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City Light
Siyouni – Light Saber (Kendor)
Haras d’Etreham
€7,000
City Light is the first son of Siyouni to retire to stud in France and the Group 1-placed six-year-old boasts a very attractive French pedigree.
He made a winning debut over a mile at two and when dropped back to 5f and 6f at three was a winner and second in the Group 3 Prix Texanita over five and half furlongs.
He was also second in the Listed Prix Marchand d’Or over a furlong further and filled the same position in the seven and a half furlong Listed Prix Luthier.
City Light developed with age
and experience and at four won the
5f Group 3 Prix Saint Georges and finished second to Merchant Navy in the
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Group 1 Diamond Jubilee Stakes.
As a five-year-old he won the 7f Group 3
Prix du Pin and was a close second to One Master in the Group 1 Prix de la Forêt, his final start. In total he had 22 runs, winning seven races and being placed in nine times.
He is a half-brother to the Listed winner Busybeingfabulous (Soldier Of Fortune) and the Authorized colt Soft Light, who was placed in the Group 2 Grand Prix de Deauville, the Prix Hocquart and the Listed Prix de l’Arve at three last year for Jean- Claude Rouget.
They are out of the Kendor mare Light Saber, who was successful over a mile at three. She is a half-sister to the Listed winner and Group 3-placed Athanor (Ashkalani), who is the dam of the Listed winner Grandes Illusions (Kendor) and the second dam of Grade 1 Prix Jean Stern winner Santa Bamba.
His second dam Leariva (Irish River)
won the Grade 1 Budweiser International Handicap, the Group 2 Prix d’Astarte and the Group 3 Prix d’Exbury.
She is a daughter of the Group 2 Prix de Malleret, the Group 3 Prix de la Nonette winner and the Group 1 Prix Vermeille second Leandra (Luthier), and a half-sister
to the Group and Grade 2 winner Lexa (Sanglamore) and the Group 1 Prix Royal Oak third Alesso (Alleged).
City Light is one of 20 Group winners by Siyouni, a son of Pivotal and winner of the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère. He was also placed in the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat, the Prix du Moulin and the St James’s Palace Stakes at three.
Siyouni is a half-brother to the
Group 1 Sun Chariot Stakes winner Siyouma (Medicean) and their dam Sichilla is a