

13

3,190

Vadeni (FR)

8

474,680

59,335

200,000

7

39,240

1

200,000

Valirann (FR)

2

2,360

1,180

1,575

1

785

1

1,575

Van Beethoven (CAN)

1

15,740

15,740

15,740

1

15,740

-

-

Victor Ludorum (GB)

3

23,615

7,872

18,105

2

11,020

1

1,575

Waldgeist (GB)

1

2,360

2,360

2,360

-

-

1

2,360

Waldpark (GER)

1

2,360

2,360

2,360

1

2,360

-

-

Walk In The Park (IRE)

50

2,089,125

41,783

114,130

32

48,756

18

29,385

Way To Paris (GB)

4

11,020

2,755

3,935

3

2,623

1

3,150

Well Chosen (GB)

3

10,625

3,542

4,330

-

-

3

3,542

Westerner (GB)

1

9,840

9,840

9,840

-

-

1

9,840

Wings of Eagles (FR)

12

73,825

6,152

16,530

9

6,996

3

3,620

Without Parole (GB)

5

66,520

13,304

48,000

3

20,673

2

2,250

Wooded (IRE)

7

25,405

3,629

13,380

4

1,431

3

6,560

Wootton Bassett (GB)

4

992,345

248,086

550,000

1

550,000

3

147,448

Workforce (GB)

5

19,280

3,856

6,295

4

4,328

1

1,970

Yeats (IRE)

3

21,395

7,132

9,445

3

7,132

-

-

Yorgunnabelucky (USA)

1

2,360

2,360

2,360

1

2,360

-

-

Zarak (FR)

6

546,555

91,093

140,000

4

98,559

2

76,160

Zaskar (FR)

1

7,870

7,870

7,870

1

7,870

-

-

Zelzal (FR)

3

111,435

37,145

65,000

3

37,145

-

-

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 39

Success

BEGINS WITH THE BREEDERS’ CUP

THE BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE WIN & YOU’RE IN PROGRAM

BREEDERS’ CUP WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS

The Win & You’re In global stakes program features

October 30 & October 31, 2026 Keeneland Race Course Lexington, KY

95 graded or group stakes in 14 countries.

All international starters receive a travel award of $40,000 upon starting in any Breeders’ Cup World Championship race.

All Win & You’re In Challenge winners receive free entry fees and an automatic selection to the Championships. You can’t win if you’re not in!

14 Grade I Championship Races Over $34 Million in Purses and Awards Pre-Entry Closes Monday, October 19

UPCOMING 2026 EUROPEAN BREEDERS’ CUP CHALLENGE RACES Date 9/12/26 9/12/26 9/13/26 9/13/26 9/13/26 10/4/26 10/4/26 10/4/26 10/4/26 10/4/26 10/4/26 10/17/26

Racecourse Leopardstown Leopardstown Curragh Curragh Curragh ParisLongchamp ParisLongchamp ParisLongchamp ParisLongchamp ParisLongchamp ParisLongchamp Ascot

Race Name Coolmore America ‘Justify’ Matron Stakes The Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes Bar 1 Betting Racing Flying Five Goffs Vincent O’Brien National Stakes Moyglare Stud Stakes Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines Prix de l’Opera Longines Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Qatar Prix de la Foret Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Qatar Prix Marcel Boussac QIPCO Champion Stakes

BCWC Division Filly & Mare Turf Turf Turf Sprint Juvenile Turf Juvenile Fillies Turf Turf Sprint Filly & Mare Turf Turf Mile Juvenile Turf Juvenile Fillies Turf Turf

+1 859·514·9422 | RACING@BREEDERSCUP.COM | MEMBERS.BREEDERSCUP.COM

215 W. Main Street, Suite 250, Lexington, KY USA 40507

Region Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland Ireland France France France France France France England

WIN Win early.

Win in Europe.

Win around the World.

XX

CABALLO DE MAR winner PRIX VICOMTESSE VIGIER Gr.1 purchased for €30,000

SEPTEMBER

YEARLING SALE PSRA Licence Number 001971

22 - 23 SEPTEMBER 2026 | PART II 24 SEPTEMBER 2026

T: +353 1 8864300 tattersalls.ie

stallion fact pack

Stallions with first yearlings

2026

FACT PACK

Erevann at Haras de Bonneval

Ace Impact

Ace Impact foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay filly ex Onshore (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (4th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Just Looking (GB) (Kingman (GB)) (13th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Lady Darshaan (IRE) (High Chaparral (IRE)) (9th February 2025) UNNAMED brown filly ex Karisma (IRE) (Lawman (FR)) (2nd March 2025 UNNAMED bay colt ex Bird of Paradise (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (20th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Vermilion (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (11th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Haafithah (GB) (Nathaniel (IRE)) (12th March 2025)

173,160 165,054 135,000 100,000 78,709 59,032 51,161 47,226 47,226 40,000 27,548 25,187 23,613 22,039 18,103 17,316 15,742 14,168

Castlehyde Stud Horse Central Co. Newsells Park Stud Ltd. Carisbrooke Stud Tinnakill House La Motteraye Consignment Cour Blanche Beaumont Cour Blanche Apedroc Stud Beaumont Ombreville Plantation Stud J.K. Thoroughbreds J.K. Thoroughbreds Capucines Pierrepont La Motteraye Consignment

South Toledo Investments Akiko Tsunoda Ronald Rauscher, Agent Crispin De Moubray SARL Tony Ryan BS Meridian Int (PS) Damien Artu Ace Courtage Hugo Merry BS Peter Nolan Equine LDC BS Cash (PS) Kilmannin Stud Vendor Pegasus BS Paragon BS Agency Vendor Philippe Giraud

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 JRHA Select Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

675 454 890 771 567 233 354 491 272 713 532 334 275 290 446 612 519 778

UNNAMED bay brown colt ex Shebella (IRE) (Dubai Destination (USA)) (21st February 2025)

UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Balkariya (FR) (Medicean (GB)) (6th May 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Lady Osborne (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS)) (30th January 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Theory of Time (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) (28th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Eternal Love (GB) (Caravaggio (USA)) (18th April 2025) UNNAMED grey filly ex Amazing Grace (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) (23rd March 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Cap San Roman (FR) (Muhaarar (GB)) (1st February 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Nikujaga (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (6th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Cherisy (FR) (Le Havre (IRE)) (12th May 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Sugar Baby (FR) (Wootton Bassett (GB)) (8th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Quantieme (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) (16th March 2025)

46

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

ACE IMPACT

www.harasdebeaumont.com/detail-etalon/Ace-Impact Racing Form 6 runs, 6 wins, 0 places | Timeform Rating: 133 | Average winning distance (f): 10.27

Stakes form

AT 3 Champion 3yr old colt in Europe in 2023. Won Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (11½f. beating Westover (GB) and Onesto (IRE)), Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1, (10f. beating Big Rock (FR) and Marhaba Ya Sanafi (IRE)), Prix Guillaume d’Ornano, Deauville, Gr.2, (9½f. beating Al Riffa (FR) and Birr Castle (FR)), Prix de Suresnes, Chantilly, L., (9½f. beating Maniatic (IRE) and Don Diego de Vega (FR)).

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 18 foals sold

Average price

58,905

Median price

43,613

10 colts

Average price

60,545

Median price

47,226

8 fillies

Average price

56,855

Median price

33,774

A

CE IMPACT RETIRED TO Haras de Beaumont both unbeaten and as Europe’s highest-rated three-yearold of 2023. Since his move to the Gousserie family’s Normandy farm, his immediate family has added further Group 1 glory, enhancing his pedigree again.

Last year Ace Impact’s Gleneagles half-brother Arrow Eagle triumphed in the Prix Royal-Oak (G1) for the pair’s breeder Waldtraut Spanner who had retained the year-younger colt. They also have Listed-placed older half-brothers Apollo Flight and Alessandro, by Rock Of Gibraltar and Australia respectively.

Their dam, the Listed winner Absolutly Me (Anabaa Blue), earned Listed placings in France and Germany but Ace Impact’s pedigree did not leap off the page as one certain to make it at the highest level when Jean-Claude Rouget paid €75,000 for him as a yearling.

Absolutly Me’s dam Tadawul won once and bred nine winners, while her second dam Barakat produced the North American Listed winner Mabadi, herself the dam of the Criterium de l’Ouest and Prix Omnium (both Listed) winner Salai. Barakat is also the dam of the Upavon Stakes (L) third Te Awun.

It is Barakat’s half-siblings who provide the really strong blacktype form. Her Mill Reef half-brother is the quadruple Group 1 winner Ibn Bey, while her half-sister by Blakeney is Roseate Tern, successful in the Yorkshire Oaks (G1). Roseate Tern is the dam of two Listed Pretty Polly Stakes winners in Siyadah and Esloob, who was also third in the Fillies Mile (G1), and she is the granddam of Group 3 winner and Poule d’Essai des Pouliches third Red Camellia.

Unlike those relatives, Ace Impact did not run at two, but made a winning debut on the All-Weather at Cagnes-sur-Mer over 1m2f in January of his three-year-old season.

He followed up with victory at Bordeaux Le Bouscat in April and then went to Chantilly at the beginning of May for the Listed Prix des Suresnes, again over 1m2f. His win in that contest was the first indication that Ace Impact was blessed with lightning acceleration.

The colt dominated the Prix du Jockey-Club (G1) winning from the subsequent Group 1 winner Big Rock. Settled in rear by Christian Demuro, Ace Impact bossed the field in a matter of strides when the jockey angled him out with 2f left to run.

He was an easy winner of the Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (G2) and that run pushed Ace Impact to favouritism for the Prix de l’Arc Triopmhe, in which he went on to post the best time figure since Enable’s 2017 victory. The manner of his victory over Irish Derby winner Westover prompted Rouget to claim that Ace Impact had the best acceleration he had ever seen.

It was announced soon after that Ace Impact had run his last race and would retire to stud. The Chehboub family had bought into the

6yo | Cracksman-Absolutly Me (Anabaa Blue) Haras de Beaumont 2024: €40,000 | 2025:€40,000 | 2026: €30,000 1st Dam Absolutly Me (FR), won 2 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £51,347, placed 7 times including second in Berenberg Bank Cup, Baden-Baden, L. and third in Prix des Sablonnets, Nantes, L.; dam of 6 winners: ARROW EAGLE (FR) (2021 c. by Gleneagles (IRE)), won 7 races in France at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £360,884 including Prix Royal-Oak, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, Grand Prix de Chantilly, Chantilly, Gr.2, Prix d’Hedouville, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3 and Grand Prix du Departement 06, Cagnes-Sur-Mer, L., placed twice including third in La Coupe de Marseille, Marseille-Borely, L. ACE IMPACT (IRE), see above.

Alessandro (FR) (2018 c. by Australia (GB)), won 10 races in France from 3 to 7 years, 2025 and £123,517, placed 9 times including second in Grand Prix de la Riviera Cote d’Azur, Cagnes-Sur Mer, L. Apollo Flight (FR) (2015 g. by Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)), won 5 races in France from 2 to 5 years and £108,243, placed 8 times including third in La Coupe de Marseille, Marseille Borely, L. and Dirickx Grand Prix de Craon, Craon, L. ALABAA (GB) (2016 g. by Motivator (GB)), won 7 races in France to 8 years and £126,173 and placed 12 times.

ADLON ROSE (IRE) (2017 f. by Nathaniel (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 4 years and £14,841 and placed 4 times; broodmare.

Armano (FR) (2023 c. by Waldgeist (GB)), placed once in France at 3 years, 2026 and £3,704.

Akeno (GB) (2024 c. by Almanzor (FR)).

She also has a yearling colt by Frankel (GB).

2nd Dam TADAWUL (USA), won 1 race at 3 years; dam of 9 winners: Absolutly Me (FR), see above.

MRS NOBODY (FR), won 8 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £88,655; dam of winners.

MAGIC MERCURY (FR), 5 races in France from 2 to 4 years and £65,844 and placed 10 times.

MR SOMEBODY (FR), 1 race over jumps in France at 3 years, 2026.

Mr Nobody (FR), placed once over jumps in France at 3 years, 2025.

KRAL CIPLAK (TUR), won 3 races in Turkey and placed 3 times.

GOOD RUN (FR), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and placed twice.

CHAALIS (FR), won 3 races in Kazakhstan at 3 years.

COUNTESS (FR), won 2 races in France at 4 and 5 years and £32,194 and placed 10 times.

COLLAMAN (IRE), won 1 race in France at 4 years and placed 8 times.

TURUL (FR), won 1 race in Hungary at 2 years.

MY BIRD (TUR), won 1 race in Turkey.

3rd Dam BARAKAT (GB), won 2 races at 3 years and placed 3 times, from only 6 starts; dam of 11 winners including: MABADI (USA) (f. by Sahm (USA)), won 3 races at home and in U.S.A. including Yerba Buena Stakes, Golden Gate, L., second in Santa Barbara Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.2; dam of winners.

SALAI (FR), 4 races in France including Prix Omnium II, Saint-Cloud, L. and P.Etalons Cauvinere

Criterium de l’Ouest, Craon, L., placed second in Prix Paul de Moussac, Chantilly, Gr.3 and

third in Prix de Conde, Longchamp, Gr.3.

Mumaris (USA) (g. by Capote (USA)), won 1 race; also won 2 races over hurdles and won 5 races over fences, placed third in Listowel Races Sup. Club Lartigue Hurdle, Listowel, Gr.2.

Ta Awun (USA) (f. by Housebuster (USA)), won 1 race, placed third in Upavon Stakes, Salisbury, L.; dam of winners.

MOSAWAT (GB), 1 race and placed twice; dam of Bridge Native (IRE), 2 races over hurdles and 5

races over fences, placed third in Fortria Chase, Navan, Gr.2.

Nafir (GB), unraced; dam of Wildwood Nafir (USA), 3 races in U.S.A., placed third in Land of

Lincoln Stakes, Hawthorne, R.; grandam of Dubdubwatson (USA), 12 races in U.S.A.,

placed second in Gold Rush Futurity, Arapahoe Park

colt after his initial Group 1 success with owner Serge Stempniak apparently refusing higher offers from international farms as he wanted to ensure that the colt would retire to stud in France.

Ace impact is by far the best of the three Group winners that Cracksman has sired with the 12-year-old son of Frankel beginning a new dual-purpose stallion role at Yorton Farm in 2026, having stood at Darley’s Dalham Hall Stud since 2019.

Weatherbys has 50 yearlings by Ace Impact registered and those who came on the market last year appealed to a host of international buyers. The first foal by Cracksman to sell was actually in Hokkaido at the JRHA’s Select Sale where Akiko Tsunoda bought a colt out of Just Looking, an unraced Kingman half-sister to the Prix de l’Abbaye (G1) and British Champions Sprint (then G2) winner Maarek. At a price of £171,910, he was the second most expensive foal from his sire’s first crop.

The highest price for an Ace Impact foal last year came at Goffs where South Toledo Investments went to €220,000 for a close relation to Frankel’s Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris winner and fellow first-crop yearling sire Onesto.

Four of the 16 foals by Ace Impact sold last year made sixfigures with the overall average coming in at 58,809gns and the median price was £52,309 with 18 sold (including vendor buy ins).

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 47

Angel Bleu

A

NGEL BLEU’S FAMILY is rich in black-type – his dam Cercle De La Vie is a Galileo full-sister to the multiple Group 1 winner Highland Reel, the Australian Group 1 winner Cape Of Good Hope, the Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Idaho and the Group 3 winner Nobel Prize, while they are out of a Group 2-placed Danehill half-sister to the Group 1 winners Elvstroem and Haradasun.

Although his dam’s siblings all excelled at middle-distances, the grey Dark Angel colt was champion French juvenile, twice successful at the highest level during his two-year-old season.

Bred by Pan Sutong Racing Bloodstock, he was a €100,000 private purchase from the draft of Ecurie Monceaux at Arqana’s rearranged August yearling sale of 2020, and his new owner Marc Chan sent the grey into training with Ralph Beckett.

The colt finished third on debut in early April over 5f at Leicester and just a fortnight later got off the mark over that trip at Salisbury, adding a 6f conditions race win at Pontefract from a field that included the subsequent July Stakes and Gimcrack (both G2) winner Lusail (Mehmas), also a new yearling sire this season.

The Coventry Stakes (G2) was a non-event for Angel Blue but returning to Ascot for the Listed Pat Eddery Stakes brought an improvement in fortunes when he finished second in the 7f contest one place ahead of the next year’s 1,000 Guineas winner Cachet (Aclaim).

That teed him up for Goodwood’s Group 2 Vintage Stakes and a chance to show his true colours – he upended Royal Ascot form and winning from his Coventry victor Berkshire Shadow (Dark Angel).

That was Angel Bleu’s sixth run in less than four months and the grey was given time ahead of the biggest assignment of his career to date - the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere at ParisLongchamp on Arc weekend.

Angel Bleu took that test in his stride, winning easily from Noble Truth and Ancient Rome. He confirmed that form on his next run in the Group 1 Criterium International at Saint-Cloud, and his two Group 1 wins earned him the title of French champion two-yearold.

Injury interrupted his three-year-old season and he ran just three times with his best result coming on his seasonal

Angel Bleu foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse UNNAMED bay filly ex Akhiraa (IRE) (Frankel (GB)) (1st May 2025) HUGAMIS (FR) bay colt ex La Undecima (FR) (Acclamation (GB)) (24th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Invincible Lass (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (5th April 2025)

48

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

9,445 7,084 1,574

Grandcamp Ombreville Bourgeauville

Mahmud Mouni Vendor Hana Jurankova (PS)

Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

573 708 687

ANGEL BLEU 7yo | Dark Angel-Cercle De La Vie (Galileo) Montfort Et Preaux 2024: €9,000 | 2025: €8,000 | 2026: €6,000

www.sumbe.fr/angelbleu Racing Form 18 runs, 7 wins, 4 places | Timeform Rating: 117 | Average winning distance (f): 5.00

Stakes form

AT 2 Jt Champion 2yr old colt in France in 2021, Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in Europe in 2021. Won Criterium International, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, (7½f. beating Ancient Rome (USA) and Purplepay (FR)), Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (6½f. beating Noble Truth (FR) and Ancient Rome (USA)), Vintage Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, (7f. beating Berkshire Shadow (GB) and Austrian Theory (IRE)), second in Pat Eddery Stakes, Ascot, L., (to New Science (GB)).

AT 3 Third in Greenham Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, (to Perfect Power (IRE)).

AT 4 Won Celebration Mile, Goodwood, Gr.2, (8f. beating Knight (IRE) and Charyn (IRE)), Spring Trophy Stakes, Haydock Park, L., (6½f. beating Holguin (GB) and Al Mubhir (GB)), second in Lady Wulfruna Stakes, Wolverhampton, L., (to Berkshire Shadow (GB)).

reappearance when third in the Greenham Stakes (G3) to the Group 1-winning sprinter Perfect Power (Ardad).

Kept in training at four, Angel Bleu was back in the winner’s enclosure for the first time since Saint-Cloud with victory at Haydock in May after the Listed Spring Trophy Stakes.

Better was to come at Goodwood in late August when he won the Group 2 Celebration Mile from Knight and Charyn (G1).

Angel Bleu made one final start when well beaten by Big Rock in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes on British Champions’ Day. After his retirement Sumbe’s owner Nurlan Bizakov revealed he had twice previously attempted to buy into Angel Bleu; firstly at the end of his juvenile season and secondly during his injury-hit three-year-old career. That showed how keen the Sumbe team was on adding the colt to their burgeoning stallion roster.

From a first crop of approximately 56 yearlings just three came under the hammer as foals with two selling.

Top price was €12,000 for Haras de Grandcamp’s filly out of Akhiraa, an unraced Frankel half-sister to the Group 3 winner Akihiro (Deep Impact), who was bought by Mahmud Mouni at Arqana’s December Breeding Stock Sale.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 3 foals sold

Average price

6,034

Median price

7,084

2 colts

Average price

4,329

Median price

N/A

1 filly

Average price

9,445

Median price

N/A

1st Dam CERCLE DE LA VIE (IRE), placed once in France at 3 years and £3,761; Own sister to IDAHO (IRE), NOBEL PRIZE (IRE), CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) and HIGHLAND REEL (IRE); dam of 1 winner: ANGEL BLEU (FR), see above.

Swordofhonor (IRE) (2020 c. by Siyouni (FR)), placed twice in U.S.A. at 4 years and £20,787.

2nd Dam Hveger (AUS), won 1 race in Australia at 3 years and £34,309, placed 6 times including second in South Australia Oaks, Morphettville, Gr.2 and third in Schweppes Australasian Oaks, Morphettville, Gr.1; Own sister to ELVSTROEM (AUS); dam of 6 winners: HIGHLAND REEL (IRE) (c. by Galileo (IRE)), Jt Champion older horse in Ireland in 2016 and 2017, Top rated older horse in Ireland in 2017 (9.5-10.5f.), won 10 races at home, in Hong Kong and U.S.A. from 2 to 5 years and £7,513,339 including Investec Coronation Cup, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Secretariat Stakes, Arlington, Gr.1, Breeders’ Cup Turf, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Longines Hong Kong Vase, Sha Tin, Gr.1 (twice), Veuve Clicquot Vintage Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2 and Neptune Investment Gordon Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3, placed second in Juddmonte International Stakes, York, Gr.1, Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Chantilly, Gr.1, Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1 and Longines Hong Kong Vase, Sha Tin, Gr.1 and third in Qipco Champion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Longines Breeders’ Cup Turf, Del Mar, Gr.1 and William Hill WS Cox Plate, Moonee Valley, Gr.1; sire.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE (IRE) (c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 3 races at home and in Australia at 2 and 3 years and £621,949 including Ladbrokes Caulfield Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.1 and Investec Blue Riband Trial, Epsom Downs, L., placed second in bet365 Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2.

IDAHO (IRE) (c. by Galileo (IRE)), Jt 4th top rated 3yr old colt in Ireland in 2016, won 4 races from 2 to 5 years and £1,196,473 including Betway Great Voltigeur Stakes, York, Gr.2, Hardwicke Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2 and Boodles Diamond Ormonde Stakes, Chester, Gr.3, placed second in Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby, Curragh, Gr.1 and third in Investec Derby Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, Qatar Goodwood Cup Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1 and King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1.

NOBEL PRIZE (IRE) (c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £36,796 including Ballysax Stakes, Dundalk, Gr.3.

Valdemoro (AUS) (f. by Encosta de Lago (AUS)), won 2 races in Australia at 3 years and £189,824, placed second in Vinery Stud Storm Queen Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.1 and Crown Victoria Oaks, Flemington, Gr.1; dam of winners.

BOLD STRIKE (AUS), 3 races in Australia at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £51,097 and placed 4

times.

EL VALIENTE (AUS), 2 races in Hong Kong at 5 and 6 years and £285,932 and placed 11

times.

VYNER (AUS), 2 races in Australia at 3 and 4 years and £54,947 and placed 9 times.

KESAN (AUS), 2 races in Australia at 3 and 4 years and placed 6 times.

VIA CONDOTTI (IRE), won 1 race in France at 3 years; dam of winners.

PANELLI (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2025 and placed 5 times.

KINGDOM OF TIME (GB), 1 race at 4 years, 2025 and placed 5 times.

3rd Dam CIRCLES OF GOLD (AUS), won 6 races in Australia including AJC Oaks, Randwick, Gr.1, Coongy Handicap, Caulfield, Gr.3, Adrian Knox Stakes, Randwick, and Ansett Australia Stakes, Morphettville, placed 13 times including second in Foster’s Caulfield Gr.3 L. Cup, Caulfield, Gr.1, Queensland Oaks, Eagle Farm, Gr.1, Eat More Fruit ‘n’ Veg Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, T S Carlyon Cup, Sandown, Gr.2 and VBBA Summoned Stakes, Sandown, L. and third in C F Orr Stakes, Sandown, Gr.1, Apollo Stakes, Warwick Farm, Gr.2, Vichealth Sandown Cup, Sandown, Gr.2 and Flexi Plans Eclipse Stakes, Sandown, L.; Own sister to Modern Era (AUS) and Rings of Gold (AUS); dam of 9 winners including: ELVSTROEM (AUS) (c. by Danehill (USA)), Jt Champion older horse in Australia in 2004-05, Top rated older miler in U.A.E. in 2005, won 10 races in Australia and U.A.E. including Carlton Draught Caulfield Cup, Caulfield, Gr.1, C F Orr Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.1, Emirates Airline Underwood Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.1, Victoria Derby, Flemington, Gr.1, Dubai Duty Free, Nad Al Sheba, Gr.1, Shannons Autumn Classic, Caulfield, Gr.2, Carlton Draught St George Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.2, Turnbull Stakes, Flemington, Gr.2 and Guineas Prelude, Caulfield, Gr.3, placed second in Prix d’Ispahan, Longchamp, Gr.1 and third in Prince of Wales’s Stakes, York, Gr.1, Australian Cup, Flemington, Gr.1 and Rosehill Guineas, Rosehill, Gr.1; sire.

HARADASUN (AUS) (c. by Fusaichi Pegasus (USA)), Champion 3yr old colt in Australia in 2006-07, Champion older miler in Europe in 2008, won 7 races at home and in Australia including Queen Anne Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Doncaster Handicap, Randwick, Gr.1, Cathay Pacific George Ryder Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.1, Wellington Racing Club Manfred Stakes, Caulfield, L., Zeditave Stakes, Caulfield, L. and RSL Vain Stakes, Caulfield, L., placed second in Bigpond Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Randwick, Gr.1 and third in Turnbull Stakes, Flemington, Gr.1 and Tattersall’s WS Cox Plate, Moonee Valley, Gr.1; sire.

Hveger (AUS), see above.

Altius (AUS) (c. by Redoute’s Choice (AUS)), won 4 races in Australia, placed second in Henry Bucks Best Dressed Exford Stakes, Flemington, L. COMANECI (AUS), won 1 race in Australia and placed twice; dam of winners.

O’Explosive (AUS), placed 8 times in Australia at 3 and 5 years, 2025.

Lady Circles (AUS), placed 4 times in Australia; dam of winners.

DECIRCLES (AUS), 5 races in Australia including Standish Handicap, Flemington, Gr.3, placed

second in Sires’ Produce Stakes, Flemington, Gr.2.

King Raedwald (AUS), 4 races in New Zealand, placed third in NZ Equine Vets Championship Stakes, Ellerslie, Gr.2.

Achiever (AUS), 3 races in Australia, placed third in Frank Packer Plate, Randwick, Gr.3.

Raffles Knight (AUS), 5 races in Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, placed second in Perak Derby, L.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 49

Bay Bridge

B

AY BRIDGE, A SON OF NEW BAY, bred by James and Anita Wigan’s London Thoroughbred Services and retained to race, made his debut in the October of his juvenile season over 7f when third, he went on to finish fourth next time out behind none other than Rebel’s Romance.

He broke his duck in the April of his three-year-old season over 1m2f on his third career start at Newcastle. That victory initiated five wins in a row all over 1m2f and saw him unbeaten as a three-year-old. The penultimate win came in October’s Listed James Seymour Stakes when he stayed on well and earned the plaudits as an exciting Group race prospect for the following season from his trainer Sir Michael Stoute.

The trainer was proved to be correct as on Bay Bridge’s seasonal debut, now in part-ownership with Ballylinch Stud, he won the last of those five races with his first Group race victory in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes at Sandown when he beat Mostaahdaf by 5l.

James Wigan quoted post-race that in the short-term he was keen to stick over 1m2f with his homebred.

The colt duly reappeared over that trip in the Group 1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes at Royal Ascot, despite the race not run to suit he

put in a huge effort to finish second to State Of Rest.

He remained over the 10f trip for the rest of the year and after a down-the-field performance in the Eclipse Stakes (G1) won by Vadeni, he returned to Ascot for the Group 1 Champions Stakes in October to beat Adayar by a half-length and collect that top level victory. Stoute reported after that the horse won despite having had an interrupted preparation as he had sustained a knock in the Eclipse Sakes. He added that he has a great mind and was very easy to train.

His first runs as a five-year-old came in the Prix Ganay (G1) and the Tattersalls Gold Cup (G1) saw two good placed performances, behind Luxembourg in Ireland, but he finished down-the-field in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes after running keen over the second furlong, reportedly the fastest furlong split put in by any horse in the field.

The Group 3 September Stakes on the All-Weather at Kempton saw him get his head back in front on his first try over 1m4f with an impressive 3l victory over Candleford.

He ran over the same trip in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe when sixth behind Ace Impact, while an attempt to retain his crown in

Bay Bridge foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex Vlatka (IRE) (Dawn Approach (IRE)) (20th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Sweet Serenade (GB) (Zoffany (IRE)) (22nd January 2025)

72,412 15,742 3,148

Windermere Stud Littlejohn Bloodstock Ltd Hestia Farm

Mandore International Valfredo Valiani Vendor

Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana Deauville Autumn Sale 2025

548 494 858

MADEIRA DODVILLE (FR) bay filly ex Marea Dodville (FR) (Blue Bresil (FR)) (5th March 2025)

50

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

BAY BRIDGE 8yo | New Bay-Hayyona (Multiplex) Haras du Mesnil 2024: €6,000 | 2025: €6,000 | 2026: €5,000

www.stallionbook.co.uk/pls/production/osts201 Racing Form

16 runs, 7 wins, 4 places | Timeform Rating: 122 | Average winning distance (f): 10.34

Stakes form

AT 3 Won James Seymour Stakes, Newmarket, L., (10f. beating Majestic Dawn (IRE) and Monty (FR)).

AT 4 Champion older horse in Europe in 2022 (9.5-10.5f.). Won Champion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (9½f. beating Adayar (IRE) and My Prospero (IRE)), Brigadier Gerard Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3, (9½f. beating Mostahdaf (IRE) and Addeybb (IRE)), second in Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to State of Rest (IRE)).

AT 5 Won September Stakes, Kempton Park, Gr.3, (11½f. beating Candleford (IRE) and Max Vega (IRE)), second in Tattersalls Gold Cup, Curragh, Gr.1, (to Luxembourg (IRE)), third in Prix Ganay, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (to Iresine (FR)).

1st Dam HAYYONA (GB), placed twice at 2 and 3 years; dam of 3 winners: BAY BRIDGE (GB), see above.

NATALEENA (IRE) (2016 f. by Nathaniel (IRE)), won 5 races from 3 to 5 years and £30,533 and placed 10 times; dam of Pretty Danielle (IRE), placed 3 times at 2 and 3 years, 2026 and £5,059.

STORMY SEA (GB) (2020 f. by Territories (IRE)), won 1 race at 3 years and £8,069 and placed once, from only 4 starts; broodmare.

High Water (GB) (2024 f. by New Bay (GB)).

She also has a yearling filly by Siyouni (FR).

2nd Dam SHEMRIYNA (IRE), won 1 race in France at 3 years and placed twice; dam of 2 winners: SHIMRAAN (FR) (g. by Rainbow Quest (USA)), won 3 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £285,739 including P.Eugene Adam (G.P.de Maisons-Laffitte), Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, placed third in Qatar Prix Dollar, Longchamp, Gr.2 and Prix du Conseil de Paris, Longchamp, Gr.2.

OYAMBRE (GB), won 5 races in France at 3, 4 and 6 years and £87,946 and placed 11 times.

the British Champions Stakes saw him fade after again running keen early doors and then reportedly running flat.

He is the fourth foal out of the Multiplex mare Hayyona, who is the dam of three winners and is a half-sister to the 1m2f Prix Eugene Adam (G2) winner Shimraan.

His dam Shemriyna was bought from breeder the Aga Khan Studs for €50,000 in 2008 by Huntingdon Norris for Mickley Stud for whom she produced Hayyona.

The third dam Shemaya (Darshaan) was Listed placed and is dam of the Sea The Stars’ Prix du Jockey-Club (G1) runner-up Shamkiyr.

Sire New Bay (Dubawi) has now had four Group 1 winners, and 18 Group race winners and his first stallion son Bayside Boy has made a strong, though somewhat surprising, early start to his stud career. At the time of writing he has had 11 winners, including two at Listed level.

3rd Dam SHEMAYA (IRE), won 2 races in France at 3 years including Prix Casimir Delamarre, Longchamp, L., placed once third in Prix Melisande, M’-Laffitte, L.; dam of 6 winners including: Shamkiyr (FR) (g. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), won 1 race in France, placed second in Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1.

Shendaya (FR) (f. by Danehill Dancer (IRE)), won 3 races in France, placed second in Prix Casimir Delamarre, Longchamp, L.; dam of winners.

MARCUS AURELIUS (FR), 7 races in France and Poland from 3 to 6 years, 2026 and placed 7

times.

Shendama (FR), unraced; dam of SHEHNA (FR), 3 races in France and Germany at 3 and 5 years,

2025 including Konrad Werner Wille-Memorial, Munich, L., Like A Charm (FR), 2 races in

France, placed third in Prix de Sandringham, Chantilly, Gr.2, Shenoya (FR), 1 race in

France, placed third in Prix des Sablonnets, Nantes, L. Pecking Order (IRE) (f. by Fastnet Rock (AUS)), won 2 races, placed 4 times, placed second in

P.des Tourelles-Fonds Europeen L’Elevage, Chantilly, L.; dam of winners.

Glen Buck (IRE), 4 races at 4 and 6 years, 2025, third in Tapster Stakes, Goodwood, L. SHEMBARA (FR), won 1 race in France and placed twice; dam of winners.

RYSIEK (GB), 1 race in Poland at 3 years, 2026 and placed once.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 3 foals sold

Average price

30,434

Median price

15,742

2 colts

Average price

44,077

Median price

N/A

1 filly

Average price

3,148

Median price

N/A

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 51

Belbek

T

HE SECOND OF SUMBE’s new stallions for 2024 was the home-bred Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère winner Belbek, who returned to his birthplace to begin his stud career.

Belbek was sent to André Fabre for his racing career and was forward enough at two to make his debut in mid-April. He had his second start a month later and that yielded his first win, which he followed up in the Group 3 Prix du Bois at Chantilly in June.

Next up was the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin in which Belbek finished fourth to the subsequent Group 1 winner Blackbeard (No Nay Never) and The Antarctic (Dark Angel). The latter clashed once more with Belbek in the Prix de Cabourg (G3), a race that was won by the Aidan O’Brien-trained full-brother to Dark Angel.

Stepped up to 7f for the Lagardere, Belbek left his previous form behind him and appeared to relish the trip.

Belbek ran six times at two and again at three, finishing third in the Group 3 Prix Djebel on his seasonal reappearance. He was sixth of 12 to Good Guess in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat and fifth of ten

52

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

behind Sauterne in the Prix du Moulin (G1).

His first win at three came in his final race, the Group 3 Prix Perth, and he beat the Group 1 winners The Revenant and Tribalist in the mile contest Belbek’s female family is one of the stud book’s most famous and a goldmine of Group 1 winners for Juddmonte.

He is out of the Makfi mare Bee Queen who was unplaced at two but is a half-sister to the Group 3 Hampton Court Stakes winner Sangarius (Kingman). Their dam Trojan Queen is by Empire Maker and is a half-sister to the Group 1 Prix Jean Romanet winner Romantica (Galileo). They are out of the Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf (G1), Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1) and Coronation Stakes (G1) winner Banks Hill.

By Danehill, she is a full-sister to the Group 1 winners Champs Elysees, Intercontinental and Cacique and the Group 2 winner and influential sire and broodmare sire Dansili. She is also a half-sister to the Group 1 Beverly D Stakes and Matron Stakes winner Heat Haze, the dam of the Australian Group 1 winner Mirage Dancer (Frankel).

BELBEK 6yo | Showcasing-Bee Queen (Makfi) Montfort Et Preaux 2024: €7,000 | 2025: €6,000 | 2026: €5,000

https://www.sumbe.fr/belbek

1st Dam BEE QUEEN (GB), placed twice at 3 years and £1,261; dam of 1 winner: BELBEK (FR), see above.

Berehynia (GB) (2019 f. by New Approach (IRE)), placed once in France at 3 years and £5,799; broodmare.

Baysangur (FR) (2021 g. by Gleneagles (IRE)), placed once in France at 3 years and £1,674.

Racing Form 12 runs, 4 wins, 2 places | Timeform Rating: 119 | Average winning distance (f): 6.71

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (6½f. beating Gamestop (IRE) and Breizh Sky (FR)), Prix du Bois, Chantilly, Gr.3, (5½f. beating Lova (FR) and Havana Angel (IRE)).

AT 3 Won Prix Perth, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3, (7½f. beating The Revenant (GB) and Tribalist (GB)), third in Prix Daniel Wildenstein, Parislongchamp, Gr.2, (to Poker Face (IRE)), Prix Djebel, Deauville, Gr.3, (to Good Guess (GB)).

Belbek is one of five individual Group 1 winners by Showcasing.

He has approximately 40 yearlings in his first crop.

2nd Dam TROJAN QUEEN (USA), won 1 race in France at 4 years and placed 3 times; dam of 6 winners: SANGARIUS (GB) (c. by Kingman (GB)), won 4 races from 2 to 4 years and £165,901 including Hampton Court Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, Quebec Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and Weatherbys Flying Scotsman Stakes, Doncaster, L., placed second in Huxley Stakes, Chester, Gr.2.

Emergent (GB) (f. by Oasis Dream (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years, placed third in Derrinstown Stud 1000 Guineas Trial, Leopardstown, Gr.3; dam of winners.

Employ (IRE), 1 race in France at 2 years and £41,149, placed second in P. des Jouvenceaux et

Jouvencelles, Vichy, L. and Criterium de Lyon, Lyon-Parilly, L. Greek Order (GB) (g. by Kingman (GB)), won 2 races at 3 years and £113,562, placed third in James Seymour Stakes, Newmarket, L. AMPHIUS (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 4 times; also placed once in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 5 years, 2026.

HYDROS (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice, from only 4 starts.

EZINE (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed once.

3rd Dam BANKS HILL (GB), Champion 3yr old filly in Europe in 2001, Jt Champion older mare in Europe in 2002, won 5 races at home, in France and U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years including Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1, P. Fresnay le Buffard Jacques Le Marois, Deauville, Gr.1, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Belmont Park, Gr.1 and Prix de Sandringham, Chantilly, Gr.2, placed 9 times, placed second in Dubai Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Longchamp, Gr.1 (twice), P. Fresnay le Buffard Jacques Le Marois, Deauville, Gr.1 and Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Arlington Inter, Gr.1 and third in Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1, Prix d’Ispahan, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Yellow Ribbon Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1; Own sister to INTERCONTINENTAL (GB), CHAMPS ELYSEES (GB), CACIQUE (IRE) and DANSILI (GB); dam of 3 winners including: ROMANTICA (GB) (f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 4 races in France including Darley Prix Jean Romanet, Deauville, Gr.1, Prix de la Nonette-Shadwell, Deauville, Gr.2 and Prix Allez France, Chantilly, Gr.3, placed second in Breeders’ Cup Filly and Mare Turf, Santa Anita, Gr.1; dam of winners.

Brunnera (GB), 2 races, placed second in Beckford Stakes, Bath, L. IDEAL WORLD (USA) (c. by Kingmambo (USA)), won 4 races in France including Prix de Reux, Deauville, L. and Prix Pelleas, Compiegne, L., placed second in Qatar Prix Niel, Longchamp, Gr.2; sire.

