New to stud
The Sequel
Our pedigree expert examines the credentials of some elite racehorses beginning the next phase of their careers as they take up stallion duties next year
Photos: Caroline Norris & Healy Racing • Words: Dr Sieglinde McGee
ARREST (IRE)
2020 b Frankel – Nisriyna (Intikhab)
RACE RECORD: 4 wins including G3 Geoffrey Freer Stakes, G3 Chester Vase
A Classic-placed dual middle-distance pattern winner by the Timeform 147-rated superstar and leading international sire Frankel, this grandson of Galileo is a half-brother to two stakes winners and out of an unraced half-sister to the Group 1-placed dual pattern-winning Dubawi filly Narniyn. He is likely to be popular with national hunt breeders.
Boardsmill Stud
AUGUSTE RODIN (IRE)
2020 br Deep Impact – Rhododendron (Galileo)
RACE RECORD: 8 wins including G1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes, G1 Breeders’ Cup Turf, G1 Irish Champion Stakes, G1 Irish Derby, G1 Derby Stakes, G1 Futurity Trophy Stakes
Dual Derby hero and international Group 1 star by one of the all-time great Japanese stallions, he is the first foal of a multiple Group 1-winning full-sister to the prolific Group 1 star Magical. His grand dam is Halfway To Heaven, the multiple Group 1-winning daughter of Group 2-winning sprinter Cassandra Go, with that older mare also notable as being a half-sister to Classic-placed Group 1 sire Verglas. Sure to be very popular, and while his two-year-olds will most likely be autumn types, his best results will probably come with three-year-olds and older horses at a mile and upwards.
Coolmore Stud
BIG EVS (IRE)
2021 b Blue Point – Hana Lina (Oasis Dream)
RACE RECORD: 6 wins including G1 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint
Notable sprinter from the first crop of one of the most brilliant sprinters of the modern era, this grandson of Shamardal is, on his dam’s side, also a grandson of seven-length Group 1 Cheveley Park Stakes heroine Queen’s Logic. She is the dam of Group 2-winning sprinter Lady of The Desert and was a half-sister to the Group 1 stars Dylan Thomas (Group 1 sire) and Homecoming Queen, as well as to Remember When, the Oaks-placed dam of runaway Derby winner Serpentine. Should get plenty of winners in all age groups, mostly sprinters at two and sprinters and milers beyond that.
Tally-Ho Stud
BRADSELL (GB)
2020 b Tasleet – Russian Punch (Archipenko)
RACE RECORD: 6 wins including G1 Flying Five Stakes, G1 Nunthorpe Stakes, G1 King’s Stand Stakes
A leading juvenile who became a top-class sprinter at three and four, this grandson of Showcasing represents the Green Desert sire line. He is out of a juvenile stakes winner and from a family that has produced some prolific winners over a wide range of distances. Likely to get mostly sprinters and milers.
National Stud
BUCANERO FUERTE (GB)
2021 b Wootton Bassett – Frida La Blonde (Elusive City)
RACE RECORD: 4 wins including G1 Phoenix Stakes
Juvenile Group 1 star and a Group 3 winner at three, he is a full-brother to Group 1-winning sprinter Wooded, a successful freshman sire in France in 2024. Grand dam and juvenile stakes winner Firm Friend was Group 2-placed at a mile at three and that multiple black-type producer is out of a half-sister to the dam of juvenile pattern winner Magic Ring, a sire of winners from limited opportunities. Likely to be very busy in his new role and to get winners in all age groups, mostly as sprinters and milers.
Tally-Ho Stud
CITY OF TROY (USA)
2021 b Justify – Together Forever (Galileo)
RACE RECORD: 6 wins including G1 Juddmonte International Stakes, G1 Coral-Eclipse Stakes, Gr1 Derby Stakes, G1 Dewhurst Stakes
Unbeaten juvenile champion whose trio of Group 1s at three featured the Derby, he is an early stallion son for US Triple Crown star Justify and is out of a Group 1-winning full-sister to Oaks heroine Forever Together and half-sister to mile Group 1 scorer Lord Shanakill (sire of My Dream Boat). Group/Grade 1 winners including Spanish Fern, Heatseeker, Al Bahathri, and Haafhd are also on the page. He is guaranteed elite support, will likely get some smart autumn juveniles, and he has the potential to become a Classic sire.
