More victory celebrated for our late stallion DAHESS courtesy of our three-year-old homebred BALHAMBAR who claimed victory in the 1 600-meter Prix Caid on November, 16 at Toulouse, France. Entrusted to François Rohaut, he opened his winning account with a two-lengths margin under the ride of Ioritz Mendizabal. He is a own-brother by Dahess to our homebred dual G1-placed Shalaa.   Dahess pictured at Haras de Thouars by Diane Ennequin

Two ZELZAL  juveniles were on the mark this Friday, landing the opening two races on the Saint-Cloud card. Incentive Victory, Saint-Cloud The first race, the Prix Pharsale, went to INCENTIVE VICTORY , a two-year-old filly by ZELZAL out of ALLURE FOLLE (EVASIVE). Bred and owned by Philip Mosbeux, trained by Satoshi Kobayashi and ridden by Marvin Grandin, she broke her maiden at the second attempt, scoring over 2,000m on heavy ground in this contest restricted to maiden fillies

Haras de Bouquetot unveils its 2026 covering fees, with a roster that combines diversity and accessibility, drawn from the highly sought-after bloodlines of Wootton Bassett, Siyouni, Sea The Stars, Mehmas and No Nay Never. Haras de Bouquetot continues its commitment to breeders by offering a selection of stallions tailored to market demands. ZELZAL  (Sea The Stars) is by far the leading sire of two-year-old winners in France this year (18, twice as many as the second-placed s

Wooded, Haras de Bouquetot PAS DE VAGUES , a two-year-old colt by WOODED  out of ZAHIYA (INVINCIBLE SPIRIRT), broke his maiden on Wednesday at Marseille Pont-de-Vivaux, landing the closing race on the card, the Prix du Comité d’Action Sociale de la Ville de Marseille, run over 2,000 metres on the all-weather track. Ridden by Antonio Orani, he carried the colours of Michel Charleu for trainer Christophe Escuder, and was bred by SCEA des Prairies. Congratulations to all his co

Canalejas, Toulouse This Tuesday, CANALEJAS  finished a close third in the Critérium du Languedoc, a Listed contest run at Toulouse Racecourse on testing ground. By ARMOR  out of MONEY ROYAL ( CAPE CROSS), the two-year-old colt was partnered for the first time in his career by Ioritz Mendizabal, racing in the colours of Juan Carlos Peinado Garcia, for trainer Roberto-Carlos Montenegro, and bred by KR Al Mohannadi. Congratulations to all his connections!

It was a festive evening at Al Rayyan for our homebreds. SHAYEG was the first to carry our colours to victory in the 1,600-metre Purebred Arabian Maiden Plate, leading a 1–2 finish for our homebreds and stallions. Our four-year-old homebred son of Al Mamun Monlau opened his winning account on debut with a 5.5-length success under jockey Faleh Bughanaim, while our homebred daughter of  Al Mourtajez , FIAFI, finished second, showing marked improvement from her previous start un

Zelzal, Haras de Bouquetot In the opening race of the meeting, ZELZANA a three-year-old filly by ZELZAL out of BURSA (FRANKEL) broke her maiden in the Prix Marcel Maschio, a Flat race run over 2,000 metres on standard ground. Ridden by Anthony Crastus, she carried the colours of Olivier Martinelli, trained by Manon Scandella-Lacaille, and bred by Guy Pariente. WEWILLDANCEAGAIN secured the third victory of her career in the Prix Gris de Gris, run over 1,500 metres on the all

Amilcare, Chantilly On Friday afternoon, AMILACRE , a three-year-old colt by WOODED  out of MONT JESS (MONTJEU), opened proceedings with victory in the Prix du Mont-Griffon, run over 1,900 metres on the Chantilly all-weather track. Trained by Mario Baratti, he travelled behind the leaders under Maxime Guyon, carrying the silks of Scuderia Scolari and bred by Mathieu Daguzan-Garros. It was then a son of ZELZAL  who opened the November account, scoring at Durtal in the Prix de

Clavis, Chantilly The final two races of the October 28th meeting at Chantilly highlighted the progeny of WOODED  and ZELZAL , each represented by a winner. In the 7th race, the Prix de la Route des Blanchisseurs, CLAVIS AUREA , a 3-year-old filly by WOODED  out of KAHINA (CAMELOT) , broke her maiden over 1,600 metres on the all-weather track. She carried the silks of Beaumelles Racing for trainer Pierre Groualle, partnered by Clément Lecoeuvre, and was bred by Francis Joseph

Zelzal, Haras de Bouquetot LE CONQUERANT , a three-year-old son of ZELZAL  out of WALTZ KEY (HENRYTHENAVIGATOR), bred by one of his co-owners Écurie La Vallée Martigny, landed the closing race of the day, the Prix d’Assezat, contested over 2,400 metres on testing ground at Toulouse. Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget and partnered by Hugo Mouesan, he carried the colours of Écurie de Pradel to victory. Congratulations to all connections!

Al Mourtajez  continues to enhance his stellar Group 1 record as a sire, adding another performance to his roster on October 27 at Toulouse, France, courtesy of Molfit, who finished third in the  G1-PA French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge Classic – Wathba Stallions. Bred by MBF, the son of our Haras de Thouars-based sire recorded a third Group 1 performance to his tally, showing a strong turn of foot in the home straight. Al Mourtajez pictured at Haras de Thouars

His largest crop will hit the tracks in 2025, after he topped the French sire rankings as leading first-crop sire despite limited first crops. Our Haras de Thouars-based stallion  Mister Ginoux  is already the sire of dual Group 1 winner Hoggar de l’Ardus, and he further enhanced his record this season with an exciting generation of three-year-olds. Karama del Roc captured the  G2-PA French Arabian Breeders’ Challenge – Pouliches earlier in the season, while  TS Waseema  and