Dumfriesshire (GB), unraced; dam of winners.

Eskdale (GB), unraced; dam of TESORINO (IND), 2 races in India at 3 and 4 years, 2025 including Guindy Grand Prix, Chennai, L.R. Replete (GB), unraced; dam of.

Cosmo Bellaestella (JPN), placed 10 times in Japan from 3 to 5 years, 2026.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 1 foal sold

Average price

2,361

Median price

N/A

1 colt

Average price

2,361

Median price

N/A

Belbek foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse UNNAMED bay colt ex It’s The Wind (GB) (Kodiac (GB)) (11th April 2025)

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

2,361

Grand Lys

Vendor

Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

691

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 53

Bouttemont

B

OUTTEMONT RETIRED to stand alongside his sire Acclamation for a partnership of Rathbarry Stud, Jack Cantillon and Kevin Blake who had acquired him for the final few races of his career and subsequent stud duties.

Bred by Ecurie Peregrine SAS, the bay was initially bought by trainer Yann Barberot for €125,000 from Coulonces Sales at Arqana’s August Sale in 2019.

He ran twice at two, finishing second on debut over an extended 7f at Deauville in early August and then winning when stepped up to a mile at ParisLongchamp.

Tried at that trip in the early part of his three-year-old season, it became apparent that Bouttemont was in possession of quite a turn of foot with the only win of his six races that year

coming over 6f at Deauville.

Having shown form on the All-Weather in France, he was sent to Newcastle for the All-Weather Sprint Championships as a fouryear-old and he won the 6f contest.

Three months elapsed before his next run in the Group 3 Prix de Ris-Orangis and he finished fourth to Garrus (Acclamation) before winning the Group 3 Prix de Meautry over 6f at Deauville on the following start. He had two more races that year but failed to add to his achievements.

Kept in training at five, he ran three times at Meydan before returning to France and picking up more black-type when third in the Listed Prix Servanne.

He filled the same position in a Saint-Cloud conditions race and

Bouttemont foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Angels Tale (IRE) (Caravaggio (USA)) (4th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Lady Wingshot (IRE) (Lawman (FR)) (5th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Be My Lady (GB) (Duke of Marmalade (IRE)) (4th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Bergamask (USA) (Kingmambo (USA)) (28th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Rajar (GB) (Archipenko (USA)) (2nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Beach of Falesa (IRE) (Dylan Thomas (IRE)) (27th March 2025) DESERTEUR (IRE) bay colt ex Fanci That (IRE) (Elnadim (USA)) (22nd February 2025)

28,335 20,000 15,742 11,806 9,445 8,658 7,871 7,084 6,297 2,361 2,361

Kevin Blake Bloodstock Tinnakill House, Ireland Tinnakill House Ballynure Park Stud Oghill House Stud Baroda Stud Ballincurrig House Stud Castlebridge Consignment Mr. William Sheehy Tinnakill House Ballywalter Farm

Rathbarry Stud Emma Palmer Vendor Rathbarry Stud Vendor Emlasa Chauvigny Global Equine Chauvigny Global Equine Castleboy Farm Vendor Parkmore BS

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025

279 651 14 17 176 783 827 861 786 874 870

IRISH DU HOULEY (IRE) bay filly ex Instinctively (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (27th February 2025)

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Bellarisa (GER) (Hurricane Run (IRE)) (29th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Kakashan (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (10th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Kabaya (FR) (Stormy River (FR)) (6th March 2025)

54

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

BOUTTEMONT 8yo | Acclamation-Basilia (Fastnet Rock) Rathbarry Stud 2024: €5,000 | 2025: €5,000 | 2026: €5,000

www.rathbarrystud.com/?page_id=183 Racing Form

26 runs, 6 wins, 6 places | Timeform Rating: 114 | Average winning distance (f): 6.30

Stakes form

AT 4 Won Prix de Meautry, Deauville, Gr.3, (5½f. beating Loubeisien (FR) and Le Cadeau (GB)).

AT 5 Won Prix Hampton, Chantilly, L., (4½f. beating Berneuil (IRE) and Zudu Spirit (IRE)), second in Mercury Stakes, Dundalk, Gr.3, (to Dun Na Sead (IRE)), third in Prix Servanne, Chantilly, L., (to Egot (IRE)).

1st Dam BASILIA (GB), won 2 races in France at 3 years and £28,492 and placed 3 times; dam of 3 winners: BOUTTEMONT (IRE), see above.

BALSAMAND (IRE) (2020 g. by Anodin (IRE)), won 1 race in Germany at 3 years and £18,287 and placed twice.

BASEEMA (FR) (2019 f. by Make Believe (GB)), won 1 race in France at 4 years and £16,179 and placed once; broodmare.

Bleu Nuit (IRE) (2023 g. by Waldgeist (GB)), placed twice in France at 2 and 3 years, 2026 and £10,688.

Blue Space (GB) (2024 f. by Space Blues (IRE)).

then landed the 5f Listed Prix Hampton.

A fourth place in the Group 3 Prix de Ris-Orangis preceded the news of his acquisition by Cantillon and Blake and his berth at stud alongside his sire. Bouttemont was aimed at the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes by his new connections and he took the ninth spot to Moss Tucker before finishing 12th of 18 in the Prix de l’Abbaye (G1).

His final start was in the Group 3 Mercury Stakes at Dundalk and he was second to Dun Na Sead (Starspangledbanner).

Bouttemont is one of three winners from four runners out of Basilia, a Fastnet Rock half-sister to the Group 3 Celebration Cup and Prix de Porte Maillot (G3) winner Joyful Trinity.

The Zanzibari gelding was placed on several occasions at the highest level in Hong Kong including in the Stewards’ Cup and the Hong Kong Mile.

The second dam is Bargouzine, who was runner-up in the Listed Prix la Flèche and is a Stravinsky half-sister to Listed Prix Petite Etoile winner Bayargal (Bernstein) and to Under Offer (Bated Breath), the dam of the Group 3 Weld Park Stakes winner Basil Martini (Starspangledbanner).

The family is a South American one - third dam Bailonguera (Southern Halo) was a Group 2 winner and a full-sister to the Group 3 winner Beauty Halo. Their Merce Cunningham half-sister Bonaventura won the Group 1 GP de Conor, while another halfsister Balearas is the dam of the Group 1 winner and Argentine champion two-year-old filly Batallosa (Southern Halo).

There are 47 reported yearlings in Bouttemont’s first crop and 11 of the 14 offered as foals were sold. The average of 10,905gns they achieved was more than double his covering fee, while the median as registered at 8,658gns. A top price of €36,000 was given for Tinakill House’s colt out of Angel’s Tale, a Caravaggio half-sister to the Group 3 winner Bear Story. He was bought by Rathbarry Stud.

2nd Dam Bargouzine (USA), won 1 race in France at 2 years and £27,940, placed 3 times including second in Prix La Fleche, Longchamp, L.; dam of 5 winners: JOYFUL TRINITY (IRE) (g. by Zanzibari (USA)), won 7 races in France and Hong Kong from 2 to 4 years and £1,249,602 including Prix de la Porte Maillot, Longchamp, Gr.3, The Celebration Cup, Sha Tin, Gr.3 and Prix Marchand d’Or, Maisons-Laffitte, L., placed second in The Stewards’ Cup, Sha Tin, Gr.1 and third in Longines Hong Kong Mile, Sha Tin, Gr.1 and Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup, Sha Tin, Gr.1.

BAHAR (FR), won 4 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £42,418 and placed 3 times.

BABAR (FR), won 4 races in France from 2 to 4 years and £52,673 and placed once.

BOLCHOI (FR), won 3 races in France at 3 and 4 years and £64,881 and placed 4 times.

BASILIA (GB), see above.

Balamani (FR), unraced; dam of a winner.

BASANTI (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2026 and placed once.

3rd Dam BAILONGUERA (ARG), won 7 races in Argentina including Clasico Marcos Levalle, La Plata, Gr.2; Own sister to BEAUTY HALO (ARG); dam of 9 winners including: BAYARGAL (USA) (f. by Bernstein (USA)), won 4 races in France including Prix Petite Etoile, Deauville, L., placed third in Prix Miss Satamixa, Deauville, L.; dam of winners.

AMBRA ANTICA (FR), 2 races in France at 3 years, 2025 and placed 3 times.

ST KILDA (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2026 Bargouzine (USA), see above.

Bulliciosa (USA) (f. by Successful Appeal (USA)), won 1 race in France, placed third in Prix des Reves d’Or, Vichy, L. and Criterium de Vitesse, Longchamp, L..

MONTE CINTO (IRE), won 5 races in France to 8 years, 2025 and placed 26 times.

BOMBELLI (USA), won 4 races in Germany and placed 20 times.

SOUTHERN LEGEND (USA), won 2 races in Canada and U.S.A. and placed 10 times.

TONY’S A TIGER (USA), won 2 races in U.S.A. and placed 4 times.

Under Offer (IRE), placed twice; dam of winners.

BASIL MARTINI (IRE), 1 race, Park Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3.

AMAZING ATHENA (IRE), 1 race and placed once; also 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2025.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 11 foals sold

Average price

10,905

Median price

8,658

7 colts

Average price

13,202

Median price

9,445

4 fillies

Average price

6,887

Median price

4,723

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 55

Castle Star

F

ROM THE FAMILY OF CHALDEAN and by a stallion who is cementing his status as a source of class and speed, Castle Star was bred to be quick.

Trained by Fozzy Stack, Castle Star was quick out of the blocks at two and was runner-up in his first two starts before breaking his duck in the Listed First Flier Stakes over 5f at The Curragh, winning comfortably.

The impression of that debut win was confirmed on his next start in the Group 3 Marble Hill Stakes in which he ran out an easy winner. Having won on yielding and soft to heavy ground, he coped well with the good underfoot conditions of the Group 2 Railway Stakes and on his first run for new owners Craig Bernick, Haras d’Etreham and Tony Beck, he finished second to Go Bears Go. Having made five starts in less than three months, he reappeared in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes in early August to finish fourth just two lengths behind Ebro River (Galileo Gold).

The best result of his career came in the Group 1 Middle Park Stakes when he got to within half a length ofthe winner Perfect Power (Ardad) with Group winners Armor, Go Bears Go, Caturra, Asymmetric and Dr Zempf all behind.

Castle Star’s three-year-old season was disappointing when he made just three stars, albeit that they all came at Group level. He returned at four but failed to set the world alight in either of his runs.

Bred by Churchtown House, Grouseridge and Carhue he was

withdrawn from his entries in both the foal and yearling sales and sent into training with Stack.

His full-sister Unexpected Issues has second placed form in the Listed Woodlands Stakes and they are two of the five winners from six runners out of the winning Iffraaj mare Awohaam.

She is a half-sister to the Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes winner and Group 1 EP Taylor Stakes third Moment In Time (Tiger Hill), the Listed Pipalong and the Listed Fortune Stakes second Fontley (Sadler’s Wells) dam of the Listed winner Achelois (Zoffany).

Their unraced Green Desert half-sister Venoge is the dam of Suelita (Dutch Art), who has produced three Group winners headed by the 2,000 Guineas and Dewhurst victor Chaldean of whom you can read much more later in this fact pack.

Another of Venoge’s daughters is Ayr Missile (Cadeaux Genereux) dam of the Group 2 Lowther Stakes winner Living In The Past and the Listed Rockingham Stakes winner Jungle Drums, both by Bungle Inthejungle.

Castle Star’s second dam Horatia won the Group 3 Matchmaker Stakes and is a Machiavellian half-sister to the dual Lonsdale Cup winner Opinion Poll by Halling.

His third dam Ahead was Group 2-placed and is a Shirley Heights half-sister to Markofdistinction (Known Fact), who was successful in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and the Queen Anne Stakes (G1).

There are 25 yearlings by the son of Starspangledbanner listed with Weatherbys and seven of them were offered for sale as foals,

Castle Star foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex Waikuku Beach (IRE) (Most Improved (IRE)) (15th February 2025)

39,355 11,019 9,052 7,084 6,690 5,903 4,723

Tullogher House Stud Ballinafad Stud Castlebridge Consignment Ardrums House Stud Kellsgrange Stud Mr. Sam O’Rourke Ballynure Park Stud

Capital Stud Loughmore Stables Beechlane Stables Killeen BS Diarmuid O’Regan Analytic Stables Vendor

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025

247 764 178 91 259 774 863

UNNAMED bay colt ex Al Sultana (GB) (Charm Spirit (IRE)) (23rd January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Raoufah (GB) (Shamardal (USA)) (28th January 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Wishyouwerehere (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand (GB)) (12th March 2025)

UNNAMED bay colt ex Zendaya (GB) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (18th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Anner Queen (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (11th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Jadhwah (GB) (Nayef (USA)) (24th March 2025)

56

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

CASTLE STAR 7yo | Starspangledbanner-Awohaam (Iffraaj) Capital Stud 2024: €5,000 | 2025: €3,000 | 2026: €3,000

www.capitalstud.ie/castle-star Racing Form 12 runs, 2 wins, 4 places | Timeform Rating: 112 | Average winning distance (f): 5.50

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Marble Hill Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, (6f. beating Masseto (GB) and Strapped (IRE)), First Flier Stakes, Curragh, L., (5f. beating Loveday (IRE) and Missing Matron (IRE)), second in Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (to Perfect Power (IRE)), Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, (to Go Bears Go (IRE)).

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 7 foals sold

Average price

11,975

Median price

7,084

5 colts

Average price

14,168

Median price

9,052

2 fillies

Average price

6,494

Median price

N/A

with all selling (including vendor buy-ins). The average price achieved of €16,750 was more than three times the sire’s first covering fee, while the draft’s median of €10,250 was double the covering fee.

Capital Stud went to €50,000 for Tullogher House Stud’s colt out of Waikuku Beach. She is a Most Improved half-sister to Aunt Julia (In The Wings), the grandam of triple Hong Kong Group 1 winner Waikuku.

1st Dam AWOHAAM (IRE), won 2 races at 2 years and £10,094 and placed twice, from only 6 starts; dam of 5 winners: CASTLE STAR (IRE), see above.

Unexpected Issues (IRE) (2022 f. by Starspangledbanner (AUS)), won 1 race at 2 years and £16,695, placed third in Woodlands Stakes, Naas, L. ZINGARO BOY (IRE) (2017 g. by Zoffany (IRE)), placed twice at 2 years and £1,753; also won 9 races in Sweden to 8 years, 2025 and £50,511 and placed 21 times.

OMAN (IRE) (2018 g. by Australia (GB)), won 5 races at 3, 6 and 7 years, 2025 and £63,975 and placed 11 times.

WONDER WAVE (IRE) (2021 f. by U S Navy Flag (USA)), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years, 2025 and £36,359 and placed 6 times.

Spring Is Here (IRE) (2023 f. by Starspangledbanner (AUS)), placed once at 2 years, 2025 and £5,001.

Bewitchery (IRE) (2024 f. by Starspangledbanner (AUS)), in training.

She also has a yearling colt by Little Big Bear (IRE).

2nd Dam HORATIA (IRE), won 4 races at home and in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years and £91,745 including Vinery Matchmaker Stakes, Monmouth Park, Gr.3 and My Fair Lady Handicap, Suffolk Downs, placed 6 times, placed second in Grangewood Severals Stakes, Newmarket, L. and Rosenna Stakes, Delaware Park, L. and third in Long Island Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.2; dam of 5 winners: MOMENT IN TIME (IRE) (f. by Tiger Hill (IRE)), won 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £167,929 including BetVictor Pinnacle Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.3, placed third in E P Taylor Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1; dam of winners.

STOUR (GB), 1 race at 3 years; also 4 races in Spain at 4 and 5 years and placed once.

Marfa Lights (IRE), placed once at 3 years; dam of LIGHT BRIDGES (IRE), 2 races in Italy at 2

years, 2025 and placed twice.

Fontley (GB) (f. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), won 4 races at home and in U.S.A. at 2, 3 and 5 years and £80,910, placed second in Fortune Stakes, Sandown Park, L., Weatherbys Insurance Pipalong Stakes, Pontefract, L. and The Coral Distaff Stakes, Sandown Park, L.; dam of winners.

ACHELOIS (IRE), 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £145,233 including Lyric Stakes, York, L. ASTROMACHIA (GB), 3 races at 3 and 4 years and placed 4 times MUZDAHER (IRE), won 2 races at 3 years and placed 3 times; also won 3 races in U.A.E. at 4 and 7 years and £25,275 and placed 4 times.

AWOHAAM (IRE), see above.

SOME SITE (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 3 times, from only 6 starts; dam of winners.

BILLY WEBSTER (IRE), 3 races at 2 and 3 years; also 3 races in U.A.E. at 3 and 5 years, 2026 Valerie (GB), ran a few times on the flat at 2 and 3 years; dam of winners.

KEEP TIME (TUR), 4 races in Turkey from 3 to 5 years and £48,284 and placed 5 times.

FAST LANE (TUR), 3 races in Turkey at 3 years and £25,140 and placed once; dam of SHINNY

(TUR), 10 races in Turkey at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and £251,957 including Kapadokya

Stakes, Ankara, L. and Dolmabahce Race, Veliefendi, L., SPEED LANE (TUR), 3 races in

Turkey to 2025 and placed 5 times.

Venoge (IRE), unraced; dam of winners.

Outer Space (GB), 8 races to 9 years and £81,397, second in BMW Cornwallis Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3.

SUELITA (GB), 4 races in Italy from 2 to 4 years and placed 20 times; dam of CHALDEAN (GB),

Jt Champion 2yr old colt in England in 2022, Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in Europe in

2022, 5 races and £882,326 including Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, 2000 Guineas,

Newmarket, Gr.1, Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2 and Acomb Stakes, York, Gr.3,

placed second in St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, ALKUMAIT (GB), 2 races and

£47,881 including Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, GET AHEAD (GB), 3 races and

£185,399 including Cecil Frail Stakes, Haydock Park, L., placed second in Flying Five

Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, THE BROGHIE MAN (GB), 2 races and £65,581 including

Committed Stakes, Navan, L., Gloves Lynch (GB), 2 races and £31,547, placed third in Prix

Herod, Chantilly, L., KASSAYA (GB), 2 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and placed once.

Ayr Missile (GB), placed twice at 2 years; dam of LIVING IN THE PAST (IRE), 2 races and

£154,237 including Sky Bet Lowther Stakes, York, Gr.2, JUNGLE DRUMS (IRE), 4 races at

2 and 3 years, 2025 and £62,728 including Rockingham Stakes, York, L. 3rd Dam Ahead, won 1 race at 3 years, placed 5 times second in Godolphin Stakes, Newmarket, L. and third in La Prevoyante Invitational Handicap, Calder, Gr.2, Princess Royal Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, The Very One Handicap, Gulfstream Park, L. and Little Bonny Stakes, Gulfstream Park; Own sister to CRIQUETTE (GB); dam of 7 winners including: OPINION POLL (IRE) (g. by Halling (USA)), Top rated older stayer in U.A.E. in 2012, won 10 races at home, in France and U.A.E. including Artemis Goodwood Cup, Goodwood, Gr.2, Weatherbys Insurance Lonsdale Cup, York, Gr.2 (twice), Betfair Henry II Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3, Al Tayer Motors Dubai Gold Cup, Meydan, Gr.3, Totepool Further Flight Stakes, Nottingham, L. and Prix La Moskowa, Chantilly, L., placed second in Ascot Gold Cup, Ascot, Gr.1 (twice) and third in Prix Royal-Oak, Longchamp, Gr.1.

HORATIA (IRE), see above.

Smart Alec (GB) (g. by Diesis), won 5 races at home and in France, placed second in Earl of Sefton Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3.

Winsome (GB) (f. by Kris), won 2 races in France, placed second in Prix Petite Etoile, Saint-Cloud, L.; dam of winners.

He’s a Ranger (USA), 5 races in U.S.A., placed second in Space City Stakes, Sam Houston.

Isadora (GB) (f. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), won 1 race, placed second in Sodexo Harvest Stakes, Ascot, L. and Premio Giovanni Falck, Milan, L.; dam of winners.

Impressionism (IRE), 2 races in France, placed second in Prix Ceres, Saint-Cloud, L. Altezza Reale (GB), ran twice in Italy; dam of ATOM HEARTH MOTHER (IRE), 2 races in Italy

including Premio Guido Berardelli, Rome, Gr.3, AL SIQ (IRE), 2 races in Italy including

Premio Gino E Luciano Mantovani, Milan, L., Genovese (ITY), 3 races in Italy, placed

second in Premio UNIRE, Naples, L. Capitano Corelli (IRE) (c. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), won 3 races, placed twice, placed second in

Premio Federico Tesio, Milan, Gr.3.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 57

Chaldean

A

(Continues on page 60)

DEBUT FIFTH AT NEWBURY In June presaged an unbeaten juvenile season for this son of the brilliant Frankel.

Returning to Newbury a fortnight after that debut, Chaldean won a 7f novice and from thereon trainer Andrew Balding kept raising the bar for Juddmonte’s 550,000gns foal purchase A month after that Newbury win, Chaldean claimed the Acomb Stakes (G3) from a field that included the future July Cup (G1) winners Mill Stream and Shaquille. His immediate victim at York was Indestructible, but by the time the pair clashed again at Doncaster in the Champagne Stakes (G2), Chaldean had improved again and made all under Frankie Dettori for a comfortable win.

Next up was the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) in which Chaldean missed the break but still managed to hold off the fast-finishing Royal Scotsman.

First time out at three, Chaldean and Dettori faced more starting issues, and in the Greenham Stakes (G3) the pair parted company coming out of the stalls. Isaac Shelby, who would go on to be a close second in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), was the chief beneficiary of that incident and won from Charyn.

There were no dramas on the big Classic day itself with Chaldean proving the best on the Rowley Mile winning the 2,000 Guineas

58

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

from long-shot Hi Royal (Kodiac) and old foe Royal Scotsman (Gleneagles).

His Classic success was the final of his career as he came off second best in the tussle of the Guineas winners in the St James’s Palace Stakes (G1), won by Paddington.

After that, he finished seventh in the Prix Jean Prat to Good Guess (Kodiac) and was tenth of 11, behind Big Rock (Rock Of Gibraltar), on his final start in the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes.

Chaldean’s dam Suelita has proven a goldmine for the Harper family of Whitsbury Manor Stud. The Dutch Art mare won four times in Italy, but has produced five black-type performers from eight runners and winners.

In birth order, her first was The Broghie Man, a son of Cityscape who won the Listed Committed Stakes at Navan. He was followed

by Gloves Lynch, a Mukhadram gelding who was third in the Listed Prix Herod.

Her first runner by Whitsbury’s Showcasing produced a first Group winner in Alkumait, successful in the Mill Reef (G2) for Marcus Tregoning and Shadwell, and his year-younger full-sister Get Ahead matured into a Group 1 sprinter in the same year that Chaldean won the Guineas.

She was runner-up to Moss Tucker in the Flying Five Stakes (G1) and fourth to Highfield Princess at ParisLongchamp in the Prix de

CHALDEAN 6yo | Frankel-Suelita (Dutch Art) Banstead Manor Stud 2024: £25,000 | 2025: £25,000 | 2026: £20,000

www.stallions.juddmonte.com/stallion/chaldean Racing Form 10 runs, 5 wins, 1 places | Timeform Rating: 122 | Average winning distance (f): 7.21

Stakes form

AT 2 Jt Champion 2yr old colt in England in 2022, Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old colt in Europe in 2022. Won Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (7f. beating Royal Scotsman (IRE) and Nostrum (GB)), Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, (7f. beating Indestructible (IRE) and Silver Knott (GB)), Acomb Stakes, York, Gr.3, (7f. beating Indestructible (IRE) and Oviedo (IRE)).

AT 3 Won 2000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1, (8f. beating Hi Royal (IRE) and Royal Scotsman (IRE)), second in St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Paddington (GB)).

l’Abbaye (G1) before Whitsbury sold her for 2,500,000gns to First Bloodstock at the Tattersalls December Mares Sale.

In the Tattersalls ring a year earlier their Kingman halfsister had made 1,000,000gns to Juddmonte, the first of Suelita’s offspring to break the seven-figure barrier but not the last. In 2024 Amo Racing won a battle of the titans for the Frankel filly foal out of Suelita, bringing the hammer down at 2,500,000gns. The twoyear-old is now named Sexy.

It is a remarkable turnaround in fortunes for Suelita who was bought for 21,500gns as a four-year-old by the Harpers who offered her in-foal to Frankel at last year’s December Mares’ Sale but she was bought back at 1,500,000gns.

Chaldean’s family has improved in the 13 years since Whitsbury Manor bought Suelita from Castletown Stud and it’s not just the 17-year-old Dutch Art mare who has brought this upturn in fortunes about.

Her Cadeaux Genereux half-sister Ayr Missile has produced the Lowther Stakes (G2) winner Living In The Past and Jungle Drums, the Listed-winning sprinter. Both are by Bungle Inthejungle.

Ayr Missile and Suelita are daughters of Venoge, an unraced Green Desert half-sister to the Pinnacle Stakes (G3) winner and Group 1 EP Taylor Stakes third Moment In Time (Tiger Hill) and to Awohaam (Iffraaj), the dam of the Marble Hill Stakes (G3) winner and Middle Park (G1) third Castle Star.

Chaldean’s third dam Horatia was a Grade 3 winner Stateside and a Machiavellian half-sister to Opinion Poll (Halling) twice successful in the Lonsdale Cup (G2, and also winner of the Goodwood Cup (now G1).

The family traces back to the Gerald Leigh family of 1990’s Queen Elizabeth II Stakes winner Markofdistinction.

Chaldean’s first crop numbers 118 and they were in demand at the foal sales where 36 were offered for sale and 36 sold. The average price attained by a Chaldean foal last year was 97,611gns which was more than four times his initial fee of £25,000. Demand was strong, as indicated by a median of 80,000gns.

A total of 13 of the 33 made six figure sums (in various currencies) and two of that cohort were sold by Stringston Farm at Tattersalls, including the most expensive of the lot.

That distinction went to a filly out of Look So Good, who made 240,000gns to SackvilleDonald. She is a half-sister to the Group winners Melo Melo and Treasuring and their dam is an Excellent Art half-sister to Lamyaa, dam of Ten Sovereigns’ Grade 1 winner Lush Lips.

Juddmonte bought Stringston’s colt out of Sitara’s Legacy, an unraced Sea The Moon half-sister to Melbourne Cup (G1) hero Rekindling (High Chaparral) and Irish Derby third Golden Sword.

The first foal of his dam and from a family of Group 1 winners including this year’s unbeaten Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1), Prix de Diane (G1) and Nassau Stakes (G1) winner Diamond Necklace, the colt cost 180,000gns (£189,000).

1st Dam SUELITA (GB), won 4 races in Italy from 2 to 4 years and £23,360 and placed 20 times; dam of 8 winners: CHALDEAN (GB), see above.

ALKUMAIT (GB) (2018 c. by Showcasing (GB)), won 2 races at 2 years and £47,881 including Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2.

GET AHEAD (GB) (2019 f. by Showcasing (GB)), won 3 races from 2 to 4 years and £142,403 including Cecil Frail Stakes, Haydock Park, L., placed 5 times including second in Flying Five Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1 and third in Lansdown Stakes, Bath, L. (twice) and Westow Stakes, York, L.; also placed in France at 4 years and £42,996 second in Prix du Gros-Chene, Chantilly, Gr.2; broodmare.

THE BROGHIE MAN (GB) (2015 g. by Cityscape (GB)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £57,889 including Committed Stakes, Navan, L. and placed 6 times; also placed in France at 2 years and £7,692 third in Prix Yacowlef, Chantilly, L.; also placed 4 times over hurdles at 5 years and £7,444.

Gloves Lynch (GB) (2016 g. by Mukhadram (GB)), won 2 races at 2 and 5 years and £23,582 and placed 6 times; also, placed in France at 2 years and £7,965 placed third in Prix Herod, Chantilly, L. KASSAYA (GB) (2022 f. by Kingman (GB)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and £21,166 and placed once.

GENEROUS RASCAL (GB) (2023 g. by Showcasing (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2025 and £11,894 and placed 3 times, from only 5 starts.

PRAISED (GB) (2017 f. by Pivotal (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years and £5,934 and placed twice, from only 4 starts; dam of a winner.

COMMENDATION (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2025 and £6,528.

Sexy (GB) (2024 f. by Frankel (GB)), in training.

She also has a yearling colt by Havana Grey (GB).

2nd Dam VENOGE (IRE), unraced; dam of 2 winners: Outer Space (GB) (g. by Acclamation (GB)), won 8 races to 9 years and £81,397, placed second in BMW Cornwallis Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3.

SUELITA (GB), see above.

Ayr Missile (GB), placed twice at 2 years; dam of winners.

LIVING IN THE PAST (IRE), 2 races at 2 years and £154,237 including Sky Bet Lowther Stakes,

York, Gr.2, placed third in Princess Margaret Keeneland Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3.

JUNGLE DRUMS (IRE), 4 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and £62,728 including Rockingham

Stakes, York, L., placed second in Rose Bowl Stakes, Newbury, L. KING OF JUNGLE (IRE), 2 races at 3 years and placed twice; also 5 races in Spain at 4 years and

£134,619 and placed 12 times.

YOGI’S GIRL (IRE), 2 races at 2 years and placed 3 times; dam of VARDEN (IRE), placed once;

also 2 races in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and £41,689 and placed 8 times.

TURBO WAVE (IRE), 1 race in Hong Kong at 6 years, 2026 and £234,782 and placed 10 times.

3rd Dam HORATIA (IRE), won 4 races at home and in U.S.A. at 3 and 4 years including Vinery Matchmaker Stakes, Monmouth Park, Gr.3 and My Fair Lady Handicap, Suffolk Downs, placed 6 times, placed second in Grangewood Severals Stakes, Newmarket, L. and Rosenna Stakes, Delaware Park, L. and third in Long Island Handicap, Aqueduct, Gr.2; dam of 5 winners: MOMENT IN TIME (IRE) (f. by Tiger Hill (IRE)), won 4 races including BetVictor Pinnacle Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.3, placed third in E P Taylor Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, dam of winners.

Fontley (GB) (f. by Sadler’s Wells (USA)), 4 races at home and in U.S.A., placed second in Fortune Stakes, won Sandown Park, L., Weatherbys Insurance Pipalong Stakes, Pontefract, L. and The Coral Distaff Stakes, Sandown Park, L.; dam of winners.

ACHELOIS (IRE), 4 races including Lyric Stakes, York, L. MUZDAHER (IRE), won 2 races and placed 3 times; also won 3 races in U.A.E. and placed 4 times.

AWOHAAM (IRE), won 2 races and placed twice, from only 6 starts; dam of winners.

CASTLE STAR (IRE), 2 races, Marble Hill Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3 and First Flier Stakes, Curragh, L.,

placed second in Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1.

Unexpected Issues (IRE), 1 race, placed third in Woodlands Stakes, Naas, L. ZINGARO BOY (IRE), placed twice; also 9 races in Sweden to 8 years, 2025 and placed 21 times.

OMAN (IRE), 5 races at 3, 6 and 7 years, 2025 and placed 11 times.

WONDER WAVE (IRE), 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years, 2025 and placed 6 times.

Spring Is Here (IRE), placed once at 2 years, 2025.

SOME SITE (IRE), won 1 race and placed 3 times, from only 6 starts; dam of winners.

BILLY WEBSTER (IRE), 3 races; also 3 races in U.A.E. at 3 and 5 years, 2026 and placed once.

CELEBER (IRE), 1 race in Italy at 3 years, 2025 and placed 5 times.

Valerie (GB), ran a few times on the flat; dam of winners.

FAST LANE (TUR), 3 races in Turkey and placed once; dam of SHINNY (TUR), 10 races in Turkey

at 2 and 3 years, 2025 including Kapadokya Stakes, Ankara, L. and Dolmabahce Race,

Veliefendi, L. Annesley (IRE), unraced; dam of a winner.

QUEEN OF MY HEART (TUR), 2 races in Turkey at 3 years, 2025 and placed 6 times.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 36 foals sold

Average price

97,611

Median price

80,000

23 colts

Average price

99,451

Median price

90,000

13 fillies

Average price

94,357

Median price

65,000

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 59

Chaldean

Chaldean foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse UNNAMED chesnut grey filly ex You Look So Good (GB) (Excellent Art (GB)) (26th February 2025)

Price

240,000 UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Mutrecy (IRE) (Camelot (GB)) (9th March 2025) 205,000 UNNAMED bay filly ex Lyric of Light (GB) (Street Cry (IRE)) (8th March 2025) 200,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Gumhrear (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (21st March 2025) 185,000 UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Aimhirgin Lass (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) (9th February 2025) 181,031 *UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Sitara’s Legacy (GB) (Sea The Moon (GER)) (12th March 2025) 180,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Beagling (FR) (Wootton Bassett (GB)) (10th March 2025) 133,806 **UNNAMED bay colt ex Lake Illawarra (IRE) (Australia (GB)) (19th March 2025) 130,000 *UNNAMED grey colt ex Mistress Light (GB) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (6th February 2025) 115,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Velma Valento (FR) (Dabirsim (FR)) (19th February 2025) 115,000 UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Shimmering Light (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (19th April 2025) 110,000 UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Perfect Blessings (IRE) (Kheleyf (USA)) (29th March 2025) 100,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Maid of Spirit (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (26th March 2025) 100,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Surcingle (USA) (Empire Maker (USA)) (24th April 2025) 95,000 *UNNAMED bay colt ex Desert Dreamer (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (13th February 2025) 90,000 UNNAMED bay filly ex Ultimate Aim (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) (10th April 2025) 90,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Do Re Mi Fa Sol (FR) (Wootton Bassett (GB)) (21st February 2025) 85,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Surprise Moment (IRE) (Authorized (IRE)) (24th April 2025) 80,000 UNNAMED bay filly ex Melinoe (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (15th March 2025) 80,000 *UNNAMED bay filly ex Figlia Nera (GER) (Harzand (IRE)) (7th April 2025) 80,000 UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Yarrow (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (24th March 2025) 78,000 **UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Dorothee (GB) (Equiano (FR)) (19th April 2025) 78,000 UNNAMED bay colt ex Dazzling Beauty (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (23rd March 2025) 75,000 *UNNAMED bay colt ex Redressed (GB) (Le Havre (IRE)) (17th January 2025) 70,000 UNNAMED chesnut colt ex El Diamante (FR) (Royal Applause (GB)) (19th April 2025) 66,903 UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Puzzled (IRE) (Peintre Celebre (USA)) (6th February 2025) 65,000 UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Valuta Pregiata (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) (23rd March 2025) 65,000 UNNAMED bay filly ex Miss Finland (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (14th May 2025) 64,542 UNNAMED bay colt ex Arctic Ocean (IRE) (Camelot (GB)) (17th February 2025 61,393 UNNAMED bay filly ex Wish You Well (GER) (Soldier Hollow (GB)) (21st April 2025) 60,000 *UNNAMED bay filly ex Atarama (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (1st March 2025) 50,000 UNNAMED bay filly ex Tiempo Vuela (GB) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (12th February 2025) 45,651 UNNAMED bay colt ex Day Away (IRE) (Lookin At Lucky (USA)) (18th March 2025) 39,355 UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Alatasarai (IRE) (Giant’s Causeway (USA)) (14th March 2025) 35,419 UNNAMED bay filly ex Papaver (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (19th April 2025) 35,000 UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Vicugna (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) (26th March 2025) 29,909

60

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

T. E. Pocock & Co. Altenbach Bloodstock, Ireland Tinnakill House, Ireland Whatcote Farm Stud Irish National Stud Stringston Farm Capucines Hazelwood Bloodstock M. E. Wates Overbury Stud Selwood Bloodstock Barton Stud Apedroc Stud Barton Stud Galloway Stud Courtleigh Stud a Partnership Byerley Stud Clearwater Stud Castlebridge Consignment Jamie Railton (Agent) Newsells Park Stud Ltd. Flintstone Bloodstock a Partnership Cour Blanche Barton Stud Old Buckenham Stud Swordlestown Little Baroda Stud Salcey Forest Stud Ringfort Stud, Ireland Ringfort Stud Norelands Etreham Jamie Railton (Agent) La Motteraye Consignment

SackvilleDonald Juddmonte Norris / Huntingdon Yeomanstown Stud Airlie Stud Juddmonte Oceanic BS Inc Fernando’S Horses Glenvale Stud Ballyhimikin/McKeever Kelly Equine DRL BS Denis Linehan Jamie Piggott BS Vendor Glencoole Stud Yeomanstown Stud JC BS Northface BS Vendor Carrigeen North Redpender Stud GHS BS Yeomanstown Stud (P.S.) Margaret O’Toole Barry Lynch (P.S.) Hegarty BS Lynn Lodge Stud Lynn Lodge Stud Westgrove BS Weir View Stud Vendor Weir View Stud/Oxpark BS SAS Broadhurst Agency L Goichman/John Walsh DC BS

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

837 857 938 796 533 759 222 848 783 748 754 482 405 669 949 722 497 958 709 634 1039 598 838 777 325 927 840 652 282 672 864 741 323 254 724 546

2026/27 Race Programme BA H R A I N I NTE R N ATION A L TROPH Y DAY:

Closing date for entries on Wednesday 30th September 2026

Race | date

Distance Race value

Bahrain International Trophy (Group 1) Friday 13th November 2026

2000m

$1,500,000 Group 1 3yo+

Bahrain Long Distance Cup (Open Handicap) Friday 13th November 2026

2800m

$400,000

Conditions

Open Handicap 3yo+

NEW RACE

FULL TR AVEL INCENTIVES ARE PROVIDED

BA H R A I N TU R F S E R I E S & PR E M I E R R ACE S : Stabling nominations close on Thursday 5th November 2026 Race | date

Distance Race value

National Day Cup Thursday 17th December 2026

2400m

20,000BHD

Domestic Grade 1 3yo+

PREMIER RACE

HH Sh. Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup (Listed) Friday 18th December 2026

1600m

$80,000

Listed 3yo+

PREMIER RACE

Al Manama Cup Friday 18th December 2026

1000m

$80,000

84-100 3yo+

Conditions

Al Jasra Cup Friday 18th December 2026

1600m

$80,000

84-100 3yo+

Al Muharraq Cup Friday 18th December 2026

2000m

$80,000

84-100 3yo+

Al Riffa Cup Saturday 2nd January 2027

1200m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

Al Seef Cup Saturday 2nd January 2027

1600m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

Al Dana Cup Saturday 2nd January 2027

2000m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

NEW RACE

NEW RACE

South Governorate Cup Friday 15th January 2027

1400m

$25,000

Domestic Grade 1 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

Al Wasmiya Cup Friday 15th January 2027

1000m

$80,000

Domestic Grade 1 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

Al Adiyat Cup (Listed) Friday 15th January 2027

1800m

$80,000

Listed 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

Hawar Cup Thursday 28th January 2027

1200m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

Bahrain Bay Cup Thursday 28th January 2027

1600m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

Anchorman Cup Thursday 28th January 2027

2000m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

NEW RACE

The Bahrain Mile Friday 29th January 2027

1600m

$50,000

Domestic Grade 1 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

The Crown Prince’s Cup (Group 3) Friday 29th January 2027

2000m

$200,000

Group 3 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

Al Sakhir Cup Thursday 18th February 2027

1000m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

Bahrain Vision Cup Thursday 18th February 2027

1800m

$80,000

80-100 4yo+

HH Sh. Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup (Listed) Thursday 18th February 2027

2200m

$135,000

Listed 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

HH Sh. Sheema bint Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa Cup Thursday 18th February 2027 1400m

$30,000

Domestic Grade 1 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

Al Fateh Cup Thursday 4th March 2027

$100,000

80-100 4yo+

1200m

Golden Jubilee Cup Thursday 4th March 2027

1600m

$100,000

80-100 4yo+

The International Handicap Thursday 4th March 2027

2000m

$100,000

80-100 4yo+

NEW RACE

The Chairman’s Cup Friday 5th March 2027

1000m

$50,000

Domestic Grade 1 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

Al Methaq Mile (Listed) Friday 5th March 2027

1600m

$120,000

Listed 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

The King’s Cup (Group 3) Friday 5th March 2027

2400m

$400,000

Group 3 4yo+

PREMIER RACE

SHIPPING & STAFF INCENTIVES PROVIDED. CONNEC TIONS OF E ACH HORSE WILL AL SO RECEIVE A $10,000 EXPENSES VOUCHER

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION PLEASE CONTACT:

Adrian Beaumont, International Racing Bureau adrian@irbracing.com | +44 1638 668881 or +44 7808 903158

bahrainturfclub.com

Dragon Symbol

F

IRST PAST THE POST in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup, Dragon Symbol returned to his birthplace to begin his stallion career.

