Kingwood Stud News

Everyone at Kingwood Stud would like to wish you a very happy and successful New Year! We have had 8 inches of snow which as you can see our yearling fillies have been enjoying. We are looking forward the arrival of our first foals who are due at the end of January.

The Kingwood Partnership’s two year old filly by PIVOTAL out of DANCE SOLO went into training with Richard Hannon on 11th December and the first reports are positive. We are busy thinking of suitable names for her and any suggestions would be very welcome!

Great news - DIAM QUEEN (2007 Bay Filly by Lando ex Dance Solo) who was bred by the Kingwood Partnership made a winning debut at Folkestone yesterday. The Luca Cumani trained filly finished well under a typically strong Kieren Fallon ride. It certainly looks as though she will improve over a further distance.

The newest addition to the Kingwood Partnership is GAZE 2003 bay mare by GALILEO ex GRYADA. This beautifully bred winning mare has produced a lovely bay colt by LANDO who was born on 25th February and is her first foal. She is now in foal to MANDURO and her last service date was 22nd March 2009.

Gaze’s three parts brother FAME AND GLORY by MONTJEU has had a very successful season so far. This good looking colt trained by Aiden O’Brien won the Irish Derby and met his only defeat when runner up in the Derby at Epsom. We look forward to seeing him in the autumn when he will be strongly fancied in the Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp.

Everyone at Kingwood Stud was thrilled that CARACCIOLA won the Queen Alexander Stakes at Ascot on Saturday. The hugely popular and remarkably versatile performer made history by being the oldest horse to win at Royal Ascot at the age of 12. Also last month he became the oldest horse to win a Listed race when winning the Stowe Family Grand Cup at York. CARACCIOLA has now won 9 times on the flat including the 2008 Cesarewitch, 4 hurdle races and 2 chases winning £326,743 in prize money. What a truly versatile horse!

 The Nicky Henderson trained CARACCIOLA was found in Germany by stud manager Fiona Marner for owner Piers Pottinger. Reflecting on her notes made about the horse when Fiona first viewed him in Germany in February 2002 she had remarked ‘full of quality and will make an excellent dual purpose horse.’ Fiona also bought his full sister CAPITANA in 2004 who went on to win 4 hurdle races for Nicky Henderson. She is now at Kingwood Stud with her first foal who is an outstanding colt by Shirocco.

NEHAAM won the valuable Tatteralls Timeform 3 Year Old Trophy at Newmarket yesterday holding off a determined late challenge from the Peter Chapple-Hyam trained MONITOR CLOSELY. The pair drew nicely clear in a high class race.

The trainer John Gosden was extremely pleased with Sheikh Hamdan’s Nayef colt particulary as the horse had missed some vital work before the race. He commented: “He got a little tired up the hill but he did it well. He missed two weeks when a bruised foot turned into an abscess, and I told the owner this came ten days too soon, so hopefully he’ll improve. We’ll look towards the Dante at York next.”

Reared and consigned by Kingwood Stud we are delighted for NEHAAM’s breeders Dena and Les Arstall who were at Newmarket to see him win. The colt has been given a quote for 16-1 for the Epsom Derby. MISSIONARY his half-brother by MEDICEAN was bought as a yearling by Easton Park Stud for 55,000gns and is in training with William Haggis. Also his half-sister TWELFTH NIGHT by NAMID is visiting BAHAMIAN BOUNTY this season.

BRER RABBIT is due to run in the Enjoy The Lucky 7 Group Offer Fillies Handicap at Wolverhampton on Thursday, 16th April at 7.15. Trained by Barry Hills and with Steve Drown booked to ride we hope she can continue the form she showed when winning at the same track in March.

We are delighted that 3 horses who were reared/consigned by Kingwood Stud are running in today’s Tattersalls Timeform 3 Year Old Trophy at Newmarket. We are very proud that 3 of our 10 strong consignment are represented from 733 lots who were qualified to run.

CLASSICALLY by INDIAN HAVEN ex SPECIFICALLY bred by Bridgewater Equine, NEHAAM by NAYEF ex CHARM THE STARS bred by Pollards Stables and POPMURPHY by MONTJEU ex LADY LAHAR bred by Barry Walters all have good chances and we would like to take this opportunity to wish all the connections the best of luck.

