LOPE Y FERNANDEZ

I am really excited about breeding to Lope Y Fernandez. If his stock are going to be as good looking and tenacious as he was as a racehorse, I think the future is looking very bright for him.

Race Record

As A 4yo

1st Heritage Stakes, L., 8f, Leopardstown - by 5.5 lengths

2nd Queen Anne Stakes, Gr.1, 8f, Royal Ascot - to Palace Pier

AS A 3YO

2nd Prix Jean Prat, Gr.1, 7f, Deauville - to Pinatubo

3rd Breeders’ Cup Mile, Gr.1, 8f, Keeneland

3rd Irish 2,000 Guineas, Gr.1, 8f, Curragh - to Siskin

3rd Prix Maurice de Gheest, Gr.1, 6.5f, Deauville

AS A 2YO

1st Round Tower Stakes, Gr.3, 6f, Curragh

1st EBF Maiden, 7f, Curragh

2nd Chesham Stakes, L., 6f, Royal Ascot - to Pinatubo

3rd Vintage Stakes, Gr.2, 7f, Goodwood - to Pinatubo

Exceptional first book of mares featured halfsisters to SHOWCASING, KODI BEAR and SUBJECTIVIST, and the dam of Gr.1 winners CRACKERJACK KING, JAKKALBERRY and AWELMARDUK

Lope Y Fernandez

Lope De Vega Black Dahlia

Shamardal

Lady Vettori Dansili South Rock

Giant’s Causeway Helsinki Vettori Lady Golconda Danehill Hasili Rock City South Shore

LOPE DE VEGA (IRE) (Chestnut 2007-Stud 2011). 4 wins-2 at 2, Chantilly Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1. Sire of Lope Y Fernandez, Santa Ana Lane, Belardo, Vega Magic, Dreamloper, Newspaperofrecord, Sweet Lady, Gytrash, The Right Man, Vega One, Zabeel Prince, Place du Carrousel, Aunt Pearl, Hypothetical, Phoenix of Spain, Capla Temptress, Lucky Vega, Jemayel, Endless Drama, Very Special, Angel Power, Hero Look, etc.

1st Dam

Black Dahlia (GB), won 5 races at 3 and 4 years and £38,514 and placed 10 times including second in Ladybird Stakes, Kempton, L, fourth in Pipalong Stakes, Pontefract, L; dam of five winners from 6 runners and 6 foals of racing age vizDARK VISION (IRE) (2016 c. by Dream Ahead (USA)) Champion Older Male Miler in Germany in 2020., won 6 races at 2 and 4 years, 2020 at home and in Germany and £237,813 including Vintage Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, Oettingen Rennen, Baden-Baden, Gr.2, Pomfret Stakes, Pontefract, L and placed 4 times including fourth in Heron Stakes, Sandown, L

LOPE Y FERNANDEZ (IRE) (2017 c. by Lope de Vega (IRE)), subject stallion Al Hayyah (IRE) (2013 f. by Lope de Vega (IRE)), won 2 races at 3 and 4 years in France and in U.S.A. and £88,494 and placed 10 times including second in Prix La Sorellina, La Teste, L, Prix Madame Jean Couturie, Vichy, L, third in Prix Occitanie, Toulouse, L, from only 14 starts; dam of a winner. Bennetot (IRE) (g. by Ectot (GB)), 1 race at 3 years, 2022 in France and £19,741 and placed once viz. second in Prix Francois Mathet, Saint-Cloud, L, from only 3 starts.

LIFFEY RIVER - RISE BRETHREN (H.K.) (FR) (2018 c. by Lope de Vega (IRE)), won 1 race at 2 years, 2020 and £32,069 and placed 3 times inc 2nd in Brittania Stakes, Royal Ascot, 2021 (2021 f. by Wootton Bassett (GB)).

2nd Dam

SOUTH ROCK (GB), won 4 races at 3 years at home and in France including Prix de Saint-Cyr, Evry, L and placed 3 times; dam of five winners from 7 runners and 8 living foals of racing age incBlack Dahlia (GB) (f. by Dansili (GB)), see above.

COLD TURKEY (GB), won 16 races at 3 to 10 years and £169,226 and placed 16 times. HALLING ROCK (GB), won 6 races at 2 to 4 years in Italy and £70,076 and placed 8 times.

3rd Dam

SOUTH SHORE (GB) won 4 races at 3 years and placed once; dam of six winners from 9 runners and 10 foals of racing age incSOUTH ROCK (GB), see above

LEONICA (GB), won 1 race at 3 years and placed 3 times, all her starts; dam of winners. Dicey Mo Chara (GB), 3 races at 3 and 4 years, 2022 in U.S.A. and £230,162 and placed 7 times including second in John Henry Turf Championship Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.2, San Luis Rey Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3, third in Del Mar Handicap, Del Mar, Gr.2, All American Stakes, Golden Gate, L Rodrigo de Torres (GB), 7 races at 2 to 8 years and £85,973 and placed 8 times including third in King Charles II Stakes, Newmarket, L, fourth in Greenham Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 Tidal Chorus (GB), ran twice at 3 years; dam of a winner.

MAJESTIC DUBAWI (GB), 2 races at 2 years and £36,539 including Firth of Clyde Stakes, Ayr, Gr.3; dam of ISABELLA GILES (IRE), 4 races at 2 years, 2020 and £85,535 including Rockfel Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, Prestige Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3 and placed once including third in Chartwell Stakes, Lingfield, Gr.3, fourth in Princess Margaret Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3 MAJESTIC COLT (IRE), Champion Older Male Sprinter in Germany in 2021., 9 races at 3 to 6 years, 2021 in Germany and £116,068 including Grosser Preis von Lotto Hamburg, Hamburg, Gr.3, Silberne Peitsche, Köln, Gr.3, Grosser Preis der Stiftung Tierärztliche Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, L, Grosser Hannoverscher Sprintpreis, Hannover, L, Grosser Preis vom Gestüt Ittlingen, Hannover, L and placed 8 times including second in Goldene Peitsche, Baden-Baden, Gr.3-twice, Waldpfad Cup, Hannover, L, Grosser Preis des Gestüts Röttgen, Hannover, L, third in Silberne Peitsche, Baden-Baden, Gr.3