Announcing the news ahead of the 2024 breeding season, Ed Harper remarked: “In the helter-skelter world of sprinting it is rare to find elite-level consistency but Dragon Symbol put together a sequence of five top-class performances as a three-year-old every month from the Sandy Lane in May to the Nunthorpe in August, marking him down as an exceptional sprinter.”

Dragon Symbol was sold by his breeders at Tattersalls October Book 3 to Norman Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm for 67,000gns, and he was withdrawn from the Tattersalls Craven Breeze-Up Sale.

Dragon Symbol was unraced at two but made up for it in scintillating style at three early in the year when winning his first four starts for owner Yoshiro Kubota.

Trained by Archie Watson, he notched up an All-Weather hat trick over 6f in the space of five weeks from March.

Switched to the Turf at Hamilton and dropped to 5f, Dragon Symbol was then an impressive winner of the Tangerine Trees Conditions Stakes and connections had seen enough to convince them they had a Group-class sprinter on their hands.

His next start proved the truth of his talent when he was touched off by a nose in the Group 2 Sandy Lane Stakes behind Rohaan (Mayson).

Then came Royal Ascot’s Commonwealth Cup (G1). Dragon Symbol and Campanelle (Kodiac) treated racegoers to a thrilling final furlong tussle with the colt getting back up in the dying

62

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

(Continues on page 64)

strides to deny the previous year’s Group 2 Queen Mary Stakes winner, trained by Wesley Ward. However, in a controversial decision, the stewards deemed that Dragon Symbol had carried Campanelle across the track and reversed placings, awarding the race to the American raider.

Next up was the July Cup (G1) and against older horses for the first time – Dragon Symbol stayed on powerfully behind Starman (Dutch Art) for second.

The Group 2 King George V at Goodwood was a Group 1 in everything bar status with a top-class field of sprinters assembled including Group 1 winners Glass Slippers, Battaash and Art Power.

Dragon Symbol was slow to launch out of the stalls but ran on to be a fine second behind Suesa (Night Of Thunder).

His fourth Group 1 placing in a row came in the Nunthorpe when he was third behind Winter Power (Bungle Inthejungle) and Emaraaty Ana (Shamardal). The sequence came to an end in the Flying Five Stakes (G1) at The Curragh in which he was fourth in a blanket finish behind Romantic Proposal, A Case Of You and Glass Slippers.

Dragon Symbol’s final start of the season, and indeed final run for Archie Watson, was in the Group 1 Champions’ Sprint at Ascot in which he was 14th of 20.

During the winter he moved to trainer Roger Varian and he ran six times at four, winning a 5f conditions race at Hamilton and finishing second in Haydock’s Listed Achilles Stakes. He was twice fifth behind Highfield Princess in Group 1 contests, the Nunthorpe and Flying Five Stakes, which was the last race of his career.

His younger Havana Grey half-brother, Symbol Of Honour, went one better in the Group 2 Sandy Lane Stakes and also won the

DRAGON SYMBOL 8yo | Cable Bay-Arcamist (Arcano) Whitsbury Manor Stud 2024: £8,000 | 2025: £8,000 | 2026: £8,000

https://whitsburymanorstud.co.uk/stallions/dragon-symbol/ Racing Form 17 runs, 5 wins, 6 places | Timeform Rating: 122 | Average winning distance (f): 5.63

Stakes form

AT 3 Second in Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Campanelle (IRE)), July Cup, Newmarket, Gr.1, (to Starman (GB)), King George Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, (to Suesa (IRE)), Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2, (to Rohaan (IRE)), third in Nunthorpe Stakes, York, Gr.1, (to Winter Power (IRE)).

AT 4 Second in Achilles Stakes, Haydock Park, L., (to Raasel (GB)).

Listed Carnarvon Stakes for Godolphin having cost 600,000gns as a yearling. He had been an expensive foal purchase for Stauffenberg Bloodstock at 250,000gns.

They are out of the Arcano mare Arcamist, a winner over 1m2f at three, and now the dam of three winners from four runners.

Bred by Whitsbury Manor and Elaine Slade, Arcamist is a threeparts sister to Cleves Stakes (L) winner Oasis Dancer (Oasis Dream) and a half-sister to Listed Swedish Open Mile winner Smart Enough (Cadeaux Genereux).

Arcamist is also a half-sister to Funny Enough, an unplaced Dansili mare who has developed into a black-type producer. She is the dam of the Listed winners Laugh A Minute (Mayson) and Funny Story (Showcasing), the Group 3-placed Endless Joy and the Listedplaced Melon Twist, both by Showcasing.

Dragon Symbol’s second dam Good Enough was third in the Prix Saint-Alary (G1) and is a Mukaddamah half-sister to the Molecomb Stakes (G3) winner and Norfolk Stakes (G2) runner-up Classic Ruler.

The grey sire was popular with breeders and has 113 yearlings registered and 54 of them were offered for sale as foals.

From 54 foals, all were sold (including vendor buy-backs) with an average price was 30,562gns - more than four times his covering fee.

Tattersalls December Foal Sale played host to Dragon Symbol’s most expensive colt and filly with Peter and Ross Doyle going to 85,000gns for Tibthorpe Stud’s colt out of Holloa, a winning daughter of Acclamation and Blue Echo, successful in the Listed Bosra Sham Fillies’ Stakes.

Kelly Equine signed for his priciest daughter at 80,000gns.

Consigned by Hazelwood Bloodstock she is the first foal of Diamond Dandy, a Dandy Man half-sister to the dam of Group 1 winners Perfect Power (Ardad) and Wise Approach (Mehmas).

1st Dam ARCAMIST (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and £6,739 and placed 3 times, from only 5 starts; dam of 3 winners: SYMBOL OF HONOUR (GB) (2022 g. by Havana Grey (GB)), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and £133,862 including Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2 and Carnarvon Stakes, Newbury, L., placed second in Flying Scotsman Stakes, Doncaster, L.; also won 2 races in U.A.E. at 3 years, 2025 and £87,818.

Dragon Symbol (GB), see above.

CELTIC CHAMPION (GB) (2020 g. by Adaay (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £22,656

and placed twice; also won 2 races in Bahrain at 4 years and £8,530 and placed once.

Firewalker (GB) (2023 c. by Kingman (GB)), placed once at 2 years, 2025 and £2,231.

2nd Dam Good Enough (FR), won 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years and £56,314, placed 8 times including second in Prix Finlande, M’-Laffitte, L. and third in Prix Saint-Alary, Longchamp, Gr.1; dam of 7 winners: OASIS DANCER (GB) (g. by Oasis Dream (GB)), won 11 races at home and in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to 8 years and £653,203 including bluesquare.com Cleves Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. SMART ENOUGH (GB) (g. by Cadeaux Genereux), won 6 races at home and in Sweden at 3, 4 and 6 years and £113,953 including Swedish Open Mile, Taby, L., placed third in Marit Sveaas Minnelop, Ovrevoll, Gr.3.

NIGHT SCHOOL (GB), won 11 races in Japan to 7 years and £298,075 and placed 5 times.

SUFFICIENT (GB), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £34,010 and placed 5 times; dam of winners.

Santa Savana (GB), 2 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and £42,678, placed third in Fillies Cup,

Baden-Baden, L. HARDMAN (GB), 2 races at 3 years and placed once.

ARCAMIST (GB), see above.

GREY STREET (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed twice.

BRIGHT ENOUGH (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed once; dam of winners.

DAGUENEAU (IRE), 2 races at 3 years and placed 6 times; also 2 races over hurdles at 5 years

and placed 3 times.

Funny Enough (GB), ran 3 times on the flat at 3 years; dam of winners.

LAUGH A MINUTE (GB), 9 races to 10 years, 2025 and £411,764 including Cork Stakes, Cork, L.,

placed second in Betfair Chipchase Stakes, Newcastle, Gr.3 and Prix de Meautry

-Barriere, Deauville, Gr.3.

FUNNY STORY (GB), 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £113,596 including Boadicea Stakes,

Newmarket, L., placed second in Flying Fillies’ Stakes, Pontefract, L., Ellen Chaloner

Stakes, Newmarket, L. and Cathedral Stakes, Salisbury, L. Endless Joy (GB), 1 race at 2 years, placed third in William Hill Firth of Clyde Stakes, Ayr, Gr.3.

Melon Twist (GB), 1 race at 3 years, placed second in Prix de Saint-Cyr, ParisLongchamp, L. ENOUGH ALREADY (GB), 8 races from 5 to 9 years, 2025 and £75,203 and placed 12 times.

HORROOB (GB), 2 races at 3 years and placed 3 times, from only 7 starts.

PUZZLED LOOK (GB), 1 race at 2 years and placed once; also placed once in U.S.A. at 4 years;

dam of MUSICAL MYSTERY (GB), 5 races and £37,026 and placed 8 times, TOUGH

ENOUGH (GB), 3 races and £29,901 and placed 3 times, CUBAN CONFUSION (GB), placed

4 times; also 2 races in U.S.A. at 4 years, 2025 and £104,146 and placed 5 times, CRISTO

(GB), 2 races at 3 years, 2025 and £30,874 and placed 4 times.

Enough’s Enough (GB), unraced; dam of Magic Mild (GB), 2 races and £49,637, placed third in

Dick Poole Stakes, Salisbury, Gr.3.

Fyxenna (GB), ran twice on the flat at 2 years; dam of a winner.

Union Court (GB), 2 races at 2 years and £42,470, placed second in St Hugh’s Stakes, Newbury, L. Belle Reine (GB), unraced; dam of winners.

LAYLINE (IRE), 10 races to 8 years and £61,806 and placed 34 times; also placed once in France

at 4 years.

FINE EXAMPLE (GB), 3 races at 3 and 4 years and placed 9 times.

BELLE DES AIRS (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed 9 times; dam of AIRSHOW (GB), 14

races and £134,726 and placed 36 times, SCOFFLAW (GB), 10 races and £89,796 and

placed 18 times, BARBEGAZI (GB), 7 races in Italy and placed 9 times, BOADICEA BELLE

(IRE), 5 races and £29,648 and placed 5 times; grandam of I’M SPARTACUS (IRE), 6 races

from 2 to 5 years, 2026 and £46,866 and placed, HERAKLES (IRE), 4 races at 2, 4 and 5

years, 2025 and £34,374 and placed.

ISHBELLE (GB), 2 races at 2 years and placed 3 times.

3rd Dam VICEROY PRINCESS, won 1 race at 2 years; dam of 6 winners including: CLASSIC RULER (c. by Dominion), won 5 races at home and in U.A.E. including Molecomb Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3, placed fourth in Flying Childers Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2.

Good Enough (FR), see above.

VICEROY RULER (GB), placed once; also won 3 races over hurdles and placed 4 times.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 54 foals sold

Average price

30,562

Median price

29,000

41 colts

Average price

30,082

Median price

28,000

13 fillies

Average price

32,077

Median price

30,000

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 63

Dragon Symbol Dragon Symbol foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED grey colt ex Holloa (GB) (Acclamation (GB)) (17th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Diamond Dandy (IRE) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (31st January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Perfect Showdance (GB) (Showcasing (GB)) (12th March 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Abraj Dubai (USA) (Street Cry (IRE)) (17th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Aye Catcher (GB) (Showcasing (GB)) (1st March 2025) *UNNAMED bay grey colt ex Beautiful Eyes (GB) (Bobby’s Kitten (USA)) (27th January 2025) *UNNAMED grey filly ex Line Sheet (GB) (Advertise (GB)) (21st February 2025) *UNNAMED grey filly ex Star Map (GB) (Starspangledbanner (AUS)) (10th April 2025) **UNNAMED grey colt ex Passefontaine (FR) (Wootton Bassett (GB)) (8th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Anadora (GB) (Havana Gold (IRE)) (9th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Creme Chantilly (IRE) (New Bay (GB)) (8th February 2025) **UNNAMED grey colt ex Royal Showqueen (GB) (Showcasing (GB)) (3rd April 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Fools And Horses (GB) (Twilight Son (GB)) (5th January 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex True Jem (FR) (Dabirsim (FR)) (16th January 2025) UNNAMED grey filly ex Quiet Protest (USA) (Kingmambo (USA)) (14th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay grey colt ex Jungley (IRE) (Bungle Inthejungle (GB)) (29th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Bilandy (GB) (Adaay (IRE)) (20th January 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Anna Sophia (USA) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (13th April 2025) *UNNAMED grey colt ex Tonicity (GB) (Kodiac (GB)) (24th February 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Ealaan (USA) (Invasor (ARG)) (29th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Alle Stelle (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (21st March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Dancing Warrior (GB) (War Command (USA)) (15th March 2025) *UNNAMED grey colt ex Tartan Skirt (IRE) (Mehmas (IRE)) (17th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Memorial Verse (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (14th February 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Diva D (IRE) (Shamardal (USA)) (9th February 2025) UNNAMED grey filly ex Shrara (IRE) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (8th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Mawhooba (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (24th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Mimram (GB) (Kheleyf (USA)) (28th February 2025) UNNAMED brown colt ex Aim To Please (FR) (Excellent Art (GB)) (31st January 2025) UNNAMED grey filly ex Lisiere (IRE) (Excellent Art (GB)) (28th March 2025) UNNAMED grey filly ex My Lea (IRE) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (1st February 2025) UNNAMED grey filly ex Alamora (GB) (Gleneagles (IRE)) (28th February 2025) *UNNAMED grey colt ex Goodmorningolive (GB) (Havana Grey (GB)) (25th February 2025) *UNNAMED grey colt ex Rush Queen (IRE) (Ardad (IRE)) (15th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Persaria (GB) (Equiano (FR)) (13th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay grey colt ex Golden Adler (GER) (Churchill (IRE)) (20th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Truely Aclaimed (GB) (Aclaim (IRE)) (18th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Sharla (GB) (Outstrip (GB)) (28th March 2025) UNNAMED bay grey colt ex Silvery Blue (GB) (Paco Boy (IRE)) (5th April 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Sunny York (IRE) (Vale of York (IRE)) (5th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay grey colt ex Creative Style (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (22nd January 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Navajo Dawn (IRE) (Dawn Approach (IRE)) (24th February 2025) ORFANO (GB) bay colt ex Tanjia (GB) (The Gurkha (IRE)) (18th April 2025) UNNAMED brown colt ex Miskin Diamond (IRE) (Diamond Green (FR)) (16th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Approaching Light (IRE) (Dawn Approach (IRE)) (2nd April 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Starlight June (GB) (Hellvelyn (GB)) (11th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Sapphira (GB) (Zoustar (AUS)) (15th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Dragon Glory (IRE) (Cotai Glory (GB)) (14th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Messalina (IRE) (Iffraaj (GB)) (29th March 2025) **UNNAMED grey colt ex Rideson (GB) (Golden Horn (GB)) (17th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Fastnet View (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS)) (5th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Tipsy Girl (GB) (Haafhd (GB)) (22nd April 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Mecca’s Gift (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (18th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Poet’s Princess (GB) (Poet’s Voice (GB)) (17th February 2025)

85,000 80,000 75,000 65,000 60,000 58,000 48,000 44,000 42,000 42,000 40,000 40,000 39,355 38,000 38,000 35,419 35,000 35,000 35,000 33,058 32,000 31,484 31,484 31,000 30,000 30,000 30,000 28,000 28,000 27,000 26,000 24,000 24,000 24,000 22,000 22,000 21,000 20,000 19,000 18,890 18,000 16,000 15,000 15,000 14,168 13,000 12,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 9,500 9,000 7,000 4,000

Tibthorpe Stud Hazelwood Bloodstock Norris Bloodstock Whitsbury Manor Stud Kinsale Stud Whitsbury Manor Stud Dutch Barns Farm Church View Stables, Ireland Brook Stud Houghton Bloodstock Daymark Stud a Gentleman Lotus Bloodstock Houghton Bloodstock a Partnership Boherguy Stud Whitsbury Manor Stud Molland Ridge Stud Consign Ltd. Baroda Stud Bearstone Stud AM Thoroughbreds Brendan White Oakhurst Stud Culworth Grounds Farm (Agent) Whatcote Farm Stud Daymark Stud Whitsbury Manor Stud MW Bloodstock Mrs P. A. Cave Whitsbury Manor Stud Meadowlands Stud (Co.Down) Daymark Stud Barton Stud Whitsbury Manor Stud Carrington Bloodstock The National Stud Ltd. Bearstone Stud Kirtlington Stud Ardreigh Stud Baroda Stud, Ireland Daymark Stud Kirtlington Stud Maywood Stud Pipe View Stud Consign Ltd. Daymark Stud Whitsbury Manor Stud Daymark Stud a Partnership Castlebridge Consignment Chapel Stud a Gentleman Maywood Stud

Peter & Ross Doyle BS Kelly Equine Ballyphilip Stud Richard Frisby Moanmore Stables Apollo BS Aughamore Stud DR BS Clifton Farm Newnham Lodge Farm Tennyson / Robinson Tennyson / Robinson Rochestown Lodge Stud JRSA Whitsbury Manor Stud Area BS Torard House Stud JP McGrath Northface BS Ashbrooke Stud Inzun Invest Heritage Thoroughbreds Clonsast/Ballinahulla Grove Stud Ruairi Kilmartin Phil Cunningham George Casey Tally-Ho Stud Weir View Stud B Smart Egmont Stud Apollo BS D D BS Vendor Vendor Denis Linehan GHS BS Moanmore Stables JPD BS Raheendaw Farm Vendor Nell Kent Vendor Vendor Lynn Lodge Stud K S BS Whiteclaw Thoroughbred Five Star BS Vendor Midland Equine Midland Equine Five Star BS Highfield Farm Whitsbury Manor Stud

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

541 587 304 649 1002 329 419 485 422 388 1128 425 358 1125 432 88 414 1091 240 47 293 321 229 251 435 1013 410 467 245 417 362 561 997 377 530 213 1147 249 1048 221 355 1164 47 244 775 1159 1061 272 474 235 320 1004 234 302

Use this QR code to ensure every digital edition of International Thoroughbred arrives in your in-box 64

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

DRAGON SYMBOL H I G H C L A SS G R .1 S P R I N T E R

FEE: £8,000 1st oct slf

FIRST YEARLINGS SELL

AT GOFFS UK PREMIER SALE & TATTERSALLS SOMMERVILLE SALE

Immensely popular sire covering over 420 mares in first 3 seasons at stud A SYM B O L O F H I S S U CC E SS

Contact Joe Callan 01725 518254 whitsburymanorstud.co.uk

DRAGON SYMBOL | ELITE STATUS | HAVANA GREY | SHOWCASING

El Caballo

El Caballo foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

UNNAMED bay colt ex Ballyalla (GB) (Mind Games (GB)) (16th March 2025) *UNNAMED black colt ex Destiny Queen (FR) (Al Wukair (IRE)) (19th January 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Breda Castle (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (6th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Love’s Secret (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) (31st January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Phantom Spirit (GB) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (6th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Ghostflower (IRE) (Dansili (GB)) (11th February 2025) **UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Sonnet Rose (IRE) (Poet’s Voice (GB)) (18th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Alkhawarah (USA) (Intidab (USA)) (11th May 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Miss President (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (30th January 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Knightcap (GB) (Sir Percy (GB)) (19th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Moretta Blanche (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (8th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Miss Roulette (IRE) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (3rd April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Billie Beane (GB) (Sir Percy (GB)) (15th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Maggie Lou (IRE) (Red Ransom (USA)) (13th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Colomone Cross (IRE) (Xaar (GB)) (23rd April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Natural Choice (GB) (Teofilo (IRE)) (11th February 2025) *UNNAMED grey filly ex Estifada (GB) (Caravaggio (USA)) (2nd March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Say To Me (FR) (Redoute’s Choice (AUS)) (11th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Just Jealous (IRE) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (23rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Vetlana (IRE) (Vale of York (IRE)) (15th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Spirited Girl (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (8th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Abyssinia (FR) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (15th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Silver Springs (IRE) (Zebedee (GB)) (15th March 2025)

47,226 40,000 32,000 25,974 20,000 19,677 15,742 15,000 12,000 12,000 12,000 10,000 8,500 8,000 7,500 7,084 7,000 6,000 5,000 4,329 4,000 2,000 1,000

Ringfort Stud Culworth Grounds Farm Salcey Forest Stud Baroda Stud a Gentleman Ballynure Park Stud Ballynure Park Stud Fairfield Bloodstock Ltd. Hedgeholme Stud Mrs D. O’Brien Springcombe Park Stud a Partnership Whitwell Bloodstock (Agent) Culworth Grounds Farm Glebe Farm Stables Baroda Stud Consign Ltd. Theakston Stud Culworth Grounds Farm Oran Hill Stud a Gentleman Culworth Grounds Farm (Agent) Houghton Bloodstock

Michael Carty Peter & Ross Doyle BS Hegarty BS Manister House Stud CM BS Sean Freney BS Bobby O’Ryan Evergreen BS Sam Mahony Glenvale Stud Vendor Vendor Vendor Cross Stables Jacintha Hynes (P.S.) El Caballo Syndicate JH/WSF El Caballo Syndicate Farming BS (P.S.) Oracle Horse Racing Ltd P J BS (P.S.) Vineyards Motion BS

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls November Online Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

66

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Lot 557 493 1094 896 494 66 967 437 1031 312 275 988 1166 1025 1063 918 299 400 266 90 319 166 994

EL CABALLO 7yo | Havana Gold-Showstoppa (Showcasing) Culworth Grounds Farm 2024: £6,000 | 2025: £5,000 | 2026: £4,000

www.culworthgrounds.co.uk/el-caballo-1 Racing Form 10 runs, 6 wins, 2 places | Timeform Rating: 116 | Average winning distance (f): 6.02

Stakes form

AT 3. Won Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2, (6f. beating Flaming Rib (IRE) and Wings of War (IRE)), Spring Cup, Lingfield Park, L., (7f. beating Witch Hunter (FR) and Anthem National (IRE)).

AT 4 Third in John of Gaunt Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.3, (to Jumby (IRE)).

T

HE GROUP 2-WINNING SPRINTER represents a new venture for Sophie Buckley and the team at Culworth Grounds Farm, and is yet another stakes winner bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud.

Like that farm’s leading sire Havana Grey, the bay is a son of the late Havana Gold, who won the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat for Qatar Racing and stood at Tweenhills.

El Caballo was officially rated just a pound lower than Havana Grey during a racing career that took in ten starts and yielded six wins.

He was sold as a foal for just 17,000gns by his breeder and bought by Luke James. Offered for resale as a yearling at Goffs UK Premier Sale he made £30,000 to trainer Karl Burke, debuting back at Doncaster the following April when he was second over 5f. A trip to Carlisle for a 5f novice on his second start brought his first win, but he wasn’t spotted on the track again until December, winning a Class 2 conditions race at Wolverhampton.

The bay added a Newcastle conditions race on his first start at three and that performance earned him a crack at the Spring Cup. He showed no hesitancy coming out of the gates and made practically all in the 7f race to earn his first black-type win.

Karl Burke dropped him back to 6f for the three-year-old conditions race on All-Weather Finals day and the result was the same. That win earned him a crack at Haydock’s Grade 2 Sandy Lane Stakes and, racing prominently again, he took the lead with just over a furlong to run. Pressed firmly by Flaming Rib, he kept up to his task and prevailed by a neck from that rival with juvenile Group winners Wings Of War (Dark Angel) and Go Bears Go (Kodi Bear) in third and fourth.

Flaming Rib (Ribchester) went on to finish runner-up to Perfect Power (Ardad) in the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup the race in which El Caballo’s winning streak came to an end, the colt finishing down the field in the 20 runner contest.

After Royal Ascot, El Caballo didn’t race until the following season and after a racecourse sighter in the Listed Cammidge Trophy. His old spark was seen in the Group 3 John Of Gaunt Stakes when, with a bit more luck in running, he would have challenged Jumby (New Bay) for the win but third place hinted at potential future victories. That was not to be and the Haydock race was the final of his career.

A first stallion for Sophie Buckley’s Culworth Grounds Farm, El Caballo is the only other son of Havana Gold at stud in Europe so offers an affordable alternative to Havana Grey, who stands at El Caballo’s birthplace of Whitsbury Manor.

He is a half-brother to the Italian Listed-winning juvenile Avengers Queen (Brazen Beau) and a three-parts brother to the Group 2 Lowther Stakes and the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes third Symbology (Havana Grey).

They are out of the winning Showcasing mare Showstoppa, who is a half-sister to Mill Reef Stakes (G2) winner and sire Temple Meads (Avonbridge), the Group 3 Firth of Clyde Stakes second Sneak Preview and Haryana To, dam of the Chipchase Stakes (G3) winner Diligent Harry (Due Diligence) and Harry Three, a Listedwinner by Adaay.

1st Dam SHOWSTOPPA (GB), won 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £27,612 and placed 7 times; dam of 5 winners: EL CABALLO (GB), see above.

AVENGERS QUEEN (GB) (2017 f. by Brazen Beau (AUS)), won 2 races in Italy at 2 years and £26,882 including Premio Vittorio Crespi, Milan, L. and placed once; dam of a winner.

Symbology (GB) (2021 f. by Havana Grey (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years and £51,947, placed twice third in Lowther Stakes, York, Gr.2 and Princess Margaret Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3.

KATEY KONTENT (GB) (2020 f. by Havana Grey (GB)), won 3 races at 2 and 4 years and £51,861 and placed 5 times.

BILANDY (GB) (2018 f. by Adaay (IRE)), placed once at 2 years and £1,427; also won 1 race in Italy at 2 years and £8,760 and placed 3 times; broodmare.

Upper Hendrsyde (GB), placed twice at 3 yer, 2026 and £3,803 IN THE BLACK (GB) (2024 f. by Havana Grey (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2026 and £5,400, her only start Shostakova (GB) (2022 f. by Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)), placed once at 2 years and £1,451.

Seattle Chief (GB) (2023 g. by Sergei Prokofiev (CAN)), placed once at 3 years, 2026 and £1,268.

In The Black (GB) (2024 f. by Havana Grey (GB)), in training.

She also has a yearling filly by Havana Grey (GB).

2nd Dam HARRYANA (GB), won 2 races at 2 years and placed 4 times; dam of 8 winners: TEMPLE MEADS (GB) (c. by Avonbridge (GB)), won 3 races at 2 years and £171,031 including Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2.

Sneak Preview (GB) (f. by Monsieur Bond (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years and £33,620, placed second in Laundry Cottage Firth of Clyde Stakes, Ayr, Gr.3.

SHOWSTOPPA (GB), see above.

O’GORMAN (GB), won 2 races at 2 and 4 years and placed 16 times.

EXIST (GB), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed once, from only 4 starts; dam of a winner.

IMPERIUM BLUE (GB), 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £30,867 and placed 4 times.

HOT SECRET (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 12 times; dam of winners.

PILGRIM (GB), 4 races at 2, 3 and 5 years, 2026 and £144,517 and placed 5 times.

MORAAWED (GB), 2 races at 3 years and placed 4 times; also placed once in Kingdom of Saudi

Arabia at 6 years.

EFSIXTEEN (GB), 1 race at 2 years, 2026, her only start.

FLAXBY (GB), placed 9 times from 2 to 5 years; also won 1 race in Jersey at 5 years.

MOHSEN (GB), placed 5 times at 3 years; also won 1 race in Qatar at 4 years and placed twice.

Harryana To (GB), placed twice at 3 years; dam of winners.

DILIGENT HARRY (GB), 10 races to 8 years, 2026 and £531,493 including Chipchase Stakes,

Newcastle, Gr.3, Kachy Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. (twice) and Hever Sprint Stakes,

Southwell, L. (twice), placed third in Al Quoz Sprint, Meydan, Gr.1.

HARRY THREE (GB), 5 races at home and in France at 2 and 3 years and £132,099 including Prix

Kistena, Deauville, L. DUE DATE (GB), 9 races at 4 and 5 years, 2025 and £44,609 and placed 7 times.

AMOREENA (GB), placed twice at 2 years; also 3 races in Hungary at 3 years and placed 4

times.

BINTARYANA (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2026, from only 2 starts.

Red Red Rose (GB), unraced; dam of winners.

FASHIONATA (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; also 6 races in Spain from 4 to 6 years

and £35,554 and placed 10 times.

ZUFFOLO (IRE), 6 races from 2 to 5 years, 2025 and £37,294 and placed 8 times.

Ascot Jungle (IRE), placed 6 times in France at 3 years; dam of El Floridita, 1 race at 2 years,

2026 and £43,025, placed second in Norfolk Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2.

HUDDLE UP (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £44,746 and placed 14 times.

Another Bungle (IRE), placed once at 3 years, 2025.

3rd Dam ALLYANA (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 7 times; dam of 2 winners: ITHBAAT (BAH), won 4 races in Bahrain.

HARRYANA (GB), see above.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 23 foals sold

Average price

14,001

Median price

10,000

12 colts

Average price

19,211

Median price

13,871

11 fillies

Average price

8,319

Median price

7,000

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 67

Erevann

Erevann foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse UNNAMED bay colt ex Darkazinia (USA) (Arch (USA)) (13th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Giladah (IRE) (Muhaarar (GB)) (3rd March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Tilda (IRE) (Motivator (GB)) (13th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Pocket of Stars (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (7th May 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Gwerrann (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (11th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Jolimome (FR) (Galiway (GB)) (19th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Siligreen (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (16th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Grace And Danger (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (4th May 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Fact Finding (IRE) (Zoffany (IRE)) (27th April 2025) UNNAMED bay brown colt ex Pemina (GER) (Soldier Hollow (GB)) (18th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Petite Patch (FR) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (14th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Rebecca’s Filly (FR) (Elusive City (USA)) (1st April 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Watchout (FR) (Golden Horn (GB)) (23rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Schmusli (GB) (Elusive City (USA)) (31st January 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Highland Holly (IRE) (Gleneagles (IRE)) (25th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Chilli Spice (IRE) (Manduro (GER)) (23rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex April Eighteen (IRE) (Azamour (IRE)) (13th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Santa Louisia (GB) (Highest Honor (FR)) (16th May 2025)

68

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

120,000 61,393 43,290 36,206 30,000 28,335 27,548 27,548 27,548 25,187 23,613 20,464 16,529 12,593 12,593 12,593 11,806 1,181

Ringfort Stud, Ireland Springbank Way Stud Prime Progeny Patis Church View Stables, Ireland Cour Blanche Windermere Stud La Motteraye Consignment Monceaux Grandcamp Brousses Arcadia Elevage Castlebridge Consignment Etreham Montaigu La Motteraye Consignment Montaigu Tourgeville

Paca Paca Farm SH BS Amlec BS XF BS Redwall BS Evergreen BS Joseph Burke Kelly Equine (PS) Peter & Ross Doyle BS Stud Ickworth SAS Broadhurst Agency Equos Racing Northface BS Equos Racing Highpark BS Ltd Kilmannin Stud Denis Linehan George Mullins

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

797 613 533 454 386 375 497 350 338 452 771 782 754 800 678 613 582 795

EREVANN 7yo | Dubawi-Ervedya (Siyouni) Haras de Bonneval 2024: €8,000 | 2025: €8,000 | 2026: €8,000

www.agakhanstuds.com/all-stallions/erevann/ Racing Form

10 runs, 4 wins, 3 places | Timeform Rating: 122 | Average winning distance (f): 7.95

Stakes form

AT 3 Won Prix Daniel Wildenstein, Parislongchamp, Gr.2, (7½f. beating The Revenant (GB) and Checkandchallenge (GB)), Prix Paul de Moussac, Chantilly, Gr.3, (7½f. beating Tribalist (GB) and Kalganov (FR)), third in Prix Jacques Le Marois, Deauville, Gr.1, (to Inspiral (GB)).

C

OMPARISONS BETWEEN ZARAK AND EREVANN were always going to be inevitable - by the same sire, out of Aga Khan Group 1 winners and successful in the same race at two. George Rimaud, the now-retired director of the Aga Khan Studs in France, leaned into those similarities when he announced Erevann’s retirement but was also keen to emphasise their differences.

“Erevann boasts a similar profile to Zarak. Both Erevann and Zarak won the Prix de Saint-Desir as two-year-olds and both are sons of Dubawi out of multiple Group 1-winning Aga Khan Studsbred mares.

“Both also have pedigrees free of Sadler’s Wells, giving breeders plenty of options when devising mating plans.

“Where they differ is that Erevann was at his very best over a mile, which is undoubtedly thanks to the speed he inherited from his broodmare sire,” added Rimaud.

That broodmare sire is the Aga Khan’s Siyouni, sire of 11 individual Group 1 winners, including the exciting second-season sire St Mark’s Basilica.

Erevann’s dam Ervedya was the first Group 1 winner sired by Siyouni, himself successful at the highest level as a two-year-old.

Victorious in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1), Prix du Moulin (G1) and Coronation Stakes (G1), Ervedya was from the first crop of Siyouni and is the only Group winner under her first three dams.

Erevann made just one start at two, winning over a mile at Deauville in October. He won his first two starts as a three-yearold, including the Group 3 Prix Paul de Moussac before tackling Group 1 company for the first time in the Prix Jacques le Marois.

He was beaten just half a length by Inspiral, and finished ahead of Group 1 winners Order Of Australia, Coroebus, Prosperous Voyage and State Of Rest.

He claimed the Group 2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein at ParisLongchamp on Arc weekend, again over a mile.

Kept in training at four, he ran five times and twice was third in Group 2 contests - firstly to Tribalist and Facteur Cheval in the Prix du Muguet and secondly in the Prix Dollar, his first time to try 1m2f and what would prove to be his final start.

Erevann’s Sea The Stars half-sister Edna has produced the Listed Prix de Saint Patrick winner Erdenali (Caravaggio).

On retirement to stud, Erevann proved popular with breeders and has around 90 yearlings in his first crop.

All 18 of his first crop foals to come under the hammer were sold and at an average of 29,913gns, which is almost 4.5 times the sire’s debut covering fee. The median was also more than four times the covering fee at 26,368gns.

Dr Harry Sweeney’s Paca Paca Farm purchased the most expensive foal by Erevann - a colt from the Aga Khan family of champion three-year-old Almanzor. Consigned by Ringfort Stud at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, the half-brother to Listed winner Darzan and out of a half-sister to the dam of Almanzor brought a winning bid of 120,000gns and is the sire’s sole sixfigure sale so far.

AT 4 Third in Prix Dollar, Parislongchamp, Gr.2, (to Horizon Dore (FR)), Prix du Muguet, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2, (to Tribalist (GB)).

1st Dam ERVEDYA (FR), Jt 4th top rated 2yr old filly in Europe in 2014, won 1 race at 3 years and £272,894, Coronation Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, placed third in Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1; also won 6 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £704,837 including Prix Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Longchamp, Gr.1, Qatar Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix de Cabourg Jockey Club de Turquie, Deauville, Gr.3 and Prix Imprudence, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3, placed 5 times second in Total Prix Marcel Boussac, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix Rothschild, Deauville, Gr.1 and Prix du Muguet, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2 and third in P. Fresnay le Buffard Jacques Le Marois, Deauville, Gr.1 and Darley Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1; dam of 1 winner: EREVANN (FR), see above.

Erdana (FR) (2018 f. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), ran 3 times in France at 2 and 3 years; dam of a winner.

ERDENALI (FR), 3 races in France at 3 years, 2026 and £56,070 including Prix de Saint Patrick,

Deauville, L., placed once third in Prix Messidor, Chantilly, Gr.3.

Ervalya (IRE) (2022 f. by Lope de Vega (IRE)).

2nd Dam Elva (IRE), won 2 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £38,200, placed 3 times including second in Prix Vanteaux, Longchamp, Gr.3; dam of 6 winners: ERVEDYA (FR), see above.

Elennga (FR) (f. by Exceed And Excel (AUS)), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £32,465, placed third in BMW Preis Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, L.; dam of winners.

Elbaz (FR), 2 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £69,720, placed second in Prix Matchem,

Saint-Cloud, L. and third in Grand Criterium de Bordeaux, Bordeaux - Le Bouscat, L. ELANA (FR), 2 races in France at 3 years and placed once.

ELMAL (FR), won 1 race in France at 3 years and placed 3 times; also won 2 races over jumps in Czech Republic and Italy at 4 and 5 years and placed once.

ENNAYA (FR), won 2 races in France at 3 years and £26,833 and placed 4 times; dam of winners.

Ebony (FR), 1 race in France at 2 years and £48,786, placed second in Prix de Thiberville,

Parislongchamp, L. and Prix Occitanie, Toulouse, L.; dam of KALAOUN (GB), 2 races in

France at 3 years, 2025 and £43,499 and placed 4 times.

ELDENA (FR), won 2 races in France at 2 years and £27,137 and placed twice; dam of winners.

DAKARAI (AUS), 3 races in Australia at 4 and 5 years and £54,129 and placed 5 times.

ELIMA (IRE), 1 race in France at 2 years, 2025 and £29,667 and placed 5 times.

ELIMAN (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2025 and placed 3 times.

ELAYOUNA (FR), won 1 race in Morocco at 4 years and placed 8 times; dam of.

Anna Ferreti (FR), ran once in France; dam of BIN ZARAK (FR), 3 races in France to 2026 and

placed 8 times.

Edavanna (FR), unraced; dam of QUAI DE BETHUNE (FR), 2 races at 3 years, 2025 and £79,506

and placed twice.

Elaya (FR), ran once in France at 3 years; dam of a winner.

ERATO (JPN), 4 races in Japan at 3 and 5 years, 2026 and £338,828 and placed 3 times.

