ZELZAL added a new Stakes winner to his record over the weekend, while a trio of juvenile victories continued an excellent spell for his youngest runners and highlighted the depth of form currently enjoyed by the leading sire in France. The headline performance came in the United States, where BANDIAGARA captured the $150,000 Penn Oaks at Penn National on May 29. Racing for Madaket Stables, Kisber Racing, Bill Strauss and West Point Thoroughbreds, and trained by Miguel Clemen

ZELZAL continued his excellent run at the end of May with another two-year-old winner and a series of notable performances from his three-year-olds, further strengthening his position as the leading sire in France. 2yo Roszal strikes at Saint-Cloud (credit APRH) The latest highlight came on May 29 at Saint-Cloud, where ROSZAL became the latest juvenile winner by ZELZAL when landing the Prix Prince Chevalier over 1,200 metres. Racing for the partnership of Laghi France, Ahmed

Al Shaqab Racing enjoyed another productive spell with its three-year-olds as LAW COURT and AL GHARIYA both opened their accounts within 72 hours of one another in Britain and France. Law Court breaks his maiden at Sandown (credit Megan Coggin photography) The first success came at Wissembourg, where homebred filly AL GHARIYA produced a striking performance to break her maiden over 2,400 metres. Trained by Henri-François Devin and ridden by Christopher Grosbois, the daughter

Our stallion MISTER GINOUX had two of his representatives finish on the podium in the Group 2-PA Qatar Prix de l’Elevage on May 21 at Toulouse racecourse, with HNOF ATHBAH taking second place ahead of TS WASSEMA after a closely fought finish. The former, HNOF ATHBAH, secured a second consecutive Group place, finishing half a length behind the winner, and recorded the third Group performance of her career while carrying the colours of her breeder, Athbah Stud. Bred by Haras de

Al Shaqab Racing’s three-year-olds enjoyed a productive 48-hour spell across Ireland and Britain, with LIMESTONE securing a first Blacktype success in the Irish Stallion Farms EBF Yeats Stakes LR at Navan before BEHIKE followed up with an impressive novice victory at Lingfield. Limestone registers his first Blacktype victory at Navan (credit Healy Racing) The weekend began in Ireland, where LIMESTONE continued his progression with a determined success in the Yeats Stakes LR o

ARMOR’s exceptional run continued on Friday at York as ARMOR SUPREME became his third Blacktype performer in the space of three days, narrowly denied in the Marygate Fillies’ Stakes LR over 5 furlongs. Already the overall leading sire of two-year-olds in France and the leading second-season sire in the country by percentage of winners and Blacktype winners to runners, the Haras de Bouquetot resident is enjoying a remarkable sequence with both his current juveniles and first t

Our homebred DNIPRO became the latest winner raised at Haras de Bouquetot with an encouraging debut success at Saint-Cloud Racecourse on Friday, landing the Prix Helissio over 2,400 metres. Trained by André Fabre and ridden by Alexis Pouchin, the son of Galiway and LUCKY LYCRA (OLYMPIC GLORY) made a highly professional first appearance in testing ground conditions. Sent straight to the lead, DNIPRO set the tempo throughout before finding more in the straight to score on debut

Already the overall Leading Sire of 2-year-olds in France, as well as the country’s Leading 2nd-season Sire by percentage of winners and percentage of Blacktype winners to runners, ARMOR continued his outstanding run on Thursday as CANALEJAS became his second Stakes winner in the space of two days. Canalejas strikes a second Stakes victory in two days for Armor (credit APRH) From only 21 runners across his first two crops of racing age this season, ARMOR has now produced two

ARMOR’s outstanding start with his second crop reached another level at Vichy on Wednesday as unbeaten juvenile VALENTINA BELLA became his first Stakes winner from the generation. The Haras de Bouquetot sire has now produced four individual debut-winning two-year-olds from just seven runners in this crop, an exceptional return for a numerically limited generation. The latest headline performer came in the Prix des Rêves d'Or - Jacques Bouchara Listed over 1,000 metres, where

ARMOR’s remarkable start with his second crop gathered further strength on Monday as EPIFAGNA became his fourth individual two-year-old winner from just six runners - an outstanding 67% winners-to-runners strike-rate for a numerically modest generation. The latest success came at Tarbes in the Prix d’Odos over 1,100 metres, where EPIFAGNA, a two-year-old filly out of Fedya (Mastercraftsman), made a winning debut for trainer A. de Watrigant. Racing for a partnership including

Homebred ALAM delivered a memorable success under the Al Shaqab colours today at Saint-Cloud, France, taking the Prix Greffulhe Gr.3 over 2,100 metres under Antoine Hamelin for Mikel Delzangles. Still a maiden before the race, ALAM stepped directly into Group company with the confidence of his trainer behind him, and rewarded that faith in the best possible way. This success carries particular meaning for our breeding operation, ALAM being by our resident stallion ZELZAL, w

ZELZAL enhanced his profile once again with three new Blacktype performances, headed by a standout Classic effort, while a string of winners across France and Europe underlined the depth and consistency of his runners. Zambezi (credit APRH) The leading performance came in Italy, where ZAMBEZI finished a strong second in the Premio Parioli Gr.3 over 1,600 metres at Milan, the Italian 2000 Guineas - marking a notable Classic performance and a sixth Blacktype result for the sire