Champion and dual Classic hero Churchill (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}–Meow {Ire}, by Storm Cat), will shuttle to Coolmore Australia in the second half of 2018, the stud announced on Tuesday.
“I travelled to Ireland last week to inspect a number of stallions and I was blown away by Churchill,” said Coolmore Australia Sales and Nominations Manager Colm Santry. “He has an unbelievable combination of size, power, quality and athleticism. He is bred in a similar mould to Frankel (GB), Galileo over a speed mare, and the result is an outstanding animal. I have no doubt that people are going to be very taken with him, particularly when they see him in the flesh.”
Trained by Aidan O'Brien for a Coolmore partnership, the bay was highweighted in both England and Ireland as a juvenile on the back of victories in Newmarket's G1 Dubai Dewhurst S. in October of 2016, The Curragh's G1 Goffs Vincent O'Brien National S. that September and the G2 Futurity S. and Leopardstown's G3 Tyros S. earlier that season.
Resuming at three, the full-brother to 2017 Irish champion juvenile filly and G1 Juddmonte Cheveley Park S. heroine Clemmie (Ire) took the first British Classic of the season in the G1 QIPCO 2000 Guineas S. last May, and he doubled his Classic total with a 2 1/2-length defeat of Thunder Snow (Ire) (Helmet {Aus}) in the G1 Tattersalls Irish 2000 Guineas at The Curragh later that month. The Irish-bred filled the frame twice more in four starts at Group 1 level, running second to Ulysses (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in York's G1 Juddmonte International S. when resuming that August and also took third in the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. last October. All told, Churchill retired with seven wins from 13 starts and $1,847,877 in earnings and was once again champion in both England (7-9 1/2f and Ireland (7-9 1/2f & 9 1/2-11f) at year's end.
From the family of English highweight older mare Jwala (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}), Churchill counts multiple champion and G1 Cheveley Park S. heroine Airwave (GB) (Air Express {Ire}) as his second dam, as he is out of her daughter, the Group 2 Queen Mary S. placegetter Meow (Ire). Meow is a half-sister to GSW Aloof (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and SW Orator (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}).Churchill commands €35,000 at Coolmore Ireland this season and his fee at Coolmore Australia has been set at A$27,500.
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