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Almanzor and Zarak and will have his first runners in 2021.
It will be an important year for French- based sires as others who received strong support in their first two seasons at stud include Petit Tellier’s Prix du Jockey-Club winner The Grey Gatsby, Haie Neuve’s Whitecliffsofdover, a son of War Front, Huderie’s Birchwood, a son of Dark Angel, Boquetot’s Ectot, a son of Hurricane Run, and Zelzal, a son of Sea The Stars. There was also Quesnay’s Attendu, a son of Acclamation, as well as Ultra, a son of Manduro who won a Group 1 at two and stands at Haras du Logis.
Four new sires to stud in 2019 attracted strong support and they included two juvenile stakes-winning sons of Scat Daddy– Seahenge, who stands at Haie Neuve, and Seabhac, who stands at Saint Arnoult.
The others were the top French performers Cloth Of Stars at Logis and Recolletos at Quesnay.
Changes afoot for older stallions
Finally, three other older French-based
sires who are likely to improve their stature between now and 2022 include Le Hetraie’s Pastorius, Colleville’s Galiway and Quesnay’s Intello.
Pastorius is probably the best son of Soldier Hollow to date and his last German crop, who are two-year-olds of 2020, is his biggest to date. He covered more than 80 mares in his first two seasons in France.
From limited opportunities he has an excellent record with a high winners to runners ratio and several high-class performers such as Dalika in the US and Schabau in Australia.
Galiway made a good start with his first two- year-olds in 2019 and there seems every reason to expect his progeny to improve with age.
The son of Galileo produced five two-year- old winners from his 11 runners, including the high-class Group winner Kenway. He has three bigger crops to come.
Intello, another Wertheimer-bred son of Galileo, will be very popular on his return to Quesnay after spending two years at Cheveley Park Stud in England.
His first French crop of two-year-olds had 14 two-year-old winners, including the Classic prospect Pao Alto and the very useful winners such as Mannix and the Arqana sales race winner Into Faith.
He covered 147 mares at Quesnay in 2017 and so his profile may well be transformed between now and the 2022 yearling sales.
Ultra: the son of Manduro is one of a number of French sires who will have first runners in 2021
German sires headed by Soldier Hollow
The list of German sires whose reputation is on-the-up is, of course, a far shorter one. The best stallions in Germany are far from youngsters.
Auenquelle’s 20-year-old Soldier Hollow enjoyed his best year to date with his French runners in 2019 with the three-year-old stakes winners Pelligrina and Amarena, and his yearlings were well received at Arqana.
Etzean’s Areion is even older at 25, but still enjoyed his best-ever year and his first Group 1 winner in Alston, now in training with André Fabre, as well as the German Group-winning two-year-old colt Rubaiyat.
Schlenderhan’s Adlerflug covered his biggest books to date in 2017 and 2018 at a five-figure fee and so has a chance to make a break-through over the next two seasons.
The two young German-based sires who have a chance of making an international reputation are Etzean’s Amaron and Rottgen’s Protectionist.
Amaron is just the type of horse German breeders appreciate as he ran a total of 22 times winning Group races at two, three, four, five and six.
His sire Shamardal has never been more popular, and he has a high-class female line,
too,ashisthirddamwonthe PrixMarcel Boussac at two.
Two-year-old racing is of limited significance in Germany and so even if Amaron did produce several useful-looking winners there, the star of his first crop of two-year-olds was the John Gosden-trained Run Wild, who was placed in Group and stakes races in France and England.
Run Wild has given his sire a chance and Amaron will be popular in 2020.
Protectionist has his first two-year-olds in 2020. Although the son of Monsun is best known as a Melbourne Cup winner, he was also a winner at two and beaten only a nose in a Group 3 on his second and final juvenile start.
He also raced 22 times and was a Group/ stakes performer at two, three, four and
six, having failed to shine when trained in Australia at five.
He comes from the top international family of Pawnese and Stradivarius.
Protectionist stayed, but he had great tactical speed and after being injured at three he was trained to win the Melbourne Cup.
He has been given a chance not least thanks to the support of his owner Australian Bloodstock and of Rottgen where he stands.
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