Juddmonte Farms is pleased to announce its exciting stallion roster at Banstead Manor Stud in 2009 - Beat Hollow, Cacique, Dansili, Oasis Dream, Observatory, Rail Link, Three Valleys and Zamindar.
BEAT HOLLOW 1997 b h Sadler's Wells - Wemyss Bight (Dancing Brave)
Four time Gr.1 winner, Beat Hollow is by a Champion Sire out of a Champion Filly. In 2008 he has been a good source of 2yo winners including leading Derby candidate Taameer and exciting classic hope Proportional, runaway winner of the Prix Marcel Boussac Gr.1.
CACIQUE 2001 b h Danehill - Hasili (Kahyasi)
Dual Gr.1 winner and full brother to Leading Sire Dansili. His dam, broodmare of the Year Hasili, is the only mare to produce five individual Gr.1 winners in the Northern Hemisphere. First yearlings in 2009.
DANSILI 1996 b h Danehill - Hasili (Kahyasi)
Champion sire of over 50 blacktype performers, despite none of his runners being conceived at a fee higher than £12,500. In 2008 alone, Dansili produced twenty-four Black type performers, headed by the Group winners Diamond Diva, Famous Name, Shaweel, as well as leading classic prospects Zacinto and Delegator. We look forward to his exciting crop of foals to be born in 2009 - 81% of the mares he covered were either blacktype performers or producers including 26 Gr.1 winners and 22 Gr.1 producers.
OASIS DREAM 2000 b h Green Desert - Hope (Dancing Brave)
Record-breaking Champion two-year-old and World Champion Sprinter of 2003. Sire in 2008 of a World Record 38 individual two-year-old winners, headed by Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere Gr.1 winner Naaqoos. Three-year-old’s to perform well in 2008 included the Group winners Aqlaam, Visit and Captain Gerrard. His Yearlings sold for up to 500,000gns in 2008.
OBSERVATORY 1997 ch h Distant View - Stellaria (Roberto)
World Champion Miler from the Mr.Prospector line. In 2008 he sired Haydock Sprint Cup Gr.1 winner African Rose and multiple Group winner Twice Over, who both stay in training for 2009. Observatory is one of only four sires, alongside Montjeu, Galileo and Nayef, to have sired two three-year-old runners with Timeform Ratings of 119 or above.
RAIL LINK 2003 b h Dansili - Docklands (Theatrical)
Champion three-year-old in Europe in 2006. Unbeaten in four Group races, most notably when defeating Pride, Deep Impact, Hurricane Run, Sixties Icon and Shirocco in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe Gr.1. Rail Link is the best son to date of leading sire Dansili, and the 2nd highest rated Danehill line sire with a Timeform Rating of 132. First foals in 2009.
THREE VALLEYS 2001 ch h Diesis - Skiable (Niniski)
A Two-year-old of rare brilliance, Three Valley’s eight length winning margin in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot, where he smashed the two-year-old course record, was the widest in the race since the great Mill Reef. Bred from arguably the most successful family in the stud book, his dam Skiable is a half-sister to Broodmare of the Year Hasili (Dam of Champion Sire Dansili). First foals in 2009.
ZAMINDAR 1994 b h Gone West - Zaizafon (The Minstrel)
Champion sire in France and sire of unbeaten Champion filly Zarkava, winner of 5 Group One races including the Prix de l’Arc De Triomphe, Prix de Diane and Poule d’Esaai des Pouliches. Other high-class representatives of Zamindar in 2008 were the Group Two winners Modern Look and Crossharbour, who both stay in training for 2009, as well as the multiple Gr.1 winner Darjina.