French Stud Position For Balios

Haras du Hoguenet and Al Asayl Bloodstock have joined forces to stand Balios (Ire) (Shamardal-Elle Galante {Ger}, by Galileo {Ire}) at Haras Du Hoguenet in Normandy. A once raced winning juvenile for David Simcock in England, Balios showed high class form at three when winning the G2 King Edward VII S. at Royal Ascot in 2015 but has only run three times since then, rounding out his career with fourth place finish behind Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) in the G2 Dubai City Of Gold at Meydan last year. “Balios has the physical strength of Shamardal and the good temperament of Galileo, two essential criteria for a racehorse, which every breeder dreams of reconciling. We intend to send several mares to this promising young stallion,” said a representative of Al Asayl Bloodstock. Balios was bred by Sheikh Sultan Bin Khalifa Al Nahyan and is a grandson of the mighty triple Group 1 winner Elle Danzig (Ger) (Roi Danzig). The 5-year-old retires to stud at a covering fee of €2,500, a race record of 6-2-1 and earnings £168,361.