What's In a Name: Et Tu Brute (Ire)

Julius Caesar was almost a Roman Emperor. He was prevented from being one by the assassins led by his adopted (and natural, some say) son Brutus, while on his way to the Senate on March 15, 44 B.C. According to Shakespeare-validated legend, Caesar uttered “Et Tu Brute?” ('You too. Brutus?') when he saw Brutus among his assailants, and stopped defending himself. So the name of this Chepstow 2-year-old winner by Holy Roman Emperor (Ire) tells an ancient story, one of tragically hyper-partisan politics.

3rd-Chepstow, £5,400, Mdn, 6-30, 2yo, 6f 16yT, 1:12.56, gd.
ET TU BRUTE (IRE) (c, 2, Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}–Xinji {Ire}, by Xaar {GB}) Lifetime Record: 2-1-0-0, $4,296.
O-G C Stevens & Partner; B-Horse Breeding Company (IRE); T-Eve Johnson Houghton. *€21,000 Wlg '18 GOFNOV; £28,000 Ylg '19 GOFFPR. **1/2 to Xebec (Mizzen Mast), SP-Aus, $227,849.