Sunday’s Prix Marcel Boussac – Criterium des Pouliches (1600m) for 2yo fillies at ParisLongchamp winner Zellie is the fifth Gr1 winner for Wootton Basset. Settled well off the early pace, Zellie came through along the inside in the home straight and finished best of all to defeat Times Square (Zarak) by 1-3/4 lengths with Oscula
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Topgear is SW24 and the 14th Group winner for Wootton Bassett remaining unbeaten in Friday’s Gr3 Prix Eclipse (1200m) for 2yos at Chantilly. Settled in fourth place to halfway, Topgear ran to the lead 400m out and then found plenty when challenged strongly over the final 200m and did enough to defeat Best Flying (Pedro
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Wootton Asset is SW22 for Wootton Bassett winning Tuesday’s Gr3 Virginia Derby (9f) at Colonial Downs. Looming four wide into the home straight, Wootton Asset quickened into the lead and went on to defeat Slicked Back (Quality Road) by three-quarters of a length with It Can Be Done (Temple City) a further 1-3/4 lengths back
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Royal Patronage is SW20 for Wootton Bassett winning the Gr3 Acomb Stakes (7f) for 2yos at York Royal Patronage made virtually all the running over his four rivals and stayed on strongly to defeat Imperial Fighter (The Gurkha) by 2-1/4 lengths with the favourite, Dubawi Legend (Dubawi), a further two lengths away in third. A
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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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Speak Of The Devil is SW16 for Wootton Bassett defeating Mageva (Wootton Bassett) in Thursday’s Prix de Saint-Cyr (1400m) for 3yo fillies at ParisLongchamp. Held up as usual, Speak Of The Devil came with her challenge in the home straight to reel in Mageva, which looked the winner 200m out, by half a length with
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Audarya gave trainer James Fanshawe his third win in Sunday’s Group 1 Prix Jean Romanet (2000m) at Deauville. Ioritz Mendizabal positioned Audarya close to the early pace set by Romanciere before being ridden along to challenge early in the home straight. Striking the front 200m out Audarya stayed on gamely to defeat Ambition (Dubawi) by
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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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Chindit is SW13 for Wootton Bassett after remaining unbeaten in Saturday’s Pat Eddery Stakes (7f) at Ascot. Reserved off the early speed, Chindit came through smoothly to close between horses and defeat Cobh (Kodiac) by 1-3/4 lengths with Naval Crown (Dubawi) back in third. A 65,000gns Tattersalls October Book3 yearling purchase by Peter and Ross
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Dream Works led all the way to win Thursday’s four runner Prix Ridgeway (2000m) at ParisLongchamp and become SW12 for Wootton Bassett. Allowed to dictate, Christophe Soumillon picked up the pace into the home straight and Dream Works stayed on strongly to defeat Hayzum (Anodin) by three-quarters of a length with Bright Nose (Dubawi) a
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