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
AESOP’S FABLES (IRE)
2020 b No Nay Never – How’s She Cuttin’ (Shinko Forest)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G2 Futurity Stakes
Two-and-a-quarter-length winner of the seven-furlong Group 2 Futurity Stakes at the Curragh as a two-year-old, he was twice Grade/Group 1-placed over five furlongs as a three-year-old and won a listed contest over that trip at Naas in 2024. His stakes-winning half-brother Washington DC – sire of 2024 Group 3-winning sprinter Washington Heights – was also placed in a Prix de l’Abbaye. He looks likely to be popular and get most of his winners in the five-to-nine-furlong range.
Starfield Stud
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
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.
BUCANERO FUERTE
New in FRANCE
AL HAKEEM (GB)
2019 b Siyouni – Jadhaba (Galileo)
RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G2 Prix Guillaume d’Ornano
A talented ten-furlong horse who finished fourth to Alpinista in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe (no black type for that performance, of course), his four-year-old campaign was restricted to just two starts, but they resulted in a Group 3 second and Group 3 win. He is by a leading Classic sire and out of a Group 3-placed daughter of triple Grade 2 winner Naissance Royale, and though likely to get some capable autumn juveniles, he will probably get his best results with three-year-olds and older horses from a mile and upwards.
Haras de Bouquetot
BIG ROCK (FR)
2020 b Rock of Gibraltar – Hardiyna (Sea The Stars)
RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes
Brilliant winner of the Queen Elizabeth II Stakes at Ascot as a three-year-old, this Classic-placed miler is by one Danehill’s best racing and sire sons and out of a three-part sister to dual Derby hero Harzand. The long list of stakes and pattern winners in the various branches of the family also include Group 1 winners Emily Upjohn, Seal of Approval, and Hurricane Lane. He may get some capable autumn juveniles, but his best results are likely to be with three-year-olds and older horses from seven furlongs and upwards.
Haras de Grandcamp
CHARYN (IRE)
2020 gr Dark Angel – Futoon (Kodiac)
RACE RECORD: 7 wins including G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, G1 Prix Jacques le Marois, G1 Queen Anne Stakes
Smart two-year-old, capable three-year-old but the standout European miler at the age of four, he is by the sire of brilliant sprinter and now Group 1 sire Harry Angel and he is a half-brother to Group 2 Mill Reef Stakes scorer Wings of War. His stakes-placed dam is out of a winning full sister to another Mill Reef Stakes victor in Galeota, while other notable members of the family include Oscula and Logo Hunter. Likely to get winners in all age groups, including those who improve with time, and potentially at any distance up to ten furlongs, depending on the input from the mares.
Haras de Montfort et Preaux
FEED THE FLAME (GB)
2020 b Kingman – Knyazhna (Montjeu)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G1 Grand Prix de Paris
High-class middle-distance horse by a brilliant miler whose early sire sons include Calyx (4 stakes winners) and Persian King (3yo in 2025), this half-brother to multiple pattern winner Sacred Life, who is best from seven to nine furlongs, is out of an unraced mare whose dam is a half-sister to Group 1 St Leger victor Rule of Law. While he may get some autumn juveniles, he has the potential to supply stamina from ten furlongs and upwards.
Haras de la Hetraie
GAMESTOP (IRE)
2020 ch Lope de Vega – Your Game (Montjeu)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including 2nd G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere
A multiple winner from six and a half to seven and a half furlongs, he was neck runner-up to Belbek in the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere as a two-year-old and a winner at two, three, and four years of age. He is by a leading international sire whose early sons include Phoenix of Spain (sire of Haatem) and Lucky Vega (yearlings made up to 180,000gns in 2024) and out of a 12-furlong scorer and half-sister to Group 1-winning sprinter Polydream. Likely to get winners over a wide range of distances.
Haras du Taillis
GOD BLESSING (IRE)
2019 b Siyouni – Galaxe (High Chaparral)
RACE RECORD: 4 wins
Dual mile listed scorer who missed out on a Group 1 blacktype-placing when fourth in the Prix du Moulin de Longchamp in 2022, he is among the early stallions for one of Europe’s leading sires and out of a stakes-placed miler. His winners may come over a wide range of distances, depending on the input from the mares.
Karwin Farm
MASTER D’OC (FR)
2020 b Doctor Dino – Mind Master (Mizzen Mast)
RACE RECORD: 1 win viz NH-3 Prix Robert Lejeune
Lightly raced Grade 3-winning hurdler by one of France’s top National Hunt sires, he is a full brother to the ill-fated dual Grade 1-winning French hurdler Master Dino. He comes from a branch of the family of the Californian Grade 1 winner and seven-figure earner Skimming. Looks set for a busy career as a National Hunt stallion.
Haras de Toury
METROPOLITAN (FR)
2021 ch Zarak – Alianca (Halling)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains
A Classic-winning miler by a rising star in the French stallion ranks, he is likely to prove popular and to get his best in the broad six-to-12-furlong range. His dam is related to 2024 juvenile stakes winner Hot Darling, whereas his grand dam is an unraced sibling to three stakes winners including the Group 3 Norfolk Stakes winner and Group 1 Prix Morny runner-up Warm Heart.
