Guido Berardelli

Ninety years after the birth of the Italian champion racehorse and influential sire Nearco (Ity), Mattia Cadrobbi has been appointed as the new president of the Fondo Italiano dell'Allevamento (Italian Breeding Fund), succeeding the Marquis Annibale Brivio Sforza after his 30 years in the role. Cadrobbi is a former president of the Italian Thoroughbred Breeders' Association (ANAC). Cadrobbi, whose appointment also coincided with the 40th anniversary of the foundation of the FIA, is joined on the Board of Directors by vice president Alessandra Vigliani, who is responsible for Ticino Bloodstock....

Former Irish-based stallion Kessaar (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}--Querulous, by Raven's Pass) has been purchased by Renew Italian Breeding and will stand at Scuderia Melissa Cipriani in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Italy this year. Standing for €5,000, the stallion will be administered by Mattia Cadrobbi and managed by Marco Bozzi and Guido Berardelli. Bred by Tally-Ho Stud, the G2 Mill Reef S. and G3 Sirenia S. hero was a 100,000gns Tattersalls October yearling, and raced in the colours of Mohammed Al Qatami and Khalid Al Mudhaf while trained by John Gosden. Winning three of...

An awful lot has changed in the world of Italian breeding since Nearco (Ity) was bred in 1935 by the legendary Federico Tesio. The Pharos (GB) colt's faultless 14-race career, which included victories in the Derby Italiano and Grand Prix de Paris, led to his sale, on the cusp of World War II, to stand in England at Beech House Stud, where a bomb shelter was constructed to ensure his safety.  It proved to be a precaution worth taking. As the sire of Nearctic and grandsire of Northern Dancer, Nearco's...

Ruler Of The World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}-Love Me True, by Kingmambo), winner of the 2013 Derby, will relocate to Andy Capp Stud in Siena in 2022. Ruler Of The World will be managed by the partnership of Mattia Cadrobbi, Marco Bozzi and Guido Berardelli, the same group that has managed another son of Galileo, Magician (Ire), in Italy. Magician will return to Ireland. Ruler Of The World won the Derby in his third start for the Coolmore partners. Al Shaqab Racing bought into the chestnut for his 4-year-old campaign, during...

Irish highweight Magician (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}-- Absolutelyfabulous {Ire}, by Mozart {Ire}) will stand in Italy next season, Jour de Galop reported on Tuesday. A two-time champion in Ireland for Coolmore partners and Aidan O'Brien, the 2013 G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and GI Breeders' Cup Turf hero spent the better part of four seasons at Coolmore's Ashford Stud in America (2015-2018) and stood the end of the 2018 season at Coolmore Stud in Ireland. The sire of US black-type winner Miss My Rose, the 10-year-old moved to Haras de Corlay in...