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T B A S TA L L I O N PA R A D E sure to sire some very fast horses from his base at Mickley Stud. Similar comments apply to Swiss Spirit, who comes to the parade from Whitsbury Manor Stud, the historic Hampshire property which remains a rock-solid source of high-class sprinting stock. Whitsbury Manor has been home to some terrific stallions in recent decades. The late Cadeaux Genereux was its patriarch for many years, having succeeded his own sire Young Generation. Compton Place is the stud’s current stalwart, while it unveiled a new star during the 2014 season in the shape of leading first-season sire Showcasing. Swiss Spirit, a son of Invincible Spirit from an excellent sprinting family, will bid to emulate Showcasing’s success when he has his first runners in 2017. Bred and raced by Lordship Stud, Swiss Spirit will be joined at the parade by another of the stud’s protégés Sixties Icon, winner of the 2006 St Leger and based since 2009 at Norman Court Stud. By a Derby winner (Galileo) out of an Oaks winner (Love Divine), Sixties Icon is bred on the same formula which more recently has yielded Australia. His class is coming out in his offspring as he is already proven as a reliable sire of good winners of all ages across the distance spectrum. Norman Court Stud will offer a 25% discount with a ‘free filly return’ for all nominations sold and signed on the day. The other son of Galileo at the parade is Sun Central, a Listed-winning half-brother to top-class winners George Washington and Grandera. In his racing days he showed honesty and consistency in winning five of his ten starts, and he should be a terrific flag-bearer for the
Will Barrons’ foundation stallion Mazameer stands at Herringswell Manor Stud
burgeoning Elusive Bloodstock operation. Another upwardly mobile concern is Bucklands Farm and Stud, which sends the former Aidan O’Brien-trained Coach House to the parade. Runner-up to No Nay Never in the Norfolk Stakes at Royal Ascot in 2013, Coach House showed both speed and precocity during his short racing career – which he was bred to do, being by Oasis Dream from the Group 3winning sprinter Lesson In Humility. Garswood, who makes the short trip across
town to Park Paddocks from his base at Cheveley Park Stud, also possesses a lovely sprinting pedigree. He backed this up with some splendid performances on the track, most notably when taking the Group 2 Lennox Stakes at Glorious Goodwood in 2013 and the Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville last year. He is sure to attract plenty of interest at the parade – as will the other 14 sires available for inspection, all of whom have plenty to offer breeders.
GEORGE SELWYN
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Sun Central, a half-brother to George Washington, stands in Lincolnshire
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