All Equine All The Time

We travel to England for our third edition of this series, to check on graduates of the Tattersall Craven Breeze Up Sale. While this year’s 2-year-olds will go through the ring this week, 25 of the 30 2-year-olds to sell for 200,000 guineas or more at this sale over the past two years have hit the track. Among the most successful have been Group 1 placed Stormy Antarctic, European stakes winner Mokarris and U.S. stakes winner Fact Finding. Learn more about what all 30 horses have been up to since the Breeze Up sale in today’s blog. 2015 Craven Breeze Up Sale War Front sired the 2015 sales topper. ’13 Rehear (War Front x Rehear – Coronado’s Quest colt) – The U.S.-bred topper from the 2015 edition of the sale when bringing 360,000 guineas has not been named yet. He was purchased in 2015 by Jamie McCalmont and AC Elliott. Aljuljalah (Exchange Rate x Ruler’s Charm – Cape Town filly) – The U.S.-bred filly has won one of eight races with three second place finishes. H

With multiple European classic winners retiring to stud in 2014, it was an interesting year for freshman sires on the continent. From a few who were high in demand their first year in the shed and some who covered a smaller group of mares, here are a few first crop sires in Europe that look interesting this year. One of the most anticipated new sires of the year is Camelot (Montjeu), who was only three quarters of a length from winning the British Triple Crown in 2012. Reports about his first 2-year-olds have been good since they started hitting the ground in 2015 and photos show that quite a few look like him, which isn’t a bad sign. He was given a fee raise to €35,000 this year from the €25,000 he was at his first three years, something you don’t see too often when stallions are about to have their first 2-year-olds which is another positive sign for him. According to Weatherby’s Stallion Book, Camelot has 151 foals of racing this year. Camelot (Coolmore Photo) Juddmon