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

ARMOR’s promising start with his second crop continued to gather pace as ARMOR SUPREME became his third debut winner from just five two-year-old runners, maintaining an excellent strike-rate for a numerically modest generation. Armor Supreme strikes on debut at Goodwood (credit Goodwood Racecourse) The latest success came on May 1 at Goodwood, where ARMOR SUPREME, a two-year-old filly out of Hayaku (Arch) bred by J & F Reilly, made a winning debut in a valuable Class 2 Novice

COLBERT opened his account at Bordeaux on Monday, taking the 1m4f maiden in a race that saw the son of Frankel confirm the progress anticipated from his earlier runs. Colbert breaks his maiden at Bordeaux (credit Scoopdyga) Sent forward early, the André Fabre-trained colt was always travelling comfortably near the head of affairs. He found more when asked in the straight and maintained his advantage to see off his opponents. Ridden by Alexis Pouchin, COLBERT was making his th

LIMESTONE returned to action with a determined success at Cork on Friday evening, taking the Dine In Our Panoramic Restaurant Race over 1m2½f under J M Sheridan. Limestone strikes at Cork (credit Healy Racing Photography) Making the running, the son of New Bay was joined before the straight but found more when challenged inside the final furlong, keeping on well to prevail close home. Trained by Joseph O’Brien, LIMESTONE was building on a progressive juvenile campaign that sa

Al Shaqab Racing enjoyed a notable two-day sequence in France as our homebreds CHEERIO and DEMAH both made winning debuts, striking just 24 hours apart and continuing the strong run of form for our breeding programme following AFANDY’s success in the Prix Djebel Gr.3. The first to score was CHEERIO, who made a highly encouraging start to his career at Le Mans racecourse. The three-year-old, a son of Lord Kanaloa out of Rjwa (Muhtathir), showed a professional attitude on debut

The finish of the Group 2-PA Prix Nefta delivered a thrilling duel, and it was ultimately our homebred EL BNOUD who showed all her determination to secure her first Group victory under Guillaume Guedj-Gay. Our four-year-old filly, trained by Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte, made a striking seasonal reappearance, recording her second win from four starts, having ended her three-year-old campaign with a third-place finish in the Group 1-PA Qatar Arabian Trophy des Pouliches. Regally-br