2025 Stallion Book
Bucanero Fuerte
Go Bears Go
King of Steel
Mojo Star
Persian Force
bucanero fuerte (GB)
racingcareer
Year AgeStarts Wins 2nd3rd 4thEarnings 2023 25 3- 2- 277,733 2024 341 33,800
Total9 4- 2- £311,533
Winningdistances at 2and 3years 5f-6f
At 22nd top rated2yr oldcoltinEurope in 2023.Won PhoenixStakes, Curragh, Gr.1,(6f.beatingPorta Fortuna (IRE)and Givemethebeatboys(IRE)), Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2,(6f.beatingUnquestionable(FR)and HisMajesty (IRE)), Alkumait at CapitalStallionsMaidenStakes, Curragh,(5f.beating Sturlasson(IRE) andSpanish Cara (IRE)), third in NationalStakes,Curragh, Gr.1, (toHenry Longfellow (IRE)),Coventry Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2,(to RiverTiber (IRE)). At 3Won Lacken Stakes, Naas Gr.3,(6f.beatingGivemethebeatboys(IRE) and MyMateAlfie (IRE)).
extended pedigree
1st Dam
FRIDALABLONDE (FR),placed3timesat3 and4yearsinFrance; Ownsisterto FREDLALLOUPET (GB); damof 4winners includingBUCANERO FUERTE (GB) (2021c.byWoottonBassett (GB)), subjectstallion. WOODED (IRE) (2017c.byWoottonBassett (GB)), won3 racesat2and 3 yearsinFranceand £205,747 includingPrixdel'Abbaye de Longchamp, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,Prix Texanita,Chantilly, Gr.3,placed 4timesincluding second in Prix La Rochette,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,PrixduPetit Couvert, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3 andthird in Prix Thomas Bryon, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3,also fourth in Prix JeanPrat, Deauville, Gr.1;sire. Beat Le Bon (FR) (2016g.byWoottonBassett(GB)),won 4races at 3years and£303,856and placed secondinSovereign Stakes, Salisbury, Gr.3,Two YearOld Trophy,Redcar, L. andthird in King RichardIII Stakes, Leicester, L. 2nd Dam FIRM FRIEND(IRE), won 4races at 2and 5yearsinFranceand in U.S.A. and £121,037 including Critériumd'Evry, Evry, L.,placedsecond in Premio Regina Elena(1000 Guineas),Rome, Gr.2,PremioLibero Perlini, Naples, L.,Politely Stakes, Monmouth Parkand third in Prix de la Porte Maillot, ParisLongchamp Gr.3,PrixEclipse, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3,Prix du Pin, ParisLongchamp L.; damof 7winners includingFREDLALLOUPET (GB) (c.byElusive City (USA)),won 5racesat3 to 5yearsin Franceand £215,413 includingPrixCor de Chasse,Fontainebleau L.,Prix Servanne,Maisons-Laffitte L.,placed second in Prix de Seine-et-Oise, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3,PrixdeRis-Orangis, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3,Prix Contessina,Fontainebleau, L. (twice), Prix CordeChasse,Fontainebleau, L. MONPOTELEGITAN (USA) (c.byThunderGulch (USA)),won 3races at 3 and4 yearsinFranceand £53,988including Prix Servanne,Chantilly, L., placed 8timesincluding thirdinPrixdeCabourg,Deauville, Gr.3;sire. FRIDOLINE(FR),won 1raceat3 yearsinFranceand £14,960; damofwinners DIABLOTINE (IRE),2 racesat2 yearsinFranceand £38,840including Prix desReves d'Or, Vichy, L.,all herstarts FELD MARECHALE(FR),won 1race at 3yearsinFrance; damofwinners MAXIMUM AURELIUS(FR),Joint toprated 3yrold milerinItaly in 2016,6 racesinFranceand £161,704 includingPrixduPoint du Jour,Craon, L.,Prix desSablonnets,Nantes, L.,PrixMatchem,Maisons-Laffitte, L.,placed11 timesincluding secondinPrixJacquesdeBrémond,Vichy, L.,Grand Prix Anjou Bretagne,Nantes, L. andthird in Prix Daphnis, Chantilly, Gr.3
3rd Dam
CHEREAMIE(FR) won 1raceinFrance; damof 2winners includingFIRM FRIEND(IRE),see above.
Thenextdam Chere Alise(FR) won 1raceat3 yearsinFranceand placed second in Prix de la Calonne,Deauville L. andfourth in Prix Chloé, Evry Gr.3; Ownsister to CENERENTOLA(FR); damof 5winners includingEmaline(FR),won 1raceat2 yearsinFranceand placed fourth in Prix Thomas Bryon, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3;dam of winners.
MAGICRING(IRE),Joint 3rdtop rated2yr oldinEnglandin1991, won Cornwallis Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3,Norfolk Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3,placedthird in Prix de l'Abbaye de Longchamp,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1;sire. RAINSTONE (GB),winnerabroad; damof GipsyRoseLee (IRE),2 racesat2 yearsand placed second in Princess Margaret Stakes,Ascot, Gr.3;grandam of ORPELLO (IRE),8 racesinFranceand in Italy includingPremio Ambrosiano, Milan, Gr.3 (twice), placed second in Premio Presidentedella Repubblica GBIRacing, Rome, Gr.1, SHOCKING BLU(GB),10races in Italy including Premio Regione Toscana, Pisa, L. CAROLA (POL),won 2races at 3yearsinItaly;dam of winners.
COCO SUN(FR),2 racesat4 yearsinFranceincluding Prix IsolaBella, Chantilly, L.,placedsecondinKolnerStutenpreis, Cologne, L.
sire reference
By WOOTTONBASSETT (GB) (2008-Stud2012),Champion2yr oldcoltin Francein2010, Joint3rd toprated 2yrold in Europe in 2010,Won 5races, £541,704, 6f.-7f., Prix Jean-LucLagardère,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1.Sire ofBUCANERO FUERTE (GB) (subject stallion).
TENNESSEESTUD(IRE) (Critérium de Saint-Cloud, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1,secondin BeresfordStakes, Curragh Gr.2).
TWAIN(IRE) (Critérium International, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1).
CAMILLE PISSARRO(IRE) (Prix Jean-LucLagardère,ParisLongchamp Gr.1).
AL RIFFA (FR) (NationalStakes,Curragh Gr.1,Grosser Preisvon Berlin,BerlinHoppegarten, Gr.1,secondinEclipseStakes, Sandown, Gr.1,PrixGuillaume d'Ornano, Deauville Gr.2,International Stakes,Curragh, Gr.3).
UNQUESTIONABLE(FR) (PrevagenBreeders' CupJuvenile Turf, SantaAnita, Gr.1,secondinPrixJean-LucLagardère,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2,fourthinPhoenixStakes, Curragh, Gr.1).
KINGOFSTEEL(USA) (ChampionStakes, Ascot, Gr.1,KingEdwardVII Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2,secondinDerby Stakes, Epsom, Gr.1,third in King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1).
WOODED (IRE) (Prixdel'AbbayedeLongchamp,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,Prix Texanita,Chantilly, Gr.3,second in Prix La Rochette,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3;sire).
ALMANZOR (FR) (QIPCO Champion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1,QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes,Leopardstown, Gr.1,PrixduJockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1,PrixGuillaume d'Ornano, Deauville, Gr.2,PrixdeGuiche, Chantilly, Gr.3;sire)
ZELLIE(FR) (PrixMarcelBoussac, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
AUDARYA (FR) (PrixJean Romanet, Deauville, Gr.1,Breeders' CupFilly andMare Turf,Keeneland, Gr.1,secondinPrinceofWales'sStakes, Ascot, Gr.1,Prix Jean Romanet,Deauville, Gr.1,third in Prix de l'Opéra, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
INCARVILLE (FR) (Prix Saint-Alary, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
ROYALPATRONAGE (FR) (Royal LodgeStakes,Newmarket Gr.2,Tramway Stakes, Randwick, Gr.2,Acomb Stakes, York, Gr.3,second in DanteStakes, York Gr.2,third in EpsomHandicap, Randwick Gr.1).
TOPGEAR(FR) (ChallengeStakes,Newmarket Gr.2,PrixEclipse, Chantilly, Gr.3 Prix du Pin, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,secondinPrixMessidor, Chantilly, Gr.3).
HENRIMATISSE (IRE) (Futurity Stakes, Curragh Gr.2,Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2,secondinNationalStakes, Curragh, Gr.1).
GREEN IMPACT (IRE) (GoldenFleeceStakes, Leopardstown Gr.2).
RIVER TIBER (IRE) (CoventryStakes, Ascot, Gr.2,third in Irish2000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1,MiddleParkStakes, Newmarket, Gr.1,Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1).