3rd Dam EVORA (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed once, from only 3 starts; dam of 1 winner: Elva (IRE), see above.

Felicitad (IND), ran twice in India; dam of winners.

Emidio (IND), 2 races in India, placed second in Juvenile Sprinters’ Million, Bangalore, L.R.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 18 foals sold

Average price

29,913

Median price

26,368

13 colts

Average price

30,096

Median price

23,613

5 fillies

Average price

29,437

Median price

27,548

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 69

Good Guess

(continued on page 74)

F

EW FARMS HAVE A RECENT TRACK RECORD that betters Tally-Ho Stud as a launch pad for the careers of young stallions and the O’Callaghan family is sure to have placed the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat winner Good Guess in the ideal position for leading first-season sire honours.

Curiously Kodiac, the stud’s lynchpin, didn’t earn that particular accolade but he is an excellent sire of juveniles and has been one of Europe’s leading sires of the past decade.

Good Guess could well avenge his sire’s early career miss as he was a quick and precocious runner, winning on debut in June over 5f100yds for Fabrice Chappet at Chantilly. He followed that with a 6f success at the track, but was just ninth of ten in the Group 3 Prix de Cabourg on his first venture into black-type company.

He earned his first stakes form on the fourth, and final start of the season, when third to Secret Angel (Dark Angel) in the 6f Listed Prix Zeddaan on soft ground at Deauville.

Good Guess was returned to Deauville on his successful seasonal reappearance in the Group 3 Prix Djebel over 7f.

Stepped up to a mile for the Poule d’Essai des Poulains, he finished sixth to Marhaba Ya Sanafi before a second-placed finish in the Prix Paul Moussac (G3) back at 7f.

That trip saw Good Guess at his best in the Prix Jean Prat (G1), the colt impressing with the ease of his victory over subsequent Group 1 winner Sauterne. Down the field were Group 1 winners Belbek, Chaldean, Charyn and Meditate.

Connections made one more attempt to stretch his stamina to a mile, in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1), but he could only manage seventh. That was the final start of his career.

Bred by Cheveley Park Stud, Good Guess was an attractive yearling and made 420,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale to Chauvigny Global Equine, purchasing on behalf of owner Hisaaki Saito.

A grandson of Cheveley Park’s champion Russian Rhythm, Good Guess is a half-brother to the Group 3 Sceptre Stakes winner Spangled (Starspangledbanner), dam of the Bahraini Horse of the Year and champion miler Goemon (Dark Angel).

Good Guess is closely related to the Listed Westow Stakes third Jumira Bridge, by Kodiac’s half-brother Invincible Spirit and they are the three best runners from five winners out of Zykina.

The Pivotal mare is a full-sister to Safina, Listed-placed at Royal Ascot, and the dam of Atalanta Stakes (G3) winner Potapova (Invincible Spirit) and Marenko (Exceed And Excel), winner of the Group 3 Fred Darling Stakes.

Safina’s winning Sea The Stars daughter Vesnina is the dam of Group 1 Prix de l’Abbaye heroine Makarova (Acclamation) and the Prix Eclipse (G3) second Nina Ballerina (Lope De Vega), dam of this year’s Pavilion Stakes (G3) second Midnight Tango (Night Of Thunder).

Zykina and Safina’s full-sister Barynya is the dam of the Group 3 winner Zonderland and second dam of Solario Stakes (G3)

70

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

winner Positive, both by Dutch Art. Russian Finale, a winning Dansili daughter of Russian Rhythm, is the dam of the Group 3 Princess Elizabeth Stakes winner Bashkirova (Pivota) and second dam of Royal Mile, a Group 3-placed daughter of Nathaniel.

Russian Rhythm won four Group 1 races, including the 1,000 Guineas and the Lockinge and the daughter of Kingmambo hails from an outstanding family.

Her dam Balistroika is a Nijinsky half-sister to the Irish Oaks winner Alydaress, the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) winner Desirable and to Park Appeal, winner of the Cheveley Park and Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1).

Park Appeal is the dam of Cape Cross and second dam of Iffraaj and Diktat, while Desirable foaled the 1,000 Guineas and the Prix Marcel Boussac (G1) winner Shadayid, as well as the Group 1-placed sire Fath.

Good Guess is one of eight individual Group 1 winners by Kodiac and given that Tally-Ho is such a route to success for stallions, it is no surprise that Good Guess was heavily subscribed during his first season at stud with 179 yearlings by him registered with Weatherbys.

At the foal sales, 75 of Good Guess’s debut crop were offered for sale with 69 selling or 92 per cent. The average price achieved was 31,583gns with a median of 23,613gns.

A trio of foals broke the six-figure ceiling with the highest prices coming at the Goffs November Sale. Chauvigny Global Equine, who purchased Good Guess as a yearling, went to €150,000 for a half-brother to Listed Derby du Languedoc winner Zweig (Churchill).

Out of a Winker Watson half-sister to the Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Laugh Out Loud, he was consigned by Knocktartan House Stud.

GOOD GUESS 6yo | Kodiac-Zykina (Pivotal) Tally Ho Stud 2024: €17,500 | 2025: €12,500 | 2026: €12,500

https://www.tallyhostud.com/stallions/good-guess Racing Form 9 runs, 4 wins, 2 places | Timeform Rating: 121 | Average winning distance (f): 6.34

Stakes form

AT 2 Third in Prix Zeddaan, Deauville, L., (to Secret Angel (IRE)).

AT 3 Won Prix Jean Prat, Deauville, Gr.1, (6½f. beating Sauterne (FR) and Breizh Sky (FR)), Prix Djebel, Deauville, Gr.3, (6½f. beating Breizh Sky (FR) and Belbek (FR)), second in Prix Paul de Moussac, Parislongchamp, Gr.3, (to Breizh Sky (FR)).

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 69 foals sold

Average price

31,583

Median price

23,613

34 colts

Average price

34,815

Median price

23,613

35 fillies

Average price

28,443

Median price

20,464

AM Thoroughbreds sold a half-brother to the Group 2 and Group 3 winner Real Appeal (Sidestep) to Ballyphilip Stud for €125,000.

Tattersalls was the venue for the sale of the most expensive first-crop filly by Good Guess where Glenvale Stud purchased the half-sister to stakes winner Illegal Smile for 100,000gns. They are out of Fine If, an Iffraaj half-sister to the Mill Reef (G2) winner and Group 1-placed sprinter Galeota from the family of Charyn. She was sold by Max Ervine.

1st Dam ZYKINA (GB), unraced; Own sister to Safina (GB); dam of 5 winners: GOOD GUESS (GB), see above.

SPANGLED (GB) (2012 f. by Starspangledbanner (AUS)), won 5 races at 3 and 4 years and £76,490 including Japan Racing Association Sceptre Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.3 and placed once; dam of 2 winners.

GOEMON (GB) (c. by Dark Angel (IRE)), Champion miler in Bahrain in 2025, 2 races at 3 years

and £8,262; also 7 races in Bahrain from 4 to 6 years, 2025 and £317,581 including Al

Methaq Mile, Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club, L. and H.H.Sh.Khalid Bin

Hamad Al Khalifa Cup, Rashid Equestrian & Horseracing Club, L., placed twice including

third in 1351 Turf Sprint, King Abdulaziz, Gr.2.

PROUDLY HAILED (GB), 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2025 and £51,219 and placed 3 times.

Jumira Bridge (GB) (2014 g. by Invincible Spirit (IRE)), won 11 races to 10 years and £107,574, placed 18 times including third in British Stallion Studs EBF Westow Stakes, York, L. AMETIST (GB) (2017 g. by Dutch Art (GB)), won 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £38,392 and placed twice.

JANTINA (GB) (2013 f. by Dutch Art (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years and £3,777 and placed once, from only 3 starts; dam of 2 winners.

Frolova (GB) (2015 f. by Dutch Art (GB)); dam of.

Korbut (GB), placed once at 3 years, 2026 and £2,535.

Bayanova (GB) (2024 f. by Kingman (GB)), in training.

2nd Dam RUSSIAN RHYTHM (USA), 2nd top rated 2yr old filly in England in 2002, JT 2nd top rated 3yr old filly in Europe in 2003, won 7 races from 2 to 4 years and £770,120 including Coronation Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1, Vodafone Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, Sagitta 1000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1, Peugeot Lowther Stakes, York, Gr.2 and Princess Margaret Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, placed 3 times including second in betfair Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 and Netjets Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, all her starts; dam of 4 winners: Safina (GB) (f. by Pivotal (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years, placed third in Sandringham Handicap, Ascot, L., from only 4 starts; dam of winners.

POTAPOVA (GB), 3 races from 2 to 4 years and £137,621 including Atalanta Stakes, Sandown

Park, Gr.3, placed second in Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.3 and third in

Atalanta Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3.

MARENKO (GB), 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £76,650 including Betfred Fred Darling Stakes,

Chelmsford City, Gr.3, placed second in lstsecuritysolutions May Hill Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2.

DAVYDENKO (GB), 4 races at 3 years and £37,428.

VESNINA (GB), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; dam of MAKAROVA (GB), 5 races at home

and in France and £412,011 including Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp, ParisLongchamp,

Gr.1 and Coral Charge Sprint Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3, placed third in Flying Five

Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, Nina Bailarina (GB), 1 race, placed second in Prix Eclipse, Maisons

Laffitte, Gr.3; grandam of Midnight Tango (GB), 1 race at 2 years, 2025 and £43,276,

placed second in Pavilion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3.

RUSSIAN REALM (GB), won 5 races from 3 to 7 years and £105,517 and placed 18 times.

RUSSIAN HEROINE (GB), won 2 races at 3 years and placed 5 times, from only 9 starts; dam of winners.

RUSSIAN FINALE (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice, from only 4 starts; dam of winners.

BASHKIROVA (GB), 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £87,897 including Princess Elizabeth Stakes,

Epsom Downs, Gr.3, placed second in Conqueror Stakes, Goodwood, L. Royal Mila (GB), 3 races at 3 years and £71,529, second in Prix Belle de Nuit, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3.

RUSSIAN CRESCENDO (GB), 2 races at 3 years.

FINALISE (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2025 and placed 3 times, all her starts.

Barynya (GB), placed 3 times at 3 years; dam of winners.

ZONDERLAND (GB), 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £171,236 including Totepool Sovereign Stakes,

Salisbury, Gr.3 and Heron Stakes, Sandown Park, L., second in Godolphin Challenge

Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 and Doom Bar Celebration Mile, Goodwood, Gr.2 (twice).

OSIPOVA (GB), 2 races at 3 years and placed twice; dam of POSITIVE (GB), 4 races and

£133,633 including Betway Solario Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3.

Good Guess foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex Euthenia (GB) (Winker Watson (GB)) (4th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Fine If (IRE) (Iffraaj (GB)) (29th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Runaway Sparkle (GB) (Green Desert (USA)) (25th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Ladywood (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (16th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Royal Majestic (GB) (Tobougg (IRE)) (16th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Dusty Red (GB) (Teofilo (IRE)) (15th May 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Passified Lady (USA) (Speightstown (USA)) (6th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex O Merisi (IRE) (Caravaggio (USA)) (31st March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Evies Wish (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) (5th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Cool Leader (GB) (Nathaniel (IRE)) (5th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Newtown Pippin (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (12th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Al Andalus (FR) (Olympic Glory (IRE)) (14th April 2025)

118,064 100,000 98,386 82,645 78,709 65,000 62,967 62,967 56,671 55,096 55,096 55,096

Knocktartan House Stud Max Ervine AM Thoroughbreds Abbeville Stud Vinesgrove Stud Salcey Forest Stud Perennial Bloodstock A to Z Equine Enterprise Ltd Ardreigh Stud Knocktartan House Stud Killowen Stud Skara Stud

Chauvigny Global Equine Glenvale Stud Ballyphilip Stud Chauvigny Global Equine Lakeside BS Mags O’Toole Manister House Stud Lynn Lodge Stud Forge Stables Chauvigny Global Equine Peter & Ross Doyle BS The Nordic Partnership

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025

603 438 711 641 707 795 437 432 348 802 666 534

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 71

Good Guess Good Guess foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex Jeva (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (23rd April 2025) *UNNAMED brown colt ex Give Grace (IRE) (Harzand (IRE)) (17th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Penarth Pier (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (23rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Dat Il Do (GB) (Bahamian Bounty (GB)) (15th January 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Spider’s Web (GB) (Cracksman (GB)) (19th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex River Pride (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (2nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Julia’s Magic (IRE) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (12th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Rio Festival (USA) (First Defence (USA)) (9th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Inch Perfect (USA) (Theatrical) (28th January 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Carrier Wave (GB) (Nathaniel (IRE)) (4th February 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Pretty Rebel (IRE) (Gutaifan (IRE)) (28th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Dolly Colman (IRE) (Diamond Green (FR)) (6th February 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Fendi (GB) (Hot Streak (IRE)) (20th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Ever Sun Shine (FR) (Le Havre (IRE)) (20th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Veiled Intrigue (GB) (Pastoral Pursuits (GB)) (3rd March 2025)

48,000 47,226 45,651 45,000 42,000 41,000 40,929 39,355 36,993 35,419 35,419 33,058 32,000 31,484 29,122 28,335 26,000 26,000 25,000 23,613 23,613 23,613 23,613 22,039 22,039 22,039 20,464 20,464 20,464 19,677 19,677 19,677 18,890 18,103 18,103 18,103 18,000 17,316 16,529 16,000 15,742 15,000 14,168 14,168 13,381 11,806 11,019 11,000 10,000 9,839 9,445 8,000 7,871 7,871 7,871 6,297 5,000

Meadowlands Stud (Co.Down) Ballintry Stud Mr. Stephen Greene Athnid Stud Castletown Stud, Ireland Kellsgrange Stud, Ireland Ardrums House Stud Abbeville Stud Ballyogue Stud Windsor Stud Glascairn Stables Sunnyhill Stud Amy Marnane Bloodstock Arcadia Elevage Esker Lodge Stud Annaca Bloodstock Stuart McPhee Bloodstock Ltd. Castlebridge Consignment Glashare House Stud, Ireland Springfort Park Stud AM Thoroughbreds Ballybin Stud Grenane House Stud Ballintry Stud Whiteoaks Castlebridge Consignment Kilcarn Park Brownstown Stud Ballinafad Stud Littlejohn Bloodstock Ltd Amy Marnane Bloodstock Ballinafad Stud Windsor Stud Castlebridge Consignment Milltown House Stud Ringfort Stud Ringfort Stud, Ireland Railstown Stud Airlie Stud Prospect Stables, Ireland Whitethorn Bloodstock Ryebridge Stud, Ireland Ballybin Stud Ballybin Stud Phoenixtown Stud Castlebridge Consignment Oak Lodge & Springfield Whitsbury Manor Stud Barton Stud Kildallan Farm Summerhill Stables Fittocks Stud Knockainey Stud Commane Stud Goldenvale Stud Farm Ballincurrig House Stud Meadowlands Stud (Co.Down)

Tally-Ho Stud GHS BS Tally Ho Kingsfield Stud/Oakleigh Glenvale Stud PF BS (P.S.) Tally Ho JODK BS George Frisby Clonsast Stud WH BS Denis Linehan Vendor MAB Agency Peter Nolan Equine Piercetown Stud Aughamore Stud Harry Dutfield Earlsfort/Loughmore Oliver St Lawrence BS Arglo House Stud John Connaughton Wyanstown House Vendor Sociedad Civil Alegria Peter Nolan Equine Thomas Gibson (PS) R Kilmartin Leamore Horses Rathyork Stud Vendor Vendor P Trainor Ian Worrell Whytemount Stud Longrove Stud Clonmult Farm Vendor Paula Flannery Kelly Equine (P.S.) Winters BS DC BS/Haras de lianger Gatelodge Stables Vendor Rachel Stewart KBS Torard House Stud Mystic Moons Vendor Hillside Farm JRSA Richard Gallagher CN BS (PS) David Brazil Timmons BS Vendor T C Enterprises

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

660 839 156 398 947 612 383 703 380 577 443 332 764 335 516 415 968 632 380 86 266 105 74 435 617 407 709 813 76 426 307 263 525 496 349 1 615 30 215 679 153 512 975 300 201 230 46 363 666 74 548 500 106 416 84 804 516

*UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Margarets Charm (IRE) (No Nay Never (USA)) (2nd March 2025)

UNNAMED brown filly ex Athbah (GB) (Shamardal (USA)) (14th January 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Karamaya (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (10th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Moonlife (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (5th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Izola (GB) (Beat Hollow (GB)) (8th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Adoring Love (IRE) (Gutaifan (IRE)) (26th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Laureldean Lady (IRE) (Statue of Liberty (USA)) (20th March 2025)

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Gurkhali Girl (IRE) (The Gurkha (IRE)) (6th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Ohsosecret (GB) (Sakhee’s Secret (GB)) (26th April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Guana (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (7th May 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Ma Bella Paola (FR) (Naaqoos (GB)) (8th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Rubia Bella (GB) (Bated Breath (GB)) (24th January 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Eagle Beam (IRE) (Gleneagles (IRE)) (16th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Herridge (IRE) (Bahamian Bounty (GB)) (15th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex My Kathleen (IRE) (Roderic O’Connor (IRE)) (12th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Champagne Anyway (FR) (Shalaa (IRE)) (22nd January 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Abiquiu (IRE) (Roderic O’Connor (IRE)) (2nd January 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Wittgenstein (IRE) (Shamardal (USA)) (5th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Tantshi (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (13th April 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Exempt (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (10th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Aaraamm (USA) (Street Cry (IRE)) (9th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Miss Liguria (GB) (Galileo (IRE)) (12th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Chocquinto (IRE) (Requinto (IRE)) (15th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Storymaker (GB) (Ulysses (IRE)) (10th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Silvaplana (IRE) (No Nay Never (USA)) (1st February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Peachy Princess (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (14th May 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Vibe Queen (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (1st April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Takaliyda (IRE) (Azamour (IRE)) (28th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Burke’s Rock (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (15th April 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut filly ex She’s Local (IRE) (Tasleet (GB)) (2nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Tears of The Sun (GB) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (2nd May 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Dusky Maid (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (22nd April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Mystical Moon (IRE) (Excelebration (IRE)) (3rd April 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Cyber Attack (IRE) (Saxon Warrior (JPN)) (19th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Ryknild Street (IRE) (Helmet (AUS)) (7th April 2025) UNNAMED brown filly ex Armum (IRE) (Society Rock (IRE)) (13th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Miss Gallagher (GB) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (22nd March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Leenavesta (USA) (Arch (USA)) (18th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Mawde (IRE) (Sir Prancealot (IRE)) (5th May 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Ishimagic (GB) (Ishiguru (USA)) (30th April 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Crypto (FR) (Almanzor (FR)) (2nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Lavish (IRE) (Camelot (GB)) (8th March 2025)

72

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Little Big Bear

L

ITTLE BIG BEAR’S SIRE NO NAY NEVER broke new ground this season with the victory of his daughter True Love in the 1,000 Guineas. The Ballydoyle filly is the first Classic winner among the 11 individual Group 1 winners that the son of Scat Daddy has sired and No Nay Never went on to enjoy his now customary successful Royal Ascot.

Three-year-old gelding Mission Central beat his elders in the King Charles III Stakes (G1), Great Barrier Reef became his sire’s second winner of the Coventry Stakes (G2) and Libertango triumphed in the Albany Stakes (G3). No Nay Never’s previous winner of that race was Meditate who went on to Breeders’ Cup glory in the Juvenile Fillies’ Turf (G1).

Like Meditate, Little Big Bear won at Royal Ascot as a juvenile before adding Group 1 success to his name, in his case the Phoenix Stakes at The Curragh.

Little Big Bear was bred by Camas Park Stud and Summerhill and sold by the former at Arqana’s August Deauville highlight for €320,000 to Mandore International.

He made his debut at The Curragh in early April over 6f, falling short by a nose to overhaul Tough Talk (Kingman). Aidan O’Brien dropped him back to 5f for his next race which started a four-race winning streak encompassing the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes, the Anglesey Stakes (G3) and the aforementioned Curragh Group 1.

That win came with a price - a self-inflicted injury caused when

Little Big Bear foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex For Henry (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) (18th April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Sea of Reality (IRE) (Born To Sea (IRE)) (18th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Spinto Soprano (GB) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (6th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Power’s Dream (IRE) (Power (GB)) (20th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Lady Freyja (GB) (Mayson (GB)) (29th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Last Jewel (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (10th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex New Beginnings (FR) (Wootton Bassett (GB)) (9th May 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Surfsister (USA) (Giant’s Causeway (USA)) (8th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Elphin (GB) (Frankel (GB)) (26th March 2025) UNNAMED brown filly ex All Speed (IRE) (Camacho (GB)) (26th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Al Anqa (GB) (Galileo (IRE)) (26th May 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Arabic Charm (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (8th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Prying Pandora (FR) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (28th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Anjolie (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (14th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Ceol An Ghra (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (11th April 2025)

121,999 78,709 78,000 74,774 70,000 65,000 59,032 47,226 43,290 37,780 26,761 25,000 18,103 14,168 12,593

Mount Armstrong Kildare Sandra Russell BS Castlebridge Consignment Kilfeacle Stud Brook Stud Baroda Stud, Ireland Royal Noble Property Ltd Galbertstown Stables Kilcarn Stud Tullogher House Stud Fairway Consignment Prospect Stables, Ireland Killartery Stud Baroda Stud Castlebridge Consignment

Tally Ho Pattern BS Meridian International Camas Park Stud Tradewinds Glenvale Stud Moanmore Stables Peter Nolan Equine Greenacre BS (PS) Apollo BS Sas Tooclose Oxpark (P.S.) Denis Linehan Local BS (PS) Gillon BS/Tony Dobbin

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025

609 716

74

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

441 486 787 664 492 599 538 561 792 167 545 306

LITTLE BIG BEAR

www.coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/little-big-bear/ Racing Form 9 runs, 5 wins, 2 places | Timeform Rating: 126 | Average winning distance (f): 5.66

Stakes form

AT 2 Champion 2yr old colt in Europe in 2022. Won Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, (6f. beating Persian Force (IRE) and Shartash (IRE)), Anglesey Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, (6f. beating Yosemite Valley (GB) and Badb (IRE)), Windsor Castle Stakes, Ascot, L., (5f. beating Rocket Rodney (GB) and Eddie’s Boy (GB)).

AT 3 Top rated 3yr old sprinter in Ireland in 2023. Won Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2, (6f. beating Shouldvebeenaring (GB) and Bradsell (GB)), second in Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Shaquille (GB)).

the colt kicked a wall. Trainer Aidan O’Brien had to give Little Big Bear plenty of time to recover which meant he was not seen until the following season’s 2,000 Guineas.

On rain-softened ground, he ran too freely in the early part of the Classic and came home last of the 14 runners behind Chaldean.

Connections however felt that the speed part of his pedigree had won out over stamina - his dam was a Listed winner at 1m2f - and he was sent sprinting next time out. It was a successful decision with the colt claiming success in the Sandy Lane Stakes (G2).

He returned to Royal Ascot in search of a second Group 1 win and it seemed as if the Commonwealth Cup was his only for Shaquille to put in a remarkable run, Little Big Bear had to settle for second.

His next start would prove to be the final of his career, sustaining a fracture to a fetlock bone, when eighth of eight behind Shaquille in the July Cup (G1).

When Little Big Bear’s retirement was announced his trainer commented: “He is a big, scopey, strong, clear-winded and very, very fast - a class sprinter. He could get some serious stock because he is so big and strong.”

While Little Big Bear was standing his first season at Coolmore, his full-brother Whistlejacket was doing his bit to enhance the family record.

A 500,000gns purchase by MV Magnier and White Birch Farm, the chestnut colt won the Prix Morny (G1), the July Stakes (G2) and the First Flier Stakes (Listed) as well as finishing runner-up in the Phoenix Stakes and the Middle Park (G1).

At three, Whistlejacket won the Listed Committed Stakes and he stood his first season at Haras de Grandcamp this year.

They are two of the six winners out of Adventure Seeker who, in addition to her Listed win, finished second in the Prix Cleopatre (G3) and Prix Finlande (Listed).

She is a Bering granddaughter of European and US champion All Along, a five-time Group 1 winner whose victories included the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Little Big Bear has 71 yearlings registered with Weatherbys and 15 of them came under the hammer as foals, with a perfect clearance rate.

They averaged 51,496gns with the median at 47,226gns and there was one six-figure sale.

That was achieved at Goffs where Tally-Ho Stud bought a grandson of the Matron Stakes (G1) winner Chachamaideee from the family of 1,000 Guineas winner Virginia Waters for €155,000.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 15 foals sold

Average price

51,496

Median price

47,226

9 colts

Average price

56,884

Median price

59,032

6 fillies

Average price

43,413

Median price

42,503

6yo | No Nay Never-Adventure Seeker (Bering) Coolmore 2024: €27,500 | 2025: €20,000 | 2026: €17,500 1st Dam ADVENTURE SEEKER (FR), won 2 races in France at 3 years and £96,060 including Prix de Liancourt, Longchamp, L., placed 3 times including second in Prix Cleopatre, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3 and third in Prix du Top 14 Orange Prix Finlande, Longchamp, L.; dam of 6 winners: LITTLE BIG BEAR (IRE), see above.

WHISTLEJACKET (IRE) (2022 c. by No Nay Never (USA)), won 3 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and £250,253, July Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, Committed Stakes, Navan, L. and First Flier Stakes, Curragh, L., placed 4 times including second in Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1 and Lacken Stakes, Naas, Gr.3; also won 1 race in France at 2 years and £197,526, Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1.

Andrea Mantegna (USA) (2013 g. by Giant’s Causeway (USA)), won 8 races in Australia and France to 7 years and £235,113, placed 15 times including second in Sky Racing Hobart Cup, Hobart, Gr.3; also won 1 race over jumps in Australia at 5 years and £24,141 and placed 5 times.

SOYOUNIQUE (IRE) (2017 g. by Siyouni (FR)), won 5 races at 4 and 5 years and £28,501 and placed 10 times.

VIN ROUGE (IRE) (2018 g. by Zoffany (IRE)), won 2 races at 4 years and £13,022 and placed 6 times; also won 2 races over hurdles at 4 and 5 years and £11,345 and placed twice.

AMERICAN GRAFFITI (FR) (2016 g. by Pivotal (GB)), won 2 races at 3 years and £15,406 and placed 3 times; also won 1 race in U.A.E. at 4 years and £71,408 and placed once.

The Lincoln Lawyer (GB) (2015 g. by Lawman (FR)), placed 6 times at 2 and 3 years and £2,749; also placed 5 times over hurdles at 3 and 4 years and £3,066.

Hopefully Yes (IRE) (2021 g. by No Nay Never (USA)), placed once in U.A.E. at 5 years, 2026 and £4,061.

Araca (FR) (2014 f. by Elusive Quality (USA)), placed once at 3 years and £1,593; dam of 3 winners.

TRIBAL CHIEF (FR), 5 races at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £75,928 and placed 4 times.

KIWANO (FR), 4 races at 2, 4 and 5 years and £50,447 and placed once; also 1 race in Bahrain at

5 years and £6,001.

ANANTEAL (FR), 3 races in France at 3 and 4 years, 2026 and £34,344 and placed twice.

2nd Dam AMERICAN ADVENTURE (USA), placed 5 times in France at 3 years; Own sister to ARNAQUEUR (USA); dam of 5 winners: ADVENTURE SEEKER (FR), see above.

Along Again (IRE) (f. by Elusive City (USA)), won 1 race at 2 years, placed third in Juddmonte Princess Margaret Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3.

PRIME TIME (FR), won 6 races in France and Spain at 3, 5 and 6 years and £67,863 and placed 11 times.

AMERICAN ARTIST (IRE), won 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £30,049 and placed 5 times; also won 3 races in Bahrain at 5 and 6 years and placed 6 times.

AMBERITA (GB), won 1 race in France at 3 years; dam of a winner.

Giovanni Giorgio (FR), placed twice at 2 years, 2025; also placed once in France at 2 years, 2025.

Amberta Foks (FR), placed once in Poland at 3 years, 2025.

Adventurous Lady (FR), unraced; dam of a winner.

LADY FONG (FR), 2 races in France at 2 years and placed 5 times.

3rd Dam ALL ALONG (FR), Champion turf filly in U.S.A. in 1983, Champion older horse in Europe in 1983, won 9 races in France and U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years including Trusthouse Forte P. de l’Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, , Prix Vermeille, Longchamp, Gr.1 Gr.1, Washington D. C. International Stakes, Laurel, Gr.1, Turf Classic, Aqueduct, Gr.1, Rothman’s International Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, Prix Maurice de Nieuil, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2 and Prix Penelope, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3, placed 6 times second in Prix Saint Alary, Longchamp, Gr.1, Breeders’ Cup Turf, Hollywood Park, Gr.1, Prix Foy, Longchamp, Gr.3 and Japan Cup, Tokyo, L. third in Trusthouse Forte P. de l’Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp, Gr.1 and La Coupe, Chantilly, Gr.3 and fourth in Turf Classic, Belmont Park, Gr.1 and Rothman’s International Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1; dam of 4 winners: ALONG ALL (c. by Mill Reef (USA)), Jt 3rd top rated 2yr old in Europe in 1988, Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old in France in 1988, won 2 races in France, Prix Greffulhe, Longchamp, Gr.2 and Prix des Chenes, Longchamp, Gr.3, placed second in Grand Criterium, Longchamp, Gr.1; sire.

ARNAQUEUR (USA) (c. by Miswaki (USA)), won 3 races in France including Prix Lord Seymour, Longchamp, L., placed second in Prix d’Hedouville, Longchamp, Gr.3; sire.

ARMEE ROUGE (USA), won 1 race in U.S.A. and placed 5 times; dam of winners.

MARIAGE (JPN), 4 races in Japan and placed 16 times; dam of MICK FIRE (JPN), 7 races in

Japan including Japan Dirt Derby, Oi, L. R. AQUITAINE (USA), won 1 race in France; dam of winners.

Mafaatin (IRE), unraced; dam of Raggletagglegypsy (IRE), 3 races over hurdles, placed third in

Ladbrokes Handicap Hurdle, Killarney, Gr.2.

Armure Royale (USA), placed twice in France; dam of winners.

River Dreaming (IRE), unraced; dam of THUNDER DOWN UNDER (AUS), 4 races in New Zealand

including BMW Salver Championship Stakes Prelude, Ellerslie, L., placed third in Manuka

Doctor Bonecrusher Stakes, Ellerslie, Gr.3.

Allez Les Bleus, placed twice in France; dam of winners.

Golden Allez (IRE), 3 races in Italy, placed second in Premio Botticelli, Rome, L. All Dancing (USA), ran once in France; dam of a winner.

Asolo (GER), 2 races in Germany, placed third in Prix Royal Oak, Longchamp, Gr.1; also 2 races

over jumps in France, placed second in Prix de Compiegne Hurdle, Auteuil, Gr.3 and third

in Grande Course de Haies d’Auteuil, Auteuil, Gr.1.

Arutua (USA), unraced; dam of winners.

JULIETTE (IRE), 2 races including Irish Stall.Farms EBF Give Thanks Stakes, Cork, L., placed

second in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Noblesse Stakes, Naas, L. Plato (USA), 3 races at home and in U.S.A., placed second in Lexington Stakes, Belmont Park,

Gr.3.

FARHA (USA), 2 races and placed twice, from only 6 starts; dam of SOUTHERN RULER (IND), 1

race in India, Avr Mysore Derby, Mysore, L.R. Warm Welcome (GB), unraced; dam of Danielsflyer (IRE), 9 races, placed second in Investec

Woodcote Stakes, Epsom Downs, L.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 75

Lusail

L

USAIL’S EARLY RACING CAREER carried echoes of his sire Mehmas. Both were trained by Richard Hannon for Al Shaqab Racing, both made winning debuts and both won Newmarket’s Group 2 July Stakes.

Their paths diverged thereafter – Mehmas ran in the Group 2 Richmond Stakes defeating Blue Point, while Lusail went on to win York’s Gimcrack Stakes (G2), becoming the second successive winner of the race sired by Mehmas.

Mehmas tackled Group 1 contests on his final two starts as a juvenile, whereas Lusail finished fourth in the Group 2 Champagne Stakes and went on to run at three and four.

Runner-up to the Prix Morny and Middle Park (G1) winner Perfect Power in the Group 3 Greenham Stakes on his seasonal reappearance, Lusail finished sixth to Coroebus in the 2,000 Guineas (G1) and ran that colt to to a narrow second in the Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes.

Lusail followed that performance with another Group 1 placed effort, dropping from first to third in the dying strides of the Prix Jean Prat. He ran twice more at three, finishing down the field in the Group 2 Lennox Stakes and the Prix du Moulin (G1).

76

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Kept in training at four, Lusail went to Riyadh for the Group 3 Turf Sprint in which he was sixth.

He also finished down the field in both the Lockinge and Queen Anne Stakes (G1) before being retired as the winner of four of his 16 starts.

Bred by Tally-Ho Stud, he was sold for 160,000gns at Tattersall’s October Book 2 Sale to Charlie Gordon-Watson and Al Shaqab. He is the second winner and fourth foal out of Diaminda, who won at two and is a Diamond Green half-sister to the Group 1 Golden Jubilee Stakes winner Fayr Jag (Fayruz).

Second dam Lominda was a winner at two and is a Lomond half-sister to the Italian Listed winner Oreade (Try My Best).

There are approximately 33 yearlings in his first crop with just five of them coming under the hammer as foals.

Three were sold at Arqana’s Breeding Stock Sale with the top price of €40,000 given by Manister House Stud for Haras de Castillon’s half-sister to the Listed winner Territorywar.

Hyde Park Stud purchased Arcadia Elevate’s filly out of Linea Blu for €23,000. The dam is a Due Diligence half-sister to Group 3 1,000 Guineas Trial winner Keeper Of Time by Mehmas.

LUSAIL 7yo | Mehmas-Diaminda (Diamond Green) Haras de Bouquetot 2024: €6,000 | 2025: €5,000 | 2026: €4,000

https://www.alshaqabracing.com/fr/lusail Racing Form 16 runs, 4 wins, 4 places | Timeform Rating: 116 | Average winning distance (f): 6.25

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Gimcrack Stakes, York, Gr.2, (6f. beating Gis A Sub (IRE) and Twilight Jet (IRE)), July Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, (6f. beating Asymmetric (IRE) and Sam Maximus (GB)).

AT 3 Second in St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Coroebus (IRE)), Greenham Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, (to Perfect Power (IRE)), third in Prix Jean Prat, Deauville, Gr.1, (to Tenebrism (USA)).

1st Dam DIAMINDA (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and £10,368 and placed twice; also placed 5 times in U.S.A. at 4 years and £26,203; dam of 2 winners: LUSAIL (IRE), see above.

LE MANS (IRE) (2020 f. by Kodiac (GB)), won 2 races at 3 years and £13,063 and placed once; also placed once in Australia at 4 years and £12,124.

Illuzzi (IRE) (2018 f. by Kodiac (GB)), ran 3 times on the flat at 2 and 3 years; dam of.

Tina Fromtransport (GB), 1 race at 2 years, 2026 and £21,630 and placed once, all her starts Zoumluzzi (GB), placed once at 2 years, 2025 and £3,927.

2nd Dam LOMINDA (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed once; dam of 3 winners: FAYR JAG (IRE) (g. by Fayruz), JT top rated older sprinter in Ireland in 2003, won 11 races to 7 years and £423,368 including Golden Jubilee Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Stan James Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, Ridgewood Pearl Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, John Smith’s Extra Cold Chipchase Stakes, Newcastle, Gr.3 and Hopeful Stakes, Newmarket, L., placed second in Totepool Diadem Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2.

DIAMINDA (IRE), see above.

SKEHANA (IRE), won 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; dam of winners.

DOURADO (IRE), 6 races at 2, 3 and 9 years and £53,710 and placed 22 times.

MOLTEN LAVA (IRE), 4 races at 3 and 6 years and £25,956 and placed 15 times.

SAN SILVESTRO (IRE), 3 races at 2 and 4 years and placed 8 times; also placed twice over

hurdles at 4 and 5 years.

JAKE’S DESTINY (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed 7 times.

AMBRIEL (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; dam of REBEL ANGEL (GB), 1 race and

placed 6 times; also 5 races in France and £39,027 and placed twice, ELOQUENT ARTHUR

(GB), 3 races and £32,852 and placed 10 times.

Jacquelin Jag (IRE), unraced; dam of winners.

JAGANORY (IRE), 8 races to 8 years and £47,085 and placed 36 times.

GINATO (IRE), 2 races at 3 years and £28,084 and placed 13 times.

MR KIKI (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed once.

3rd Dam Olinda, won 1 race at 2 years, placed second in Athasi Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3; dam of 9 winners including: OREADE (f. by Try My Best (USA)), won 7 races in Italy including Premio La Novella, Varese, L., placed second in Premio Royal Mares, Turin, Gr.3; dam of winners.

Oblivion (IRE), 7 races in Italy, placed third in Premio Giovanni Falck, Milan, L. Lianza (AUS) (f. by Alzao (USA)), won 5 races in Australia, placed second in Lord Mayor’s Mile, Victoria Park, L., dam of winners.

Able Quest (IRE) (c. by Thatching), won 3 races at home and in Hong Kong, placed third in Centurion Cup, Happy Valley, L. Olinderry (f. by Try My Best (USA)), won 10 races in U.S.A., placed third in Goddess Stakes, Fairmount Park; dam of winners.

Olivio (GER), 2 races in Germany, placed third in Grosser Bavaria Preis, Munich, L. ONFALE, won 7 races in Italy, dam of a winner.

SUN MONARCH, won 5 races in Italy.

Scelinda (AUS), unraced; dam of winners.

Hello Luck (AUS), unraced; grandam of WAPITI (AUS), 7 races in Australia including Sunshine

Coast Guineas, Sunshine Coast, Gr.3.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 5 foals sold

Average price

12,436

Median price

7,084

2 colts

Average price

2,755

Median price

N/A

3 fillies

Average price

18,890

Median price

18,103

Lusail foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay filly ex War Story (FR) (Sunday Break (JPN)) (21st January 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Linea Blu (IRE) (Due Diligence (USA)) (27th January 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Saga Boreale (USA) (Arch (USA)) (27th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Kallikrates (FR) (Planteur (IRE)) (27th March 2025) PRINCE RASPAIL (FR) bay colt ex Princesse d’If (FR) (Iffraaj (GB)) (30th March 2025)

31,484 18,103 7,084 3,935 1,574

Castillon Arcadia Elevage Bourgeauville Arcadia Elevage Hestia Farm

Manister House Stud Hyde Park Stud Vendor Blue Spirit Sprl (PS) Vendor

Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

551 715 792 700 775

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 77

Marie’s Diamond

N

O STALLION IN THIS COHORT can boast a racing career with as much longevity as Marie’s Diamond.

The almost-black horse made 65 starts in a career spanning six seasons, beginning as a juvenile he ran all the way through to October of his seven-year-old career.

Trained for his first four seasons by Mark Johnston, Marie’s Diamond initially ran in the colours of Middleham Park Racing. He made a winning debut over 5f on heavy ground at Leicester in April as a juvenile, the first of ten starts that year.

