DISTANT MUSIC TO STAND AT HEDGEHOLME STUD
High-class racehorse and promising young sire Distant Music
(Distant View/Musicanti, by Nijinsky) will be standing at
Hedgeholme Stud in 2007. He achieved Timeform ratings in the 120’s
in all three seasons he raced, culminating in a mark of 126 after
an excellent third to Kalanisi and Montjeu in the Champion Stakes
at Newmarket as a three-year-old. Distant Music was unbeaten
in three starts as a juvenile when his victories included the
Dewhurst Stakes Group 1 (beating King’s Best) and Champagne Stakes
Group II (defeating Rossini and Ekraar).
Distant Music is currently one of the top ten second crop sires
in Europe in terms of prize money won. He has produced five
Blacktype performers, headed by the Stakes winning/Group II placed
filly Sol Mi Fa, and over 25 individual winners. His best progeny
in the UK include Dream Theme (Timeform 105) and Mango Music
(Timeform 104). At the sales, his yearlings have made up to
52,000gns to date in 2006.
Philip Mitchell, General Manager Juddmonte Farms, stated “We are
obviously delighted that Andrew Spalding has agreed to stand
Distant Music at Hedgeholme Stud. Having stood his first 5
seasons at Morristown Lattin, Ireland, and with Observatory, also
by Distant View, standing at Banstead Manor, it seemed a natural
progression for Distant Music to be made available to breeders in
the North”.
His fee will be £3,000 SLF.
Date:
31 October 2006