CHINDIT(IRE) (SummerMile, Ascot, Gr.2,Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2, Superior Mile,Haydock, Gr.3,GreenhamStakes,Newbury, Gr.3,secondin Lockinge Stakes,Newbury, Gr.1,third in Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1).
ATOMIC JONES(FR) (GoldenFleeceStakes,Leopardstown, Gr.2).
SPEAKOFTHE DEVIL(FR) (Churchill Distaff Turf Mile Stakes, Gr.2,Prix Tantième,Saint-Cloud, L.,PrixIsolaBella,Saint-Cloud, L.,secondinPoule d'Essaides Pouliches, Deauville, Gr.1,third in Prix Rothschild,Deauville, Gr.1).
TAMAHERE (FR) (Sands PointStakes, Belmont Park, Gr.2,PrixLaSorellina, La Teste- BassinArcachon, L.,secondinJenny WileyStakes, Keeneland, Gr.1).
MARANOACHARLIE(FR) (PrixThomasBryon, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3,fourth in CritériumInternational, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1).
HOUQUETOT(IRE) (PrixLaRochette,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3).
IDES OF MARCH (IRE) (Round TowerStakes, Curragh, Gr.3).
WOOTTON VERNI (FR) (Prix Greffulhe,Saint-Cloud, Gr.3,secondinPrixEugène Adam, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2).
GREY MAN(FR) (PrixFrançoisBoutin, Deauville, Gr.3).
ZABIARI (GB) (Prixdes Chênes,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3).
THESUMMIT(FR) (PrixdeFontainebleau, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,secondinPrix du Jockey Club,Chantilly, Gr.1,Pouled'Essai des Poulains,Deauville Gr.1).
AMERICAN FLAG(FR) (Prix de Fontainebleau,ParisLongchamp Gr.3,fourth in Pouled'Essaides Poulains,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
WHIRL(IRE) (Silken Glider Stakes,Curragh Gr.3).
ANGEAL (IRE) (Prix SixPerfections,Deauville, Gr.3).
ILARAAB (IRE) (Aston ParkStakes, Newbury, Gr.3,StSimonStakes,Newbury, Gr.3,third in Cumberland Lodge Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3;sire).
PROTAGONIST (FR) (Sky High Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.3).
AMILCAR (IRE) (PrixdelaPorte Maillot, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3).
GUILDSMAN (FR) (Franklin-SimpsonStakes,KentuckyDowns, Gr.3,secondin RoundTower Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3,third in CoventryStakes, Ascot, Gr.2).
WOOTTONASSET (FR) (Virginia Derby, Colonial Downs, Gr.3).
THEBLACKALBUM(FR) (Prix La Rochette,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3).
WOOTTON (FR) (PrixdeFontainebleau,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,secondinJebel Hatta,Meydan, Gr.1,third in St James'sPalaceStakes, Ascot, Gr.1).
APPLES AND BANANAS (IRE) (CritériumduFonds Européen de l'Elevage, Deauville, L.R.,third in CritériumInternational, Saint-Cloud, Gr.1).
BENEVENTO(IRE) (FlyingScotsmanStakes,Doncaster, L.).
EVADE(FR) (SurreyStakes, Epsom, L.,secondinPrixLaRochette, Gr.3).
CHANTEZ (IRE) (Ingabelle Stakes, Leopardstown, L.).
GALAREAL(FR) (PrixdelaSeine,ParisLongchamp, L.).
TEXAS(FR) (CritériumduLanguedoc,Toulouse L ,secondinPouled'Essaides Poulains,ParisLongchamp Gr.1;sire)
WOOTTON'SCOLT(FR) (CriteriumNazionale,Milan L.;sire)
DREAMWORKS (FR) (Prix Ridgway, ParisLongchamp, L.).
To standhis firstseasonatstudin2025
Iffraaj (GB) (2001)
BTW 106 BTW
Wootton Bassett (GB) (b/br. 2008) 56 BTW
Balladonia(GB) (1996) BTP 1BTW
ElusiveCity(USA) (2000)
BTW 58 BTW
Frida La Blonde (FR) (b.2011) 2BTW
Firm Friend (IRE) (1990) BTW 2BTW
Zafonic(USA) 57 BTW Gone West Zaizafon
Pastorale(GB) 3BTW Nureyev ParkAppeal
PrimoDominie 33 BTW Dominion Swan Ann
Susquehanna Days (USA) 2BTP Chief'sCrown GlidingBy
ElusiveQuality (USA) 138 BTW Gone West TouchofGreatness
Star of Paris (USA) 2BTW Dayjur Liturgism
Affirmed (USA) 83 BTW ExclusiveNative Won'tTellYou
ChereAmie(FR) 1BTW GayMecene Chere Alise
go bearsgo (IRE)
racingcareer
Year AgeStarts Wins 2nd3rd 4thEarnings 2021 27 22 11 234,472 2022 3821 -1 91,701 2023 44 2- 48,758 2024 53
Total224332
Winningdistances at 2and 3years 5f-6f
£375,309
At 2Won RailwayStakes,Curragh, Gr.2,(6f.beatingCastle Star (IRE)and Masseto(GB)),Tote+ PlacepotsPay More Novice Stakes, Ascot, (5f. beatingFall of Rome (IRE)and Robasta(IRE)), second in Breeders' CupJuvenileTurfSprint, DelMar, Gr.2,(to Twilight Gleaming(IRE)), Norfolk Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2,(to Perfect Power(IRE)), third in PhoenixStakes, Curragh Gr.1,(to Ebro River(IRE)), fourth in MiddleParkStakes,Newmarket Gr.1,(to Perfect Power(IRE)).
At 3Joint top rated3yr oldsprinter in Irelandin2022. Won PhoenixSprint Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3,(6f.beatingAno Syra (IRE)and SacredBridge(GB)), PavilionStakes, Ascot, Gr.3,(6f.beatingHierarchy (IRE)and Ehraz(GB)), second in Hackwood Stakes,Newbury, Gr.3,(to Minzaal (IRE)), fourth in SandyLane Stakes, Haydock, Gr.2,(to El Caballo (GB)).
At 4Third in TwinSpires Turf SprintStakes, ChurchillDowns Gr.2,(to Nobals (USA)).
sire reference
By KODI BEAR (IRE) (2012-Stud 2017),Won 4races, £258,682,7f.-8f. CelebrationMile, Goodwood, Gr.2,Sovereign Stakes,Salisbury, Gr.3, MidsummerStakes,Windsor, L.,Winkfield Stakes,Ascot, L.,secondin Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1,fourth in Prix Jean Prat, Gr.1.Sire ofGO BEARSGO(IRE) (subjectstallion)
LEOVANNI (IRE) (Queen MaryStakes, Gr.2,third in LowtherStakes, Gr.2). THUNDERBEAR (IRE) (World Trophy Stakes,Newbury, Gr.3,secondin WaterfordTestimonial Stakes, Naas, L.,fourth in Lacken Stakes, Naas, Gr.3). COWARDOFTHECOUNTY(IRE) (PrixFrançoisBoutin,Deauville, Gr.3). EVER GIVEN(IRE) (SurreyStakes, Epsom, L.,second in Prix du Pin, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,third in CriterionStakes, Newmarket, Gr.3,fourth in SupremeStakes,Goodwood, Gr.3,Firebreak Stakes,Meydan, Gr.3, RockinghamStakes, York, L.).
COBH (IRE)/COBHFIELD(IRE) (StonehengeStakes, Salisbury, L.,secondinPat Eddery Stakes, Ascot, L.,third in RoyalLodge Stakes,Newmarket, Gr.2,fourth in Futurity Trophy Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.1). CLOUNMACON (IRE) (Sweet Mimosa Stakes, Naas, L.,fourth in Ballyogan Stakes,Naas, Gr.3).
MEASUREOFMAGIC(IRE) (PoloniaStakes, Cork, L.,CommittedStakes, Navan, L.,third in Commonwealth Cup, Ascot, Gr.1,FlyingChildersStakes, Doncaster Gr.2,Renaissance Stakes, Curragh Gr.3,Marwell Stakes, Naas, L.).
MYSTERYANGEL (IRE) (Pretty Polly Stakes,Newmarket L.,secondinOaks Stakes,Epsom Gr.1,SilverTankardStakes, Pontefract, L.,Montrose Stakes Newmarket L.,PrixRosedeMai,Saint-Cloud, L.,third in Zetland Stakes Newmarket Gr.3,PrixdePsyche, Deauville Gr.3,fourth in LancashireOaks Haydock, Gr.2,Princess Royal Stakes,Newmarket, Gr.3,MusidoraStakes, Gr.3). DIABLOTINE (IRE) (Prixdes Revesd'Or, Vichy, L.).