The second win of his career came on his fourth start when he won a Chester 6f novice and Johnston immediately pitched Marie’s Diamond into Group company. It was a move that almost paid off as the colt finished a strong runner-up to Van Beethoven in the Group 2 Railway Stakes at The Curragh on Irish Derby weekend.

Marie’s Diamond returned to the track for his next race - the Group 3 Anglesey Stakes - and gave 3lb to the future Grade 1 winner Viadera and the subsequent Group 2 winner and the Group 1-placed Just Wonderful.

With his Group race under his belt, Marie’s Diamond went to Goodwood for both the Group 2 Richmond Stakes and the Goffs Sale. He finished second to Land Force in the race and was unsold at £675,000 at the auction.

He tackled Group 1 company on each of his next three starts with

his best result fourth behind Ten Sovereigns in the Middle Park.

Marie’s Diamond ran nine times at three – he was fourth in the Group 2 German 2,000 Guineas and third to Space Blues in Epsom’s Listed Surrey Stakes. His wins that year came in the Listed Pomfret Stakes and a Haydock conditions event.

He was pulled up in the Group 3 Sovereign Stakes on his final start of that season.

At four, he was as busy as ever and put in one of the best performances of his career in the Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot when third to Circus Maximus and Terebellum and ahead of Group 1 winner, including the related pair of Accidental Agent and Mohaather. His sole victory came in Newmarket’s Listed Paradise Stakes over a mile.

The following year he ran 11 times winning a Class 2 handicap at Ayr. At the start of the season he was second in the Group 3 Earl Of Sefton Stakes and at the end of the year he was sold for 65,000gns at the Tattersalls Autumn Horses In Training Sale to bloodstock agent Colm Sharkey.

He was switched to the yard of Roger Fell and the ownership of The Wolf Pack and at the age of six had the busiest season of his career, running 15 times.

He began the year in Dubai and ended it in Bahrain. He failed to win, but was second in the Listed Zabeel Turf and the Listed

Marie’s Diamond foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay brown colt ex Ilulisset (FR) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) (16th April 2025) UNNAMED brown colt ex Mysterious Burg (FR) (Sageburg (IRE)) (19th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Kornflake (IRE) (Night of Thunder (IRE)) (4th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Amhrasach (IRE) (Teofilo (IRE)) (3rd March 2025)

20,464 17,316 4,723 4,723

Castlebridge Consignment Olive O’Connor BS Sean Freney Bloodstock Boherguy Stud

Archdale BS Thursday Ventures Vendor Vendor

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025

80 916 884 770

78

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

MARIE’S DIAMOND 10yo | Footstepsinthesand-Sindiyma (Kalanisi) Diamond Stud 2024: €6,000 | 2025: €5,000 | 2026: €4,000

www.diamondstudbellewstown.ie/residential Racing Form 65 runs, 7 wins, 20 places | Timeform Rating: 115 | Average winning distance (f): 6.87

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Jebel Ali Racecourse Anglesey Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, (6f. beating Viadera (GB) and Just Wonderful (USA)), second in GAIN Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2, (to Van Beethoven (CAN)), Qatar Richmond Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, (to Land Force (IRE)).

AT 3 Won Skybet Pomfret Stakes, Pontefract, L., (8f. beating Di Fede (IRE) and Khafoo Shememi (IRE)), third in Investec Surrey Stakes, Epsom Downs, L., (to Space Blues (IRE)).

AT 4 Won Paradise Stakes, Newmarket, L., (8f. beating Lord Tennyson (GB) and Vale of Kent (IRE)), third in Queen Anne Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Circus Maximus (IRE)), Amber Beer Lady Wulfruna Stakes, Wolverhampton, L., (to Urban Icon (GB)), James Seymour Stakes, Newmarket, L., (to Freyja (IRE)).

AT 5 Second in Earl of Sefton Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, (to My Oberon (IRE)).

AT 6 Second in Pomfret Stakes, Pontefract, L., (to Alflaila (GB)), Zabeel Turf, Meydan, L., (to Star Safari (GB)), third in Strensall Stakes, York, Gr.3, (to Alflaila (GB)), Superior Mile, Haydock Park, Gr.3, (to Triple Time (IRE)).

Pomfret Stakes and third in the Group 3 Strensall Stakes and the Group 3 mile at Haydock.

Kept in training and in Bahrain as he turned seven, his best result in 11 starts in his final season came in Britain when he was second in a Class 2 handicap at York’s Dante meeting.

Marie’s Diamond retired as the winner of seven of his 65 starts, with eight seconds and the same number of third places to his name. He earned a peak official rating of 113 as a four-year-old.

He is from an Aga Khan family – his dam was bought by Tony Ashley, breeder of Marie’s Diamond, for €20,000 from the Aga Khan Stud’s draft at the Goffs November Breeding Stock Sale of 2013 and sold by Airlie Stud seven years later for €315,000.

By Kalanisi, she is a full-sister to the Listed Oaks Trial winner Sindiran, who is the dam of Listed winner Sirrin (Sea The Stars).

She has produced the Group 1 Pries von Europa winner Sibayan

by Blame.

Sindirana is also the second dam of the Group 3 Ballyogan Stakes winner Sonaiyla (Dark Angel).

Sindiyma is out of Sinndiya, a Pharly half-sister to the European champion three-year-old and sire Sinndar, the only horse to win the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1), the Derby (G1) and the Irish Derby (G1) in the same season.

Marie’s Diamond is a half-brother to the Australian Listed winner and Group 3-placed Sikandarabad by Dr Fong.

Weatherbys reports 14 yearlings in his first crop and four of them were offered for sale as foals at Goffs. Archdale Bloodstock bought a colt out of a Rock Of Gibraltar full-sister to Listed winner Toungi and half-sister to two more Listed winners for €26,000. He was offered for sale by The Castlebridge Consignment.

Olive O’Connor Bloodstock sold a half-brother to four winners for €22,000 to Thursday Ventures. He is out of Mysterious Burg, a Sageburg half-sister to Listed winners Mysterious Lina and Mysterious Peintre.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 4 foals sold

Average price

11,807

Median price

11,020

4 colts

Average price

11,807

Median price

11,020

1st Dam SINDIYMA (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and £21,391 and placed twice, from only 4 starts; Own sister to SINDIRANA (IRE); dam of 7 winners: MARIE’S DIAMOND (IRE), see above.

SIKANDARABAD (IRE) (2013 g. by Dr Fong (USA)), won 1 race at 3 years and £26,505 and placed 3 times; also won 4 races in Australia at 4, 5 and 7 years and £358,390 including Ladbrokes Mornington Cup Prelude, Caulfield, L., placed 13 times including second in Swift Hodges T S Carlyon Cup, Caulfield, Gr.3, Premier’s Cup, Rosehill, Gr.3, Parramatta Cup, Rosehill, L. and Members’ Handicap, Eagle Farm, L. and third in The Heineken Metropolitan, Randwick, Gr.1 and Naturalism Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.3.

SNOOZE LANE (IRE) (2019 g. by Free Eagle (IRE)), won 4 races from 3 to 5 years and £32,772 and placed 11 times.

SPECIAL RELATION (IRE) (2014 g. by Casamento (IRE)), won 1 race at 3 years and £10,030 and placed 4 times; also placed twice over hurdles at 3 and 4 years and £1,563 and won 2 races over jumps in U.S.A. at 4 and 5 years and £41,962 and placed once.

DIAMOND JILL (IRE) (2017 f. by Footstepsinthesand (GB)), won 2 races at 4 years and £16,369 and placed 7 times; broodmare.

SHINGHARI (IRE) (2012 g. by Cape Cross (IRE)), won 1 race at 5 years and £10,791 and placed 3 times; also placed twice over hurdles at 5 years and £1,779.

SINDORIYNO (IRE) (2021 g. by Footstepsinthesand (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years and £5,403.

2nd Dam SINNDIYA (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 3 times, all her starts; dam of 7 winners: SINDIRANA (IRE) (f. by Kalanisi (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £35,974 including Totescoop6 Lingfield Oaks Trial, Lingfield Park, L.; dam of winners.

SIRRIN (IRE), 4 races in France at 3 years and £66,837 including Prix Joubert, Maisons-Laffitte,

L. and Derby du Languedoc, Toulouse, L.; dam of SIBAYAN (FR), 8 races in France and

Germany from 2 to 4 years, 2025 and £345,573 including Preis von Europa, Cologne, Gr.1,

Grand Prix de Deauville, Deauville, Gr.2 and Prix Maurice de Nieuil, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2.

Sinkal (USA), 2 races at home and in Hong Kong at 3 and 4 years and £296,618, placed third in

The Queen Mother Memorial Cup, Sha Tin, Gr.3.

SINDJARA (USA), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed twice.

SINANIYA (USA), 1 race at 2 years, from only 2 starts; dam of SONAIYLA (IRE), 5 races and

£161,505 including Ballyogan Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, placed third in Flying Five Stakes,

Curragh, Gr.1.

QUEST FOR WONDER (GB), won 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £29,842 and placed 6 times, all her starts; dam of winners.

WINDERMERE (JPN), 2 races in Japan at 2 and 3 years and £318,786 and placed 5 times.

WINNER TAKES ITALL (FR), won 2 races at 5 years and placed twice; also won 2 races over hurdles at 4 and 6 years and £34,700 and placed twice.

SINDARBAN (IRE), won 2 races at 5 years and £28,598 and placed 4 times.

SINDARIYA (IRE), won 2 races in Australia and France at 3 and 4 years; dam of a winner.

SINDAJAN (IRE), won 1 race in France at 3 years and placed 3 times.

SINDIYMA (IRE), see above.

3rd Dam SINNTARA (IRE), , 4 races at 3 years including Giolla Mear Race, Curragh, Top rated 3yr old stayer in Ireland in 1992 won L. and placed twice, all her starts; dam of 9 winners including: SINNDAR (IRE) (c. by Grand Lodge (USA)), Champion 3yr old in Europe in 2000, won 7 races at home and in France including Vodafone Derby Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.1, Budweiser Irish Derby, Curragh, Gr.1, Aga Khan Studs National Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, P. de l’Arc de Triomphe Lucien Barriere, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix Niel Casino d’Enghien Barriere, Longchamp, Gr.2 and Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3, placed second in Ballysax Stakes, Leopardstown, L.; sire.

Sequence (IRE) (f. by Selkirk (USA)), won 2 races, placed second in EBF Galtres Stakes, York, L.; dam of winners.

NAVAL COLLEGE (GB), 6 races at home and in Australia including Australia Day Cup, Warwick

Farm, L. and January Cup, Rosehill, L. TOP OF PLEINMONT (GB), 1 race at 3 years, 2025 and placed once.

Simawa (IRE) (f. by Anabaa (USA)), won 1 race, placed third in Martin Molony Stakes, Limerick, L.; dam of winners.

SINAWANN (IRE), 4 races at home and in Australia including Amethyst Stakes, Leopardstown,

Gr.3 and Kevin Heffernan Stakes, Caulfield, Gr.3, placed second in Solonaway Stakes,

Leopardstown, Gr.2, KPMG Champions Golden Fleece Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.2 and

Australia Stakes, Moonee Valley, Gr.2.

JIGME (IRE), 5 races over jumps in France including Prix Cambaceres Hurdle, Auteuil, Gr.1, Prix

Georges de Talhouet Roy Hurdle, Auteuil, Gr.2, Prix Aguado Hurdle, Auteuil, Gr.3 and Prix

Go Ahead Hurdle, Auteuil, L.

SILWANA (IRE), 4 races including Loughbrown Stakes, Curragh, L., placed third in Coolmore

Vintage Crop Stakes, Navan, Gr.3.

Summaya (IRE), 1 race, placed second in Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial Stakes, Leopardstown,

Gr.3, from only 4 starts; dam of

SUMIHA (IRE), 2 races including Munster Oaks Stakes, Cork, Gr.3.

Simsir (IRE), 4 races at home, in Bahrain and U.A.E., placed second in Silver Stakes,

Leopardstown, L. and Riviera 1 Zabeel Turf, Meydan, L. Simiyna (IRE), placed 4 times; dam of Simada (GB), 2 races in France, placed second in Prix

Rose de Mai, Saint-Cloud, L. SIMKANA (IRE), won 1 race and placed twice, from only 5 starts; dam of winners.

Simannka (IRE), 3 races, placed third in Lenebane Stakes, Roscommon, L.; dam of APPLES AND

BANANAS (IRE), 3 races at home and in France including Criterium du Fonds Europeen

de l’Elevage, Deauville, L.R., placed third in Criterium International, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1.

LATTA (IRE), placed 3 times in Czech Republic at 2 and 3 years, 2025; also 1 race over jumps in

Czech Republic at 3 years, 2025 and placed once.

Simballina (IRE), unraced; dam of Wiltshire (GB), 5 races to 6 years, 2026, placed third in Golden

Rose Stakes, Newcastle, L. Sinnariya (IRE), placed twice; dam of winners.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 79

Mishriff

T

HE TRIPLE GROUP 1 WINNER retired to Montfort et Preaux ahead of the 2023 breeding season, but an injury sustained prior to the commencement of the season prevented him from taking up stallion duties until 2024.

A globe-trotter for his breeder Prince Faisal and from the first crop of his own Group 1-winning sire Make Believe, Mishriff was a consistent performer at the highest level over three seasons.

Mishriff was trained by John Gosden for his owner-breeder, but the colt didn’t make his debut until the end of his two-year-old season and then didn’t win until his third start, a victory that came in a Nottingham maiden over an extended mile on heavy ground.

He was next seen in Saudi Arabia in January in the Saudi Derby on Dirt when he finished second, displaying a liking for the surface which would prove lucrative later in his career. Not spotted again until early June, Mishriff then won the 1m2f Listed Newmarket Stakes, the first of five career black-type wins.

That success teed him up perfectly for the Group 1 Prix du Jockey-Club, which was held in early July that year because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The strange timing didn’t put off Mishriff, who triumphed from The Summit (Wootton Bassett) and the Group 1 winner Victor Ludlum (Shamardal). He strengthened his superiority over that pair next time out in the Group 2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano, a race he won by more than 4l.

The first disappointing run of his career came in the Champion Stakes (G1) at Ascot when he failed to pick up and he finished eighth of ten in a race won by Addeybb (Pivotal).

Mishriff began 2021 in the same country he started 2020 - Saudi Arabia where he claimed the Saudi Cup from an international cast that included the US Grade 1 winners Charlatan (Speightstown) and Knicks Go (Paynter).

Back on Turf for his next start, he defeated the Japanese Group 1-winning mares Chrono Genesis (Bago) and Loves Only You (Deep Impact) in the Dubai Sheema Classic.

He returned to Europe and, after a well-earned break, was third to St Mark’s Basilica (Siyouni) and Addeybb in the Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown. Just three weeks later he chased home Adayar (Frankel) in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and in a busy summer added York’s International (G1) to his growing list of successes.

Ascot’s enf-of-season Champion Stakes continued to prove his bete noire when he finished fourth behind Sealiway (Galiway).

The following year he turned up at Ascot for the mid-summer highlight, this time round third behind Pyledriver and Torquator Tasso in the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes (G1).

It might have required Pegasus himself to defeat Baaeed in the Juddmonte International, but Mishriff fared best of the rest, albeit more than 6l adrift in second.

In a packed finish to the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) at

Leopardstown, he was fourth behind Luxembourg, Onesto and Vadeni before finishing down the field in Alpinista’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Mishriff signed off his career with fourth to Rebel’s Romance (Dubawi) in the Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Turf.

The bay certainly comes from the right family to make a success of his stallion career with Invincible Spirit, Kodiac and Pride Of Dubai all featuring.

Mishriff is a half-brother to the Listed Prix Saint-Patrick winner Organ (Invincible Spirit) and to Momkin (Bated Breath), placed in three Group 3 contests.

They are three of the five winners foaled by Contradict, winner at three in England for Prince Faisal. She is a Raven’s Pass daughter of Group 3 Princess Royal Stakes winner Acts Of Grace, a Bahri half-sister to Invincible Spirit, the Group 1 Haydock Sprint Cup winner and leading international sire.

Acts Of Grace is also a half-sister to Massarra (Danehill), winner of the Empress Stakes (L) and dam of the Italian champion twoyear-old filly and the Group 1 Gran Criterium winner Nayarra

Mishriff foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex Aberlady (USA) (Arch (USA)) (13th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Joie de Vivre (FR) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (24th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Roziyna (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (11th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Geologie (FR) (Cracksman (GB)) (7th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Kalani (FR) (Wootton Bassett (GB)) (20th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Tolkyn (FR) (Intello (GER)) (8th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Gleefully (IRE) (New Approach (IRE)) (31st March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Flarepath (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (21st March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Bravaya (FR) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (20th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Oziris (GB) (Sepoy (AUS)) (1st February 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Flying Kiss (IRE) (Kessaar (IRE)) (24th February 2025)

70,000 44,864 31,484 31,484 20,464 19,677 17,316 17,316 15,742 3,000 1,000

a Partnership Etreham Lieu des Champs Applewood Stud Windermere Stud Baroda Stud SUMBE Fairway Consignment SUMBE Voute Sales Ltd. (Agent) Starfield Stud, Ireland

Mags O’Toole Riviera Equine Haras du Cadran Mandore Int (PS) Vendor Vendor SAS Sumbe Stud Ickworth Stamina Turf, S.L. (PS) 2 Jobs BS Vendor

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

693 695 473 344 699 506 659 340 880 658 1095

80

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

MISHRIFF 9yo | Make Believe-Contradict (Raven’s Pass) Montfort Et Preaux 2024: €17,500 | 2025: €16,000 | 2026: €12,500

www.sumbe.fr/mishriff-fr Racing Form 21 runs, 7 wins, 8 places | Timeform Rating: 127 | Average winning distance (f): 9.99

Stakes form

AT 3 Jt Champion 3yr old in Europe in 2020 (9.5-10.5f.). Won Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1, (10f. beating The Summit (FR) and Victor Ludorum (GB)), Prix Guillaume d’Ornano, Deauville, Gr.2, (9½f. beating The Summit (FR) and Victor Ludorum (GB)), Newmarket Stakes, Newmarket, L., (10f. beating Volkan Star (IRE) and Waldkonig (GB)).

AT 4 Champion older horse in Europe in 2021. Won Dubai Sheema Classic , Meydan, Gr.1, (11½f. beating Chrono Genesis (JPN) and Loves Only You (JPN)), Juddmonte International Stakes, York, Gr.1, (10f. beating Alenquer (FR) and Love (IRE)), second in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Adayar (IRE)), third in Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, (to St Mark’s Basilica (FR)).

AT 5 Second in Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, (to Vadeni (FR)), Juddmonte International Stakes, York, Gr.1, (to Baaeed (GB)), third in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Pyledriver (GB)).

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 11 foals sold

Average price

24,759

Median price

19,677

7 colts

Average price

25,383

Median price

19,677

4 fillies

Average price

23,666

Median price

24,400

(Cape Cross), the Group 2 Superlative Stakes winner and the Classic-placed Gustav Klimt, the Group 3 Silver Flash Stakes winner Wonderfully and the Listed winners Blissful, Friendly and Cuff (dam of the Group 3 winner and Group 1-placed Cairo) all by Galileo.

Sadian, Acts Of Grace’s half-brother by Shirley Heights, won the John Porter and Ormonde Stakes (both Group 3), while her Danehill half-brother Kodiac was second in the Group 3 Hackwood Stakes and has been an influential stallion.

They are out of Prince Faisal’s diminutive Prix de Diane winner Rafha, who is a Kris half-sister to the Group 3 winner Chiang Mai, dam of Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Chinese White (Dalakhani), and to the Listed-placed Al Anood (Danehill). She is the dam of Group 1 Sires Stakes and the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner and sire Pride Of Dubai (Street Cry).

Rafha is a full-sister to the unraced El Jazirah, dam of the Listed Prix Petite Etoile winner Mount Elbrus (Barathea). She is the granddam of champion two-year-old Pinatubo (Shamardal).

A great grandson of the brilliant Dubawi, Mishriff represents the next generation of a powerful sire line. His first covering season at Sumbe has resulted in more than 60 yearlings born.

There were 11 foals by Mishriff offered for sale in Europe last winter with all of them sold (including vendor buy ins) at an average price of 24,759gns with a median of 19,677gns.

The top price of 70,000gns was achieved at Tattersalls where Mags O’Toole bought RMM Bloodstock’s colt out of Aberlady (Arch).

Aberlady is out of the Group 3 winner Visit (Oasis Dream), who is daughter of Arrive, a Kahyasi half-sister to Hasili and the dam of the Group 1 winner Promising Lead.

The most expensive filly foal is inbred to Rafha (4S x 3D) as she is out of the Invincible Spirit mare Joie De Vivre. Unraced because of injury, Joie De Vivre is out of Just Gorgeous, a Galileo full-sister to the Group 1 winners Magical and Rhododendron, dam of Derby and Breeders’ Cup winner Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact). She was purchased by Haras d’Etreham and Riviera Equine for €57,000.

1st Dam CONTRADICT (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and £12,367 and placed 4 times; dam of 5 winners: MISHRIFF (IRE), see above.

ORBAAN (GB) (2015 g. by Invincible Spirit (IRE)), won 5 races to 10 years, 2025 and £223,734 and placed 16 times; also won 2 races in France at 3 years and £53,697 including Prix de Saint Patrick, Saint-Cloud, L. and placed 3 times.

Momkin (IRE) (2016 c. by Bated Breath (GB)), won 1 race at 2 years and £57,438, placed 6 times including second in bet365 Craven Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, Weatherbys Supreme Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and Edmonson Hall Sir Henry Cecil Stakes, Newmarket, L. and third in Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3.

KALEIDO (GB) (2022 g. by Make Believe (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years, 2025 and £12,325.

SINDALAH (GB) (2023 f. by Dubawi (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 2 years, 2025 and £18,884.

She also has a yearling filly by Justify (USA).

2nd Dam ACTS OF GRACE (USA), won 3 races at home and in France at 3 years and £53,388 including P’waterhousecooper Princess Royal Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 and Prix des Tourelles, Chantilly, L. and placed once; dam of 4 winners: CABOTEUR (AUS), won 3 races in Australia at 3 and 6 years and £62,359 and placed 9 times.

DAMASCENE (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 4 times; also won 1 race in Qatar at 4 yearS. CONTRADICT (GB), see above.

BLAUGRANA (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years, from only 2 starts; dam of winners.

MITROSONFIRE (GB), 7 races from 2 to 4 years and £119,177 and placed 12 times.

ASHWAQ (GB), 1 race at 3 years and placed 3 times Curtsy (IRE), placed 3 times at 3 years; dam of winners.

GESTURE (IRE), 2 races at 3 years and placed 5 times.

Laoise Eile (IRE), placed once at 4 years, 2026.

Lenience (IRE), ran 3 times on the flat at 2 years; dam of winners.

Miss Balooshi (AUS), unraced; dam of a winner.

ELECTRIC NIGHT (IRE), 1 race at 3 years, 2026 and placed once.

3rd Dam RAFHA, won 5 races at home and in France at 2 and 3 years including Prix de Diane Hermes, Chantilly, Gr.1, May Hill EBF Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.3, Marley Roof Tile Oaks Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Epsom, L. and placed twice; dam of 11 winners including: INVINCIBLE SPIRIT (IRE) (c. by Green Desert (USA)), , 7 races JT top rated older sprinter in Ireland in 2001 won including Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup, Haydock Park, Gr.1, Duke of York Stakes, York, Gr.3, Aon MacDonagh Boland Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, Ripon Champion 2yo Trophy, Ripon, L. and Ruinart Champagne Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, L., placed second in Prix de Meautry Royal Barriere, Deauville, Gr.3; sire.

SADIAN (GB) (c. by Shirley Heights), won 7 races at home and in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia including Lanes End John Porter Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 and Ormonde Stakes, Chester, Gr.3, placed third in Geoffrey Freer Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2.

ACTS OF GRACE (USA), see above.

MASSARRA (GB) (f. by Danehill (USA)), won 3 races including Taylor Woodrow Empress Stakes, Newmarket, L., placed second in Prix Robert Papin (Omnium de 2 Ans), Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2; dam of winners.

NAYARRA (IRE), Champion 2yr old filly in Italy in 2011, 1 race in Italy, Premio Gran Criterium,

Milan, Gr.1, placed second in Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 and

third in Sakhee Oh So Sharp Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3; dam of Seventh Kingdom (GB),

1 race, placed third in Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, Lahore (USA), 6 races, placed

third in Totescoop6 EBF Guisborough Stakes, Redcar, L. GUSTAV KLIMT (IRE), 3 races including bet365 Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 and

Ballylinch 2000 Guineas Trial Stakes, Leopardstown, L., placed second in St James’s

Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 and third in Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1,

32Red Sprint Cup Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.1 and Prix Jean Prat, Deauville, Gr.1; sire.

WONDERFULLY (IRE), 2 races including Silver Flash Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3; dam of

WONDERFUL TIMES (IRE), 2 races at home and in France including Prix Urban Sea, L. BLISSFUL (IRE), 2 races including Ballylinch Irish EBF Ingabelle Stakes, Leopardstown, L.

CUFF (IRE), 2 races including Coolmore EBF Naas Juvenile Sprint Stakes, Naas, L., from only 4

starts; dam of CAIRO (IRE), 3 races including Killavullan Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3,

placed second in Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1 and third in Queen Anne Stakes, Gr.1.

Mars (IRE), 1 race, placed third in St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1.

FIRE FLY (IRE), 1 race and placed 3 times; dam of Kansas (IRE), 1 race at 2 years, 2025, placed

second in Flying Childers Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2.

TEBEE (GB), 1 race and placed 3 times; dam of HERTFORD DANCER (GB), 2 races including

Betfred Oaks Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L., placed third in Ribblesdale Stakes, Ascot,

Gr.2; grandam of Travolta (GB), 6 races at home and in Australia at 3 and 4

years, 2025, placed third in Newcastle Gold Cup, Newcastle, Gr.3, Japan Racing

Association Plate, Randwick, Gr.3, Parramatta Cup, Rosehill, L. and Canberra Cup,

Canberra, L., Go Go Boots (GB), 2 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025, placed third in Musidora

Stakes, York, Gr.3, La Yakel (GB), 4 races, placed third in Stand Cup, Chester, L. MIDDLE PERSIA (GB), 1 race and placed 3 times, from only 6 starts; dam of KILIMANJARO

(IRE), 2 races including betfred.com Derby Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. Kodiac (GB) (c. by Danehill (USA)), won 4 races at home and in U.A.E., placed second in Stan James Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3; sire.

Aquarius (IRE) (g. by Royal Academy (USA)), won 1 race, placed third in Queen’s Vase, Royal Ascot, Gr.3; also won 1 race over hurdles.

Al Widyan (IRE) (c. by Slip Anchor), won 3 races, placed third in Cooperative Bank Serlby Stakes, Doncaster, L.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 81

Modern Games

M

ODERN IDEALS (New Approach), the dam of Modern Games, has been one of Darley’s most successful international broodmares of the past few years.

Not only has she produced first-crop sire Modern Games (Dubawi), a dual Breeders’ Cup winner and successful in Poule d’Essai des Poulains, the Lockinge Stakes (G1) and the Woodbine Mile (all G1), but Modern Ideals is also the dam of the 2023 1,000 Guineas and Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1) winner Mawj, who was also runner-up in the Breeders’ Cup Mile (G1), as well as the Listed winner and the Group 3-placed Modern News.

Unplaced in two starts but now the dam of five winners from six runners, Modern Ideals is a half-sister to the Manduro horse Ultra, winner of the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), and Synopsis, successful in the Prix Minerve (G3). Another half-sister, the Listed-placed Epic Similie (Lomitas) is the second dam of the stakes winner Behind Enemy Lines (Sioux Nation), while their Pivotal half-sister Paraphrase has produced the Japanese Listed winner Odilon (Kitasan Black).

The family is a font of black-type winners with tributaries running off in all directions – this year’s Albany Stakes (G3) winner Libertango (No Nay Never) springs from the same source and appears under Modern Games’s third dam, the Italian champion three-year-old filly Proskona, a Mr. Prospector halfsister to Korveya, who is the dam of three individual Classic

winners - the champion Bosra Sham, Hector Protector and Shanghai.

With such an illustrious family, Modern Games is an appealing stallion prospect with a global race record to match.

He won four times as a juvenile with his final two victories coming in the 7f Tattersalls Stakes (G3) at Newmarket and he claimed a breakthrough top-level success in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, a race that was not without controversy.

Mistakenly scratched at the start after stable companion Albahr reared in the stalls, he was reinstated in the race, loaded and duly won but not for betting purposes.

His second Group 1 victory was far more straightforward as he made all on his seasonal reappearance in the Poule d’Essai des Poulains before finishing third to Vadeni in the Prix du JockeyClub (G1).

A trip across the Atlantic saw him regain the winning thread in the Woodbine Mile (G1) following fifth in the Prix Jean Prat (G1) and second in the Sussex Stakes (G1) behind Baaeed.

Rain-softened ground for the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (G1) proved no barrier to a good performance and Modern Games finished runner-up to Bayside Boy. Returned to Keeneland for his first start at four, he took second in the Maker’s Mark Mile (G1) and, clocking up the transatlantic flight miles, he returned to England and the Lockinge Stakes (G1), a race in which he justified favouritism to win.

Modern Games foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

*UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Awilda (IRE) (Ten Sovereigns (IRE)) (24th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Impala (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (5th March 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Ashky (IRE) (Caravaggio (USA)) (14th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Silimeri (FR) (Dansili (GB)) (21st January 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Shemya (FR) (Dansili (GB)) (4th May 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Sami (GB) (Champs Elysees (GB)) (20th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Renzia (GER) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (6th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Divine Justice (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) (15th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Publicist (GB) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (13th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Beyond The Sea (USA) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (9th March 2025)

177,096 120,000 92,000 82,645 75,000 70,000 60,000 39,355 35,000 30,000

Ballinacurra Stud Houghton Bloodstock Norris Bloodstock Monceaux M. E. Wates Brook Stud Barton Stud Louviere Norman Court Stud Newsells Park Stud Ltd.

Matisse BS Blandford BS Manister House Stud Jamie Railton Glencoole Vendor Torard House Stud Redwall BS Vendor Clifton Farm

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

555 962 793 148 610 749 544 320 760 889

82

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

MODERN GAMES

www.darleyeurope.com/stallions/our-stallions/modern-games Racing Form 16 runs, 8 wins, 5 places | Timeform Rating: 122 | Average winning distance (f): 7.62

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf, Del Mar, Gr.1, (8f. beating Tiz The Bomb (USA) and Mackinnon (USA)), Somerville Tattersall Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, (7f. beating Trident (FR) and Harrow (IRE)).

AT 3 Jt Champion 3yr old miler in Europe in 2022. Won Breeders’ Cup Mile, Keeneland, Gr.1, (8f. beating Shirl’s Speight (USA) and Kinross (GB)), Poule d’Essai des Poulains, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (7½f. beating Texas (FR) and Tribalist (GB)), Woodbine Mile Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, (8f. beating Ivar (BRZ) and Finest Sound (IRE)), second in Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (to Bayside Boy (IRE)), Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, (to Baaeed (GB)), third in Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1, (to Vadeni (FR)).

AT 4 Won Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1, (8f. beating Chindit (IRE) and Berkshire Shadow (GB)), second in Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1, (to Chez Pierre (FR)).

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 10 foals sold

Average price

78,110

Median price

72,500

7 colts

Average price

77,014

Median price

70,000

3 fillies

Average price

80,667

Median price

82,645

The final start of his career came at Royal Ascot when he was fourth to fellow Darley first-crop sire Triple Time (Frankel).

Modern Games is bred on a variation of the Dubawi-Galileo cross which has produced Darley’s reigning champion sire Night Of Thunder, the Group 1 winner and sire Ghaiyyath, and the Group 1 winner and young stallion Henry Longfellow.

There are 82 yearlings from his first stop registered with Weatherbys and, although just ten came on to the market at the foal sales, they were popular. Ten (including vendor buy-ins) of them were sold at an average of 78,110gns, two and a half times his first-season fee.

The most expensive foal by Modern Games was sold at Goffs Matisse Bloodstock went to €225,000 for a colt out of Awilda, an unraced Ten Sovereigns half-sister to the Listed winners Western Australia and Hoarding. The first foal of his dam, he was consigned

by Ballinacurra Stud.

Modern Games’s most expensive filly foal was sold at Tattersalls with Blandford Bloodstock purchasing the relation to Kalpana for 120,000gns. Offered by Houghton Bloodstock, she is out of Impala, an unraced Oasis Dream half-sister to the dam of the multiple Group 1 winner.

7yo | Dubawi-Modern Ideals (New Approach) Dalham Hall Stud 2024: £30,000 | 2025: £30,000 | 2026: £27,500

1st Dam MODERN IDEALS (GB), ran twice in France at 3 and 4 years; dam of 5 winners: MODERN GAMES (GB), see above.

MAWJ (IRE) (2020 f. by Exceed And Excel (AUS)), Jt Champion 3yr old filly in Europe in 2023, Champion 3yr old filly in England in 2023, won 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £413,762 including 1000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1 and Duchess of Cambridge Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, placed twice second in Albany Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 and third in Cheveley Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1; also won 3 races in U.A.E. and U.S.A. at 3 years and £653,355 including MODERN NEWS (GB) (2018 g. by Shamardal (USA)), won 6 races from 2 to 4 years and £149,003 including Royal Windsor Stakes, Windsor, L., placed 5 times including second in Diomed Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.3, Sovereign Stakes, Salisbury, Gr.3 and Midsummer Stakes, Windsor, L 2nd dam EPITOME (IRE), placed twice at 3 years; dam of 11 winners: ULTRA (c. by Manduro (GER)), won 4 races in France at 2 and 4 years and £221,150 including Qatar Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Grand Crit, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Prix Jacques Laffitte, Maisons Laffitte, L. sire.

SYNOPSIS (IRE) (f. by In The Wings), won 2 races in France at 3 years and £58,301 including Prix Minerve- Shadwell, Deauville, Gr.3, placed third in Prix Fille de l’Air, Toulouse, Gr.3.

Epic Similie (f. by Lomitas (GB)), won 2 races in France at 3 years and £33,786, third in Derby de l’Ouest-Grand Prix de L’Asselco, Nantes, L. and Prix Panacee, Toulouse, L.; dam of winners.

Figure of Speech (g Invincible Spirit) 2nd July S (G2), Sirenia S (G3).

Autumn Snow (GB), ran once on the flat at 2 years; dam of BEHIND ENEMY LINES (GB), 2 races

at home and in U.S.A. and £181,077 including Cutler Bay Stakes, Gulfstream Park.

3rd dam PROSKONA (USA), Champion 3yr old filly in Italy in 1984, Champion 3yr old sprinter in Italy in 1984, won 5 races in France and Italy at 3 years including Premio Umbria, Rome, Gr.2, Prix de Seine-et Oise, M’-Laffitte, Gr.3 and Prix de Boulogne, Longchamp, L., placed 3 times including second in Prix du Petit Couvert, Longchamp, Gr.3 and Prix de Honfleur, Deauville, L.; dam of 7 winners including: CALISTA (GB) (f. by Caerleon (USA)), won 6 races in France and U.S.A. including Canadian Handicap, Woodbine, Gr.2, Prix d’Angerville, Chantilly, L., Prix de la Cochere, Chantilly, L. and Spicy Living Sweepstakes Handicap, Rockingham Park, L., placed second in Prix de Psyche, NOESIS, won 2 races in France and placed 6 times; dam of winners.

IBUKI PERCEIVE (JPN), 3 races in Japan including Daily Hai Queen Cup, Tokyo, L., placed

second in Oka Sho (1000 Guineas), Hanshin, L.; grandam of CHIEF KITTEN (USA), 3 races

in U.S.A. including Pulpit Stakes, Gulfstream Park We

Summer Sonnet (GB), 1 race in France, placed third in La Coupe Piaget de Trois Ans, Deauville,

L.; dam of ACT ONE (GB), 4th top rated 2yr old in France in 2001, JT 4th top rated 3yr

old in Europe in 2002, 5 races in France including Prix Lupin, Longchamp,

Gr.1, Criterium International, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1, Prix Greffulhe, Longchamp, Gr.2 and Prix

Thomas Bryon, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3, placed second in Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1;

sire, SUMMER SOLSTICE (IRE), 3 races in France and U.S.A. including Prix de Thiberville,

Deauville, L., Gharir (IRE), 2 races in France and U.A.E., placed third in Gainsborough

Poule d’Essai des Poulains, Longchamp, Gr.1, Summer Symphony (IRE), 1 race, placed

second in Meon Valley Stud Fillies’ Mile Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1; grandam of SUMMER

BREEZING (USA), 7 races in U.S.A. including Tiller Stakes, Belmont Park, L., SUMMER

STAR (IRE), 2 N.H. Flat Races including K.McManus Bookmaker Pro/Am INH Flat Race,

Limerick, L.; also 2 races over hurdles placed third in Woodlands Pk Club Nas Na Riogh

Nov Chase, Naas, Gr.2, ADIRONDACK SUMMER (USA), 2 races in U.S.A. including Dania

Beach Stakes, Gulfstream Park, L., placed third in Transylvania Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.3,

Summer Solo (USA), 3 races in U.S.A., placed third in Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes,

Belmont Park, Gr.1, Carol’s Street (USA), 1 race in Brazil, placed second in Grande Premio

Roger Guedon, Gavea, Gr.3; third dam of SHE FEELS PRETTY (USA), 8 races in Canada

and U.S.A. from 2 to 4 years, 2025 including Natalma Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, E. P. Taylor

Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, New York Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1, Queen Elizabeth II Challenge

Cup Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1, American Oaks, Santa Anita, Gr.1 and Modesty Stakes,

Churchill Downs, Gr.3, placed second in Diana Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1 and Breeders’ Cup

Filly and Mare Turf, Del Mar, Gr.1 and third in Belmont Oaks Invitational Stakes, Belmont

at The Big A, Gr.1 and Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf, Santa Anita, Gr.1, SOLO

ALBUM (USA), 3 races in Canada including Selene Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.3 and Trillium

Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.3.

SPACE RITUAL (IRE), won 1 race in France and placed 3 times; dam of winners.

Space Time (FR), placed twice in France; dam of COSMODROME (USA), 2 races including

Raymarine Height of Fashion Stakes, Goodwood, L., SPLASHDOWN (GB), 2 races

including Lord Weinstock Mem. Ballymacoll Stakes, Newbury, L., Tadreeb (USA),

3 races in U.S.A., placed second in Palm Beach Stakes, Gulfstream Park, Gr.3, Boogie

Shoes (GB), 4 races at home and in Australia, placed third in Tattersall’s Mile, Doomben,

L.; grandam of AKTABANTAY (GB), 11 races at home and in U.S.A. including European

Wealth Solario Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3 Kapuchka (IRE), unplaced on the flat; dam of winners.