Coolmore Stud
GO BEARS GO (IRE)
2019 b/br Kodi Bear – In Dubai (Giant’s Causeway)
RACE RECORD: 4 wins including G2 Railway Stakes
Smart sprinter and grandson of Kodiac who is out of a winning half-sister to dual mile stakes winner Baharah plus Nahrain, the Group 1-winning dam of Group 1 stars Benbatl and Elmalka, the latter 2024’s 1000 Guineas winner. His dual Oaks-placed grand dam Bahr won the Ribblesdale Stakes. Likely to get mostly sprinters and milers, but also some who stay a bit farther.
Springfield House Stud
GO BEARS GO
HENRY LONGFELLOW (IRE)
2021 b Dubawi – Minding (Galileo)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G1 National Stakes
Juvenile Group 1 star and dual Group 1-placed miler at three, he is by a notable sire of sires and is the second foal of a prolific Group 1 star whose siblings include Group 1-winning full-sisters Empress Josephine and Tuesday. His grand dam Lillie Langtry is a dual Group 1-winning miler. Likely to get some smart autumn juveniles, plus he has the potential to become a Classic sire.
Coolmore Stud
ISAAC SHELBY (GB)
2020 ch Night of Thunder – Kentucky Belle (Heliostatic)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G2 Superlative Stakes
Best at seven and eight furlongs, this Classic-placed juvenile Group 2 scorer is an early stallion son for a Classic-winning miler who is one of the top sire-sons of Dubawi. There is a mixture of speed and stamina in his distaff side, so don’t be surprised to see him get some capable middle-distance horses in addition to inevitable juveniles, sprinters, and milers.
Newsells Park Stud
KING OF STEEL (USA)
2020 gr Wootton Bassett – Eldacar (Verglas)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G1 Champion Stakes
Top-class middle-distance horse by a rising star in the stallion ranks, he represents the Gone West branch of the Mr Prospector sire line and comes from a prolific black-type family whose notables include late Australian mile champion and Group 1 sire Contributor, plus last year’s Classic-placed French Group 2 heroine Survie. May get some good autumn juveniles, but likely to fare best with three-year-olds and older horses over the full Classic range.
Tally-Ho Stud
LOOK DE VEGA (IRE)
2021 b Lope de Vega – Lucelle (High Chaparral)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G1 Prix du Jockey Club
This Classic star joins his leading international sire at Ballylinch Stud and is the latest winner of the Prix du Jockey Club added to the roster. A seven-length winner of his only start as a two-year-old, he is out of a middle-distance-winning half-sister to G2 Lancashire Oaks winner The Black Princess, and his grand dam is a half-sister to the French Classic stars Latice and Lawman, the latter a former Ballylinch-based Classic sire. Likely to be very popular, get some good autumn juveniles and later winners across the full Classic range. Potential Classic sire.
Ballylinch Stud
BUCANERO FUERTE
LUXEMBOURG (IRE)
2019 b Camelot – Attire (Danehill Dancer)
RACE RECORD: 7 wins including G1 Coronation Cup, G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup, G1 Irish Champion Stakes, G1 Futurity Trophy Stakes
Classic-placed four-time Group 1 winner by a leading international sire and from a prolific black-type family whose top-level stars include Cape Verdi and Arcangues, this €2.7m earner is being marketed at the national hunt division and will surely receive huge books in his new role. Hopefully, he might also receive some flat mares because he could be a useful source of much needed middle-distance Classic stamina.
Castlehyde Stud
MILL STREAM (IRE)
2020 b Gleneagles – Swirral Edge (Hellvelyn)
RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G1 July Cup
An early stallion son for his Classic-winning miler sire, this grandson of Galileo is a half-brother to Group 2 scorer Asymmetric, whose first foals arrive in 2025. His dam is a half-sister to the dam of an Italian three-year-old sprint champion, whereas grand dam Pizzarra is a half-sister to Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes heroine and black-type producer Wunders Dream. Likely to get late-summer/autumn two-year-olds plus sprinters and milers aged three and up.