ScarletBear (IRE) (secondinFirthofClyde Stakes,Ayr, Gr.3,third in Dick Poole Stakes, Salisbury, Gr.3).
Bubuz (IRE) (secondinPremioEupili,Milan, L.,Premio Ubaldo Pandolfi, L.). HelensWell(IRE) (secondinSurferGirlStakes, SantaAnita, L.,Del MarJuvenile Fillies Turf Stakes,Del Mar, L.,third in Blue Norther Stakes, Santa Anita, L.). MistyAyr (IRE) (secondinTipperary Stakes, Tipperary, L.). Broxi(IRE) (third in AcombStakes, York, Gr.3). Lady Onyx (IRE) (third in EternalStakes, Carlisle, L.,MaggieDickson Stakes, Musselburgh, L.).
Beautiful Bay(IRE) (third in Premio Buontalenta, L.,PremioNogara, Milan, L.). Mutamaiezah(IRE) (third in Premio Nogara,Milan, L.).
BELLE IMAGE(IRE) (fourth in Irish1000Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1). ELINOR DASHWOOD(IRE) (fourth in Brigid's PastureStakes, Curragh, L.). KODI RED(IRE) (fourth in TipperaryStakes, Tipperary, L.).
BERGERAC (IRE)(7races and£166,031, 2024), CAIO SHARK(IRE) (7 racesand £43,834, 2024), DIGITAL (IRE)(6races and£105,168, 2024), APINTOFBEAR (IRE)(6races and£48,963, 2024), BEARCARDI(IRE) (6 racesand £30,909, 2024), COCO BEAR (IRE)(6races and£32,156,2023),KODEBREAKER (IRE)(5races and £53,870, 2024), PATONTHEBACK (IRE)(5races and£38,480,2024),LUCKYMAN (IRE)(5races and£102,850, 2024),SAN KODI(IRE) (5 racesand £30,491, 2024), JENSON BENSON (IRE)(4races and£34,424,2023),FREDBEAR(IRE) (4 racesand £30,088,2023),GIN O'CLOCK(IRE) (4 racesand £49,729,2024),MRBALOO (IRE)(4races and£34,932, 2024), ROOM SERVICE(IRE) (3 racesand £208,290, 2024), MARKSBEAR(IRE) (2 racesand £60,847),POLAR BEAR (IRE)(2races and £41,567,2023),KODILION (IRE)(2races and£44,834,2024),WOOD RANGER (IRE)(2races and£38,367),WAR BEAR (IRE)(2races and£35,364,2024),TUT TUT(IRE) (4 racesand £55,542), NOOR BANO (IRE)(2races and£34,077,2023)
To standhis firstseasonatstudin2025
extended pedigree
1st Dam IN DUBAI (USA) won 1raceat2 yearsand placed 4times; damof 6winners includingGO BEARSGO(IRE) (2019c.byKodiBear (IRE)),subjectstallion. DUBAI RAINBOW(IRE) (2015f.byTamayuz (GB)),won 2races at 3and 4years and£20,386 andplaced6 times; damofa winner Royalty Bay(IRE) (f.byKodiac (GB)), 2races at 2years, 2024 and£37,926 andplacedonceviz secondinPrixSix Perfections,Deauville, Gr.3
2nd Dam
BAHR (GB), won 4races at 2and 3yearsand £221,085 including Ribblesdale Stakes,Ascot Gr.2,MusidoraStakes, York Gr.3,Washington SingerStakes, Newbury, L.,placedsecond in Oaks Stakes, Epsom, Gr.1 andthird in IrishOaks Curragh, Gr.1 andFlowerBowlInvitationalHandicap, Belmont Park, Gr.1; damof 6winners includingNAHRAIN(GB) (f.bySelkirk (USA)),won 5races at 3and 4yearsathome, in France andinU.S.A.and £669,336 including Prix de l'Opéra, ParisLongchamp Gr.1,FlowerBowlInvitationalStakes, BelmontPark, Gr.1 DistaffStakes, Sandown, L.,secondinBreeders' CupF&M Turf, Churchill Downs, Gr.1 andthird in BlandfordStakes, Curragh, Gr.2;dam of winners BENBATL(GB),Championolder milerinEuropein2019, Toprated older milerinEnglandand U.A.E. in 2018,11races at 3to7 yearsathome, in Australia, in Germanyand in U.A.E.and £5,952,076 including Grosser Dallmayr BayerischesZuchtrennen,Munich, Gr.1,DPWorld DubaiTurf, Meydan, Gr.1,Ladbrokes CaulfieldStakes, Caulfield, Gr.1,JoelStakes, Newmarket, Gr.2 (twice), Mubadala Al Maktoum Challenge 2, Meydan, Gr.2,LonginesSingspiel Stakes,Meydan, Gr.2,Jebel AliPortAlRashidiya Stakes, Meydan, Gr.2,Hampton CourtStakes, Ascot, Gr.3,LonginesLadies Master SingspielStakes,Meydan, Gr.3,placed7 timesincluding second in Ladbrokes WS CoxPlate,MooneeValley, Gr.1,EmiratesAirlineJebel Hatta, Meydan, Gr.1,Dante Stakes,York, Gr.2,Celebration Mile,Goodwood, Gr.2 andthird in Joel Stakes,Newmarket, Gr.2 andCravenStakes, Newmarket, Gr.3;sire.
ELMALKA (GB),2 racesat2 and3 years, 2024 and£394,953including 1000 Guineas, Newmarket, Gr.1,third in FredDarlingStakes, Newbury, Gr.3 Fooraat (IRE),2 racesat2 and3 years and£32,558 andplaced3 times viz second in Snowdrop Stakes, Kempton, L. andthird in Rosemary Stakes, Newmarket L. andLyricStakes, York L.
BAHARAH (USA) (f.byElusive Quality (USA)),won 5races at 3and 4years and£106,656including Valiant Stakes, Ascot, L.,Fleur de Lys Stakes Lingfield L.,placed second in Churchill Stakes, Lingfield L. and Ladybird Stakes,Kempton L.;dam of winners.
Dorrati (USA), unraced; damofwinners
DORRAAR (IRE),1 race at 3years; damof FARABOVE (IRE),4 racesat3 and 4yearsathomeand in France and£58,123 includingPalaceHouseStakes, Newmarket, Gr.3,PrixKistena,Deauville, L.,placedonce, allhis starts; sire
3rd Dam
LADY OF THESEA won 1raceat3 yearsand placed 3times; damof 8winners includingCLERIO(GB),won 5races at 2and 3yearsathomeand in France including MatronStakes,Curragh Gr.3,LaCoupe de Marseille, Marseille-Borély, L.,Prix Caravelle, Toulouse, L.;dam of winners
ALAMER (NZ),won Trevor Eagle MemorialStakes,Ellerslie, L. Clerihew (GB), unraced; damof OURROKKII(NZ),won IG MarketsToorak Handicap,Caulfield, Gr.1,TJS FrankPacker Plate, Randwick, Gr.3 GREEN PALM TREE (GB),won 5races at home andinAustralia; damofwinners AZALEA (AUS),winnerinAustralia; damof NOOGOORABURR(AUS),won HampdenStakes,Doomben, L. andBrodies Phelan ReadyStakes,Eagle Farm, L., FleurRoyale(AUS),winnerinAustraliaand second in Widden Stakes, Randwick, L. andthird in EqualFlight Stakes,Randwick, Gr.1 NO COMMENT (TUR),won 4races at 2to4 yearsabroad; damofwinners MAXIMUSBOY (TUR),won BosphorusCup,Veliefendi, Gr.2
Thenextdam LA MER(NZ),Champion2-y-o filly in New Zealandin1975-76, Champion3-y-o filly in NewZealandin1976-77, won 24 racesinAustraliaand in NewZealandincluding AirNew ZealandStakes, Ellerslie, Gr.1,New Zealand Oaks,Trentham, Gr.1,ManawatuSires' ProduceStakes,Manawatu, Gr.1,New ZealandInternational Stakes, Waikato, Gr.2,Awapuni Gold Cup, Manawatu, Gr.2,Great NorthernOaks, Ellerslie, Gr.2,Royal Stakes, Ellerslie, Gr.2,Levin Cup Stakes, Levin, Gr.2,Desert Gold Stakes, Trentham, Gr.2,Ormond Memorial Stakes, Hastings, Gr.3 (twice), Coongy Handicap, Caulfield, Gr.3,Manawatu Challenge Stakes,Manawatu, Gr.3 (twice), Eulogy Stakes, Manawatu, Gr.3; damof 7winners includingCIPRIANI,won 2races at 2and 4yearsincluding BallycorusStakes, Leopardstown, L.,placed3 timesincluding second in Ballycorus Stakes, Leopardstown, L. andthird in McGrath Stakes,Curragh, L.;dam of winners. LOUGHMORE,won 1raceat3 yearsinNew Zealand; grandamof LITTLE JAMIE (AUS),won Ford Dealer Team Sires' ProduceStakes, Awapuni, Gr.1 Seascape,unraced;dam of winners ASCOT ISLE (AUS),won Tauranga Classic,ArawaPark, L.