Aldridge Racing’s amazingly tough Champion race mare GOLDEN SILCA (1996 by Inchinor ex Silca-Cisa by Hallgate) has very sadly died after foaling complications. Trained by Mick Channon her race career spanned 5 years and she ran 44 times in 7 different countries with 8 wins and over £500,000 in prize money. She won 4 times at Newbury as a 2 year old including the Mill Reef Stakes Gr. 2 and the Listed Rose Bowl Stakes. She also won the Baustoffe Cup, Baden-Baden Gr. 2, the Desmond Stakes, Curragh Gr. 3, the Victress Stakes, Epsom L. and the Darley Stakes, Newmarket L. She was placed 21 times including second in the Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh Gr. 1 beaten in a photo finish, Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot Gr. 1, and the Falmouth Stakes, Newmarket Gr. 2.

Golden Silca was born, reared and retired as a broodmare to Kingwood Stud in Lambourn. Her off spring includes the 2005 filly Silca Destination (Dubai Destination) who won twice and her 2007 filly by Shamardal who was bought John Gosden for 170,000 gns at last years Tattersalls October Yearling sales. Fiona Marner said “We are devastated at the loss of Golden Silca who was such a special mare and wonderful character. Although very small she was exceptionally brave and genuine – we will miss her enormously.”

Fortunately her dam Silca Cisa who is now 20 has produced a lovely filly foal by Dansili and she has been covered by Oasis Dream. Golden Silca was own sister to Silca’s Sister who won the Group 1 Prix Morny and half-sister to the multiple Stakes winner Green Manalishi and dual Group 1 placed Silca Chiave.

Her trainer Mick Channon said “Golden Silca was one of the best fillies I’ve trained and she certainly got me going as a trainer.

She gave both Eddie and Carmel Aldridge some of their happiest moments in racing and also some agonising ones when finishing a very close second in both the Irish 1000 Guineas and the Coronation Stakes at Royal Ascot.

It was a credit to the mare’s toughness and consistency that she was to become Champion 2 year old filly in Germany in 1998 and also Champion older mare in Ireland in 2000.

We are delighted to report that BRER RABBIT won the Betdaq.co.uk Handicap at Wolverhampton on Monday, 2nd March over 1 mile ½ furlong. She stayed on well under Michael Hills to hold off a sustained challenge from Jul’s Lad in the final furlong. Barry Hills is now going to run her over a longer distance. Lets hope that now she has got her head in front she can go on to better things for Simon Tindall who leases her from the Kingwood Partnership.

Kingwood Stud survived 4 feet of snow to make a healthy start to the 2009 foaling season with a good ratio of 7 colts to 5 fillies so far.

CAPITANA (LANDO) a full sister to the Caesarewich winner CARACIOLA has produced her first foal a quality bay colt by SHIROCCO. With the Derby winner and first season sire SIR PERCY previously trained next door at Kingwood House Stables by Marcus Tregoning we were delighted that CLAWS (MARJU) has produced a bonny colt bay colt by him. Another first season sire Cheveley Park’s DUTCH ART has seen a bay filly arrive out of TOFFEE VODKA (DANEHILL DANCER). CUPPACOCOA (BERTOLINI) has had a bay colt by ELUSIVE CITY and the SINGSPIEL mare DYANITA has had a bay filly by MONSIEUR BOND.

The Kingwood Partnership have had 4 foals to date. MILLY OF THE VALLY (CAERLEON) dam of Stakes winners SCOTT’S VIEW and MACS MELODY has had a big strong colt by NAYEF. TURNING LEAF (LAST TYCOON) who is dam of the Group 3 and Listed winner TURNING LIGHT (FANTASTIC LIGHT) has produced a lovely brown colt by the exciting young sire MOTIVATOR. GAZE (GALILEO) who is half-sister to last years Group 1 winning two-years old FAME AND GLORY has had a lovely bay colt by LANDO which is her first foal. ROYALE ROSE (BERING) who is dam of the Group 3 and Listed winner ANTIOQUIA has had a good looking bay filly by AUTHORIZED.

The fantastic and ever-green mare SILCA-CISA who has produced the Group 1 performers SILCA’S SISTER, GOLDEN SILCA and SILCA CHIAVE has had a very attractive bay filly by Juddmonte’s DANSILI.

The latest arrivals are a bay colt by BACHELOR DUKE out of LOOK OF EAGLES (FRAAM) and a bay filly by PASTORAL PURSUITS out of MILLY’S LASS (MIND GAMES).