KENTUCKY ROSE (FR), 2 races in France including Prix Joubert, Maisons-Laffitte, L., placed

second in Prix de Flore, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3; dam of KEEGSQUAW (IRE), 4 races in France

including Prix Dahlia, Saint-Cloud, L.; grandam of PITCH (FR), 6 races in France including

La Coupe de Marseille, Marseille Borely, L., WEDGE TRUST (IRE), 3 races in France

including Prix de Bonneval, Chantilly, L., placed second in Prix de Seine-et-Oise, Maisons

Laffitte, Gr.3, Lucius Tiberius (IRE), 3 races, placed third in Darley Stakes, Newmarket,

Gr.3, Ruzzini (IRE), 1 race in France; also 1 race over jumps in France, placed third in

Corsa Siepi dei 4 Anni Hurdle, Milan, Gr.2, Celestissime (FR), 2 races in France, placed

third in G. P. der Sparkasse Dusseldorf, Dusseldorf, L. Bonnie Doon (IRE), unraced; dam of winners.

BONHOMIE (GB), 1 race and placed 6 times; dam of LANEQASH (GB), 3 races at home and in

U.A.E. including City Plate, Chester, L. and National Day Cup, Abu Dhabi, L., placed

second in Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, Miss Oxford (GB), 2 races in France at 3 and

4 years, 2025, third in Preis des Gestuet Luenzen, Berlin-Hoppegarten, L.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 83

Mostahdaf

M

OSTAHDAF IS BRED TO BE A SUCCESSFUL STALLION – his sire and broodmare sire are the best in the business.

Together the Frankel-Dubawi cross has produced four individual Group 1 winners so far, his dam has foaled two top-level winners and his second dam is a half-sister to a pair of champion sprinters.

A Shadwell homebred, Mostahdaf was unraced at two but he won five of his six starts at three, beginning with debut success in a 7f novice at Newcastle in March. That was followed by a win over a mile at Kempton in early April and, on his third start, trainers John and Thady Gosden sent him to Sandown for the Listed Heron Stakes, a race which he duly won.

Royal Ascot and the St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) beckoned but Mostahdaf was badly hampered when starting to make his challenge and finished down the field in a race won by the 2,000 Guineas (G1) winner Poetic Flare (Dawn Approach).

Given the summer off to recover from a throat infection, Mostahdaf returned in the Listed Fortune Stakes at Sandown and picked up the winning thread. On his final start of the season he tried 1m1f for the first time and won the Group 3 Darley Stakes at Newmarket.

He made his seasonal reappearance at four at Sandown, a track that he clearly enjoyed, and ran

Mostahdaf foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay filly ex Maid For Winning (USA) (Gone West (USA)) (1st March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Divine (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (16th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex African Beat (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (27th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Thiel (GB) (Teofilo (IRE)) (4th May 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Alushta (GB) (Royal Applause (GB)) (12th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Rogue Missile (GB) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (18th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Swiss Range (GB) (Zamindar (USA)) (30th January 2025)

100,000 77,000 55,000 52,000 52,000 48,000 33,058 32,000 32,000 31,000 27,000 24,000 18,000 16,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 15,000 14,000 13,000 10,000 8,000 8,000 6,000 5,000 3,000

Northmore Stud Voute Sales Ltd. (Agent) Norelands, Ireland B & B Equine Ltd. Charlock Stud Barton Stud Irish National Stud a Partnership Worksop Manor Stud Ellipsis Houghton Bloodstock a Partnership Kellsgrange Stud, Ireland Whatcote Farm Stud Mr & Mrs P. Harrison Barton Stud Barton Stud Childwickbury Stud Barton Stud a Lady Barton Stud Kirtlington Stud a Partnership a Partnership J. B. Bloodstock Ltd. Mr & Mrs P Harrison

Shadwell Estate Company Larry Stratton Luke Bleahan Tradewinds Kelly Equine Redpender Stud Gaelic BS Vendor Ladyswood Stud Redwall BS David Powell Redwall BS NWC / Highpoint K S BS Vendor Brothers BS Danesrath Stud Vendor Vendor C L A Edginton Vendor Vendor Tinnakill House David Brazil (P.S.) Carrigmore BS (P.S.) Amazon BS

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Online Sale 2025

742 659 887 1085 955 426 737 473 335 1130 504 373 536 964 1056 999 1132 684 545 1071 1131 1047 1040 1064 397 72

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Seven Empires (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) (22nd January 2025)

UNNAMED grey colt ex Flycatcher (IRE) (Medicean (GB)) (25th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Jedhi (GB) (Big Bad Bob (IRE)) (9th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Clieves Hills (GB) (Mayson (GB)) (23rd March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Manatiya (FR) (Redoute’s Choice (AUS)) (13th April 2025) *UNNAMED brown colt ex Sea Minnelli (FR) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (28th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Come With Me (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (17th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Nanjizal (GB) (Kingman (GB)) (16th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Lady Bergamot (FR) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (8th February 2025)

*UNNAMED grey filly ex Narasha (IRE) (Zoustar (AUS)) (2nd March 2025) *UNNAMED bay brown colt ex Cosa Sara (IRE) (Gleneagles (IRE)) (7th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Lady Ayresome (IRE) (Kodi Bear (IRE)) (25th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Puckle (GB) (Poet’s Voice (GB)) (7th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex In The Genes (GB) (Iffraaj (GB)) (18th April 2025) UNNAMED brown filly ex Blue Oyster (GB) (Medicean (GB)) (23rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Special Purpose (IRE) (Scat Daddy (USA)) (8th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Echo’s Love (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (4th March 2025) UNNAMED brown filly ex Poudretteite (GB) (Royal Applause (GB)) (11th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Nanjizal (GB) (Kingman (GB)) (16th January 2025)

84

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

MOSTAHDAF 8yo | Frankel-Handassa (Dubawi) Beech House Stud 2024: £15,000 | 2025: £12,500 | 2026: £9,000

https://shadwellstud.com/stallions/mostahdaf

1st Dam HANDASSA (GB), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £46,957 including Irish Stallion Farms EBF Garnet Stakes, Naas, L. and placed twice, from only 6 starts; dam of 6 winners: MOSTAHDAF (IRE), see above.

NAZEEF (GB) (2016 f. by Invincible Spirit (IRE)), won 7 races at 3 and 4 years and £321,261 including Falmouth Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 , Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Duke of Cambridge Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2 and Snowdrop Stakes, Kempton Park, L., placed twice including third in Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, from only 11 starts.

MOSTABSHIR (GB) (2020 g. by Dark Angel (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £63,661 and placed once; also won 1 race in U.A.E. at 6 years, 2026 and £10,549 and placed once.

MUDBIR (GB) (2022 c. by Kingman (GB)), won 3 races at 3 years, 2025 and £58,828 and placed once, from only 6 starts.

MUTAAWID (GB) (2021 g. by Frankel (GB)), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £79,702 MUSAHABA (GB) (2017 g. by Muhaarar (GB)), won 1 race at 4 years and £11,696 and placed 7 times.

Butoolat (GB) (2014 f. by Oasis Dream (GB)), placed 4 times at 3 years and £4,479; dam of 2 winners.

GRAND SON OF COTAI (IRE) (c. by Cotai Glory (GB)), 2 races in Italy at 2 years, 2026 and

26,087 including Premio Alessandro Perrone, Milan, L. BOBBY DASSLER (IRE), 3 races at 4, 6 and 7 years, 2026 and £33,919 and placed 12 times.

WIESAAM (IRE), placed once at 2 years and £1,400; also 2 races in Serbia at 3 years, 2025.

Hadeel (IRE) (2023 f. by Frankel (GB)), in training.

She also has a yearling colt by Baaeed (GB).

out the comfortable winner of the 1m2f Group 3 Gordon Stakes. A month later he had to settle for second to Bay Bridge (Bayside Boy) over course and distance in the Group 3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes.

On his return to Royal Ascot in June he fared much better in the Group 2 Hardwicke Stakes, splitting Broome (Australia) and the St Leger and Irish Derby winner Hurricane Lane (Frankel) but his trainer said he ran flat when subsequently sixth of six in the Group 2 Princess Of Wales’s Stakes.

He recovered from that defeat to beat the Group 1 winner Dubai Honour (Pride Of Dubai) in the Group 3 September Stakes.

Kept in training at five, Mostahdaf was sent on his travels and found the fast surfaces abroad to his liking.

February saw him trounce the opposition in Saudi Arabia’s Neom Turf Cup (G3) before he headed to Dubai for World Cup night. There he was fourth behind Japanese superstar Equinox in the Sheema Classic (G1) before it was a case of third time lucky at Royal Ascot when he gaining that Group 1 breakthrough in the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes over a field that included the Group 1 winners Luxembourg, Adayar and Bay Bridge.

For good measure, he added a second success at the highest level in the Juddmonte International at York, ending Paddington’s winning streak. The multiple Group 1 winner and stable companion Nashwa was behind him in second.

Mostahdaf is a half-brother to Nazeef by Invincible Spirit. She also did her best work as an older horse with her Group 1 wins in the Falmouth Stakes and Sun Chariot Stakes as a four-year-old.

Their Oasis Dream half-sister Butoolat has produced Grand Son Of Cotai (Cotai Glory), who is already a 2026 juvenile Listed winner in Italy.

Dam Handassa won the Listed Garnet Stakes and is a Dubawi half-sister to the Group 2 San Gabriel Stakes winner Desert Stone, who was third in the Frank E Kilroe Mile (G1). She is out of the unraced Starstone, a Diktat half-sister to the July Cup (G1) winner and sire Pastoral Pursuits and the Sprint Cup (G1) winner, the Prix Maurice de Gheest second and sire Goodricke, both by Bahamian Bounty.

There are 64 yearlings by Mostahdaf registered with Weatherbys.

At the foal sales 27 of them were offered for sale with 26 sold or vendor buy backs for a clearance rate of 96 per cent. The average price achieved was 27,848gns. The median was 17,000gns.

Mostahdaf received support from Shadwell in the ring and the farm bought his highest-priced foal, a half-sister to the Group 3 winner Your Time Is Now (Charm Spirit), who is the dam of last season’s multiple Group-placed juvenile Dickensian by Pinatubo.

Also a half-sister to the Group 3-placed pair of Stroll Patrol and Hors De Combat (both by Mount Nelson), she was sold by Northmore Stud for 100,000gns at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale.

2nd Dam STARSTONE (GB), unraced; dam of 5 winners: DESERT STONE (IRE) (c. by Fastnet Rock (AUS)), won 3 races in U.S.A. at 3 and 5 years and £260,516 including San Gabriel Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.2, third in Frank E Kilroe Mile Stakes, Gr.1.

HANDASSA (GB), see above.

Euginio (IRE) (c. by Fastnet Rock (AUS)), won 4 races from 2 to 4 years and £111,112, placed third in bet365 Earl of Sefton Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3.

DUTCH HERITAGE (GB), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed 4 times.

EMIRATES HILLS (GB), won 1 race at 2 years; dam of winners.

MATT CONNOR (IRE), 3 races at 3 and 6 years, 2026 and placed once.

MARY COCKERILL (IRE), 3 races in Italy at 3 and 4 years and placed 19 times.

MEANING OF LIFE (IRE), 1 race at 2 years and placed 3 times; also 2 races in Italy at 3 years 3rd Dam STAR (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed once, from only 3 starts; dam of 2 winners: PASTORAL PURSUITS (GB) (c. by Bahamian Bounty (GB)), Jt Champion older sprinter in Europe in 2005, Top rated older sprinter in England in 2005, won 6 races including Darley July Cup, Newmarket, Gr.1, Great North Eastern Railway Park Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, Coral Sirenia Stakes, Kempton Park, Gr.3 and Racing UK Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, L., placed second in Ig GOODRICKE (GB) (c. by Bahamian Bounty (GB)), Champion 3yr old sprinter in Europe in 2005 won William Hill Sprint Cup, Haydock Park, Gr.1, placed second in Prix Maurice de Gheest, Deauville, Gr.1.

Racing Form 17 runs, 10 wins, 2 places | Timeform Rating: 129 | Average winning distance (f): 9.27

Stakes form

AT 3 Won Darley Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, (9f. beating Bedouin’s Story (GB) and Finest Sound (IRE)), Fortune Stakes, Sandown Park, L., (8f. beating Escobar (IRE) and Sir Busker (IRE)), Heron Stakes, Sandown Park, L., (8f. beating Highland Avenue (IRE) and Bullace (GB)).

AT 4 Won Gordon Richards Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3, (9½f. beating Foxes Tales (IRE) and Juan Elcano (GB)), September Stakes, Kempton Park, Gr.3, (11½f. beating Dubai Honour (IRE) and Universal Order (GB)), second in Hardwicke Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2, (to Broome (IRE)), Brigadier Gerard Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3, (to Bay Bridge (GB)).

AT 5 Champion older horse in Europe in 2023. Won Juddmonte International Stakes, York, Gr.1, (10f. beating Nashwa (GB) and Paddington (GB)), Prince of Wales’s Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (9½f. beating Luxembourg (IRE) and Adayar (IRE)), Neom Turf Cup, King Abdulaziz, Gr.3, (10f. beating Dubai Future (GB) and Flying Visit (IRE))

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 26 foals sold

Average price

27,848

Median price

17,000

15 colts

Average price

29,804

Median price

31,000

11 fillies

Average price

25,182

Median price

15,000

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 85

Native Trail

(Continues on page 88)

A

CHAMPION TWO-YEAR-OLD and a Classic winner, Native Trail had three visits to the sales ring before he began his racing career, increasing his purchase price on each occasion.

As a foal he was sold by his breeder Haras d’Haspel for €50,000 to Sam Sangster. That price became 67,000gns as a yearling when Mags O’Toole purchased him on behalf of Norman Williamson’s Oak Tree Farm from Kildaragh Stud at Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale. The largest leap came in the shortest time as Williamson’s investment yielded 210,000gns at theTattersalls Craven Breeze-Up when he was purchased by Godolphin.

Native Trail arrived at the racetrack with a tall reputation and was sent off odds-on favourite for his Sandown debut in June, a race he duly won by 4l from Royal Patronage, who would go on to win the Royal Lodge (G2) and Acomb Stakes (G3) that season and become a Group 1 winner in Australia later in his career.

Charlie Appleby immediately pitched Native Trail into Group company for the July Stakes (G2) when he successfully fended off Maskela.

On his third start, Native Trail was an impressive winner of the Group 1 National Stakes at The Curragh, accounting for the odds-on Point Lonsdale and the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes winner Ebro River with ease.

Next up was the Group 1 Dewhurst, again over 7f, and the outcome was the same with Native Trail defeating Dubawi Legend by 2l and the future Group 1 winner Bayside Boy in third.

The tried-and-tested route to the Classics was mapped out for Native Trail and he picked up where he left off in the Group 3 Craven Stakes, stretching 3l clear of Claymore and Hoo Ya Mal. In the 2,000 Guineas itself he narrowly failed to claw back the deficit to his ill-fated stablemate Coroebus, going down by less than a length to the son of Dubawi, with the multiple Group 1 winner Luxembourg in third.

Native Trail travelled redemption road at The Curragh and gained his Classic success in the Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1).

Appleby opted to step his charge up in distance for the Eclipse Stakes (G1) at Sandown, and although it was a small field, the race was a thriller with Native Trail taking up the running inside the final furlong only for Prix du Jockey-Club victor Vadeni (Churchill) to swoop fast and late, with Native Trail just losing third on the line to Mishriff (Make Believe).

Native Trail’s final start at three came in the Juddmonte International at York in which he was fifth to Baaeed (Sea The Stars).

Kept in training at four, Native Trail made just two starts – he ran second to Mutasaabeq (Invincible Spirit) in a Group 2 over a mile at Newmarket before disappointing when eighth to fellow Darley first-crop sire Triple Time (Frankel) in the Queen Anne (G1) at Royal Ascot.

Although bred in France by Haras d’Haspel, Native Trail is a product of Juddmonte breeding on both sides of his pedigree.

His sire Oasis Dream, who has now been retired from covering duties at Banstead Manor, was a top-class sprinter who won the July Cup, Nunthorpe and Middle Park Stakes (all Group 1) and is the sire of 18 individual Group 1 winners.

Native Trail’s dam was purchased from the Juddmonte draft as a two-year-old at the Tattersalls December Mare Sale in 2015 for 60,000gns by MAB Agency.

Needleleaf is an unraced Observatory half-sister to African Rose, winner of Haydock’s Sprint Cup (G1) and second in the Prix Maurice de Gheest (G1). African Rose is the dam of the Group 3 Princess Margaret Stakes (G3) winner Fair Eva (Frankel).

Another full-sister is the Listed winner Helleborine,

86

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

who was also second in the Group 1 Prix Marcel Boussac and is the dam of the Coventry Stakes (G2) winner Calyx (Kingman) and his Listed-winning full-sister Coppice.

Native Trail’s second dam is the Lancashire Oaks (G3) third New Orchid, who is a Quest For Fame half-sister to the Dewhurst Stakes (G1) winner and sire Distant Music, out of Musicanti, a Nijinsky half-sister to the Group 1 winner and the US champion older horse Vanlandingham (Cox’s Ridge).

Their Easy Goer half-sister Fun Crowd foaled the Grade 1 Coaching Club American Oaks winner Funny Moon (Malibu Moon).

NATIVE TRAIL 7yo | Oasis Dream-Needleleaf (Observatory) Kildangan Stud 2024: €17,500 | 2025: €16,000 | 2026: €16,000

www.darleyeurope.com/stallions/our-stallions/native-trail Racing Form 11 runs, 6 wins, 3 places | Timeform Rating: 125 | Average winning distance (f): 7.33

Stakes form

AT 2 Champion 2yr old colt in Europe in 2021. Won Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (7f. beating Dubawi Legend (IRE) and Bayside Boy (IRE)), National Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, (7f. beating Point Lonsdale (IRE) and Ebro River (IRE)), Superlative Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, (7f. beating Masekela (IRE) and Dhabab (IRE)).

AT 3 Won Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, (8f. beating New Energy (IRE) and Imperial Fighter (IRE)), Craven Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, (8f. beating Claymore (FR) and Hoo Ya Mal (GB)), second in 2000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1, (to Coroebus (IRE)), third in Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, (to Vadeni (FR)).

AT 4 Second in Sandown Mile, Newmarket, Gr.2, (to Mutasaabeq (GB)).

Fourth dam Populi is a winning half-sister to the Grade 1 Belmont Stakes winner Temperance Hil, who was a US champion three-year-old colt.

Native Trail’s first season at stud resulted in 128 yearlings and just over half of them - 65 - were offered for sale as foals, with 61 (94 per cent) selling.

They averaged 44,528gns and the median was 28,335gns with four six-figure sales.

By far the most expensive was Overbury Stud’s colt out of Grey Mystere. By the time the sale came around, he was a half-brother to the star-crossed Dewhurst Stakes (G1) winner Gewan (Night Of Thunder) and that colt’s owner Ace Stud went to 500,000gns to add the foal to its ever-growing string.

Tattersalls December Foal Sale also produced the top-priced filly from the first crop of Native Trail with Matt Houldsworth and Flintstone Bloodstock going to 150,000gns for Drumlin and Yellowford’s half-sister to the Group 3-placed Nighttime Dancer.

The filly’s second dam, the Group 3-placed Ragsah, is a Shamardal half-sister to Dubai Millennium.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 61 foals sold

Average price

44,528

Median price

28,335

34 colts

Average price

51,753

Median price

30,697

27 fillies

Average price

35,430

Median price

25,187

1st Dam NEEDLELEAF (GB), unraced; Own sister to HELLEBORINE (GB) and AFRICAN ROSE (GB); dam of 2 winners: NATIVE TRAIL (GB), see above.

LIKE IT OR NOT (GB) (2022 g. by Cracksman (GB)), won 1 race in France at 4 years, 2026 and £9,376.

TRANQUIL ROSE (FR) (2020 f. by Kingman (GB)), placed twice at 3 years and £4,563; also won 1 race in France at 3 years and £13,451 and placed twice; broodmare.

She also has a 2-y-o filly by Baaeed (GB) and a yearling colt by Oasis Dream (GB).

2nd Dam New Orchid (USA), won 1 race at 3 years, placed twice second in Food Brokers Aphrodite Stakes, Newmarket, L. and third in Bet365 Lancashire Oaks, Haydock Park, Gr.3, from only 5 starts; dam of 6 winners: AFRICAN ROSE (GB) (f. by Observatory (USA)), Top rated 3yr old sprinter in France in 2008, won 3 races at home and in France at 2 and 3 years and £210,119 including Ladbrokes Sprint Cup, Doncaster, Gr.1 and Prix du Pont-Neuf, Longchamp, L., placed second in Prix Maurice de Gheest, Deauville, Gr.1; dam of winners.

FAIR EVA (GB), 2 races at 2 years and £88,060 including Juddmonte Princess Margaret Stakes,

Ascot, Gr.3, placed second in Shadwell Rockfel Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 and third in Sky

Bet Lowther Stakes, York, Gr.2, from only 5 starts.

HAKKA (GB), 2 races at 3 years and £29,407 and placed 4 times; also 3 races in Kingdom of

Saudi Arabia at 4 years.

HERCULEAN (GB), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and placed 4 times.

COSMOS PINK (GB), 1 race in France at 3 years; dam of COSMOS RAJ (GB), 12 races from 3 to 7

years, 2025 and £113,660 and placed 22 times.

HELLEBORINE (GB) (f. by Observatory (USA)), won 3 races in France at 2 years and £144,836 including Prix d’Aumale, Longchamp, Gr.3 and Prix Six Perfections, Deauville, L., placed second in Total Prix Marcel Boussac, Longchamp, Gr.1; dam of winners.

CALYX (GB), 3 races at 2 and 3 years and £154,958 including Coventry Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2 and

Merriebelle Pavilion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3, placed second in Armstrong Sandy Lane Stakes,

Haydock Park, Gr.2, all his starts.

COPPICE (GB), 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £231,589 including Rosemary Stakes, Newmarket,

L., placed second in Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.2.

STANAGE (GB), 2 races at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £35,455 and placed 4 times.

Sandstone (GB), placed twice in France at 3 years; dam of Willesee (GB), 1 race, placed third in

Yeats Stakes, Navan, L. Orchid Lily (GB), placed twice at 2 years; dam of Calla Lagoon (GB), 1 race and £29,070, placed second in Silver Tankard Stakes, Pontefract, L., CALANTHE (GB), 2 races at 3 and 4 years, 2025.

CULTIVAR (GB), won 2 races at 3 years and placed 3 times.

ORCHIDIA (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice; also placed twice in Australia at 3 years; dam of a winner.

HABENARIA (AUS), 1 race in Australia at 4 years, 2025 and placed once.

Conservatory (GB), unraced; dam of a winner.

JAWHARY (GB), 4 races at 3, 7 and 8 years, 2026 and £33,638 and placed 8 times.

3rd Dam MUSICANTI (USA), won 1 race in France and placed 4 times; dam of 4 winners including: DISTANT MUSIC (USA) (c. by Distant View (USA)), 2nd top rated 2yr old in England in 1999, Jt 2nd top rated 2yr old in Europe in 1999, won 5 races including Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Frigidaire Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, Goffs International Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2 and Great N.E. Railway White Rose Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.3, placed third in Dubai Champion Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1; sire.

New Orchid (USA), see above.

FRAGRANT VIEW (USA), won 1 race and placed 3 times, from only 6 starts; dam of winners.

AROMATHERAPY (GB), 2 races and placed 3 times; also placed twice in U.S.A.; dam of May

Sonic (GB), 7 races, placed second in Mercury Stakes, Dundalk, Gr.3.

Music Score (USA), placed once in U.S.A.; dam of winners.

Ejlaleyah (KSA), placed 4 times in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at 3 and 4 years, 2025.

Musical Horizon (USA), ran 3 times in France; dam of winners.

Country Western (GB), 2 races, placed third in SJM Macau Derby, Taipa, L. and Macau Guineas,

Taipa, L. Apticanti (USA), ran twice on the flat; dam of winners.

War Rooms (IRE), 1 race, placed third in Dante Stakes, York, Gr.2.

Enharmonic (USA), ran once on the flat; dam of winners.

Aherla Rock (IRE), placed twice in Italy at 3 years, 2025.

Allegro Viva (USA), unraced; dam of winners.

CANTICUM (GB), 2 races in France including Qatar Prix Chaudenay, Longchamp, Gr.2, placed

second in Prix de Lutece, Longchamp, Gr.3.

ALLEGREZZA (GB), 1 race in France; dam of EBEKO (IRE), 2 races at home and in U.S.A.

including Zuma Beach Stakes, Santa Anita, L., Cadmus (IRE), 5 races at home and in

Australia, placed second in Ballarat Cup, Ballarat, L.

Native Trail foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) (Continued overleaf...)

Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex Grey Mystere (GB) (Lethal Force (IRE)) (10th May 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Stella d’Italia (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (3rd March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Pure Art (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (6th February 2025)

500,000 150,000 118,064

Overbury Stud GCE Farm Ltd. Stanley Lodge

Ace Stud Matt Houldsworth Coolmara Stables

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025

747 833 689

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 87

Native Trail Native Trail foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) (Continued from overleaf) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay filly ex Indigo Lady (GB) (Sir Percy (GB)) (2nd March 2025)

100,000 100,000 75,000 72,000 70,838 65,000 62,967 62,967 58,000 55,096 53,522 51,161 48,800 44,077 43,290 42,000 39,355 39,355 39,355 38,000 37,000 37,000 36,993 35,419 33,058 31,484 29,909 28,335 28,000 27,548 27,548 26,000 25,187 24,400 23,613 23,613 23,613 22,826 22,039 22,039 20,464 19,677 19,677 17,316 15,742 15,000 12,593 12,593 11,806 11,806 11,806 11,806 11,019 9,445 7,871 6,690 3,935 2,500

Ringfort Stud, Ireland Plantation Stud Kildaragh Stud, Ireland Hawes Stud, Ireland Knockananig Stud a Partnership CAFRE, Enniskillen Oghill House Stud Mount Eaton Stud, Ireland Pheopotstown Stud Highpark Ballinacurra Stud Castlefarm Stud Woodleigh Stables Castlebridge Consignment Church View Stables, Ireland Tinnakill House Windermere Stud Ballinahow Stud Carrington Bloodstock Castlebridge Consignment Barton Stud Cour Blanche Sandra Russell BS Kellsgrange Stud Montaigu Galbertstown Stables Ballinafad Stud Fittocks Stud Whitethorn Bloodstock Ryebridge Stud Tinnakill House, Ireland Kellsgrange Stud Glacken View Glacken View Knockananig Stud Hunting Hill Stud Ms. Eileen Farrelly Olive O’Connor BS Staunton Court Stud Danesrath Stud Ballybin Stud Cour Blanche Annaca Bloodstock Ringfort Stud Prospect Stables, Ireland Castlebridge Consignment Ringfort Stud Norelands Esker Lodge Stud Tourgeville Owenstown Stud Killowen Stud Railstown Stud Castlebridge Consignment Etreham Ringfort Stud Castlebridge Consignment

Glenvale Stud D C BS Paca Paca Farm Glenvale Stud Tally Ho Paca Paca Farm Redpender Stud Glenvale Stud Vendor Pattern BS Hillwood Stud Moanmore Stables Clay Scherer/Stripes Tally Ho Rob Speers/Old Mill Stud BAC BS Vendor Abbeylands Farm Peter Nolan Equine Creighmore Stable Ruairi Kilmartin Marley Girls BS Fernando’S Horses Jack BS Thomas Gibson/EDC Chauvigny Global (PS) GHS BS Vendor JP McGrath BS (P.S.) Sirius Equine Denis Linehan Leamore Horses Kingsfield Stud Northface BS Sarah Dempsey JF BS Shane Molan Paula Flannery Vendor Ballagh BS Clara Stud Lynn Lodge Stud Clifton Farm (PS) Premier GAK Partnership Paragon BS Kilbride Equine Alfred Sweetman Luke Bleahan Tim Murray (PS) SAS Broadhurst Agency Vendor Castleboy Farm Whitecastle Stables BBW BS MAB Agency David Fitzgerald Leonora Keane

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

866 648 570 664 544 300 998 759 457 304 681 493 639 211 589 385 586 502 465 252 633 542 537 591 468 55 453 385 499 654 77 653 305 447 107 474 36 16 507 81 393 568 303 515 513 791 338 135 484 735 602 366 871 504 313 755 134 354

UNNAMED bay colt ex Genuine Quality (USA) (Elusive Quality (USA)) (2nd February 2025)

UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Eye Witness (GER) (Adlerflug (GER)) (22nd February 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Bluebird (GB) (Acclamation (GB)) (27th March 2025) UNNAMED brown filly ex Angel Grace (IRE) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (25th April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Looks All Right (IRE) (Danehill Dancer (IRE)) (7th February 2025)

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Zarak Star (FR) (Zarak (FR)) (12th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Ziarah (IRE) (Iffraaj (GB)) (2nd April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Bright Side Girl (IRE) (Churchill (IRE)) (19th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Catbells (IRE) (Rakti (GB)) (22nd April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Perle de Reve (IRE) (Dream Ahead (USA)) (27th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Surrey Storm (GB) (Montjeu (IRE)) (16th March 2025) UNNAMED bay grey filly ex Lady Springbank (IRE) (Choisir (AUS)) (11th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Spirit of Sisra (IRE) (Zoffany (IRE)) (17th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Dealer’s Choice (IRE) (Exchange Rate (USA)) (23rd January 2025)

UNNAMED bay colt ex Afraid of Nothing (GB) (Charm Spirit (IRE)) (12th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Crown Light (GB) (Zamindar (USA)) (26th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Skyron (FR) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) (16th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Sa Mola (GER) (Dabirsim (FR)) (6th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex My Roxanne (IRE) (James Garfield (IRE)) (18th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Zain Hana (GB) (Shamardal (USA)) (12th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex South Bay (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (28th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Treaty (FR) (Dunkerque (FR)) (25th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Deccan Queen (GB) (Rail Link (GB)) (25th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex School Run (IRE) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (7th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Graciously (GB) (Shamardal (USA)) (4th May 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Quick Chat (USA) (First Defence (USA)) (11th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Kalagia (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (1st April 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Free Lovin’ (GB) (Roaring Lion (USA)) (1st March 2025) *UNNAMED brown colt ex Miss Mirabell (IRE) (Footstepsinthesand (GB)) (20th March 2025)

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Himalayan Beauty (IRE) (The Gurkha (IRE)) (16th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Sequined (USA) (Street Cry (IRE)) (13th April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Cavernndchipmunks (FR) (Dandy Man (IRE)) (5th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Promise Me (USA) (Poseidon’s Warrior (USA)) (6th February 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Legacy Park (USA) (Divine Park (USA)) (28th January 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Shoolaa (GB) (Shamardal (USA)) (19th March 2025) UNNAMED brown filly ex Dafinah (IRE) (War Front (USA)) (11th March 2025) **UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Belisa de Vega (IRE) (Fascinating Rock (IRE)) (8th March 2025)

UNNAMED bay filly ex Too The Stars (IRE) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (27th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Imagine Freedom (GB) (Equiano (FR)) (7th April 2025) *UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Lady Charlotte (FR) (Siyouni (FR)) (15th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Black Magic Woman (IRE) (Camacho (GB)) (30th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Copper Tint (FR) (Camelot (GB)) (4th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Vadaiyma (FR) (Dansili (GB)) (25th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Unfoolish (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS)) (27th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Artisan Bleu (IRE) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (23rd March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Dubai One (IRE) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (31st March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Myturn (IRE) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) (24th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Soltada (IRE) (Dawn Approach (IRE)) (2nd May 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Sunshine Fantasy (IRE) (Make Believe (GB)) (10th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Bourbonesque (GB) (Kingman (GB)) (22nd January 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Grecian Artisan (IRE) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (22nd February 2025)

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Kadifa (IRE) (Siyouni (FR)) (27th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Time Over (GB) (Mark of Esteem (IRE)) (10th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Come On Leicester (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (30th April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex Off The List (IRE) (Declaration of War (USA)) (4th April 2025)

UNNAMED bay filly ex My Wish (IRE) (Galileo (IRE)) (10th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Pink Sands (IRE) (No Nay Never (USA)) (23rd February 2025)

88

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Onesto

T

HIS SON OF FRANKEL HAS A FASCINATING PEDIGREE as he is inbred 3S x 3D to the blue hen Urban Sea through her brilliant sons Galileo and Sea The Stars.

Before he even set foot on a racecourse, Onesto had racked up the air miles. Bred in Ireland by Diamond Creek Farm, the chestnut was sold at the Tattersallas October Book 1 Sale by Glenvale Stud for 185,000gns to Mike Akers.

Onesto then went across the Atlantic and was sold by Wavertree Stables for $535,000 at Ocala’s Spring Sale to Hubert Guy. Country number four of his career was France and the racing stable of Fabrice Chappet and the colt made his racing debut at Chantilly in late September, winning over a mile. The second of his two juvenile runs came over 7.5f at Deauville in October and finished runner-up to Welwal (Shalaa).

The two would meet again in the Group 3 Prix de Fontainebleau, in which Onesto made his seasonal reappearance.

The race was won by Welwal with 4l back to Onesto in tenth.

His next start was the Group 2 Prix Greffuhle over 1m2f and that brought out the best in the Frankel colt. Held up in rear, he made strong progress to take the lead before going away from the field.

That performance earned Onesto a place in the Prix du Jockey-Club but he couldn’t repeat the trick – he was shuffled

back early on and he could only manage fifth behind Vadeni, El Bodegon and Modern Games.

The 1m4f Group 1 Grand Prix de Paris suited Onesto to a tee.

Hold-up tactics were once again employed but on this occasion there was time to make a strong finishing run and he won by a neck from a Group 1 winners Simca Mille, El Bodegon and Eldar Eldarov.

He lost a battle with Luxembourg for victory in the Group 1 Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown and then finished in midfield in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (G1).

Onesto’s final start of the season was a respectable seventh in the Japan Cup (G1).

Returning to training at four, by far the best performance of his career came in that year’s Arc when he was third to Ace Impact and Westover.

Onesto was fourth to Inspiral over a mile in the Prix Jacques le Marois (G1) and contested the Irish Champion Stakes and Breeders’ Cup Turf, both won by Auguste Rodin (Deep Impact).

He is one of just two runners from seven foals out of Onshore, a Sea The Stars three-parts sister to the Australian Group 3 Easter Cup winner Jet Away (Cape Cross), who stands as a National Hunt sire at Arctic Tack Stud in Ireland.

They are out of Kalima, an unraced Kahyasi half-sister to

Onesto foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

*UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Black Lullaby (IRE) (Siyouni (FR)) (1st April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Songerie (GER) (Shirocco (GER)) (18th April 2025)

86,580 52,000 47,226 39,355 16,529 14,168 8,658 7,477 5,510 4,723

Etreham Salcey Forest Stud Capucines Etreham Etreham Tourgeville Windermere Stud Hotellerie Patis Etreham

Justin Casse Fernando’S Horses Haras D’ Etreham Stroud Coleman BS (PS) Canirola BS Vendor JC Rosell Avila Fedai Kahraman Vendor Vendor

Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

280 451 261 482 637 733 560 588 833 749

*NIGHT SHADOW (FR) bay colt ex Ange de La Moisson (FR) (Harry Angel (IRE)) (18th February 2025)

UNNAMED bay colt ex Scruples (USA) (Pioneerof The Nile (USA)) (6th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Early Mover (FR) (Zoffany (IRE)) (29th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Ming Zhi Cosmos (FR) (Duke of Marmalade (IRE)) (1st March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut colt ex African Plains (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (16th February 2025)

UNNAMED bay colt ex Baino Rock (FR) (Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)) (2nd April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Tick Toch (GB) (Oasis Dream (GB)) (26th March 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex No Faith (FR) (Le Havre (IRE)) (14th March 2025)

90

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

ONESTO 7yo | Frankel-Onshore (Sea The Stars) Haras d’Etreham 2024: €12,500 | 2025: €12,000 | 2026: €10,000

www.etreham.com/stallions/onesto Racing Form 13 runs, 3 wins, 3 places | Timeform Rating: 128 | Average winning distance (f): 10.11

Stakes form

AT 3 4th top rated 3yr old colt in Europe in 2022, 2nd top rated 3yr old colt in Ireland in 2022. Won Grand Prix de Paris, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (11½f. beating Simca Mille (IRE) and El Bodegon (IRE)), Prix Greffulhe, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2, (10f. beating Agave (GB) and Sir Bob Parker (FR)), second in Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, (to Luxembourg (IRE)).

AT 4 Third in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (to Ace Impact (IRE)).

the blue hen Hasili, the dam of Group 1 winners Champs Elysees, Intercontinental, Banks Hill, Cacique (all by Danehill) and Heat Haze (Green Desert). However her most influential offspring is the Group 2 winner Dansili (Danehill), who became an excellent sire and broodmare sire for Juddmonte.

Both Banks Hill and Heat Haze have foaled Group 1 winners – Romantica (Galileo) and Mirage Dancer (Frankel) – while their Oasis Dream half-sister Responsible is the second dam of the 2025 Lockinge Stakes (G1) winner and Juddmonte new sire Lead Artist (Dubawi).

Kalima and Hasili are full-sisters to the Listed winner Arrive, dam of the Group 1 Pretty Polly Stakes winner Promising Lead (Danehill). Their Ahonoora half-sister Dissemble produced the multiple Group 1 winner and sire Leroidesanimaux (Candy Stripes) and the Brazilian Group 1 winner Uapybo (Blush Rambler).

Kerali is a winning half-sister to Group 1 Nunthorpe winner and sire So Factual (Known Fact).

There are approximately 90 members in Onesto’s first-crop and just ten of them were offered for sale as foals.

They achieved an average of 28,233gns, which is four times their covering fee and the median was higher at 15,349gns.

The sole six-figure sale amongst them was sold by Etreham at Arqana’s December Breeding Stock Sale.

The first foal out of Black Lullaby, a winning daughter of Siyouni and the dual Group 3 winner Maimara (Makfi), she was bought by Justin Casse for €110,000.

Etreham turned purchaser for the best-priced colt, the already named Night Shadow, who is the first foal out of Ange de La Moisson (Harry Angel).

From the family of Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest winner Signs Of Blessing, he made €60,000 sold by Haras des Capucines.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 10 foals sold

Average price

28,223

Median price

15,349

5 colts

Average price

23,849

Median price

16,529

5 fillies

Average price

32,596

Median price

14,168

1st Dam ONSHORE (GB), unraced; dam of 1 winner: ONESTO (IRE), see above.

Before Night Falls (USA) (2021 f. by Gleneagles (IRE)), placed once in France at 3 years and £6,177.

Lora Padora (IRE) (2017 f. by Frankel (GB)); dam of a winner.

SOMETHING STRONGER (USA), 1 race in U.S.A. at 3 years, 2025 and £86,254 and placed twice.

Lalagoula (IRE) (2023 f. by Wootton Bassett (GB)), in training.

She also has a yearling filly by Ace Impact (IRE).

2nd Dam KALIMA (GB), unraced; Own sister to ARRIVE (GB) and HASILI (IRE); dam of 2 winners: JET AWAY (GB) (c. by Cape Cross (IRE)), won 8 races at home and in Australia from 3 to 5 years and £291,198 including Le Pine Funerals Easter Cup, Caulfield, Gr.3 and 32Red Festival Stakes, Goodwood, L., second in Talk to Victor Rose of Lancaster Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.3; sire.