Kodiac (GB) (2001) BTP 102 BTW
Kodi Bear (IRE) (br. 2012) 10 BTW
In Dubai (USA) (ch. 2003) 1BTW
Hawattef (IRE) (1996) 1BTW
Giant's Causeway (USA) (1997) BTW 208 BTW
Bahr (GB) (1995) BTW 2BTW
Danehill (USA) 351BTW Danzig Razyana
Rafha 5BTW Kris Eljazzi
Mujtahid (USA) 12 BTW Woodman Mesmerize
Madary(CAN) Green Desert High And Dry
StormCat (USA) 177 BTW StormBird Terlingua
Mariah'sStorm (USA) 2BTW Rahy Immense
Generous (IRE) 61 BTW Caerleon DoffThe Derby
Lady of TheSea 2BTW Mill Reef La Mer
king of steel (USA)
racingcareer
Year AgeStarts Wins 2nd3rd 4thEarnings 2022 22 1- 3,240
2023 36 21 11 1,493,572
Total8 3111 £1,496,812
Winningdistances at 2and 3years 8½f-12f
At 2Won BritishStallionsEBF Maiden Stakes, Nottingham, (8½f. beatingNader King (IRE)and In TheTrenches(GB))
At 34th top rated3yr oldcoltinEngland in 2023, 3rdtop rated3yr old colt in Irelandin2023. Won Champion Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1,(10f. beatingVia Sistina(IRE) andHorizon Dore (FR)), King Edward VII Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2,(12f. beatingContinuous (JPN)and Artistic Star (IRE)), second in DerbyStakes, Epsom, Gr.1,(to Auguste Rodin(IRE)), third in King George VI &Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1,(to Hukum (IRE)), fourth in IrishChampionStakes,Leopardstown, Gr.1,(to AugusteRodin (IRE))
extended pedigree
1st Dam
ELDACAR (GB), won 2races at 3and 4yearsinFranceand £53,780 andplaced6 times; Ownsisterto Miss Crissy(IRE); damof 2winners-
KINGOFSTEEL(USA) (2020c.byWoottonBassett (GB)), subjectstallion. MACADAMIA (FR) (2019f.byWoottonBassett (GB)), won2 racesat3 and4 years, 2023 in U.S.A.and £63,026and placed 3times.
2nd Dam
SERACINA(GB), won 1raceat3 yearsinFranceand £13,380 andplacedtwice; damof 5winners includingMiss Crissy(IRE) (f.byVerglas (IRE)),won 2races at 3years in France and £97,974and placed 6timesincluding second in Prix de Royallieu, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2,PrixdePomone,Deauville, Gr.2 andthird in Prix de Thiberville,ParisLongchamp, L.,fromonly9 starts
3rd Dam
SERALIA (GB) won 1raceat2 yearsinFranceviz Prix Yacowlef,Deauville L. placed thirdinPrixduCalvados,Deauville, Gr.3; dam of 8winners includingSERISIA (FR),won 4races at 3years in France includingPrix de Psyché, Deauville, Gr.3 andPrixdelaSeine,Maisons-Laffitte, L.;dam of winners. CONTRIBUTER(IRE),ChampionmilerinAustraliain2014-15,8 racesat2 to 5years at home andinAustraliaincluding Ranvet Rawson Stakes, Rosehill, Gr.1,Liverpool City Chipping NortonStakes,Warwick Farm, Gr.1,Optus ApolloStakes, Randwick, Gr.2,David JonesCup Coongy Handicap, Caulfield, Gr.3,Wolferton Handicap,Ascot, L.,Magnolia Stakes,Kempton, L.,placedsecondinDee Stakes, Chester, Gr.3,Cocked HatStakes, Goodwood, L. andthird in LonginesLKS Mackinnon Stakes, Flemington, Gr.1 andGordonRichardsStakes, Sandown, Gr.3;sire. Saimaa(IRE),2 racesat3 and4 yearsinFranceand placed thirdinPrixIsola Bella,Saint-Cloud, L.;dam of SUNRISEZIPANGU (JPN),won Wakagoma Stakes, Kyoto, L.,placedsecondinJBC Nisai Yushun,Mombetsu, L. and third in HopefulStakes,Nakayama, Gr.1 andJapan Dirt Classic,Oi, L., Gran Cielo (JPN),winnerinJapan andplacedsecondinIvy Stakes,Tokyo, L. Scapegrace (IRE), unraced;dam of Saint Gregoire(FR),6 racesat3 and4 yearsinFranceand placed secondinPrix du PointduJour, Craon, L. Serisette (IRE), unraced;dam of SEMBLE JUSTE(IRE),4 racesto4 yearsin U.S.A. includingMariHulmanGeorgeMem.Stakes, Horseshoe Indianapolis MAYYADAH (IRE),won 3races at 2and 3yearsinFranceincluding Prix Amandine,Maisons-Laffitte L.,placed second in Prix du Pin, ParisLongchamp Gr.3 andPrixMarchandd'Or, Maisons-Laffitte L.;dam of winners. Sandbox(IRE),won 1raceat3yearsinFranceand placed thirdinPrix Panacée, Toulouse, L.;dam of winners. GLORYPOWER (IRE),3 racesat3 and4 yearsinFranceincluding Prix Miss Satamixa, Deauville, L. SANDSNOW(IRE),1 race at 3yearsinFranceand placed 5times; damof SOTTEVILLE (FR),4 racesat2 and3 yearsinFranceincluding Derbydu Languedoc,Toulouse, L.,placedthird in Prix de Royallieu, Chantilly, Gr.2 and Prix Minerve,Deauville, Gr.3, Crisolles (FR),winnerinFranceand in U.S.A.,secondinPrixdelaNonette,Deauville, Gr.2,third in Prix Vanteaux, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3;grandam of SURVIE (IRE),3 racesat2 and3 years, 2024 in France includingPrixdeMalleret, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2,secondin Prix de Diane, Chantilly, Gr.1 andthird in Prix Saint-Alary, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2 andPrix Vanteaux, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3, SonofMan (IRE),1 race at 2years, 2023 andplacedthird in HorrisHill Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 SAILOR MOON (IRE),won 1raceat2 yearsinFrance; damofwinners STRAIGHTRIGHT (FR),won Prix de la Californie,Cagnes-Sur-Mer, L.,placed thirdinPrixTexanita,Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3
STONE ROSES(FR),2 racesat3 yearsinFranceincluding Prix Solitude,SaintCloud, L.,third in Prix Le Fabuleux,Maisons-Laffitte L.;dam of Abstinence (GB),1 race at 3yearsand placed thirdinAphrodite Stakes,Newmarket, L.
sire reference
By WOOTTONBASSETT (GB) (2008-Stud2012),Champion2yr oldcoltin Francein2010, Joint3rd toprated 2yrold in Europe in 2010,Won 5races, £541,704, 6f.-7f., Prix Jean-LucLagardère,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1.Sire ofKING OF STEEL(USA) (subject stallion)
CAMILLE PISSARRO (IRE) (PrixJean-LucLagardère,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1, second in MarbleHill Stakes,Curragh Gr.3,AngleseyStakes,Curragh Gr.3).
AL RIFFA (FR) (NationalStakes,Curragh Gr.1,GrosserPreis vonBerlin,BerlinHoppegarten, Gr.1,secondinEclipse Stakes, Sandown, Gr.1).
UNQUESTIONABLE (FR) (PrevagenBreeders'Cup Juvenile Turf, SantaAnita Gr.1,secondinPrixJean-LucLagardère,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
BUCANERO FUERTE (GB) (Phoenix Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1,Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2,Lacken Stakes, Naas, Gr.3,third in NationalStakes, Curragh, Gr.1,Coventry Stakes,Ascot, Gr.2).
WOODED (IRE) (Prixdel'Abbaye de Longchamp,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,Prix Texanita, Chantilly, Gr.3,second in Prix La Rochette,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3;sire)
ALMANZOR (FR) (QIPCO ChampionStakes, Ascot, Gr.1,QIPCO Irish Champion Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1,Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1;sire)
ZELLIE(FR) (Prix MarcelBoussac, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1.).
