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1987 foal and most expensive US yearling sales purchase in his year at
$3,500,000. Owned by Classic Thoroughbreds - a collaboration between RE
Sangster, Vincent O'Brien & J. Magnier to continue their business model
of buying high priced American breds, usually by Northern Dancer or his
sons, with the aim of turning them into stallions to generate more sales
purchase funds and profits. An approach they had been undertaking since
the 1970s and still evident in the Coolmore methods today (with J. Magnier
now working with JP McManus & M. Tabor and AP O'Brien (no relation
to Vincent) doing the training).
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Won four races from 6f to 8f between 2yo to 3yo. As a juvenile won a 6f
maiden at The Curragh on his Sept 10th debut and then was unplaced in the
Dewhurst (as evens fav). At 3yo won the 6f July Cup and the Breeders Cup
Mile (with Sangster's and Vincent O'Brien's old friend Lester Piggott riding).
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To stud in 1991 and has covered in Ireland (Group 1 winners Ali-Royal,
Sleepytime & Val Royal at 8f, Carmine Lake at 5f & Oscar Schindler
at 14f), Australia (producing two Grade 1 winners) and Brazil (three Grade
1 winners). Exported to the US in 1997 and currently at stud there and
stood at a fee of $17,500 in 2005.
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A mixed record with his British raced 2yo with 15 winners from 71 runners
in the period 1998-2001 including the Coventry Stakes winner CD Europe.
From 2001-5 he has had 8 winners from 32 runners and a very variable strike
rate in relatively small groups each year. Gets winners from 5f upwards
but a better record at 6f and further after mid-season. No winner at Listed
level or above in the last four seasons but a number of useful runners
including Menuhin & Greek Revival in 2002 and Group placed Fokine in
2003,
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4 yearlings sold at British & Irish sales in 2005 for an average above
40,000gns. [Sample 2yo
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