CHECKPOINT (GB), won 1 race at 4 years and placed 4 times.

Frima (GB), placed 3 times at 3 years; dam of a winner.

3rd Dam KERALI, won 1 race at 3 years; dam of 7 winners including: HASILI (IRE) (f. by Kahyasi), won 4 races in France including Prix des Sablonnets, L.; dam of winners.

INTERCONTINENTAL (GB), 13 races in France and U.S.A. including Matriarch Stakes, Hollywood

Park, Gr.1, Emirates Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare Turf, Belmont Park, Gr..; dam of winners

including WENDLA (GB), 2 races including Cornelscourt Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3,

Abseil (USA), 2 races, placed third in Betfred Hambleton Handicap, York, L.; grandam of

MASEN (GB), 7 races at home, in Canada and U.S.A. to 8 years, 2026 including Poker

Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.3, placed second in Maker’s Mark Mile Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1.

CACIQUE (IRE), 7 races in France and U.S.A. including Manhattan Handicap, Belmont Park, Gr.1,

Man O’War Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.1; sire.

HEAT HAZE (GB), 7 races including Matriarch Stakes, Hollywood Park, Gr.1, Beverly D Stakes,

Arlington International, Gr.1; dam of winners including MIRAGE DANCER (GB), 5 races at

home and in Australia including Metropolitan Handicap, Randwick, Gr.1, IRONCLAD (GB),

8 races at home and in Australia including Balaklava Cup, Balaklava, L., Matrice Stakes,

Morphettville, L., C S Hayes Memorial Cup, Morphettville, L. and Bendigo Golden Mile, L.,

CHAMPS ELYSEES (GB), 6 races in Canada, France and U.S.A. including Pattison

Canadian International Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, Hollywood Turf Cup Stakes, Hollywood

Park, Gr.1, Northern Dancer Turf Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, San Marcos Stakes; sire.

BANKS HILL (GB), Champion 3yr old filly in Europe in 2001, Jt Champion older mare in Europe

in 2002, 5 races at home, in France and U.S.A. including Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot,

Gr.1, P. Fresnay le Buffard Jacques Le Marois, Deauville, Gr.1, Breeders’ Cup Filly & Mare

Turf, Belmont Park, Gr.1; dam of ROMANTICA (GB), 4 races in France including Darley Prix

Jean Romanet, Deauville, Gr.1 , IDEAL WORLD (USA), 4 races in France including Prix de

Reux, Deauville, L. and Prix Pelleas, Compiegne, L., placed second in Qatar Prix Niel,

Longchamp, Gr.2; sire; grandam of SANGARIUS (GB), 4 races including Hampton Court

Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3; third dam of BELBEK (FR), 4 races in France including Prix Jean-Luc

Lagardere, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1; sire.

DANSILI (GB), Jt Champion older miler in Europe in 2000, Top rated older miler in France in

2000, 5 races in France including Prix du Muguet, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2.

Responsible (GB), unraced; dam of OBLIGATE (GB), 3 races in France including Prix de

Sandringham, Chantilly, Gr.2; grandam of LEAD ARTIST (GB), 4 races at 3 and 4 years,

2025 including Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1.

ARRIVE (GB) (f. by Kahyasi), won 3 races including Bahrain Trophy, L; dam of winners.

PROMISING LEAD (GB), Jt Champion older mare in Ireland in 2008, 4 races including

Audi Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1; dam of LAUREL (GB), 3 races including Snowdrop

Stakes, Kempton Park, L., placed second in Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1;

grandam of PHANTOM THIEF (JPN), 3 races in Japan including Kyodo News Hai,

Tokyo, Gr.3, placed third in Satsuki Sho (2000 Guineas), Nakayama, Gr.1, DI SPERANZA

(JPN), 3 races in Japan including Arlington Cup, Hanshin, Gr.3, Enne (JPN), 1 race in

Japan at 3 years, 2026, placed second in Sankei Sports Sho Flora Stakes,

Tokyo, Gr.2, Sash (GB), 4 races at home and in U.S.A. VISIT (GB), 2 races, Princess Margaret Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 and Oak Tree Stakes, Goodwood,

Gr.3, placed second in Yellow Ribbon Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1 and Gamely Stakes,

Hollywood Park, Gr.1 and third in Kingdom of Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes,

Newmarket, Gr.1, Matriarch Stakes, Hollywood Park, Gr.1 and Emirates Airlines Breeders’

Cup f&m Turf, Santa Anita, Gr.1.

Skiable (IRE) (f. by Niniski (USA)), won 4 races in France and U.S.A.; dam of winners.

THREE VALLEYS (USA), JT 4th top rated 2yr old in Europe in 2003, JT Champion 2yr old colt in

England in 2003, 5 races at home and in U.S.A. including Del Mar Breeders’ Cup

Handicap, Del Mar, Gr.2, placed second in Darley Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1; sire.

NIMBLE THIMBLE (USA), 1 race, from only 3 starts; dam of QUADRILATERAL (GB), Jt 2nd top

rated 2yr old filly in Europe in 2019, 3 races including Fillies’ Mile Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1.

KID GLOVES (GB), won 1 race in France and placed twice; dam of winners.

TREAT GENTLY (GB), 5 races in France and U.S.A. including Prix de Malleret, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2,

Sheepshead Bay Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.2.

Dissemble (GB), unraced; dam of winners.

LEROIDESANIMAUX (BRZ), 9 races in Brazil, Canada and U.S.A. including Frank E Kilroe Mile

Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Citation Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.1, Atto Mile Stakes,

Woodbine, Gr.1.

Tare Green (USA), unraced; grandam of FROST AT DAWN (USA), 3 races at home and in

U.A.E. from 2 to 4 years, 2025 including Nad Al Sheba Turf Sprint Stakes, Meydan, Gr.3,

placed second in King Charles III Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 and third in Nunthorpe Stakes, York, Gr.1.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 91

Paddington

A

FOUR-TIME GROUP 1 WINNER, Paddington retired to Coolmore as the most expensive new stallion in Europe for 2024 – and that generation-topping fee was set with good reason.

Paddington made just two starts as a juvenile with a fifth place on debut in a 7f maiden at Ascot followed by his first win, also over that trip, at The Curragh in October, and then created headlines in the spring of his Classic year.

The son of Siyouni made a winning reappearance at Naas over 7f on heavy ground and was then stepped up to Listed class and a mile in the Tetrarch Stakes, which resulted in a comfortable success over Drumroll.

That win propelled him to a Group 1 challenge in the Irish 2,000 Guineas on good ground, for which he was sent off a 3/1 chance.

He justified the faith placed in him by connections when he came home 2l clear off Cairo, Hi Royal and Charyn, himself a subsequent multiple Group 1 winner.

After that success, trainer Aidan O’Brien pinpointed the St James’s Palace Stakes (G1) as his next target and Paddington duly turned up at Royal Ascot a month later where he ran out a convincing victor over 2,000 Guineas winner Chaldean.

Goodwood’s all-aged Sussex Stakes over a mile was immediately nominated as his most likely port of call, and he did indeed head to the Sussex Downs, but that came on the back of a win in the Group 1 Eclipse at Sandown over the Group 1 winner Emily Upjohn by a half-length. That was a soundly-run race and Paddington struck a blow for the Classic-generation.

That win started the comparisons with the “Iron Horse” Giant’s Causeway - especially as Paddington’s winning run, that of the hugely influential sire, continued at Goodwood where he saw

92

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

off Facteur Cheval and Charyn by a length and a half.

The Sussex Stakes was his fourth Group 1 win and seventh in succession, with the colt’s successes coming on a variety of tracks and going. That victory led jockey Ryan Moore to claim that Paddington was possibly “as good as I have ridden.”

Moore added: “He’s handled everything that we have put in front of him, whether it’s a mile, 1m2f, good ground, soft. He’s a straightforward horse who thrives on his racing. Someone asked me yesterday if he’d go on this ground and I said, ‘He would go on snow!’”

Unfortunately, Paddington’s winning run ground to a halt at York in a hot Juddmonte International (G1) when he finished third to the front-running Mostahdaf and Nashua. Moore felt that the colt ran flat, but a bronze place finish behind the battle-hardened older pair was no disgrace.

His final race - the Champions Stakes (G1) - didn’t go to plan; he raced keenly in the early stages and ran out of steam in the straight, fading to ninth on the soft ground at Ascot.

Paddington’s sire Siyouni is currently one of the most important European stallions, and an outside sire who had been very prominent at Coolmore. When Paddington retired to stud, he joined Group 1 winners St Mark’s Basilica and Sottsass on the roster, but their careers have sharply diverged.

The former has produced an unbeaten star in the shape of the triple Group 1 winner Diamond Necklace from his first crop. whereas Sottsass was sold to the JBBA at the end of 2024 to stand in Japan.

One point of difference between that pair and Paddington is their broodmare sire with the former out of Galileo daughters, while Paddinton’s dam Modern Eagle is by Sadler’s Wells other great

PADDINGTON 6yo | Siyouni-Modern Eagle (Montjeu) Coolmore 2024: €55,000 | 2025: €25,000 | 2026: €20,000

www.coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/paddington/ Racing Form

10 runs, 7 wins, 1 places | Timeform Rating: 128 | Average winning distance (f): 7.99

Stakes form

AT 3 Top rated 3yr old miler in Ireland in 2023, Top rated 3yr old in England in 2023 (9.5-10.5f.). Won Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, (9½f. beating Emily Upjohn (GB) and West Wind Blows (IRE)), Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, (8f. beating Cairo (IRE) and Hi Royal (IRE)), St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (7½f. beating Chaldean (GB) and Charyn (IRE)), Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, (8f. beating Facteur Cheval (IRE) and Charyn (IRE)), Tetrarch Stakes, Curragh, L., (8f. beating Drumroll (IRE) and Mister Mister (GER)), third in Juddmonte International Stakes, York, Gr.1, (to Mostahdaf (IRE)).

stallion son and Irish Derby winner, Montjeu.

Paddington is the second winner out of his dam, who won the Listed Prix Belle de Nuit, and her first winner is Masterpiece, a multiple Listed-placed son of Mastercraftsman.

Modern Look is the latest in a long line of black-type mares – her dam Millionaia finished third in the Prix de Diane (G1) and is a daughter of the Group 1 Prix Saint-Alary (G1) winner Moonlight Dance. She in turn is out of Madelia who was France’s jointchampion three-year-old filly of 1977 courtesy of her successes in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1), the Diane and the Saint-Alary.

Modern Eagle is a three-parts sister to the Listed Vintage Tipple Stakes winner and Group 3-placed Mighty Blue (Authorised). Their dam is a Peintre Celebre half-sister Memoire (Sadler’s Wells) and she is the dam of the Group 2 winner Ming Dynasty and second dam of Heartbreak City, runner-up in the Melbourne Cup (G1).

Paddington features three lines back to blue hen Special in the fifth generation of his pedigree through her son Nureyev, from whose sire line Siyouni hails, and her grandson Sadler’s Wells.

Caro appears twice in the fifth line of Paddington’s pedigree as the sire of the aforementioned Madelia and as sire of Cozzene, broodmare sire of Pivotal.

Paddington’s first crop will certainly be in demand as there are just 41 registered yearlings by him. Just six of them were offered for sale as foals with six (including vendor buy backs) selling for an average of 84,925gns with the median at 53,129gns.

The most expensive of them was Genesis Green Stud’s colt out of the unplaced Dubawi mare Smart Cookie. He made 200,000gns to Camas Park Stud at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale and is the first foal of his dam, who is a half-sister to the Listed winners Joie De Soir and Chemistry. Her second dam is the Group 1 winner Alpine Rose, a full-sister to five stakes winners, including the Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud (G1) winner and sire Fragrant Mix. Paddington’s other six-figure foal also went through the Tattersalls sales ring and Kelly Equine went to 120,000gns for Prospect Stables’ half-brother to Pearl Glory. The Cotai Glory mare finished second in the Chartwell Fillies’ Stakes and Dick Poole Stakes (both Group 3).

1st Dam MODERN EAGLE (GER), won 3 races in France at 3 years and £45,488 including Prix Belle de Nuit, Saint Cloud, L. and placed once; dam of 2 winners: PADDINGTON (GB), see above.

Masterpiece (FR) (2015 c. by Mastercraftsman (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 2 years and £65,035, placed 9 times including third in Prix Francois Mathet, Saint-Cloud, L. and Coupe des Trois Ans, Lyon-Parilly, L. Estima (FR) (2023 f. by St Mark’s Basilica (FR)), ran once in France at 3 years, 2026.

Special (FR) (2025 c. by Siyouni (FR)).

2nd Dam Millionaia (IRE), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £98,309, placed 3 times including second in Prix de Diane Hermes, Chantilly, Gr.1; dam of 4 winners: MIGHTY BLUE (FR) (f. by Authorized (IRE)), won 3 races at home and in France from 3 to 5 years and £78,398 including Vintage Tipple Stakes, Gowran Park, L., placed third in Loughbrown Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3; also placed third in Dawn Run Mares Novices’ Hurdle, Cheltenham, Gr.2.

MODERN EAGLE (GER), see above.

MINISTRE D’ETAT (IRE), won 9 races in France from 5 to 8 years and £183,301 and placed 24 times.

KING’S COMMANDER (FR), won 1 race at 3 years.

3rd Dam MOONLIGHT DANCE (USA), won 2 races in France at 3 years including Prix Saint-Alary, Longchamp, Gr.1; dam of 7 winners including: Fencing Master (GB) (c. by Oratorio (IRE)), won 1 race, placed second in Jumeirah Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1.

Millionaia (IRE), see above.

Memory Maker (IRE) (c. by Lure (USA)), won 1 race in France, placed second in Prix Perth, Saint Cloud, Gr.3.

MEMOIRE (FR), won 1 race in France and placed twice; dam of winners.

MING DYNASTY (FR), 7 races at home and in France including Prix du Conseil de Paris,

Chantilly, Gr.2 and Prix paris-turf.com GP de Clairefontaine, Clairefontaine, L.; also 3

races over hurdles and 2 races over fences.

MOSCOW NIGHTS (FR), 1 race in France and placed once; dam of COQUELICOT (FR), 2 races;

also 3 N.H. Flat Races including EBF Mares Standard NH Flat Race, Kempton Park, L.;

also 4 races over hurdles including Racing TV Mares’ Hurdle, Kempton Park, L.,

Heartbreak City (FR), 4 races at home and in France, placed second in Emirates

Melbourne Cup, Flemington, Gr.1; also 2 races over hurdles.

Moonlight Wish (IRE), unraced; dam of winners.

Kerrys Requiem (IRE), 2 races, placed second in Bathwick Tyres St Hugh’s Stakes, Newbury, L.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 6 foals sold

Average price

84,925

Median price

53,129

4 colts

Average price

103,613

Median price

85,581

2 fillies

Average price

47,548

Median price

N/A

Paddington foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

*UNNAMED bay colt ex Smart Cookie (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) (8th March 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Oatmeal (GB) (Dalakhani (IRE)) (25th April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Alouja (IRE) (Raven’s Pass (USA)) (5th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Campion (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (2nd April 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Craft Irish (IRE) (Adaay (IRE)) (19th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Point Reyes (IRE) (Competitive Edge (USA)) (21st April 2025)

200,000 120,000 55,096 51,161 43,290 40,000

Genesis Green Stud Ltd. Prospect Stables, Ireland Oakleigh Bloodstock Tullogher House Stud Abbeyleix Stud Castletown Stud, Ireland

Camas Park Stud Kelly Equine Jeremy Brummitt Grey Goose BS Vendor Tradewinds (P.S.)

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

852 678 541 575 585 766

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 93

Shaquille

T

(Continues on page 96)

HE JULY CUP AND COMMONWEALTH CUP (G1) winner Shaquille stands at Ace Stud. He was bred by Martin Hughes, and had scorched to success for the ownerbreeder in the three-year-old mile race at Royal Ascot, in the process providing his sire Charm Spirit and trainer Julie Camacho with their first Group 1 wins.

Yorkshire born and raised, Shaquille carried the purple and white silks of his breeder and Michael Kerr-Dineen to victory seven times, including on debut in a 7f novice at York.

Such was the esteem in which connections held the colt, he was given the task of contesting the Acomb Stakes (G3) over course and distance for his second start. Shaquille took a keen hold early that day and weakened with a furlong to run, ending up ninth behind Chaldean.

Given time to recover from his exertions, he reappeared over 6f at York in October and returned to winning ways, then adding a Wolverhampton 6f novice to his list of wins in early December to end the year with three wins from four starts.

Camacho sent Shaquille to Newmarket for a 6f Class 2 handicap on Guineas weekend and he duly obliged with a comfortable win.

A fortnight later he contested Newbury’s Listed Carnarvon Stakes, a race he won despite being pushed along early and hanging left.

The Commonwealth Cup (G1) produced an extraordinary performance from Shaquille who reared in the stalls as the gates opened, losing a number of lengths in the process. He took a keen hold under Oisin Murphy, who managed to get Shaquille onto the heels of the leaders with two furlongs to run.

At the furlong pole, the race looked Little Big Bear’s to lose but

94

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Shaquille answered Murphy’s calls and he put his head down to grab the lead from the Group 1-winning juvenile. Shaquille and Murphy went away inside the final half-furlong to win by a lengthand-a-quarter.

He backed up that victory in the July Cup (G1) at Newmarket in similar circumstances. This time with Rossa Ryan in the saddle, again Shaquille reared in the stalls and was slowly away. The turbo boosters kicked and after two furlongs he was in second place, quickly taking over at the front. He hung left inside the final furlong, but still kept on well to win from Run To Freedom (Muhaarar) and Kinross (Kingman).

Shaquille is inbred 4S x 3D to Sadler’s Wells, 4S x 4D to Danzig and 4D x 4D to Mistake.

He is the only winner from five runners produced by Magic, an unraced Galileo full-sister to Birch Grove, winner of the Listed Prix Luth Enchantee. Magic is also a half-sister to Pole Position (Pivotal), the unraced dam of Japanese black-type performers Mademoiselle (Black Tide), T O Saint Denis (Kitasan Black) and Saimon Seele (Kinshasa No Kiseki).

Magic is out of the multiple Group-winning sprinter Danehurst, who won the Flying Five Stakes when it was a Group 2. She is a Danehill three-parts sister to the US stakes winner Rising Legend (Rock Of Gibraltar) and a half-sister to Humoresque (Pivotal), winner of the Group 3 Prix Penelope and dam of two Listed-placed fillies. Danehurst is also a half-sister to Mighty (Pivotal), who was second in the Brigadier Gerard Stakes and the John Porter Stakes (G3) and third in the Hardwicke and Jockey Club Stakes (both G2).

Shaquille’s third dam Miswaki Belle is a Miswaki half-sister to

SHAQUILLE 6yo | Charm Spirit-Magic (Galileo) Ace Stud 2024: £15,000 | 2025: £15,000 | 2026: £10,000

www.yulonginvest.co.uk/stallions-yulong-investments/shaquille-stallion/ Racing Form 9 runs, 7 wins, 0 places | Timeform Rating: 123 | Average winning distance (f): 6.16

Stakes form

AT 3 Champion 3yr old sprinter in Europe in 2023. Won Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1, (6f. beating Little Big Bear (IRE) and Swingalong (IRE)), July Cup, Newmarket, Gr.1, (6f. beating Run To Freedom (GB) and Kinross (GB)), Carnarvon Stakes, Newbury, L., (6f. beating Desert Cop (GB) and Aesop’s Fables (IRE) and Noble Style (GB)).

the Cherry Hinton (G2) winner Dazzle (Gone West) and the Listed winners Bashar (Starcraft) and Fantasize (Groom Dancer).

Miswaki Belle is closely related to the Star Stakes winner Hypnotize (Machiavellian), dam of the European champion two-year-old filly Hooray (Invincible Spirit), successful in the Cheveley Park Stakes (G1) and the Lowther Stakes (G2).

Shaquille has 128 yearlings and his first crop did very well at the foal sales, returning an average of 50,850gns just shy of four times his covering fee of £15,000. A total of 55 foals were offered and 55 sold for a median of 32,000gns.

Seven of the foals achieved a six-figure price with two of them sold by Genesis Green Stud at the Tattersalls December Foal Sale, including the most expensive of the lot.

That was a half-sister to the Gimcrack Stakes (G2) winner Ajaya and dual Group 3 winner Extra Elusive, bought by Dr Harry Sweeney’s Japanese concern Paca Paca Farm for 210,000gns.

She is out of Nessina, a Hennessy half-sister to the dam of Cityscape, Bated Breath and Scuffle, who is the dam of the St Leger winner Logician and second dam of the Group 1 winners Whitebeam and Estrange.

Ace Stud were the purchasers of Genesis Green Stud’s colt out of Sunset Avenue for 180,000gns. The Street Cry mare is the dam of black-type performers Excellent Sunset (Exceed And Excel) and Path Of Thunder (Night Of Thunder).

Michael O’Leary’s Plantation Stud sold the most expensive colt from Shaquille’s first crop; out of the Group 3 Summer Stakes and Listed Kilvington Stakes winner Queen Jo Jo by Gregorian, he made 190,000gns to Ballyphilip Stud.

1st Dam MAGIC (IRE), unraced; Own sister to BIRCH GROVE (IRE); dam of 1 winner: SHAQUILLE (GB), see above.

On Key (GB) (2022 g. by Cable Bay (IRE)), placed 5 times from 2 to 4 years, 2026 and £10,290.

Sleight (GB) (2018 g. by Showcasing (GB)), placed twice at 3 and 4 years and £4,145.

Copperfield (GB) (2023 g. by Iffraaj (GB)), ran a few times on the flat at 2 and 3 years, 2026.

Raguel (GB) (2024 c. by Harry Angel (IRE)), in training.

2nd Dam DANEHURST (GB), Champion older mare in Italy in 2002, Top rated older sprinter in Italy in 2002, won 10 races at home, in France and Italy from 2 to 5 years and £272,539 including Big Shuffle Flying Five, Curragh, Gr.2, Vodafone Cornwallis Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, Prix de Seine-et-Oise, Maisons Laffitte, Gr.3, Premio Umbria, Rome, Gr.3, Travis Perkins Bentinck Stakes, Newmarket, L., Charles S.Mercedes Benz Wentworth Stakes, Doncaster, L., Arthurs Dyke City Wall Stakes, Chester, L. and Jardine Lloyd Thompson Henry Gee Stakes, Chester, L., placed twice second in Golden Jubilee Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1 and third in Darley July Cup, Newmarket, Gr.1; dam of 6 winners: BIRCH GROVE (IRE) (f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 3 races at home and in France at 3 and 4 years and £40,030 including Prix Tranchant Luth Enchantee, Clairefontaine, L.; dam of a winner.

Dark Whisper (FR), placed once at 3 years, 2026.

TIME TO REASON (IRE), won 3 races at 3 and 6 years and £29,631 and placed 14 times.

KING PIN (GB), won 3 races at 4, 7 and 8 years and placed 13 times.

SIR MIN (IRE), placed 3 times at 2 and 3 years; also won 3 races in Qatar at 3 and 4 years and £51,192 and placed 3 times.

JAMBOREE GIRL (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 8 times; dam of winners.

CHARLIE’S JAMBOREE (IRE), 1 race at 2 years; also 9 races in Italy to 8 years, 2026 and

£104,312 and placed 27 times.

SPEEDACUS (IRE), 6 races from 2 to 5 years and £49,286 and placed 3 times.

WOOHOO (IRE), 5 races at 4 and 5 years, 2026 and £29,891 and placed twice.

SKI SLOPE (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed once, from only 4 starts; dam of winners.

GLEN ESK (GB), 4 races at 4 and 5 years and placed 7 times.

GREY OPERATIONS (IRE), placed 3 times at 2 and 3 years, 2025; also 1 race in Italy at 3, 2025.

Pole Position (GB), unraced; dam of winners.

MADEMOISELLE (JPN), 3 races in Japan at 2 and 3 years and £301,209 including Tachibana

Stakes, Kyoto, L.R.

T O Saint Denis (JPN), 2 races in Japan at 3 and 4 years and £392,740, placed second in

Alysheba Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.2.

Saimon Seele (JPN), 1 race in Japan at 2 years and £321,513, placed second in Kokura Nisai

Stakes, Kokura, Gr.3.

BEST POSITION (JPN), 8 races in Japan from 2 to 4 years and £63,522 and placed 7 times.

FADE OUT (JPN), 6 races in Japan at 3, 5 and 6 years and £221,794 and placed 15 times.

POLE TO WIN (JPN), 2 races in Japan at 3 and 4 years and £261,210 and placed 5 times.

MEISHO GORIN (JPN), 2 races in Japan at 3 and 4 years and placed 4 times.

JUSTIN GULF (JPN), 3 races in Japan at 3 and 5 years, 2026 and £136,181 and placed once.

SATONO FORMULA (JPN), 1 race in Japan at 3 years, 2025 and placed once.

Commendable (GB), unraced; dam of a winner.

EL FARAS (IRE), 4 races in Germany at 3, 6 and 9 years, 2025 and placed 8 times.

3rd Dam MISWAKI BELLE (USA), placed once at 3 years; dam of 7 winners including: DANEHURST (GB), see above.

HUMOURESQUE (GB) (f. by Pivotal (GB)), won 5 races at home and in France including Prix Penelope, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3, Prix Rose de Mai, Saint-Cloud, L. and Prix Policeman, Cagnes-Sur Mer, L.; dam of winners.

Crotchet (GB), 4 races, placed second in Al Basti EBF Cooley Stakes, Dundalk, L. and third in

Prix Miss Satamixa, Deauville, L. Piano (GB), 3 races, placed third in EBF Kheleyf Hoppings Stakes, Newcastle, L. CLEF (GB), 3 races and placed 7 times; dam of Key To Cotai (IRE), 2 races, placed second in

Eternal Stakes, Carlisle, L. RISING LEGEND (GB) (c. by Rock of Gibraltar (IRE)), won 3 races at home and in U.S.A. including Oceanside Stakes, Del Mar, R., placed second in Generous Stakes, Hollywood Park, Gr.3.

Mighty (GB) (c. by Pivotal (GB)), won 3 races, placed third in Hardwicke Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2 and Stan James Jockey Club Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2.

Duet (GB), placed once; dam of winners.

DOUBLE RUSH (IRE), 4 races at 3 and 4 years, 2026 and placed 3 times.

Polish Belle (GB), unraced; dam of winners.

Jairzihno (GB), 2 races at home and in U.S.A., placed second in Del Mar Derby, Del Mar, Gr.2.

Misty Conquest (IRE), 2 races, placed second in Irish Stall.Farm EBF Dick Poole Stakes,

Salisbury, L. and third in totesport.com Empress Stakes, Newmarket, L. Pivotal Era (GB), unraced; dam of winners.

COSMIC VEGA (IRE), 5 races at home and in Australia including Whitehead Memorial Stakes,

Naas, L. and Kilmore Cup, Kilmore, L., placed third in Gladness Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3.

The X O (IRE), 2 races, placed second in Pavilion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3.

REBEL WITH A CLUE (IRE), 1 race in U.S.A. at 4 years, 2025 and placed once.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 55 foals sold

Average price

50,850

Median price

32,000

30 colts

Average price

55,375

Median price

24,307

25 fillies

Average price

45,420

Median price

35,000

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 95

Shaquille Shaquille foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay filly ex Nessina (USA) (Hennessy (USA)) (10th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Queen Jo Jo (GB) (Gregorian (IRE)) (25th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Sunset Avenue (USA) (Street Cry (IRE)) (10th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Cashla Bay (GB) (Fastnet Rock (AUS)) (29th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Ronja (USA) (El Corredor (USA)) (12th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Parlour Palm (GB) (Bated Breath (GB)) (2nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Rubira (AUS) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (11th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Mabinia (IRE) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (29th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Quixotic (GB) (Pivotal (GB)) (27th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Alzahra (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (4th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Midnight Hush (FR) (Anabaa (USA)) (22nd March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Aurora Gold (GB) (Frankel (GB)) (2nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Courteous Crown (GB) (Helmet (AUS)) (6th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Baileys Accolade (GB) (Aclaim (IRE)) (20th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Illusions (GB) (Toronado (IRE)) (8th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Never Change (IRE) (New Approach (IRE)) (15th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Rapture (FR) (Pivotal (GB)) (20th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Savannah’s Dream (GB) (Showcasing (GB)) (11th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Titivation (GB) (Montjeu (IRE)) (28th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Collegiate (IRE) (Declaration of War (USA)) (21st March 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Lady Lou (GB) (Brazen Beau (AUS)) (19th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Newsletter (IRE) (Sir Percy (GB)) (10th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Shepherdia (IRE) (Pivotal (GB)) (8th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Kinderfrau (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (14th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Maximum Effect (GB) (Iffraaj (GB)) (18th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Rutherford (IRE) (Dutch Art (GB)) (8th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Laurel Wreath (GB) (Hot Streak (IRE)) (3rd April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Super Midge (GB) (Royal Applause (GB)) (22nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Lyra’s Light (IRE) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (11th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Imaginary Tale (GB) (Shamardal (USA)) (10th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Orzo (GB) (Aclaim (IRE)) (3rd March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Rooful (GB) (Charming Thought (GB)) (3rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Tikitiki (FR) (Fastnet Rock (AUS)) (15th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Night Thrills (GB) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (26th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Tanouma (USA) (Mr Greeley (USA)) (3rd April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Celestial Secret (GB) (Sakhee’s Secret (GB)) (29th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Sable Camp (IRE) (No Nay Never (USA)) (15th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Break Time (GB) (Dansili (GB)) (11th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Ranes (GB) (Vadamos (FR)) (17th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Dragon Beat (IRE) (Dragon Pulse (IRE)) (28th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Happy Holly (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) (14th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Verbasca (GB) (Bobby’s Kitten (USA)) (25th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Paint (GB) (Dutch Art (GB)) (11th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Manyatta (IRE) (Iffraaj (GB)) (17th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Intoxicata (FR) (U S Navy Flag (USA)) (25th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Jafetica (GB) (New Approach (IRE)) (27th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Kitty McFee (IRE) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (8th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Princess Cammie (IRE) (Camacho (GB)) (11th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Improvised (IRE) (Raven’s Pass (USA)) (8th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Pennypeace (GB) (Postponed (IRE)) (16th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Wotadoll (GB) (Harbour Watch (IRE)) (3rd March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Baltic Lady (GB) (Golden Horn (GB)) (28th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Patriotista (FR) (Dabirsim (FR)) (4th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Nushafreen (GB) (Holy Roman Emperor (IRE)) (26th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Essence (GB) (Le Havre (IRE)) (5th April 2025)

210,000 190,000 180,000 150,000 125,000 115,000 100,000 95,000 94,451 92,000 90,000 82,645 80,000 75,000 70,000 65,000 65,000 55,000 50,000 45,000 42,000 40,000 39,355 39,355 37,000 35,000 32,000 32,000 30,000 30,000 26,000 25,000 23,613 22,039 22,000 21,000 20,000 20,000 20,000 19,677 19,000 18,000 16,529 16,529 16,000 15,000 15,000 14,000 11,019 11,000 10,000 8,658 8,000 7,871 5,000

Genesis Green Stud Ltd. Plantation Stud Genesis Green Stud Ltd. Norelands, Ireland New England Stud Barton Stud Rathbran House Stud, Ireland Courtleigh Stud Kilcarn Stud Houghton Bloodstock Silfield Bloodstock La Motteraye Consignment Byerley Stud a Partnership Bearstone Stud Ciaran Paterson Tweenhills Barton Stud Tinnakill House, Ireland Cobhall Court Stud Hazelwood Bloodstock a Partnership Tinnakill House Baroda Stud Hazelwood Bloodstock Cobhall Court Stud Glashare House Stud, Ireland Kirtlington Stud Apedroc Stud Starfield Stud, Ireland Selwood Bloodstock Trinity Park Stud A Partnership of Gentlemen Fairway Consignment New England Stud Brinkley Stud Tibthorpe Stud Byerley Stud Nuthurst Farm Stud A Gentleman a Partnership Barton Stud La Motteraye Consignment Owenstown Stud Barton Stud a Partnership Oakgrove Stud Aston Mullins Stud Starfield Stud Castlebridge Consignment Barton Stud La Motteraye Consignment Whatton Manor Stud Ballyogue Stud Barton Stud

Paca Paca Farm Ballyphilip Stud Ace Stud Mags O’Toole (P.S.) Camas Park Stud JC BS Mags O’Toole (P.S.) Yeomanstown Stud Rob Speers/Old Mill Stud NWC / Highpoint Hegarty BS Ace Stud Aughamore Stud Manister House Stud Tally-Ho Stud Redwall BS Westgrove BS Peter & Ross Doyle BS Vendor Glencoole Stud Moanmore Stables Blandford BS/Wardley BS Peter Nolan Equine Payin Bills BS Julie Camacho Kelly Equine Yeomanstown Stud DAB BS S K BS Vendor Michael Tallon Vendor Ronan Whelan Racing Federico Barberini Lillingston BS K S BS Vinesgrove Stud Springwell Stud Stroud Coleman BS Ace Stud Vendor Rochestown Lodge Stud Hyde Park Stud Denis Linehan Raheendaw Farm Vendor Woodside Burns Farm Stud (P.S.) D D BS JPD BS Vendor Pegasus BS Vendor Lounga Farm (PS) Vendor

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025

854 806 618 888 622 670 832 452 698 778 584 269 714 372 434 712 604 730 818 711 1055 489 722 390 539 751 629 472 694 627 591 718 503 747 582 971 462 483 420 43 728 479 762 116 1135 656 506 739 116 529 1079 591 358 141 378

Use this QR code to ensure every digital edition of International Thoroughbred arrives in your in-box 96

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

The Antarctic

A

TALENTED JUVENILE SPRINTER, much of The Antarctic’s pedigree appeal lies in his full-brother Battaash, who was a brilliant sprinter but gelded. He won two renewals of the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes, as well as the Prix de l’Abbaye (G1) and the King’s Stand Stakes (G1), and was four times successful in the Group 2 King George Qatar Stakes. The son of Dark Angel was also runnerup to Blue Point in successive King’s Stand Stakes (G1).

The Antarctic was bred by Ballyphilip Stud and sold by the farm to MV Magnier for 750,000gns at the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale in 2021.

He made his debut for the Coolmore partners and Ballydoyle in April when he won over 5f at Tipperary and he followed that up

with a 5f win at Naas. That set him up for the Group 2 Norfolk Stakes in which he finished seventh of ten behind The Ridler (Brazen Beau).

Dropped to Listed company for the Tipperary Stakes he was only a short head third to Wodao, a horse he had beaten by a half length on debut. Connections saw enough in that performance to send him, along with stable companion Blackbeard (No Nay Never), to Deauville for the Group 2 Prix Robert Papin and they returned a 1-2 with Blackbeard coming home ahead.

The Antarctic showed a liking for the seaside resort and he picked up the winning thread on his next start in the Group 3 Prix de Cabourg. He and Blackbeard then contested the Group 1 Prix Morny, a race which the No Nay Never colt won from Persian Force

The Antarctic foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay filly ex Bright Glow (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (21st February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Dufay (IRE) (Dubawi (IRE)) (27th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Tiz Only Me Daza (IRE) (Camacho (GB)) (10th April 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Mikandy (IRE) (Arcano (IRE)) (25th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Trisara (GB) (Exceed And Excel (AUS)) (26th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Golden Temps (IRE) (Manduro (GER)) (9th May 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Shes Got Itgoin On (IRE) (Calyx (GB)) (30th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Stellarock (IRE) (Fastnet Rock (AUS)) (2nd March 2025) UNNAMED bay grey colt ex Little Camacho (IRE) (Camacho (GB)) (24th April 2025) UNNAMED chesnut filly ex Lady Lambada (IRE) (Famous Name (GB)) (4th March 2025) **UNNAMED grey filly ex Kristall Eye (FR) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (22nd March 2025)

20,464 17,316 15,742 11,806 11,413 6,297 5,510 5,116 3,935 3,935 3,542 3,542 3,148 3,148 2,361

Oakleigh Bloodstock Jossestown Farm Vinesgrove Stud Kilmore Stud Baroda Stud Mount Rousse Stud Amy Marnane Bloodstock Limekiln Stud Barouche Stud Sandra Russell BS Rockton Stud A.M. Thoroughbreds (Agent) Kilmore Stud Kellsgrange Stud Castletown Stud

Yiyah BS West of Ireland Synd.

Stroud Coleman BS Gatelodge Stables Punchersgrange Stables Derek Iceton Vendor Martin Cullinane Jed Power Stud Analytic Stables (PS) Rathyork Stud T Szumski / A Wyrzyk Pipers Rock Stud A & M BS B&B BS (PS)

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale 2025 Tattersalls Ireland Sapphire Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025

789 339 86 125 237 70 200 972 893 103 885 66 94 92 851

UNNAMED brown grey filly ex Marmalade Cat (GB) (Duke of Marmalade (IRE)) (12th April 2025)

**UNNAMED bay colt ex Aquamas (IRE) (Mehmas (IRE)) (24th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Karakama (IRE) (Redoute’s Choice (AUS)) (22nd April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Hawaiian Dream (IRE) (Catcher In The Rye (IRE)) (10th May 2025)

98

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

THE ANTARCTIC 6yo | Dark Angel-Anna Law (Lawman) Castlehyde Stud 2024: €6,000 | 2025: €5,000 | 2026: €5,000

www.coolmore.com/en/ireland/stallion/the-antarctic/ (Mehmas) with The Antarctic in third, confirming superiority over Manhattan Jungle from the Cabourg and overturning Ascot form comprehensively with The Ridler, who was fifth.

Both Blackbeard and The Antarctic ran in the Middle Park Stakes and Blackbeard picked up the second Group 1 victory of his career with The Antarctic and Persian Force swapping places from the Morny.

The Antarctic finished third to Ocean Quest (Sioux Nation) in the Listed Committed Stakes on his seasonal reappearance and then claimed the Group 3 Lacken Stakes by a head from the same colt.

Royal Ascot was no happier a hunting ground for The Antarctic, who was down the field in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes. He had one final start in Haydock’s Group 1 Sprint Cup, ending up 14th of 16.

He and his famous full-brother are the only winners from five runners out of Anna Law, a Lawman half-sister to the Group 2 Champagne Stakes winner Etlaala (Selkirk) and to Bird Key (Cadeaux Genereux), the dam of multiple Group-winning sprinter Tasleet, the Group 1-placed sire of the excellent sprinter Bradsell.

By Showcasing, Tasleet is also a full-brother to last season’s Group 1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint third Aspect Island.

Anna Law was unplaced in two starts and is out of Portelet, a four-time winner by Night Shift. Her dam is a Dominion half-sister to the Group 1 Prix Royal-Oak winner Braashee (Sadler’s Wells) and the Nell Gwyn winner and 1,000 Guineas fourth Ghariba (Final Straw).

The Antarctic has 61 yearlings registered and 20 of them were offered for sale last year with 15 selling, which gives a clearance rate of 75 per cent. The average made was 7,818gns with the median coming in at 5,116gns.