AUDARYA (FR) (PrixJean Romanet, Deauville, Gr.1,Breeders' CupFilly andMare Turf, Keeneland, Gr.1,secondinPrince of Wales'sStakes,Ascot, Gr.1,Prix Jean Romanet,Deauville, Gr.1,third in Prix de l'Opéra,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
INCARVILLE (FR) (Prix Saint-Alary, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
TOPGEAR(FR) (ChallengeStakes,Newmarket, Gr.2,Prix Eclipse,Chantilly, Gr.3, Prix du Pin, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,secondinPrixMessidor,Chantilly, Gr.3).
ROYALPATRONAGE (FR) (Royal LodgeStakes,Newmarket, Gr.2,Tramway Stakes, Randwick, Gr.2,third in EpsomHandicap, Randwick, Gr.1).
HENRI MATISSE(IRE) (FuturityStakes, Curragh, Gr.2,Railway Stakes,Curragh, Gr.2,secondinNationalStakes, Curragh, Gr.1).
GREEN IMPACT (IRE) (GoldenFleeceStakes, Leopardstown, Gr.2).
RIVER TIBER (IRE) (CoventryStakes, Ascot Gr.2,third in Irish2000Guineas, Gr.1,MiddleParkStakes, Newmarket Gr.1,Prix Morny, Deauville Gr.1).
CHINDIT(IRE) (SummerMile, Ascot, Gr.2,Champagne Stakes, Doncaster, Gr.2 Superior Mile,Haydock Gr.3,secondinLockingeStakes, Newbury, Gr.1).
ATOMIC JONES(FR) (GoldenFleeceStakes,Leopardstown, Gr.2).
SPEAKOFTHE DEVIL (FR) (Churchill DistaffTurfMileStakes, Churchill Downs Gr.2,secondinPoule d'Essaides Pouliches, Deauville, Gr.1).
TAMAHERE (FR) (Sands PointStakes, Belmont Park, Gr.2,PrixLaSorellina,La Teste- BassinArcachon, L.,secondinJenny WileyStakes, Keeneland, Gr.1).
MARANOACHARLIE(FR) (PrixThomasBryon,Saint-Cloud, Gr.3).
HOUQUETOT(IRE) (PrixLaRochette,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3)
IDESOFMARCH (IRE) (Round TowerStakes, Curragh, Gr.3).
WOOTTONVERNI (FR) (PrixGreffulhe,Saint-Cloud, Gr.3).
GREY MAN(FR) (Prix FrançoisBoutin, Deauville, Gr.3).
ZABIARI (GB) (Prixdes Chênes,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3).
THESUMMIT(FR) (PrixdeFontainebleau, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,secondinPrix du Jockey Club,Chantilly, Gr.1,Pouled'Essai desPoulains, Deauville, Gr.1).
AMERICAN FLAG(FR) (PrixdeFontainebleau,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,fourth in Pouled'Essai desPoulains, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
ANGEAL (IRE) (Prix SixPerfections,Deauville, Gr.3).
WHIRL(IRE) (Silken Glider Stakes,Curragh, Gr.3).
ILARAAB (IRE) (Aston ParkStakes, Gr.3,StSimonStakes, Newbury, Gr.3;sire).
PROTAGONIST(FR) (Sky High Stakes, Rosehill Gr.3,third in Hill Stakes, Gr.2).
AMILCAR(IRE) (Prix de la Porte Maillot, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3).
GUILDSMAN (FR) (Franklin-SimpsonStakes,KentuckyDowns, Gr.3).
WOOTTONASSET (FR) (Virginia Derby, Colonial Downs, Gr.3).
THEBLACKALBUM(FR) (Prix La Rochette,ParisLongchamp Gr.3).
WOOTTON(FR) (Prix de Fontainebleau, ParisLongchamp Gr.3,secondinJebel Hatta,Meydan, Gr.1,third in St James'sPalaceStakes, Ascot, Gr.1).
TEXAS(FR) (CritériumduLanguedoc,Toulouse, L.,second in Pouled'Essaides Poulains,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1;sire)
EVADE (FR) (SurreyStakes, Epsom, L.,secondinPrixLaRochette, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3).
DO RE MI FA SOL(FR) (Prix du GrandCamp, Lyon-Parilly, L.,secondinBronte Cup Stakes, York, Gr.3,third in Prix de Malleret, Saint-Cloud, Gr.2).
APPLES AND BANANAS (IRE) (CritériumduFonds Européen de l'Elevage, Deauville, L.R.).
BENEVENTO(IRE) (FlyingScotsmanStakes,Doncaster, L.).
CHANTEZ (IRE) (Ingabelle Stakes, Leopardstown, L.).
GALAREAL(FR) (Prix de la Seine,ParisLongchamp, L.).
WOOTTON'S COLT(FR) (CriteriumNazionale,Milan, L.;sire)
GEMINIANO(GER) (pferdewetten.de-Cup,Hannover, L.).
DREAMWORKS (FR) (PrixRidgway,ParisLongchamp, L.).
WALTHAM (FR) (Prix Maurice Caillault, Chantilly, L.).
HELLENISTIQUE (FR) (Qatar Derby, Al Rayyan, L.).
HELTER SKELTER (FR) (Critérium du FondsEuropéendel'Elevage,Deauville, L.).
QUICKSTEP(FR) (Prix Coronation, Saint-Cloud L.).
BALSAM (FR) (Prixdes Revesd'Or, Vichy, L.).
ATTAGIRL (GB) (Roses Stakes, York L.).
WOOTTONCITY(FR) (Prix La Flèche,Chantilly, L.).
VICTORIA PLACA(FR) (LanwadesStudStakes, BroPark, L.).
To standhis firstseasonatstudin2025
Iffraaj (GB) (2001) BTW 106 BTW
Wootton Bassett (GB) (b/br. 2008) 54 BTW
Balladonia(GB) (1996) BTP 1BTW
Verglas (IRE) (1994) BTW 42 BTW
Eldacar(GB) (gr. 2012) 1BTW
Seracina(GB) (2003) 1BTP
Zafonic(USA) 57 BTW Gone West Zaizafon
Pastorale(GB) 3BTW Nureyev ParkAppeal
PrimoDominie 33 BTW Dominion Swan Ann
Susquehanna Days (USA) 2BTP Chief'sCrown GlidingBy
Highest Honor (FR) 70 BTW Kenmare High River
Rahaam (USA) 3BTW Secreto Fager'sGlory
Nashwan(USA) 39 BTW Blushing Groom Height of Fashion
Seralia (GB) 2BTW Royal Academy Serafica
mo ostar (IRE)
racingcareer
Year AgeStarts Wins 2nd3rd 4thEarnings
21 -1
36 13
Total9 15 -1 £542,991
Winningdistance at 3years 12f
At 3Won AcademyInsurance EBFMaidenStakes, Newbury, (12f.beating Auriferous (IRE)and Girandole(FR)), second in DerbyStakes,Epsom, Gr.1,(to Adayar(IRE)), St LegerStakes, Doncaster, Gr.1,(to HurricaneLane(IRE)).
At 4Second in AscotGoldCup,Ascot, Gr.1,(to Kyprios(IRE)).
At 5Fourth in John PorterStakes, Newbury, Gr.3,(to Grand Alliance(IRE)).
extended pedigree
1st Dam
GALLEY(GB), placed 3timesat3 yearsinFrance; damof 4winners includingPORTAGE(IRE) (2012c.byTeofilo (IRE)),won 4races at 2to4 yearsand £196,287including Silver Stakes, Curragh, L.,placed3 timesincluding second in Meld Stakes,Leopardstown, Gr.3;sire.
CAPE MAGIC(IRE) (2011f.byCapeCross (IRE)), won2 racesat3 yearsin Franceand in Italy and£26,250 including Premio ConteFelice Scheibler, Rome, L.;dam of winners.
Mojo Star (IRE) (2018c.bySea TheStars (IRE)),subject stallion. CelestedeLaMer (IRE)(2013 f. by Zoffany(IRE)), placed once at 3years; dam of winners.
