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Australian bloodstock agent Will Johnson has joined the team at Sumbe as bloodstock and racing manager for the southern hemisphere. It was recently announced that Group 1-winning miler Charyn will begin shuttle duties to Cambridge Stud in New Zealand in 2026, and Sumbe owner Nurlan Bizakov, who has also been investing in yearlings at the Australian sales,  has indicated that he is keen to establish a presence in Australasia. "I am delighted to announce and to welcome Will to the Sumbe team," Bizakov said. "We previously worked together during his...

Star miler Charyn will shuttle to Cambridge Stud in New Zealand in partnership with Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe, for the upcoming Southern Hemisphere season. Based at Haras de Montfort et Preaux in the Northern Hemisphere under the Sumbe banner, the son of Dark Angel's fee will be NZ$35,000.  The 2024 World Champion Miler and Cartier Champion Older Horse's first foals arrived this year. "The acquisition of Charyn for the Cambridge Stud stallion roster is the beginning of another exciting chapter for the stud and a very important relationship with Nurlan Bizakov's...

By Katie Ritz and Sue Finley    There are seven stallions based in France whose first foals will sell at this week's Arqana December Sale. We talked with the connections at their stud farms to find out what they have seen in the foals, what they will bring to market of theirs this week, and what expectations are for the progeny they are about to launch into the sales arena.   ACE IMPACT (Cracksman -- Absolutly Me, by Anabaa Blue). Standing for  €30,000 at Haras de Beaumont.  2023 Cartier Horse of...

Star miler Charyn will stand at an unchanged fee of €35,000 and will anchor the five-strong Sumbe roster, which was announced on Wednesday. A winner of the G1 Queen Anne Stakes, G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, he will welcome his first foals in 2026. A trio of Sumbe sires will have their first yearlings next year. International globetrotter Mishriff will stand for a reduced fee of €12,500, while the Group 1-winning juvenile pair of Angel Bleu and Belbek will stand for lower fees...

Lazzat (Territories), a winner of the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest in 2024, has been purchased by Wathnan Racing. He will remain in training with Jerome Reynier and target the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot next month. Bred and formerly raced by Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe, the bay gelding won his first six starts at three, including the Prix Maurice de Gheest, before running a strong second in the Golden Eagle at Rosehill Down Under. Unplaced in the G1 Hong Kong Mile in December, he made his...

After four years with the bloodstock team at Arqana, Mario Gussago has this week joined Sumbe as nominations and racing manager. The Italian native previously had a long stint in Newmarket, spending five years with Marco Botti as travelling head lad and another three as second assistant to Roger Varian. "I never wanted to train so I was looking to work on the other side and I am so grateful to Arqana," says Gussago. "They've been so good to me, and not many other people would have given me this...

It was announced on Monday that last year's outstanding miler Charyn (Ire) has had his first mares confirmed in foal. The dual Listed scorer Game Theory (Ire) (Aussie Rules) was among the first mares to visit Charyn at Sumbe's Haras de Montfort et Preaux. She has since been scanned in foal, along with the multiple Listed-placed Helens Well (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), whose Listed-winning dam is out of a half-sister to Green Desert. Tony Parker's Infinity Nine reportedly have a majority stake in Helens Well. Charyn, who completed a hat-trick...

Sumbe stallions Angel Bleu (Fr), Mishriff (Ire), and Belbek (Fr) all sired their first reported foals this past week. Three foals by globetrotting multiple Group 1 winner Mishriff arrived this week, two fillies and a colt. The latter is out of Elisabeth Fabre's Argentinian Classic-placed Nuwara Eliya (Arg) (Fortify). By Make Believe (GB), Mishriff stands for €16,000 in 2025. The Angel Bleu filly is out of Zahaa (GB) (Kingman {GB}) from the family of Classic winner Taghrooda (GB) (Sea The Stars {Ire}). She was born at Giulia Gariboldi's Haras de...

When champion miler Charyn (Ire) joined the lineup of stallions at Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe for 2025, he was welcomed as the fifth Group 1 victor to call the young stallion operation home, following on the heels of Golden Horde (Ire) in 2021 and the trio of Mishriff (Ire), Belbek (GB) and Angel Bleu (Fr) in 2024. Yet Sumbe's Mathieu Le Forestier is confident in saying that this talented individual is more than simply the latest addition to a growing roster. "To put things into perspective, it's not only another Group 1...

Italian Cristian Demuro will ride all of Sumbe's French-trained horses beginning on New Year's Day, after an agreement was reached between Nurlan Bizakov and the Italian. Bizakov's operation announced the news on X on Friday. The 31-year-old began his career in Italy, achieving a career-best 264 wins in 2012, before moving to France. He has amassed 236 stakes wins globally since the move and is a two-time winner of the G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe (Sottsass {Fr}, 2020 & Ace Impact {Ire}, 2023). Besides his eight victories in the...

Dark Angel (Ire)'s Charyn (Ire) will stand for €35,000 during his first season at Sumbe's Haras de Montfort et Preaux in 2025, Nurlan Bizakov's operation announced on Tuesday. A winner of the G1 Queen Anne Stakes, G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and the G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes all in 2024, the classy miler is now bound for a final start in Japan's G1 Mile Championship on Nov. 17. Bred by Grangemore Stud, the Roger Varian trainee was a 250,000gns Tattersalls October Book 2 yearling when offered by his breeder...

Multiple Group 1-winning miler Charyn (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) will retire at the end of the year and stand his first season for Sumbe at Haras de Montfort et Preaux in 2025. A fee for the Roger Varian trainee will be announced later. "I am delighted to announce that Charyn, the leading miler in Europe and impressive winner of this year's G1 Queen Anne Stakes and G1 Prix Jacques Le Marois, will retire at the end of the racing season to become the fifth Group 1 winner on Sumbe's stallion...