Oakleigh Bloodstock got €26,000 for their well-related filly at Goffs November Foal Sale. Out of Bright Glow, an Exceed And Excel half-sister to All For Laura, who is the dam of the Group 2 winner and Group 1-placed Mishear, in turn the second dam of the Group 1 winners Mistrusting and Althiqa, She was purchased by Yiyah Bloodstock.

Racing Form 12 runs, 4 wins, 5 places | Timeform Rating: 111 | Average winning distance (f): 5.47

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Prix de Cabourg, Deauville, Gr.3, (5½f. beating Manhattan Jungle (IRE) and Kerindia (IRE)), second in Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, (to Blackbeard (IRE)), Prix Robert Papin, Chantilly, Gr.2, (to Blackbeard (IRE)), third in Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1, (to Blackbeard (IRE)), Tipperary Stakes, Tipperary, L., (to Wodao (FR)).

AT 3 Won Lacken Stakes, Naas, Gr.3, (5½f. beating Ocean Quest (IRE) and Ocean Jewel (IRE)), third in Committed Stakes, Navan, L., (to Ocean Quest (IRE)).

1st Dam ANNA LAW (IRE), ran a few times on the flat at 2 years; dam of 2 winners: BATTAASH (IRE) (2014 g. by Dark Angel (IRE)), Champion older sprinter in Europe in 2018, 2019 & 2020, Top rated 3yr sprinter in France in 2017, won 12 races from 2 to 6 years and £1,585,564 including King’s Stand Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, York, Gr.1 (twice), Qatar King George Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2 (4 times), Armstrong Temple Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2 (twice), Coral Charge Sprint Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3 and Randox Health Scurry Stakes, Sandown Park, L., placed 7 times including second in King’s Stand Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 (twice) and third in Godolphin Cornwallis Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3; also won 1 race in France at 3 years and £188,618, Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp - Longines, Chantilly, Gr.1 and placed once.

THE ANTARCTIC (IRE), see above.

Al Misbar (IRE) (2022 g. by Blue Point (IRE)), placed 3 times at 2 years and £8,908.

Littlelordconford (IRE) (2015 g. by Intikhab (USA)), placed once at 3 years.

Valletta Gold (IRE) (2017 f. by Gutaifan (IRE)); dam of.

Chiedozie (GB), placed 5 times at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £9,762.

Altaayshah (IRE) (2018 f. by Dark Angel (IRE)); dam of a winner

MIRZIMAAN (IRE), 1 race at 2 years, 2026 and £16,200 from only 2 starts.

Tuyoof (GB), placed once in Qatar at 3 years, 2026 and £3,441.

She also has a 3-y-o filly by Dark Angel (IRE), a 2-y-o filly by Frankel (GB) and a yearling colt by Blue Point (IRE).

2nd Dam PORTELET (GB), won 4 races at 3 and 4 years and £34,400 and placed 11 times; dam of 9 winners: ETLAALA (GB) (c. by Selkirk (USA)), won 5 races at 2 and 4 years and £144,423 including SGB Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, totesport.com Leicestershire Stakes, Leicester, L. and Axminster Carpets Cathedral Stakes, Salisbury, L., placed third in Darley July Cup, Newmarket, Gr.1.

Selective (GB) (g. by Selkirk (USA)), won 3 races at 3 years and £75,191, placed third in Betfair John of Gaunt Stakes, Haydock Park, L. Back On Top (IRE) (f. by Lope de Vega (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 years and £35,953, placed third in Irish Stallion Farms EBF Cooley Stakes, Dundalk, L.; dam of winners.

BACK DOWN UNDER (IRE), 2 races at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £52,589 and placed 9 times.

MUSIC TO MY EARS (IRE), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £44,464 and placed 3 times.

Button Moon (IRE) (f. by Compton Place (GB)), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and £48,178, placed 14 times, placed third in Herbertus Liebrecht-Gedachtnispreis, Baden-Baden, L.; dam of winners.

LUNAR IMPACT (GB), 4 races in U.S.A. from 3 to 5 years, 2025 and £199,852 including

Mizdirection Stakes, Santa Anita, L. LIANEL (GB), 2 races in Czech Republic at 2 and 3 years and placed once; also 7 races over

jumps in Czech Republic and Poland to 9 years and £33,293 and placed 18 times.

MARMOOQ (GB), won 11 races from 3 to 6 years and £34,314 and placed 20 times.

DEFROCKED (IRE), won 3 races at 3 years and £83,712 and placed twice; also won 2 races in Hong Kong at 4 and 5 years and £342,642 and placed 5 times.

OVERSPECT (GB), won 1 race at 2 years and placed 4 times; also won 3 races in Italy at 2, 4 and 5 years and placed 5 times.

SPLENDORINTHEGRASS (IRE), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years and placed twice.

COME WHAT MAY (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed twice; dam of winners.

WOODLANDSWAY (GB), 1 race at 2 years and placed twice; also 10 races in Canada and U.S.A.

from 3 to 6 years and £55,001 and placed 6 times.

MAKE MUSIC (GB), 6 races from 3 to 5 years and £61,679 and placed 11 times.

DICHMON (GB), 2 races in Italy at 3 years and placed 9 times.

Faithful Duchess (IRE), placed 8 times at 2 and 3 years; dam of winners.

CATCH CUNNINGHAM (IRE), 5 races at 2, 3 and 5 years and £80,060 and placed 17 times.

LUMSDEN (IRE), 1 race at 3 years; also 2 races in Germany at 4 and 5 years.

I AM IRON MAN (IRE), 2 races in Italy at 3 and 4 years and placed 11 times.

South Shore Island (IRE), placed 4 times at 2 and 3 years, 2025.

Isabelle’s Dream (GB), ran 3 times on the flat at 2 years; dam of a winner.

BEAU DREAMER (GB), 8 races in Germany and Hungary from 3 to 6 years and placed 18 times.

Bird Key (GB), ran once on the flat at 3 years; dam of winners.

TASLEET (GB), 5 races from 2 to 4 years and £650,154 including Duke of York Clipper Logistics

Stakes, York, Gr.2, Betfred Greenham Stakes, Chelmsford City, Gr.3 and Compton Estates

Rose Bowl Stakes, Newbury, L., placed second in Diamond Jubilee Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1,

Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 and 32Red Sprint Cup Stakes,

Haydock Park, Gr.1; sire.

Aspect Island (GB), 1 race at 2 years, 2025 and £87,436, placed third in Breeders’ Cup Juvenile

Turf Sprint, Del Mar, Gr.1.

Lady Light (GB), 1 race at 2 years, placed third in I.S.F. EBF Bosra Sham Stakes, Newmarket, L.,

all her starts.

MAKAAMEN (GB), 2 races at 3 years and placed once; also 6 races in Spain to 11 years and

£47,970 and placed 37 times.

Sarasota Bay (GB), placed 5 times at 2 and 3 years; dam of TIVA (IRE), 3 races at 3 years, 2025

and placed 4 times.

3rd Dam NOIRMANT, unraced; dam of 5 winners including: Rozel (IRE) (f. by Wolfhound (USA)), won 2 races, placed 5 times, placed second in FM-Holding Sprint Preis, Cologne, L., dam of a winner.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 15 foals sold

Average price

7,818

Median price

5,116

9 colts

Average price

8,002

Median price

5,510

6 fillies

Average price

7,543

Median price

3,739

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 99

Triple Time

T

HE GROUP 1 QUEEN ANNE STAKES WINNER was the first of three close relations who have retired to stud at Darley with the Frankel colt preceding Inisherin (Shamardal) and Rosallion (Blue Point) on the roster.

Triple Time was lightly raced, making just eight starts over eight seasons for his owner-breeder, the late Sheikh Mohammed Obaid, and trainer Kevin Ryan.

He ran four times as a two-year-old, making it to the top step of the podium by increments. Triple Time was third on debut over 6f at Leicester in June, was then stepped up to 7f for a Haydock novice a month later when he finished second. The win came on his third start, back at Haydock for a mile novice on soft ground in early August, where he careered away to win by 9l.

His third visit to Haydock yielded a first black-type win in the Listed Ascendant Stakes, overcoming a tardy start to gain the lead after a furlong and it was one he never relinquished.

Injury prevented him from running in the 2,000 Guineas and Ryan remarked: “Triple Time is a very, very good horse - he’s a special talent. I was devastated when he went wrong before the Guineas because I thought we had a real chance.”

Triple Time made his first start at three in the Group 3 Superior Mile, back at his favourite Haydock, in which he comfortably defeated Tacarib May (Night Of Thunder), Marie’s Diamond (Footstepsinthesand) and Perotto (New Bay).

His only other start that year came in the Group 2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein when he was seventh of ten behind Erevann.

Triple Time foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay colt ex Miss Marjurie (IRE) (Marju (IRE)) (22nd March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Fire Orchid (GB) (Lethal Force (IRE)) (29th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Mambo Gold (USA) (Medaglia d’Oro (USA)) (19th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Hasten (IRE) (Montjeu (IRE)) (3rd May 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Shatha (USA) (Muhaarar (GB)) (17th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Dance Legend (GB) (Camelot (GB)) (15th February 2025) UNNAMED grey filly ex Lubinka (IRE) (Mastercraftsman (IRE)) (31st March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Delilah Park (GB) (Delegator (GB)) (28th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Lady Gabriela (FR) (Invincible Spirit (IRE)) (24th January 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Clubbable (GB) (Mayson (GB)) (27th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Cape Rosie (GB) (Cape Cross (IRE)) (1st March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Divanova (FR) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (17th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay colt ex Kodiaclaim (GB) (Aclaim (IRE)) (19th April 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex La Foglietta (GB) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (21st January 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Sightseeing (GB) (New Approach (IRE)) (7th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Squelch (GB) (Dark Angel (IRE)) (16th March 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Lady d’Ascoyne (GB) (Showcasing (GB)) (9th February 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Harston (GB) (Harzand (IRE)) (16th April 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Lead Story (IRE) (New Bay (GB)) (7th January 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Sterling Sound (USA) (Street Cry (IRE)) (3rd March 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Taswara (GB) (Tasleet (GB)) (12th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Lucky Ava (GB) (Heeraat (IRE)) (12th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Special Guest (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (25th March 2025) **UNNAMED bay filly ex Valley Mist (GB) (Dubawi (IRE)) (23rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Regal Banner (GB) (Lope de Vega (IRE)) (9th February 2025) *UNNAMED bay filly ex Beryl Burton (GB) (Sixties Icon (GB)) (12th April 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Bay Filly Rolla (GB) (Showcasing (GB)) (11th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Ruby Slippers (GB) (Sir Percy (GB)) (7th April 2025) *UNNAMED bay colt ex Casamigos (FR) (Siyouni (FR)) (17th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Miss Morris (GB) (Cityscape (GB)) (30th March 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Al Shoughor (GB) (Shalaa (IRE)) (30th January 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Jeany (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (25th February 2025) UNNAMED bay filly ex Jeany (IRE) (Kodiac (GB)) (25th February 2025)

94,451 85,000 70,000 58,000 52,000 52,000 42,000 38,000 37,000 35,000 32,000 31,484 30,000 30,000 30,000 21,000 20,000 20,000 18,000 17,000 15,000 15,000 14,168 12,000 11,000 10,500 10,000 10,000 8,500 7,084 5,500 5,000 3,600 1,000

Ballylinch Stud Overbury Stud Ashbrittle Stud Silfield Bloodstock Whatcote Farm Stud Nuthurst Farm Stud Galbertstown Stables, Ireland Castlebridge Consignment M. & J. Imray Houghton Bloodstock Mrs P. A. Cave Castlebridge Consignment Whatcote Farm Stud Houghton Bloodstock The National Stud Ltd. a Gentleman Genesis Green Stud Ltd. Avalon Bloodstock a Partnership Parsonage Stud a Partnership Culworth Grounds Farm (Agent) Kellsgrange Stud a Partnership Tibthorpe Stud Manor House Farm Stud a Partnership Nuthurst Farm Stud Marwell Park Church View Stables Bearstone Stud The National Stud Ltd. The National Stud Ltd. The National Stud Ltd.

Springwell Stud Gibbs BS Tally-Ho Stud Egmont Stud Tradewinds McKeever BS/Ballyhimikin Clonsast Stud Grangemore Stud Kelly Equine TT BS Michael Tallon JC BS Tally-Ho Stud Peter Nolan Equine Good Will BS Vendor Michael Tallon Arglo House Stud (P.S.) Arglo House Stud Vendor W H BS North East BS ELEC BS Pink Pony Club Highfort Stud Ladytown Stables Valfredo Valiani Tradewinds Midland Equine Beechlane Stables Philip McCutcheon Vendor Summerstorm BS (P.S.) Amazon BS (P.S.)

Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Goffs November Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Online Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Online Sale 2025

653 534 706 1057 1168 547 535 353 412 387 338 331 1138 1162 502 1109 1024 263 301 1124 1068 1028 486 449 281 1009 1155 496 241 127 248 391 67 63

**UNNAMED bay filly ex Gathering Pride (IRE) (Roaring Lion (USA)) (28th February 2025)

100

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

TRIPLE TIME

www.darleyeurope.com/stallions/our-stallions/triple-time Racing Form 8 runs, 4 wins, 2 places | Timeform Rating: 124 | Average winning distance (f): 8.08

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Ascendant Stakes, Haydock Park, L., (8f. beating Hafit (IRE) and Dukebox (IRE)).

AT 3 Won Superior Mile, Haydock Park, Gr.3, (8f. beating Tacarib Bay (GB) and Marie’s Diamond (IRE)).

AT 4 Jt Champion older miler in Europe in 2023. Won Queen Anne Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, (8f. beating Inspiral (GB) and Light Infantry (FR)).

Triple Time got the chance to shine at Royal Ascot on his first start at four in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) when he proved Ryan’s confidence was not misplaced. He took the lead 2f out and held off the challenge of Inspiral to win a competitive race, which contained five Group 1 or future Group 1 winners.

Triple Time is one of ten winners from ten runners foaled by Reem Three, who was runner-up in the Listed Hoppings Stakes for Sheikh Mohammed Obaid and Luca Cumani.

Eight of her foals have earned black-type with Triple Time joining Ajman Princess (Teofilo) as a Group 1 winner, and the Prix Jean Romanet winner is the dam of Inisherin, the Group 1 Commonwealth Cup victor from the final crop of Shamardal, and King Of Cities (Dubawi), winner of the Group 3 Strensall Stakes.

Triple Time and Ajman Princess are closely related to Prix Daniel Wildenstein (G2) winner Ostilio, who is by another of Galileo’s Group 1-winning stallion sons in New Approach. Another close relative is the dual Listed winner Third Realm by Sea The Stars.

Their black-type winning half-siblings are Cape Byron (Shamardal), winner of the Group 3 Bengough Stakes, and Captain Winters (Lope De Vega), winner of the Listed Heron Stakes.

Reem Three is also the dam of Imperial Charm (Dubawi), winner of the Group 3 Prix de la Grotte and third in the Group 1 Prix SaintAlary and of the Listed-placed Bolsena (Kingman).

Her unraced New Approach daughter Rosaline is the dam of the St James’s Palace Stakes (G1), the Irish 2,000 Guineas (G1) and Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1) winner Rosallion from the first crop of Darley sire Blue Point. Inisherin and Rosallion joined Triple Time at Dalham Hall Stud for the 2026 season.

Triple Time is one of four sons of Frankel who have their first crop of yearlings in 2026 with Triple Time siring 102.

Triple Time’s first group of foals were offered for sale last year with 34 of those offered sold or bought back in. The crop’s average price of 27,685gns was 2.7 times Triple Time’s covering fee of £10,000 (which has stayed constant throughout his stallion career so far) and with a median of 20,000gns.

Only one foal returned a six-figure price and that was Ballylinch Stud’s half-brother to the Listed Montrose Stakes winner Smoken (Too Darn Hot). Springwell Stud went to €120,000 for the son of Group 3 Pinnacle Stakes and Listed Daisy Warwick Stakes winner Miss Marjorie (Marju).

Second dam Kazatzka is a Groom Dancer half-sister to the five time Group 1 winner Soviet Song (Marju) and to the dam of G1 winner Ribbons (Manduro) and to the second dam of champion sprinter Marsha (Acclamation).

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 34 foals sold

Average price

27,685

Median price

20,000

17 colts

Average price

39,207

Median price

35,000

17 fillies

Average price

16,163

Median price

15,000

7yo | Frankel-Reem Three (Mark Of Esteem) Dalham Hall Stud 2024: £10,000 | 2025: £10,000 | 2026: £10,000

1st Dam Reem Three (GB), won 3 races at 3 years and £32,777, placed twice including second in EBF/GNER Go Racing Hoppings Stakes, Newcastle, L.; dam of 10 winners: TRIPLE TIME (IRE), see above.

AJMAN PRINCESS (IRE) (2013 f. by Teofilo (IRE)), won 2 races at 4 years and £102,325 including Betfred EBF Daisy Warwick Stakes, Goodwood, L., placed 7 times including second in Ribblesdale Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2 and British Stallion Studs EBF Lyric Stakes, York, L. and third in Bet 365 Lancashire Oaks Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2 and Betway Pinnacle Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.3; also won 1 race in France at 4 years and £122,094, Darley Prix Jean Romanet, Deauville, Gr.1; dam of 2 winners.

INISHERIN (GB) (c. by Shamardal (USA)), Jt top rated 3yr old sprinter in England in 2024, 4

races at 3 and 4 years, 2025 and £620,003 including Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1,

Duke of York Stakes, York, Gr.2 and Sandy Lane Stakes, Haydock Park, Gr.2 placed once.

KING OF CITIES (IRE) (c. by Dubawi (IRE)), 2 races at 2 and 3 years, 2025 and £174,412

including Strensall Stakes, York, Gr.3, placed 6 times including second in Gordon Richards

Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.3 and Feilden Stakes, Newmarket, L. and third in Thoroughbred

Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and Sir Henry Cecil Stakes, Newmarket, L., from only 10 starts.

Harper Violet (IRE), placed once at 2 years, 2025 and £1,623.

OSTILIO (GB) (2015 g. by New Approach (IRE)), won 7 races at 3, 5 and 7 years and £175,724 including Guisborough Stakes, Redcar, L., placed 11 times including second in Bonhams Thoroughbred Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3; also won 1 race in France at 3 years and £103,229, Qatar Prix Daniel Wildenstein, Parislongchamp, Gr.2.

CAPE BYRON (GB) (2014 g. by Shamardal (USA)), won 6 races to 7 years and £307,030 including J. Guest Bengough Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 , placed 6 times including third in Sky City of York Stakes, York, Gr.2; also placed in France at 3 years and £7,051 third in Prix Le Fabuleux, Chantilly, L. THIRD REALM (GB) (2018 g. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), won 3 races at 3 and 4 years and £127,030 including Lingfield Derby Trial Stakes, Lingfield Park, L. and Tapster Stakes, Goodwood, L., placed twice third in Gordon Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and Buckhounds Stakes, Ascot, L. CAPTAIN WINTERS (GB) (2020 g. by Lope de Vega (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £43,328 including Heron Stakes, Sandown Park, L., placed twice including third in Ascendant Stakes, Haydock Park, L.; also placed 3 times in Qatar at 4 and 5 years, 2025 and £37,158.

Bolsena (IRE) (2021 f. by Kingman (GB)), won 1 race at 3 years and £38,002, placed 3 times including second in Agnes Keyser Fillies’ Stakes, Goodwood, L. and third in Michael Seely Memorial Stakes, York, L. Imperial Charm (GB) (2016 f. by Dubawi (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years and £6,907 and placed twice; also, placed 5 times in France at 3 years and £100,957 placed second in Prix de la Grotte, Parislongchamp, Gr.3 and third in Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, Arqana Prix Chloe, Chantilly, Gr.3 and Prix de la Cochere, Parislongchamp, L.; dam of 2 winners.

RAVENSPIRE (IRE), 2 races at 3 years, 2026 and £26,897, all his starts.

NAQSHABBAN (USA) (2008 g. by Street Cry (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £30,420 and placed twice; also won 1 race in U.A.E. at 4 years and £57,628 and placed once.

Rosaline (IRE) (2012 f. by New Approach (IRE)); dam of 3 winners.

ROSALLION (IRE) (c. by Blue Point (IRE)), 3rd top rated 2yr old colt in England in 2023, Jt

Champion 3yr old miler in Europe in 2024, 4 races at 2 and 3 years and £1,284,888

including Irish 2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, St James’s Palace Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1 and Pat

Eddery Stakes, Ascot, , placed 5 times second in Queen Anne Stakes, Ascot, , Sussex

Stakes, Gr.1 Goodwood, and 2000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1 and third in Lockinge

Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1 and Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2; also 1 race in France at 2

years and £353,406, Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1, placed once second

in Prix du Moulin de Longchamp, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1.

LORD CAPULET (IRE), 4 races at 4 years, 2026 and £19,310 and placed twice.

Triple Tempest (GB) (2022 f. by Night of Thunder (IRE)).

Renaissance Lady (GB) (2023 f. by Pinatubo (IRE)), in training.

She also has a yearling filly by Frankel (GB).

2nd Dam JUMAIREYAH (GB), won 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £32,473 and placed twice; Own sister to Altaweelah (IRE); dam of 6 winners: AFSARE (GB) (g. by Dubawi (IRE)), won 6 races at 3, 5 and 6 years and £394,112 including Betfair Celebration Mile, Goodwood, Gr.2, totepool.com Sovereign Stakes, Salisbury, Gr.3, Ambant Gala Stakes, Sandown Park, L. and Hampton Court Stakes, Ascot, L., placed second in P.Presidente della Repubblica GBI Racing, Rome, Gr.1 and Arlington Million Stakes, Arlington Int., Gr.1.

Reem Three (GB), see above.

3rd Dam DONYA, placed once at 3 years; dam of 9 winners including: LOST SOLDIER THREE (IRE) (g. by Barathea (IRE)), won 12 races at home, in Belgium and France including J.Smith’s Ext.Smooth Silver Cup Handicap, York, L., placed third in Intikhab Dubai City of Gold Stakes, Nad Al Sheba, Gr.3.

Altaweelah (IRE) (f. by Fairy King (USA)), won 2 races, placed second in O & K Troy Stakes, Doncaster, L.; dam of a winner.

Qasirah (IRE), 1 race, placed third in Vodafone Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Epsom Downs, Gr.3;

dam of TOOLAIN (IRE), 7 races at home, in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and U.A.E. including

Jaguar XK Winkfield Stakes, Ascot, L., TANTSHI (IRE), 4 races including EBF Stallions

October Stakes, Ascot, L,; grandam of SUMMER FESTIVAL (GB), Jt top-rated 3yr old in

Italy in 2018 (11-13f.), 9 races in Italy and New Zealand including Derby Italiano II Tris, Rome, Gr.2.

ZEEBA (IRE), won 1 race and placed twice, all her starts; dam of winners.

DANADANA (IRE), 6 races at home and in Turkey including Huxley Stakes, Chester, Gr.3 and

FRBC Anatolia Trophy, Veliefendi, L., placed second in Sky Bet Strensall Stakes, York, Gr.3.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 101

Vadeni

O

NE OF TWO NEW RECRUITS for the Aga Khan Studs’ stallion team in 2024, the Prix du Jockey-Club winner Vadeni is the best of the three Group 1 and 21 Group winners sired by Churchill.

The Cartier champion three-year-old of 2022, Vadeni made a winning debut over 7f in July of his juvenile season and followed that up with his first black-type success in the Criterium du Fonds European de l’Elevate at Deauville. On his third, and final start at two, he was third to the subsequent Group 1 winner El Bodegon (Kodiac) in the Group 3 Prix de Conde at Chantilly.

Vadeni was fifth of ten on his seasonal reappearance in the Prix de Fontainebleau (G3) over a mile but improved for the run to win the Prix de Guiche (G3) on his next start.

Stepped into Group 1 company for the first time in the Prix du Jockey-Club, Vadeni firmly turned the tables on El Bodegon, winning easily by 5l from his old rival. The Group 1 winners Modern Games and Onesto were also dispatched with ease.

The turn of foot Vadeni demonstrated in his Chantilly success was seen once again to devastating effect in the Eclipse Stakes (G1) with trainer Jean-Claude Rouget eschewing traditional thinking and taking his champion to Sandown. The colt defeated a field of Group 1 winners - Mishriff, Native Trail, Lord North, Bay Bridge

and Alenquer and became the first French-trained winner of the 1m2f contest since 1960.

That was the final win of his Vadeni’s career but he was unlucky when third to Luxembourg and Onesto in the Irish Champion Stakes (G1) and, on his first attempt over 1m4f, found only Alpinista too good for him in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe when second sand ahead of the previous year’s Arc hero Torquator Tasso.

He made two starts at four but disappointed in both Group 1s.

Vadeni hails from a pedigree that the late Aga Khan IV purchased from the Lagardère family in 2005 and it has been a prolific source of high-class performers for the Aga Khan. The sevenyear-old is the best of six winners foaled by Vaderana, a daughter of Monsun and the dam of the Listed-placed pair Vadiyann (Footstepsinthesand) and Vadsena (Makfi).

A winner at three, Vaderana is a half-sister to the Dalakhani siblings Vadamar, successful in the Group 2 Prix du Conseil and third in the Gran Premio di Milano (G1), and the Listed winner Vedouma. She is also a half-sister to the Group 3 Tyros Stakes winner and the Racing Post Trophy (G1) third The Pentagon, and to the Listed-placed Chablis, both by Churchill’s sire Galileo.

They are out of Vadawina (Unfuwain), who was a three-year-old when she one of the 222 horses acquired by the Aga Khan from her

Vadeni foal sales: descending price order (gns) (* first foal, ** second foal) Horse

Price

Consignor

Purchaser

Sale

Lot

UNNAMED bay filly ex Zannda (IRE) (Azamour (IRE)) (3rd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Val Bever (FR) (Denon (USA)) (22nd February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Brodie (GB) (Sea The Stars (IRE)) (23rd March 2025) UNNAMED grey colt ex Dabulena (IRE) (Siyouni (FR)) (10th February 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Society Lady (FR) (Zafeen (FR)) (19th March 2025) UNNAMED bay colt ex Jazz Melodie (FR) (Soul City (IRE)) (11th May 2025) *LOVENI (FR) bay colt ex Loredana (FR) (Azamour (IRE)) (13th April 2025)

200,000 78,709 59,032 48,000 39,355 25,187 12,593 11,806

Castlebridge Consignment Railton Sales Agency Montaigu Silfield Bloodstock Railton Sales Agency Saz Precolette Croix Sonnet

Paca Paca Farm SAS Broadhurst Agency MAB Agency JO’DK BS SAS Broadhurst Agency Pegasus BS Vendor Luke Bleahen

Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Tattersalls December Foal Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025 Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale 2025

905 540 283 585 506 694 718 790

*SQUARE MOZART (FR) bay colt ex Rue des Irlandais (IRE) (Outstrip (GB)) (15th January 2025)

102

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

VADENI 7yo | Churchill-Vaderana (Monsun) Haras de Bonneval 2024: €18,000 | 2025: €18,000 | 2026: €15,000

www.agakhanstuds.com/all-stallions/vadeni/ Racing Form 11 runs, 5 wins, 3 places | Timeform Rating: 130 | Average winning distance (f): 8.85

Stakes form

AT 2 Won Criterium du Fonds Europeen de l’Elevage, Deauville, L., (7½f. beating Officer of State (GB) and Times Square (FR)), third in Prix de Conde, Chantilly, Gr.3, (to El Bodegon (IRE)).

AT 3 Champion 3yr old colt in Europe in 2022. Won Eclipse Stakes, Sandown Park, Gr.1, (9½f. beating Mishriff (IRE) and Native Trail (GB)), Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1, (10f. beating El Bodegon (IRE) and Modern Games (IRE)), Prix de Guiche, Chantilly, Gr.3, (8½f. beating Machete (FR) and Implementation (USA)), second in Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, Parislongchamp, Gr.1, (to Alpinista (GB)), third in Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, (to Luxembourg (IRE)).

breeder. Vadawina carried the Aga Khan’s silks to victory in the Prix Saint-Alary (G1) that year and in 2013 was sold for €600,000 to Horse France at Arqana.

Months after that transaction Vazira, her Sea The Stars halfsister, emulated Vadawina by winning the Saint-Alary for the Aga Khan. Their Trempolino half-sister Vadapolina is a dual Group 3 winner and the dam of Listed winner Vadalda and of Veda (Dansili), who was runner-up in the Poule d’Essai des Pouliches (G1) and has produced the Group 2-winner and Group 1-placed Valia (Sea The Stars).

Vadeni’s third dam is Vadaza, a Listed-placed Zafonic half-sister to Valixir (Trempolino), victorious in the Queen Anne Stakes (G1) and the Prix d’Ispahan (G1). Celebre Vadala, their Peintre Celebre half-sister, is the Listed-winning dam of Prix du Moulin (G1) victor and sire Vadamos, who is by Vadeni’s broodmare sire Monsun.

Vadeni is bred on a variation of the Galileo-Monsun cross that produced the Arc hero Waldgeist. Eight of Vadeni’s first crop of approximately 75 came on the market as a foals with eight selling for an average price of 59,335gns, while the median was 43,678gns.

Dr Harry Sweeney of Paca Paca Farm bought the most expensive of the group - an Aga Khan filly through-and-through.

Offered by The Castlebridge Consignment at Tattersalls, the half-sister to last year’s Group 3 Royal Whip Stakes winner Zahrann, from the further family of the champion Zarkava, made 200,000gns.

FOAL SALE STATISTICS (gns) 8 foals sold

Average price

59,335

Median price

43,678

7 colts

Average price

39,240

Median price

39,355

1 filly

Average price

200,000

Median price

N/A

1st Dam VADERANA (FR), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £10,262 and placed twice; dam of 6 winners: VADENI (FR), see above.

Vadsena (FR) (2017 f. by Makfi (GB)), won 3 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £56,870, placed 4 times second in Prix Casimir Delamarre, ParisLongchamp, L., Prix Finlande, Chantilly, L. and Prix Occitanie, La Teste de Buch, L. and third in Prix Petite Etoile, Deauville, L.; dam of 2 winners.

VADINSKA (IRE), 2 races in France at 3 years, 2025 and £27,666 and placed once.

VADIROUMA (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2026 and £21,447 and placed twice.

Vadiyann (FR) (2015 g. by Footstepsinthesand (GB)), won 4 races in Australia and France at 3 and 4 years and £106,934, placed 4 times including third in Moonee Valley Night Cup, Moonee

Valley, L. VAZIRPOUR (GB) (2020 g. by Camelot (GB)), won 3 races in France at 3 and 5 years, 2025 and £45,645 and placed 3 times.

VARGAR (FR) (2014 c. by Azamour (IRE)), won 2 races in France at 2 years and £27,109 and placed 4 times.

VARDANA (FR) (2018 f. by Awtaad (IRE)), won 1 race in France at 3 years and £15,044 and placed twice; dam of: New York Melody (FR), placed twice in France at 2 and 3 years, 2026 and £8,221.

Vadarali (IRE) (2022 c. by Too Darn Hot (GB)).

Vadeza (FR) (2024 f. by Sea The Stars (IRE).

She also has a yearling filly by Siyouni (FR).

2nd Dam VADAWINA (IRE), Jt 3rd top rated 3yr old filly in Europe in 2005, won 3 races in France at 3 years and £151,036 including Prix Saint-Alary, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Prix Cleomene-Prix Cleopatre, Saint Cloud, Gr.3, and placed once; dam of 7 winners: VADAMAR (FR) (g. by Dalakhani (IRE)), won 4 races in France at 2, 3 and 5 years and £224,726 including Prix du Conseil de Paris, Longchamp, Gr.2 and Prix Francois Mathet, Saint-Cloud, L., placed third in Gran Premio di Milano Snai, Milan, Gr.1.

THE PENTAGON (IRE) (c. by Galileo (IRE)), won 2 races at 2 years and £107,839 including Japan Racing Association Tyros Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3, placed third in Racing Post Trophy Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.1.

VEDOUMA (FR) (f. by Dalakhani (IRE)), won 2 races in France at 2 years and £55,039 including Prix Isonomy, Chantilly, L., placed second in Prix Vanteaux, Longchamp, Gr.3.

Vedevani (FR) (c. by Dubawi (IRE)), won 3 races in France and Qatar at 2 and 6 years and £60,199, placed second in Prix des Chenes, Longchamp, Gr.3.

Chablis (IRE) (f. by Galileo (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years, placed third in ISF EBF Naas Oaks Trial, Naas, L.; dam of a winner.

YQUEM (IRE), 1 race at 4 years, 2026 and placed twice.

MOONEY VISION (IRE), 1 race in France at 3 years, 2026 and placed twice VALCARTIER (IRE), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 4 times; also placed 3 times in Bahrain and U.A.E. at 5 and 7 years.

VADERANA (FR), see above.

Vedela (FR), unraced; dam of winners.

DUKHAN (GB), 2 races at 2 and 3 years and £29,517 and placed 5 times.

DEZBA (GB), 2 races in France at 2 and 3 years and £30,901 and placed twice; dam of VICTOR

VITAE (FR), 4 races in France at 2 and 3 years, 2026 and £52,412 and placed 3 times.

SEA OF KNOWLEDGE (IRE), 1 race in France at 4 years and placed 6 times; dam of BRILLIANT

BLUE (IRE), placed 4 times; also 3 races in Belgium and Germany at 5 and 6 years, 2025

and placed 4 times.

Vadaiyma (FR), unraced; dam of winners.

VANTASTIC (AUS), 3 races in Australia at 4 and 7 years and £55,858 and placed 13 times.

VADALI (IRE), placed 3 times at 3 years; also 3 races in Hungary at 4 and 5 years, 2026 and

placed 4 times.

MORIDAN (AUS), 2 races in Australia at 3 years and £31,620 and placed once.

Vidmiyr (IRE), 1 race at 3 years, 2026 and placed 5 times.

3rd Dam Vadaza (FR), 1 race in France at 3 years, placed 4 times including second in Prix de la Seine, Longchamp, and third won L. in Prix Melisande, Chantilly, L.; dam of 8 winners including: VAZIRA (FR) (f. by Sea The Stars (IRE)), won 3 races in France including Pour Moi Coolmore Prix Saint-Alary, Longchamp, Gr.1 and Prix Vanteaux, Longchamp, Gr.3, dam of winners.

VADAWINA (IRE), see above.

VADAPOLINA (FR) (f. by Trempolino (USA)), won 3 races in France including Prix Cleopatre, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3 and Prix de Psyche, Deauville, Gr.3; dam of winners.

VADALDA (FR), 3 races in France including Prix Joubert, ParisLongchamp, L.; dam of Vardif

(FR), 1 race in France at 2 years, 2025, placed third in Prix La Rochette, ParisLongchamp,

Gr.3.

Veda (FR), 2 races in France, placed second in Prix Poule d’Essai des Pouliches, Longchamp,

Gr.1; dam of VALIA (FR), 4 races in France including Prix Chaudenay, ParisLongchamp,

Gr.2 and Prix Maurice de Nieuil, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2, placed second in Prix

Royal-Oak, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1 and third in Prix de Royallieu, ParisLongchamp,

Gr.1, Velikaya (IRE), 2 races in France at 3 years, 2025, placed second in Prix Casimir

Delamarre, ParisLongchamp, L.

Vadavar (FR), 4 races in France and New Zealand, placed third in Livamol Classic, Hastings,

Gr.1.

VADARIYA (GB), 2 races in France and placed once; dam of WALIYAK (FR), 4 races at home and

in France including Prix Bertrand de Tarragon, Chantilly, Gr.3.

VADSALINA (IRE) (f. by Sagacity (FR)), won 2 races in France including Prix Isonomy, Saint-Cloud, L., placed second in Prix Rose de Mai, Saint-Cloud, L., dam of winners.

Vayakhan (FR) (c. by Dalakhani (IRE)), won 2 races in Australia, placed second in Prix de l’Avre, Longchamp, L. VADIYA (FR), won 2 races in France and placed twice; dam of winners.

Vadirima (FR), placed once in France; grandam of Miss Talvard (FR), 3 races in France and

Switzerland at 2 and 3 years, 2026, placed third in Winterkonigin Trial, Cologne, L. Vanzara (FR), unraced; dam of winners.

www.internationalthoroughbred.net 103

photo finish

P

ERSHAADA, winner of this year’s Group 3 Molecomb Stakes, became the first Group race winner for her first-season sire Persian Force (Mehmas), who stands at Tally-Ho Stud.

The filly’s connections now have their sights trained on an outing at York for the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes before considering a trip to the US in late autumn.

Perhsaada is trained by Richard Hannon for Middleham Park Racing, and after the race the trainer said: “She has been working very nicely and has actually won really well. We trained the stallion Persian Force, so it is good for him.

“She is an extremely fast filly and there is a good chance we might have a look at the Nunthorpe Stakes at York. She looks quick enough for that.

“She seems to win with a lot of authority, especially today, and that screams to me that, with the weight allowance from the older horses in a sprint, she would have a great chance.”

The ownership syndicate ran The Platinum Queen, a daughter of former Tally-Ho Stud stallion Cotai Glory and winner of

104

www.internationalthoroughbred.net

Goodwood’s Alice Keppel Conditions Race, in the Group 1 sprint at York as a juvenile – she finished second to Highfield Princess.

The Platinum Queen went on to win the Prix de l’Abbaye (G1) and her final career start saw her finish down-the-field in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1).

Ahead of The Platinum Queen in that US race was Persian Force, who finished a fine fourth.

He had previously won the Group 2 July Stakes, finished second in the Group 1 Phoenix Stakes to Little Big Bear, second in the Prix Morny (G1) to Blackbeard and third in the Middle Park Stakes (G1) to Blackbeard and The Antarctic The Molecomb Stakes is a “win and you’re in” for the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint (G1), and Tim Palin of Middleham Park is keen to head stateside again, if progress continues as hoped for Perhsaada.

This year’s yearling filly out of Mild Illusion (Requinto), the dam of Pershaada, is by first-crop yearling sire Good Guess (Fact Pack, page 70). She is catalogued Lot 112 in the Tattersalls October Book 1 Sale, set to be consigned by breeder Tally-Ho Stud ■

2027

Stallion Book The worlds #1 stallion print and digital promotion package.

Entries Now Open weatherbys.co.uk

I Frankel – Handassa (Dubawi)

First yearlings in 2026!

In Gr.1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes and Gr.1 Juddmonte International glory, Mostahdaf defeated the winners of no-less than 15 Group 1 races and became one of only three horses in over 50 years to triumph in both races in the same season.

Of all the first-crop yearling sires, he is the joint highest-rated in Europe – and the highest-rated stallion to retire to stud in Britain in the past three seasons.

Standing at Beech House Stud, UK +44 (0) 1638 475303 | nominations@shadwellstud.co.uk View our stallion roster: www.shadwellstud.com

STALLION

HIGHEST OR

MOSTAHDAF

128

ACE IMPACT

128

MISHRIFF

127

VADENI

124

PADDINGTON

124

LITTLE BIG BEAR

124

ONESTO

123

NATIVE TRAIL

122

MODERN GAMES

122

BAY BRIDGE

122

TRIPLE TIME

121

SHAQUILLE

120

ETC…