Maritime Wings(IRE) (c.byGleneagles(IRE)), 1raceat2 yearsand £45,511, second in Futurity Stakes,Curragh, Gr.2,TyrosStakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3
2nd Dam
DOCKAGE (CAN), won 2races at 2and 3yearsinFranceincluding Prix d'Automne, ParisLongchamp L.,second in Prix de Saint Cyr, ParisLongchamp L.; damof 11 winners includingWHARF (USA) (c.byStorm Bird (CAN)),won 4races at 2to4 yearsathome andinU.S.A.and £161,092 including July Stakes, Newmarket Gr.3,Darley Stakes,Newmarket L.,secondinLockingeStakes, Newbury, Gr.2;sire. MOORING(GB) (f.byZafonic(USA)), won2 racesat3 yearsinFranceand £20,307including Prix de Lieurey, Deauville L.,placedonce; damofwinners HEATHER(IND),won Golconda Oaks, Hyderabad, L.;dam of ALICIA (IND) wonSouth India1000Guineas, Chennai, L.R. Buffering (GB),1raceat3 yearsinFrance, secondinPrix Occitanie, Toulouse, L.;dam of BufferZone (GB),10races to 2023 at home and abroad and£206,200and placed thirdinGreenlandsStakes, Curragh, Gr.2 DOCKLANDS (USA),won 5races at 4years in France; damofwinners RAIL LINK (GB),Champion3yr oldinEurope in 2006 (11-13f.), Champion 3yr old colt in France in 2006, 5 races at 3 years in France and £1,074,965 including Prix de l'ArcdeTriomphe, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,Grand Prix de Paris,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,PrixNiel, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2;sire. CROSSHARBOUR (GB),6 racesat3 to 5yearsinFranceand £183,394 including Prix du ConseildeParis,ParisLongchamp, Gr.2,PrixGontautBiron, Deauville, Gr.3,LaCoupe,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,placedtwice;sire. CHELSEAMANOR(GB),3 racesat3 yearsinFranceand £90,710including La CoupedeMaisons-Laffitte,Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3,placed10times includingsecondinPrix d'Harcourt, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2 andthird in Prix d'Ispahan, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,PrixGanay,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1;sire.
MAINSAIL (GB),3 racesinFranceand £122,560 includingPrix Bertrand du Breuil Longines,Chantilly, Gr.3,PrixMatchem,Maisons-Laffitte, L.;sire. Canada Water(GB),placed 3times in France;dam of CHERRY BLOSSOM (IRE),2 racesat2 and3years, 2024,£332,476including PoloniaStakes Cork, L.,secondinLowther Stakes, York Gr.2 Lawmaking (GB),5 races at homeand France, second in Prix La Rochette,ParisLongchamp Gr.3 FONAGE(GB),won 2races at 3and 4yearsinU.S.A.; damofwinners
ZAFONICALSTORM (USA),2 racesat2 yearsand £33,321including El Gran Senor Stakes,Tipperary, L.,placed3 times. COLZA(USA),won 1raceat2 years; damofwinners
LINDA'SLAD (GB),4 racesat2 and3 yearsathomeand in France and £234,014including CritériumdeSaint-Cloud,Saint-Cloud, Gr.1,Lingfield DerbyTrial,Lingfield, Gr.3,Prix de Condé, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3;sire. Ulterior Motives(GB),5 racesinFranceand in U.S.A. and£124,201 and placed secondinGovernor's Handicap, Sacramentoand third in Badener Meile,Baden-Baden, Gr.3 andPrix de Montretout,Lyon-Parilly, L. Latinia(FR), placed onceat4 yearsinFrance; grandamof LASTOTCHKA (FR), 4races at 2to4 years, 2023 in France and£160,628 includingPrix Gladiateur,ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,PrixBelle de Nuit, Saint-Cloud, Gr.3 TradingPlaces(GB), unraced; damofwinners
VONA (IRE),2 racesat2 and3 yearsathomeand in Qatarand £58,513 including MarygateStakes, York, L.,placed10times.
sire reference
By SEA THESTARS (IRE) (2006-Stud 2010), Champion 3yrold in Europe in 2009, Won8 races, £4,417,164,7f.-12f., DerbyStakes, Epsom, Gr.1,Irish ChampionStakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1,Juddmonte InternationalStakes,York, Gr.1,Eclipse Stakes,Sandown, Gr.1,2000 Guineas,Newmarket Gr.1,Prixdel'Arc de Triomphe,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,Beresford Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2.Sire ofBAAEED (GB) (Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, Ascot Gr.1,JuddmonteInternational Stakes, York Gr.1,Sussex Stakes, Goodwood Gr.1,Queen Anne Stakes, Ascot Gr.1,LockingeStakes Gr.1,PrixduMoulin de Longchamp, Gr.1;sire)
SOSIE(IRE) (Grand Prix de Paris,ParisLongchamp Gr.1,PrixNiel, Gr.2,secondin Prix Isonomy, Chantilly, L.,third in Prix du Jockey Club, Chantilly, Gr.1,fourth in Prix de l'ArcdeTriomphe, ParisLongchamp Gr.1).
STRADIVARIUS (IRE) (GoodwoodCup, Goodwood, Gr.1 (4 times),Ascot Gold Cup,Ascot, Gr.1 (3 times),LongDistance Cup, Ascot, Gr.2,LonsdaleCup, York, Gr.2 (3 times),YorkshireCup, Gr.2 (3 times),Queen's Vase, Ascot, Gr.2, DoncasterCup,Doncaster, Gr.2 (twice), Sagaro Stakes, Ascot, Gr.3;sire)
HUKUM(IRE) (KingGeorgeVI& QueenElizabeth Stakes,Ascot, Gr.1, Coronation Cup, Gr.1,Dubai City of Gold Stakes,Meydan, Gr.2,Brigadier Gerard Stakes, Sandown, Gr.3,GeoffreyFreer Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3 (twice)).
EMILYUPJOHN(GB) (British ChampionsFillies/Mares Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1, Coronation Cup, Epsom, Gr.1,MusidoraStakes, York, Gr.3,secondinEclipse Stakes,Sandown, Gr.1,Oaks,Epsom, Gr.1,Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1).
SEASILKROAD(IRE) (Prix de Royallieu,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,PinnacleStakes, Haydock, Gr.3,third in Prix Vermeille, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
SEALAROSA(IRE) (Prix de Royallieu,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,Lillie Langtry Fillies' Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2,Prix de Pomone,Deauville, Gr.2).
JUST FINE (IRE) (James Squire Metropolitan, Randwick, Gr.1).
FIFTYSTARS (IRE) (Australian Cup, Flemington, Gr.1,secondinKennedy Cantala Stakes, Flemington, Gr.1,LKS MackinnonStakes, Flemington, Gr.1;sire)
CRYSTALOCEAN (GB) (PrinceofWales'sStakes, Ascot, Gr.1,Hardwicke Stakes, Gr.2,secondinKingGeorgeVI& QueenElizabeth Stakes, Gr.1 (twice); sire).
CLOTH OF STARS (IRE) (PrixGanay,Saint-Cloud Gr.1,Prixd'Harcourt, Chantilly, Gr.2,secondinPrixdel'Arc de Triomphe,Chantilly, Gr.1;sire)
MEKHTAAL (GB) (Prix d'Ispahan, Chantilly Gr.1,PrixHocquart, Deauville, Gr.2 second in NorthernDancerTurfStakes, Woodbine Gr.1;sire)
ZELZAL(FR) (PrixJean Prat,Chantilly, Gr.1,Prix PauldeMoussac,Chantilly, Gr.3 thirdinPrix du Moulin de Longchamp, Chantilly, Gr.1;sire).
HARZAND (IRE) (Derby Stakes, Epsom, Gr.1,IrishDerby,Curragh, Gr.1;sire)
SEA THEMOON(GER) (Deutsches Derby, Hamburg, Gr.1,Oppenheim UnionRennen,Cologne, Gr.2,secondinGrosser Preisvon Baden, Gr.1;sire)
SHRAAOH(IRE) (SchweppesSydneyCup,Randwick, Gr.1).
TEONA (IRE) (Prix Vermeille,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1,AugustStakes, Windsor, L., thirdinBreeders' CupTurf, DelMar, Gr.1,MusidoraStakes, York, Gr.3).
MISS YODA (GER) (Preis de Diana- GermanOaks,Dusseldorf, Gr.1).
STARCATCHER (GB) (British ChampionsFillies/MareStakes, Ascot, Gr.1,Irish Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1,Prix Vermeille,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
SEAOFCLASS(IRE) (IrishOaks,Curragh, Gr.1,Yorkshire Oaks, York, Gr.1, second in Prix de l'ArcdeTriomphe, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
TAGHROODA (GB) (KingGeorgeVI& QueenElizabeth Stakes,Ascot, Gr.1,Oaks Stakes,Epsom, Gr.1,Pretty Polly Stakes, Newmarket, L.,secondinYorkshire Oaks, York, Gr.1,third in Prix de l'ArcdeTriomphe, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
VAZIRA (FR) (PrixSaint-Alary, ParisLongchamp, Gr.1).
AVENTURE (IRE) (PrixdePomone, Deauville Gr.2,PrixdeRoyaumont,Chantilly, Gr.3,secondinPrixdel'Arc de Triomphe,ParisLongchamp Gr.1,Prix Vermeille, ParisLongchamp Gr.1,fourth in Prix de Diane, Chantilly, Gr.1).
SWEETWILLIAM (IRE) (Doncaster Cup, Gr.2,Henry II Stakes, Sandown Gr.3 second in Goodwood Cup, Gr.1,third in AscotGoldCup, Ascot Gr.1).
