Elarqam retired to stud

HE yard’s Group 2 winner Elarqam, a International, one of the top races of the year, partnership,’ she told the Racing Post. T son of Frankel and Attraction, has beaten a head and a length by Japan and Crystal ‘He's the second highest-rated son of Frankel been retired to stud in France. He will Ocean respectively. Well behind Elarqam in that and, so as not to be in competition with stand at the Haras de Saint Arnoult in race were the Group 1 winners, Circus Maximus Cracksman, it looked a good idea to stand him Normandy, in partnership with his racing and Cheval Grand. in another country. I think he'll make a owner, Hamdan al Maktoum. In 2020, Elarqam started the year by just difference to the French stallion market, and After a comfortable win in a York novice failing to hold the improving Lord North at really get some attention. event on his racecourse debut, Elarqam landed Haydock in the re-routed Brigadier Gerard ‘He's very versatile because he won a Group the Group 3 Tattersalls Stakes over seven Stakes, and then he went out on a high by race over seven furlongs at two and was able to furlongs at Newmarket to complete his juvenile landing the Group 3 Legacy Cup Stakes at win another Group race over 11 furlongs at campaign. Hopes were high he would enjoy Newbury from the twice winner of the Grade 1 five. Versatility is something British breeders Classic success at three. Canadian International, Desert Encounter. perhaps don't appreciate quite as much the Alas, Elarqam finished fourth in the 2,000 The winner of six of his 17 career starts, French.’ Guineas behind Saxon Warrior, although he did Elarqam has been easily the best of his finish a neck ahead of the ill-fated, multiple illustrious dam’s progeny to date, and achieved HADWELL’S stud director Richard Group 1 winner Roaring Lion. an official rating of 120, so it was particularly SLancaster was equally pleased with the He put a disappointing three-year-old season frustrating for all at Kingsley Park that he deal, saying: ‘We're extremely excited to be behind him in 2019, lifting the Listed Festival didn’t manage to land a Group 1 race. After standing Elarqam in France from next season, Stakes at Goodwood and Gala Stakes at winning the Tattersalls Stakes on just his second in partnership with Haras de Saint Arnoult. He Sandown en route to Group 2 success at York in start, Mark told the Klarion ‘Coming second was a prolific racehorse having won or placed in the York Stakes at the end of July 2019. That today would have been a desperate Group races at two, three, four and five, and, in was an impressive victory, as Elarqam slammed disappointment to me’. That revealed the esteem an industry centred on genetics, the quality of the Champion Stakes winner, Addeybb, by three in which the horse was held. his pedigree speaks for itself. A son of Frankel and a quarter lengths on Addeybb’s favoured Larissa Kneip of Haras de Saint Arnoult was out of Attraction? What more could a breeder soft ground. delighted to secure the services of Elarqam for want?’ Arguably, Elarqam’s finest hour came some the stud. All at Kingsley Park look forward to seeing four weeks later, again on the Knavesmire, ‘Elarqam is a horse Sheikh Hamdan really Elarqam’s progeny fulfil their father’s potential when he finished third in the Juddmonte believes in and Shadwell were looking for a in the future.

impressive Hamilton maiden winner who later Lion on the move ran in the Vintage Stakes at Goodwood. Now The Last Lion is moving to Andrew Spalding’s Hedgeholme Stud near Darlington. ROUP 1 winner The Last Lion is Fanning in the Middle Andrew said he was delighted with this new G switching studs, from Godolphin’s Park to defeat addition to his stud’s stallion roster. Kildangan Stud in Ireland to Hedgeholme Stud, Godolphin’s Blue Point by ‘He was Yorkshire-trained, and, successful in near Darlington. three-quarters of a length, the Brocklesby, a really fast horse, which is By Choisir and out of the Brief Truce mare with the July and what we need nowadays,’ said Spalding. Mala Mala, it was in 2016 that the colt, trained Richmond Stakes winner, ‘He was never out of the first three in all 10 by Mark Johnston for John Brown and Megan Mehmas two and a quarter lengths back in starts, and Group 1 winning two-year-olds are Dennis, raced to Group 1 glory in the Middle third. hard to come by. When you look at his progeny Park Stakes at Newmarket. It was a remarkable display, and one which so far, a large number are consistent and paying He was having the 10th race of a busy saw Godolphin purchase The Last Lion, who their way.’ juvenile campaign which had kicked off with a had originally been bought by Mark at Goffs The Last Lion’s stud fee at Hedgeholme is comfortable success in the Brocklesby Stakes at Orby Yearling Sale in 2015 for €82,000. £4,000, which looks tremendous value for the Doncaster on April 2. Saving his best Sent to stand at Godolphin’s Kildangan speedy and ultra-consistent son of Choisir, and performance for what was to be his final outing, Stud, The Last Lion’s best runner to date is whose dam Mala Mala finished a close third in The Last Lion made all the running under Joe perhaps Kraken Power, Iain Jardine’s the Cheveley Park Stakes in 2000. 18