Peters homebred Western Empire is the 11th Gr1 winner for Iffraaj winning Perth’s Railway Stakes (1600m) at Ascot. A dominant win for Western Empire, poised to challenge into the home straight then accelerating clear for a comprehensive victory. It is the seventh win from 12 starts for the Peters-homebred, winner of the WA Derby last
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Fast Raaj is SW76 or Iffraaj winning Thursday’s Gr3 Prix Djebel (1400m) on the straight course at Deauville. Fast Raaj triumphed over another Iffraaj offspring in Pimento by a neck in the Gr3 Prix Djebel over the straight 1400m at Deauville with Prince Lancelot (Sir Prancealot) third. (pic: FranceGalop) Fast Raaj is out of Interesting,
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Coolmore has announced it will add Wootton Bassett to it’s Australian roster for the 2021 southern hemisphere season. “We are very excited by this opportunity to offer Australasian mare-owners a proven sire of Wootton Bassett’s calibre,” Coolmore Australia’s Tom Magnier said in a statement. “He is a magnificent dark brown horse with a fabulous head
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Leading French stallion Wootton Bassett will stand in Ireland next year following his purchase by Coolmore. Unbeaten in five starts at two for Richard Fahey, Wootton Bassett (Iffraaj) won the Group 1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and ended the year rated the Champion Two-Year-Old Colt in France. Wootton Bassett’ retired to Haras d’Etreham in France at
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Group 1 winner Wyndspelle (Iffraaj) will stand his first season at stud at Grangewilliam Stud in South Taranaki, New Zealand this spring. Wyndspelle retired the winner of four of his 40 starts, with earnings of $659,146. The son of Iffraaj (Zafonic) posted a career best win in the Captain Cook Stakes (Gr 1, 1600m) at
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Group 1 winning sprinter Ribchester will replace his sire Iffraaj in shuttling to Haunui Stud this season. No less than 15 of Ribchester’s 16 starts were at Group level, 11 of those at Group One level including four wins – the Prix Jacques le Marois (1600m), Lockinge Stakes (1 mile), Queen Anne Stakes (1 mile)
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