LEGEND OF TIME (GB) (Pennine RidgeStakes, BelmontatThe BigA Gr.2 MeydanClassic,Meydan, L.,secondinSaratogaDerby Stakes, Saratoga, Gr.1).
HANALIA (IRE) (BlandfordStakes,Curragh Gr.2,Naas Oaks Trial, Naas, L.).
SILVER LADY (GB) (CapeVerdi Stakes, Meydan, Gr.2).
DEAUVILLE LEGEND (IRE) (Great VoltigeurStakes, York, Gr.2).
OTTOMANFLEET (GB) (WiseDan Stakes, Churchill Downs, Gr.2,FortMarcy Stakes,Belmont Park, Gr.2,EarlofSeftonStakes, Newmarket, Gr.3 (twice)).
KNIGHT TO BEHOLD (IRE) (PrixGuillaumed'Ornano, Deauville, Gr.2;sire).
RAAATOLL (GB) (OleanderRennen, Berlin-Hoppegarten, Gr.2;sire)
STORM THESTARS (USA) (Great VoltigeurStakes, York, Gr.2,secondinIrish Derby, Curragh, Gr.1,third in DerbyStakes,Epsom, Gr.1;sire)
MANOBO (IRE) (Prix Chaudenay, ParisLongchamp, Gr.2).
RAHEEN HOUSE(IRE) (Chairman'sQuality Handicap, Randwick, Gr.2,Bahrain Trophy,Newmarket, Gr.3,third in SchweppesSydneyCup,Randwick, Gr.1).
ACROSSTHE STARS(IRE) (KingEdwardVII Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2).
MUTAKAYYEF(GB) (SummerMile, Ascot, Gr.2 (twice), second in QueenAnne Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1,third in JuddmonteInternational Stakes, York, Gr.1).
VALIA(FR) (Prix Chaudenay,ParisLongchamp, Gr.2,PrixMauricedeNieuil, ParisLongchamp Gr.2,secondinPrixRoyal-Oak, ParisLongchamp Gr.1).
LAVENDER'SBLUE(IRE) (CelebrationMile, Goodwood Gr.2).
RAABIHAH (USA) (PrixdePomone, Deauville Gr.2,PrixdePsyche, Deauville Gr.3,secondinPrix Vermeille,ParisLongchamp Gr.1).
TEREBELLUM(IRE) (Dahlia Stakes, Newmarket Gr.2,secondinQueen Anne Stakes,Ascot Gr.1,third in FalmouthStakes,Newmarket Gr.1).
Hisfirst crop will be foals in 2025
Cape Cross(IRE) (1994)
BTW 129 BTW
SeaThe Stars(IRE) (b.2006) 134BTW
Galley(GB) (b.2004) 2BTW
UrbanSea (USA) (1989)
BTW 8BTW
Zamindar(USA) (1994)
BTW 36 BTW
Dockage(CAN) (1984)
BTW 2BTW
Green Desert (USA) 97 BTW
ParkAppeal 4BTW
Miswaki(USA) 95 BTW
Allegretta 3BTW
Gone West (USA) 98 BTW
Zaizafon (USA) 3BTW
Riverman(USA) 127BTW
Danzig ForeignCourier
Ahonoora Balidaress
Mr Prospector Hopespringseternal
Lombard Anatevka
Mr Prospector Secrettame
TheMinstrel Mofida
NeverBend RiverLady
GoldenAlibi (USA) 1BTW Empery CharmingAlibi
persianforce (IRE)
racingcareer
Year AgeStarts Wins 2nd3rd 4thEarnings 2022 28 33 11 289,012
2023 3Retiredtostud-
Total8 3311 £289,012
Winning distancesat2 years5f-6f
At 2Won July Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2,(6f.beatingShowRespect (IRE)and Mysterious Night(IRE)), BrocklesbyConditions Stakes, Doncaster,(5f.beating Primrose Ridge(GB)and JiffyBoy (GB)), BetvictorConditionsStakes, Newbury, (6f. beatingHolguin(GB)and Sierra Blanca (IRE)), second in Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1,(to Blackbeard(IRE)), PhoenixStakes,Curragh, Gr.1,(to Little Big Bear (IRE)), Coventry Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2,(to Bradsell(GB)), third in MiddlePark Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1,(to Blackbeard(IRE)), fourth in Breeders' CupJuvenile Turf Sprint,Keeneland, Gr.1,(to Mischief Magic(IRE)).
extended pedigree
1st Dam
VIDA AMOROSA(IRE),unraced; damof 2winners-
PERSIAN FORCE(IRE) (2020c.byMehmas(IRE)), subjectstallion.
Gubbass (IRE) (2019g.byMehmas(IRE)), won4 racesat2 and4 years, 2023 at homeand in Qatarand £195,123 andplaced3 timesincluding third in Richmond Stakes,Goodwood, Gr.2 andKingCharles II Stakes, Newmarket, L.,alsofourth inGreenhamStakes, Newbury, Gr.3
2nd Dam
DANAMIGHT(IRE),placed4 timesat2 and3years; damof 3winners-
RICHTER SCALE (IRE),won 2races at 2and 3years;dam of awinner. OCTAVIA(IRE),won 1raceat3 yearsand placed 6times;dam of winners.
QUEEN OF POWER(IRE),won 1raceat3 years; damofwinners
GARRUS(IRE),8 racesat2 to 7years, 2023 at homeand in France and £332,689including AbernantStakes, Newmarket, Gr.3,PrixdeMeautry, Deauville Gr.3,PrixdeRis-Orangis,Deauville Gr.3,Westow Stakes,York, L.,placedsecondinAbernantStakes,Newmarket, Gr.3,Coral Charge Sprint,Sandown, Gr.3,PrixdeMeautry, Deauville, Gr.3,Prixdela Porte Maillot, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,Leisure Stakes, Windsor, L. andthird in Prix Maurice de Gheest,Deauville, Gr.1 andSapphire Stakes,Curragh, Gr.2
3rd Dam
NUITCHAUD (USA), raninU.S.A. at 3and 4years; damof 6winners includingHallhoo (IRE),won 2races at 2and 3yearsand placedsecondinFairway Stakes, Newmarket L. Latino L'Amour(IRE),unraced;dam of winners. Sweet DreamsBaby(NZ), unraced; damof DARCI'S DREAM(NZ),won NZ Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes,Riccarton Park L.,placedsecondin NewZealandBloodstock1000Guineas,Riccarton Park Gr.1 WINDBORNE (NZ),won NZ Bloodstock Canterbury Belle Stakes,Riccarton Park, L. MurdochNewellCountiesChallengeStakes, Avondale, L.,placedthird in Stella Artois Mr TizTrophy, Ellerslie Gr.3
Thenextdam LETTRED'AMOUR (USA), unraced; damof 4winners includingSWORDSMITH (USA),won 4races at 2 and4 yearsincluding John of Gaunt Stakes, Haydock, L.,placedsecondinBen Marshall Stakes,Newmarket L. Premio Sirmione,Milan, L. andthird in Leicestershire Stakes, Leicester L. Meiner Messer(USA),won 2races in Japanand placed thirdinTokyo Sports HaiSansaiStakes, Tokyo, L. MiraAdonde(USA),ran once at 3years; damofwinners DANEHILL DANCER (IRE),Champion2yr oldinIreland in 1995, 3rdtop rated2yr oldinEuropein1995, 4races at 2and 3yearsincluding National Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1,PhoenixStakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1,Greenham Stakes,Newbury, Gr.3,placedsecondinDewhurstStakes, Newmarket, Gr.1 andthird in Prix MauricedeGheest,Deauville, Gr.1;champion sire
UNILATERAL (IRE),2 racesat2yearsincluding FirthofClyde Stakes,Ayr, Gr.3,placedthird in LowtherStakes, York, Gr.2
COLOSSUS (IRE),3 racesat2 yearsincluding Blenheim Stakes, Curragh, L., placed secondinPrixRobertPapin,Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2;sire. ADONESQUE (IRE),2 racesat3 yearsincluding Blue Wind Stakes,Cork, L., placed thirdinMeldStakes,Curragh, Gr.3; damof Busker(USA),winner in U.A.E.and placed thirdinThe DubaiCreek Mile, Meydan, L.;grandam of BURATINO (IRE),Jt3rd toprated 2yrold colt in Europe in 2015,4 racesat 2yearsincluding Coventry Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2,WoodcoteStakes, Epsom, L.,placedsecondinMiddleParkStakes,Newmarket, Gr.1 andthird in PhoenixStakes, Curragh, Gr.1;sire, KING'SRANSOM(IND),won Maharaja'sGoldCup,Bangalore, L.,IndianOaks,Mumbai, L.R.,Indian 1000 Guneas,Mumbai, L.R. DOVER(JPN),won CapitalStakes, Tokyo, L. Glass Slipper(IRE),unraced;dam of CURLY (IRE),2 racesat3 yearsincluding Rathasker StudEBF Bluebell Stakes, Naas L.,placed4 times.
sire reference
By MEHMAS (IRE) (2014-Stud 2017), Won4 races, £305,953, 5f.-6f., Richmond Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2,JulyStakes,Newmarket, Gr.2,secondinNational Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1,Coventry Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2,NationalStakes, Sandown, L.,third in MiddleParkStakes, Newmarket Gr.1.Sire of-
SCORTHYCHAMP(IRE) (NationalStakes, Curragh, Gr.1,third in Futurity Stakes, Curragh Gr.2).
