Dubawi

Dual Group 1 winner Delacroix has been retired from racing and will stand at Coolmore Stud in Ireland next season. A stud fee for the TDN Rising Star, presented by Hagyard, will be revealed in due course. A winner of the G3 Autumn Stakes at two and only a nose away from also being a juvenile Group 1 winner in the Futurity Stakes, the son of $8-million dual-champion racemare Tepin (Bernstein) went to another level this year at three for Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore partners. Both the G3 Ballysax...

We should have seen it coming really. Night Of Thunder burst onto the scene in 2019 to be champion first-season sire with seven stakes winners to his name. Not all leading freshmen go on to put themselves into contention for champion sire honours, of course, but six years later this is exactly what the prolific Night Of Thunder has done, and he looks almost certain now to follow the achievement of his own sire Dubawi, who was champion in 2022. Dubawi, who turns 24 in January, took longer to get...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Thursday's Observations features the ninth foal of Lilly Langtry. 1.45 Thurles, Mdn, 2yo, f, 8f 44yT MOTHER'S DAY (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) is the ninth foal out of Danehill Dancer's Coronation and Matron heroine Lillie Langtry who has proven a revelation for Coolmore by providing a trio of Classic-winning Galileo...

At Tattersalls on Wednesday, MV Magnier confirmed that Delacroix will retire to Coolmore Stud for the 2026 breeding season.  The winner of the G1 Coral-Eclipse Stakes and G1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes, Delacroix is set to appear first on Qipco British Champions Day where he holds entries for the G1 Champion Stakes and G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes. The three-year-old son of Dubawi and the brilliant racemare Tepin is the winner of six of his 11 races and he was beaten just a nose when second last year in...

A great day for the Cumanis' Fittocks Stud draft continued with the sale of lot 218, the Dubawi colt out of G1 Nassau Stakes winner Lady Bowthorpe (Nathaniel), for 1,300,000gns. He became the first purchase at Book 1 this week for Coolmore. The colt's breeder Emma Banks, who sold his full-brother to Godolphin at last year's sale for 2,000,000gns, said, "I'm so lucky to have a mare that has produced two beautiful yearlings. Her [Too Darn Hot colt] foal is lovely and she's in foal to Wootton Bassett, so it's...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Wednesday's Observations features a spn of Halfway To Heaven. 3.52 Navan, Mdn, 2yo, 8f 40yT PROPOSITION (IRE) (Frankel {GB}) is one of two newcomers from Ballydoyle and not the pick of Wayne Lordan, but as the eighth foal of the outstanding producer Halfway To Heaven (Pivotal) a highly significant...

One of the concerns of the most recent breeding season was the relative dearth of stallions retired to stud, particularly in Britain, for 2025. That should not be a concern for the forthcoming year, with a number of retirements already announced and more likely to follow. Leading the charge, appropriately, is Juddmonte's Lead Artist, who arrived at Banstead Manor Stud last week and is available for breeders to view during the October Sales. In a year in which Night Of Thunder has surged ahead of his own sire to head...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Monday's Observations features a daughter of Anapurna. 3.30 Yarmouth, Novice, 2yo, f, 8f 3yT SACRED GROUND (GB) (Kingman {GB}) is the third foal out of Frankel's Oaks and Prix de Royallieu heroine Anapurna who cost Marcstown and Andrew Rosen 550,000gns at Tattersalls October Book 1. The John and Thady...

Silawi (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) continued a big day internationally for Wathnan Racing Saturday, giving the ownership group a second top-level win on the day in the GI Pattison Canadian International Stakes at Woodbine. Making his North American debut, the Irish-bred gelded son of Dubawi has racked up plenty of air miles through the years, though perhaps not as many as race favorite Nations Pride (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}). Silawi spent much of his formative years in France, breaking his maiden in his fifth start at Saint-Cloud in April 2023. Second in...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Saturday's Observations features a daughter of Dubawi. 1.42 Curragh, Mdn, 2yo, f, 7fT TOGETHER NOW (Dubawi {Ire}) missed her intended debut at Dundalk last month and re-routes to the track at which her illustrious half-brother City Of Troy made his debut before scaling the heights. Also a half to...

The winner Wapeka (Dubawi) (lot 26) is one of two new wildcards for Saturday's Arqana Arc Sale. Consigned by Jamie Railton, the son of Wekeela (Hurricane Run), herself a €1-million Arc Sale grad, won his second start at Craon on September 28. Wekeela was successful in the G3 Prix Chloe and GIII Matchmaker Stakes and was placed in the G1 Prix Saint-Alary, GI Jenny Wiley Stakes, and GI Gamely Stakes. The other new wildcard addition to the catalogue is Fire Warning (The Grey Gatsby) (lot 52), who ran second in...

Observations on the European Racing Scene turns the spotlight on the best European races of the day, highlighting well-bred horses early in their careers, horses of note returning to action and young runners that achieved notable results in the sales ring. Sunday's Observations features a returning daughter of a three-time Group 1 winner. 2.05 Curragh, Mdn, 2yo, 7fT WHITE SAND BEACH (Dubawi {Ire}) drops in trip, having shown abundant promise when runner-up on debut over an extended mile at Punchestown 12 days ago. Ballydoyle's runner is a daughter of the...