Haras d’Etreham
MY PROSPERO (IRE)
2019 b Iffraaj – My Titania (Sea The Stars)
RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G2 Prix Eugene Adam
Rated 121 at his peak, this talented eight-to-ten-furlong horse is by the sire of rising-celebrity stallion Wootton Bassett and three others who have sired a Group 1 winner: Ribchester, Turn Me Loose, and Hot Streak. He is out of juvenile Group 3 scorer My Titania, is a half-brother to mile Group 2 winner My Oberon and Group 1-placed stakes winner My Astra, and his dam’s siblings feature the Group 2-winning sprinter Muthmir. Classic star Daryaba, the dam of Group 1 winner Daryakana, is also in the family. May get some useful autumn juveniles but likely to achieve his best results with three-year-olds and older horses at a mile and beyond.
Haras des Faunes
NIETZSCHE HAS (FR)
2021 ch Zarak – Nice To Meet You (Martaline)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including NH-3 Prix Hope-Prix Aguado, 2nd NH-1 Grand Gourse de Haies des 3 ans
Already a listed and Grade 3 winner over hurdles by mid-May as a three-year-old, his addition to the team at Haras de Montaigu was announced at the start of July. He then ran three more times in graded hurdle races and was Grade 1-placed on his final start. He is by a rising star in the Flat sire ranks, is a half-brother to a blacktype-winning chaser and out of a half-sister to Nirvana du Berlais, Toscana du Berlais, Aubusson, and Tirana du Berlais. Likely to be very busy in his new role.
Haras de Montaigu
PUCHKINE (FR)
2021 b Starspangledbanner – Vadyska (So You Think)
RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G1 Prix Jean Prat
A multiple winner at seven and eight furlongs who landed the Prix Jean Prat over the shorter trip at Deauville, he is by the sire of ill-fated Classic sire The Wow Signal and young Irish stallion State of Rest whose first foals made up to €58,000 in 2024. His dam is a half-sister to a stakes winner, his grand dam is a dual stakes winner, and they come from a branch of the famous Reprocolor family whose Group 1 stars feature Cezanne, Colorspin, Opera House, Kayf Tara, Zee Zee Top, and Lyric of Light. Potential source of winners in the five-to-10-furlong range, depending on the mares.
Haras de Beaumont
RIOCORVO (GER)
2016 b Pastorius – Rio Corba (Silvano)
RACE RECORD: 7 wins including G3 Grand Prix de Vichy
Prolific winner from three to six, this horse is by the sire of Grade 1 Beverly D Stakes heroine Dalika and out of an unraced half-sister to Rumh, the stakes-winning dam of middle-distance Group/Grade 1 stars Wild Illusion and Yibir. His Group 3-winning grand dam Royal Dubai is a half-sister to Grade 1 winner Royal Highness – dam of Group 2 winner and National Hunt sire Free Port Lux – whereas third dam Reem Dubai is a half-sister to the dams of Group 1 winner Robertico and ill-fated Group 1 star Electrocutionist.
Haras de la Hetraie
RIVER TIBER (IRE)
2021 b Wootton Bassett – Transcendence (Arcano)
RACE RECORD: 3 wins including G2 Coventry Stakes
Leading juvenile sprinter who was Classic-placed at three, he is an early son for a rising-star stallion and by the sire of Group 1 sire Almanzor. His dam is a half-sister to two speedy stakes winners, one of those also being the dam of Group 1 Phoenix Stakes winner Sudirman. His stakes-winning grand dam stayed a mile and comes from a branch of the family of 1000 Guineas winner Mother Earth and much-lamented stallion Dandy Man. Likely to be popular and get his best winners in the broad five-to-10-furlong range.
Haras de la Huderie
ZAGREY (FR)
2019 b Zarak – Grey Anatomy (Slickly)
RACE RECORD: 5 wins including G1 Grosser Preis von Baden
Winner at two, Group 2-placed stakes winner at three and a middle-distance Group 1 winner at four, this horse is an early son for rising-star stallion. His dam is a half-sister to a stakes winner and out of a stakes-winning half-sister to multiple Group 1-placed Group 2 Royal Lodge Stakes victor Eltish, plus Grade 3-winning sprinter Forest Gazelle. It’s a branch of the family of mile Classic heroine Wince and her runaway Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks-winning daughter Quiff. Potential source of stamina.
Haras de Grandcamp
New in Germany
FANTASTIC MOON (GER)
2020 b Sea The Moon – Frangipani (Jukebox Jury)
RACE RECORD: 7 wins including G1 Grosser Preis von Baden, G1 Deutsches Derby
Classic winner at three, Group 1 winner again at four and an early stallion son of a runaway Classic star, this grandson of Sea The Stars should prove popular in his new role. His dam is a half-sister to a Group 3 winner, as is his grand dam, and the family’s branches include links to US Grade 1 winners Street Boss (sire of 74 stakes winners) and Jack Christopher (Ashford Stud, yearlings in 2025) plus Group/Grade 2 winners such as Four Sins, Running Stag, and Fruhlingssturm.
Gestut Ebbesloh