VERTICAL BLUE (IRE) (PrixMarcelBoussac,ParisLongchamp Gr.1,secondin CritériumdeLyon, Lyon-Parilly L.).
MINZAAL (IRE) (Haydock ParkSprintCup,Haydock Gr.1,Gimcrack Stakes, York Gr.2,HackwoodStakes, Newbury, Gr.3,secondinPrix Maurice de Gheest, Deauville Gr.1,RousStakes,Ascot L.,third in BritishChampions Sprint Stakes, Ascot, Gr.1,MiddleParkStakes, Newmarket, Gr.1,DukeofYork Stakes, York, Gr.2;sire)
CHEZ PIERRE (FR) (Maker's Mark Mile Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1,Henry S. Clark Stakes, Laurel, L.,third in Poker Stakes, Belmont Park, Gr.3).
GOINGGLOBAL (IRE) (Del Mar Oaks, DelMar, Gr.1,Goldikova Stakes,Santa Anita, Gr.2 (twice), YellowRibbonHandicap, DelMar, Gr.2,Royal Heroine Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.2,Honeymoon Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3,Providencia Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3,Sweet Life Stakes, SantaAnita, Gr.3,China Doll Stakes, Santa Anita, L.,secondinJohnC.Mabee Stakes, DelMar, Gr.2,San Clemente Stakes, DelMar, Gr.2,third in Gamely Stakes, SantaAnita, Gr.1).
SUPREMACY(IRE) (MiddleParkStakes,Newmarket, Gr.1,RichmondStakes, Goodwood, Gr.2;sire)
PERSIANFORCE (IRE) (subject stallion)
AESTERIUS(IRE) (FlyingChildersStakes,Doncaster, Gr.2,Prixd'Arenberg, ParisLongchamp, Gr.3,DragonStakes,Sandown, L.,secondinMolecomb Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3).
BELIEVING(IRE) (Sapphire Stakes, Curragh Gr.2,PrixTexanita,Chantilly Gr.3 ChelmerStakes, Chelmsford, L.,FlyingFillies' Stakes,Pontefract, L.,Achilles Stakes,Haydock L.,secondinNunthorpe Stakes Gr.1,FlyingFiveStakes, Gr.1 third in HaydockSprintCup Gr.1,Prix de l'Abbaye,ParisLongchamp Gr.1).
LUSAIL (IRE) (GimcrackStakes, York Gr.2,JulyStakes, Newmarket Gr.2,second in St James'sPalaceStakes, Ascot, Gr.1,GreenhamStakes,Newbury, Gr.3 thirdinPrixJean Prat,Deauville, Gr.1).
QUATTROELLE(IRE) (Buena VistaStakes, Santa Anita, Gr.2,Megahertz Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3,BlueNorther Stakes, SantaAnita, L.,secondinGamely Stakes,Santa Anita, Gr.1,Red Carpet Stakes,Del Mar, Gr.3,Wilshire Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.3,third in JimmyDurante Stakes,Del Mar, Gr.3,RobertJ Frankel Stakes, SantaAnita, Gr.3,China Doll Stakes,Santa Anita, L.).
MALAVATH (IRE) (CritériumdeMaisons-Laffitte,Chantilly, Gr.2,Prix Imprudence, Deauville, Gr.3,secondinPrixdelaForêt,ParisLongchamp, Gr.1, Breeders' CupJuvenile FilliesTurf, DelMar, Gr.1).
CATURRA(IRE) (FlyingChildersStakes, Doncaster, Gr.2,RoseBowlStakes, Newbury, L.,secondinPrixSigy, Chantilly, Gr.3,Roses Stakes, York, L.,third in King George Stakes,Goodwood, Gr.2,ScurryStakes, Sandown, L.;sire)
THEWACOKID (IRE) (Somerville TattersallStakes, Newmarket, Gr.3,third in Flying ScotsmanStakes,Doncaster, L.,fourth in AcombStakes, York, Gr.3).
TAJALRIYADH (IRE)/TAJDRAGON(IRE) (Chinese Club ChallengeCup Handicap,Sha Tin, Gr.3,secondinCelebration CupHandicap, ShaTin, Gr.3, fourth in Lion RockTrophyHandicap, ShaTin, Gr.3).
TAXIMPLICATIONS (GB) (EatontownStakes, Monmouth, Gr.3,secondinLake George Stakes,Saratoga, Gr.3,Wild Applause Stakes, Belmont L.,Chelsey Flower Stakes, Belmont at TheBig A, L.,third in Miss Liberty Stakes, L.).
KNIGHT (IRE) (Horris Hill Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3,second in CelebrationMile Goodwood Gr.2,Fortune Stakes,Sandown L.).
POWERUNDERME(IRE) (AmethystStakes,Leopardstown, Gr.3,Concorde Stakes, Tipperary, L.,CorkStakes, L.,Waterford Testimonial Stakes, Curragh L. Knockaire Stakes, Leopardstown, L.,secondinPhoenix Sprint Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3,Lacken Stakes, Naas Gr.3,third in MinstrelStakes,Curragh Gr.2).
BEAUTYINSPIRE (IRE) (Anglesey Stakes,Curragh, Gr.3).
FAYATHAAN (IRE) (Premio Parioli 2000Guineas,Rome, Gr.3).
KEEPER OF TIME (IRE) (Leopardstown1000Guineas Trial, Leopardstown, Gr.3).
CLARENDONHOUSE (GB) (MidsummerSprintStakes, Cork, L.,third in Hever SprintStakes, Southwell, L.,fourth in Blue PointSprint, Meydan, Gr.2).
MEHMENTO (IRE) (SurreyStakes, Epsom, L.,secondinGreenhamStakes, Newbury, Gr.3,third in Al MethaqMile, L.).
SKYLIGHT BROCHARD(HOL) (Prix Montenica, Chantilly, L.).
COLOUR UP (IRE) (Garhoud Sprint,Meydan, L.,Jebel AliSprint, L.,third in DubawiStakes, Meydan, Gr.3,fourth in Al ShindaghaSprint, Meydan, Gr.3).
MAGNANIMOUS (IRE)/CIRCUITSTELLAR(IRE) (Glencairn Stakes, Leopardstown, L.,secondinThe CelebrationCup Handicap, ShaTin, Gr.3,The PremierCup Handicap,Sha Tin, Gr.3,LionRockTrophy, ShaTin, Gr.3).
STAROFMEHMAS(IRE) (Harry RoseberyStakes, Ayr, L.).
TAKEKO (IRE) (LanwadesStud Stakes, BroPark, L.).
MISS LAMAI(IRE) (Marwell Stakes, Naas, L.,secondinMarygateStakes, York, L.,fourth in QueenMaryStakes, Ascot Gr.2).
AMOREVOLE (IRE) (PremioDivinoAmore,Rome, L.,Premio Ubaldo Pandolfi, Rome, L.,secondinPremioPrimi Passi, Milan Gr.3).
ACKLAM EXPRESS(IRE) (Roses Stakes,York, L.,second in MeydanSprint, Gr.2 (twice), third in King's StandStakes, Ascot, Gr.1,AlQuozSprint, Gr.1).
Hisfirst crop will be yearlings in 2025
Acclamation(GB) (1999)
BTW 69 BTW
Mehmas(IRE) (b.2014) 35 BTW
Lucina (GB) (2002) 1BTW
Lope deVega(IRE) (2007)
BTW 141 BTW
Vida Amorosa (IRE) (b/br. 2014) 1BTW
Danamight(IRE) (2005)
Royal Applause (GB) 54 BTW Waajib Flying Melody
Princess Athena 1BTW Ahonoora Shopping Wise
Machiavellian(USA) 77 BTW Mr Prospector Coup de Folie
Lunda (IRE) 2BTW Soviet Star LucayanPrincess
Shamardal(USA) 173 BTW Giant's Causeway Helsinki
Lady Vettori (GB) 4BTW Vettori Lady Golconda
Danetime (IRE) 31 BTW Danehill Allegheny River
NuitChaud (USA) 1BTP Woodman Lettred'Amour