Yeomanstown Stud
SAKHEER (IRE)
2020 b Zoffany – Shortmile Lady (Arcano)
RACE RECORD: 2 wins including G2 Mill Reef Stakes
Lightly raced juvenile sprinter by a late Classic sire from the Danehill line, he is inbred 4x5 to Danzig and is a half-brother to the triple pattern winner Lemista. That Grade 1-placed Raven’s Pass filly was best at eight and nine furlongs. His dam is a half-sister to the prolific stakes-winning sprinter Indian Maiden (dam of two multiple stakes winners) and he represents a branch of the family of Kentucky Derby heroine Winning Colors. He is likely to get mostly sprinters and milers, with winners in all age groups.
Ballyhane Stud
SHOULDVEBEENARING (GB)
2020 gr Havana Grey – Lady Estella (Equiano)
RACE RECORD: 6 wins including G3 Prix de Ris-Orangis
Best at six and seven furlongs, this early stallion son of one of Great Britain’s most popular sire looks sure to be busy. He was a stakes winner at two, three and four, is out of a half-sister to a seven-furlong pattern winner, related to the very quick US Grade 3-winning sprinters Home of The Free and Poolesta and to middle-distance Grade 1 scorer Grand Couturier, and he represents a branch of the family of influential Classic sire Elusive Quality. He is inbred 4x3 to Acclamation and should supply sprinters and milers in all age groups.
Irish National Stud
VANDEEK (GB)
2021 gr Havana Grey – Mosa Mine (Exceed And Excel)
RACE RECORD: 4 wins including G1 Middle Park Stakes, G1 Prix Morny
First or third in all six starts, he was an unbeaten dual Group 1 star as a juvenile. He is one of the first stallion sons of one of England’s most popular young sires, a Whitsbury Manor Stud-based Group 1-winning sprinter notable as being arguably the fastest male-line descendant of Galileo. Vandeek’s grand dam is a winning half-sister to Balbonella, the Group 1-winning dam of European sprint champion and Classic sire Anabaa, his Classic-winning half-sister and Group 1-producing half-sister Always Loyal, and Group 3 scorer and Classic sire Key of Luck. Sure to be very popular, and with plenty of winners in all age groups likely, his best will probably be sprinters and milers.
Cheveley Park Stud
*Dr Sieglinde McGee is a widely published thoroughbred pedigree analyst and author of the comprehensive Best Racehorse annuals that offer a comprehensive view of each racing year and are available to purchase online.
New in FRANCE
AL HAKEEM (GB)
2019 b Siyouni – Jadhaba (Galileo)
– G2 Haras de Bouquetot
BIG ROCK (FR)
2020 b Rock of Gibraltar – Hardiyna (Sea The Stars)
– G1 Haras de Grandcamp
CHARYN (IRE)
2020 gr Dark Angel – Futoon (Kodiac)
– G1 Haras de Montfort et Preaux
FEED THE FLAME (GB)
2020 b Kingman – Knyazhna (Montjeu)
– G1 Haras de la Hetraie
GAMESTOP (IRE)
2020 ch Lope de Vega – Your Game (Montjeu)
– G1 Haras du Taillis
MASTER D’OC (FR)
2020 b Doctor Dino – Mind Master (Mizzen Mast)
– NH G3 Haras de Toury
METROPOLITAN (FR)
2021 ch Zarak – Alianca (Halling)
– G1 Haras d’Etreham
MY PROSPERO (IRE)
2019 b Iffraaj – My Titania (Sea The Stars)
– G2 Haras des Faunes
NIETZSCHE HAS (FR)
2021 ch Zarak – Nice To Meet You (Martaline)
– NH G3 Haras de Montaigu
PUCHKINE (FR)
2021 b Starspangledbanner – Vadyska (So You Think)
– G1 Haras de Beaumont
RIVER TIBER (IRE)
2021 b Wootton Bassett – Transcendence (Arcano)
– G2 Haras de la Huderie
ZAGREY (FR)
2019 b Zarak – Grey Anatomy (Slickly)
– G1 Haras de Grandcamp
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FANTASTIC MOON (GER)
2020 b Sea The Moon – Frangipani (Jukebox Jury)
– G1 Gestut Ebbesloh