Farewell To Our Star Sprinter Bradsell
November was the month to celebrate the success of our star sprinter BRADSELL, who retired from racing to take up stallion duties at the National Stud in Newmarket. It wasn’t to be for the triple Group 1 winner at the Breeders’ Cup in California on his final racecourse appearance at the start of the month but he left us all at Saxon Gate with many wonderful memories. Winner of the Group 2 Coventry Stakes at two and the Group 1…
Globetrotting Emperor Reigns Again
Middleham Park Racing’s International star BRAVE EMPEROR set himself up for an attempt at a second consecutive win in the Premio Vittorio Di Capua in Italy after scoring a fourth career Group 3 success there in mid-October. Our son of Sioux Nation achieved the sixth stakes success of his illustrious career when dominating the Premio del Piazzale Memorial Enrico Camici in Milan under regular jockey Luke Morris ahead of a return to the San Siro in November. “It was great…
Globetrotting Emperor Out For Milan Encore
Our globetrotting star BRAVE EMPEROR will head to Milan next month in pursuit of a second consecutive win in the Premio Vittorio Di Capua after scoring a fourth career Group 3 success in the Italian city. Middleham Park Racing’s star achieved the sixth stakes success of his illustrious career when dominating the Premio del Piazzale Memorial Enrico Camici at the San Siro on 13th October under regular jockey Luke Morris. His 11th win in 22 starts edged the son of…
Bradsell Headlines Magical September
BRADSELL’S second consecutive Group 1 victory in the Flying Five Stakes in Ireland was the highlight of a magical September that yielded three other Pattern victories for Archie and Saxon Gate. Our star sprinter supplemented August’s success in the Nunthorpe Stakes by dominating a big field at The Curragh on Irish Champions’ weekend, making his jockey Hollie Doyle the first female rider to win a Flat race of that status in Ireland. Bradsell, who is now on target for the…
Electrolyte Extends Brilliant Run Of Stakes Form
A return to France could be on the cards for juvenile star ELECTROLYTE after Archie’s brilliant run of form in stakes races continued at the weekend (21st September). Wathnan Racing’s colt won the Group 3 Prix Eclipse at Chantilly, supplementing Bradsell’s victory in the Group 1 Flying Five Stakes at The Curragh and Aesterius’s success in the Group 2 Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster the previous week. “He’s very talented and it’s brilliant to be able to reward the support…
Breeders’ Cup Among Targets For Sprint Stars
The Breeders’ Cup at Del Mar in the United States this autumn is on the agenda for our sprint stars BRADSELL and Aesterius, who crowned an unforgettable weekend with Group wins either side of the Irish Sea. Bradsell dominated a big field to take the Group 1 Bar One Racing Flying Five Stakes at The Curragh on Sunday 15th September – just 48 hours after his stable companion claimed the Group 2 Carlsberg Danish Pilsner Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster.…
California Dreaming With Juvenile Star Aesterius
A trip to California is on the cards for our talented two-year-old AESTERIUS following his win in the Group 3 Prix d’Arenberg at Longchamp on Sunday, 1st September. Wathnan Racing’s son of Mehmas scored his third win in five starts in the five-furlong sprint, making virtually all the running to beat fellow British raider Kaadi by a comfortable length and a half. Now Archie is planning to take his chance in the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint at Del Mar…
Nunthorpe Hero Bradsell Heads To Ireland
The Group 1 Flying Five Stakes at The Curragh on 15th September is the likely target for our fantastic Coolmore Wootton Bassett Nunthorpe winner Bradsell. Our star sprinter dominated the York showpiece on day three of the Ebor Festival to supplement previous high-level successes in the Coventry Stakes and the King’s Stand Stakes at Royal Ascot. Remarkably, the four-year-old suffered a cannon bone fracture earlier in the year but looked better than ever when powering home from a stellar field…
Nunthorpe Next For Bradsell
It’s all systems go for the Group 1 Nunthorpe Stakes for BRADSELL following his impressive comeback win in France last weekend. Our dual Royal Ascot winner will head to York for the five-furlong showpiece on Friday 23rd August after brushing aside an 11-month injury lay-off in Deauville. Winner of the Coventry Stales at two and the Group 1 King’s Stand Stakes last summer, Victorious Racing’s speedy son of Tasleet came back in style in the five-furlong Listed Prix du Cercle.…
Glorious Future For Aesterius
It could be a ‘Glorious’ summer for our Listed winning two-year-old AESTERIUS, who will step back up in class in the Group 3 Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood’s big summer festival. Wathnan Racing’s exciting son of Mehmas earned a crack at the five-furlong juvenile dash with a resounding success in the Listed Dragon Stakes at Sandown on Friday 5th July on only his third career start. “It’s fantastic to make Aesterius a stakes winner and very important to get a Listed…