Showing posts with label Amtiyaz. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Amtiyaz. Show all posts

Tuesday, 20 August 2019

10 Sir Michael Stoute Frankel 2yos for 2019


It's always interesting to see which trainers are lucky enough to have this year's crop of Frankel two-year-olds in their care. 

As we stated in an earlier post: 5 Frankel 2yos to Follow in 2019 there will always be a surprise or two. It is with great delight we mentioned Ilka Gansera-Leveque has a Frankel two-year-old housed at St Wendred's Stable, Newmarket. Amtiyaz is a bay colt out of an unraced mare who used to be in training with William Haggas, in the same ownership with Mr Saleh Al Homaizi & Mr Imad Al Sagar. He was sold at the yearling sales for 200,000gns. I'm so willing for this March foal to have ability and put Gansera-Leveque on the map. Such a lovely lady, hard-working, and a qualified vet among her many talents.   

Great to see trainers big and small having a chance to shine. 

Having a quick look at Frankel's categorised by trainer I was surprised to see Sir Michael Stoute has a bumper crop of potential stars. 

In fact, he has 10 Frankel 2yos at Freemason Lodge Stables. 

Here is a quick rundown:

Dollar Bid - A March foal, bay colt, out of the mare Cape Dollar in the ownership of Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd. 

Highest Ground - A May foal, bay colt, out of a mare named Celestial Lagoon in the ownership of The Niarchos family. 

Heaven Forfend - A March foal, bay colt, by the dam Heaven Sent in the ownership of Cheveley Park Stud Ltd.

Boss Power - An April foal, bay colt, out of the dam La Vinchina, in the ownership of Stifung Gestut Fahrhof.

My Frankel - A March foal, bay colt, by My Special J's in the ownership of Newsells Park Stud Ltd.

Prince Imperial - A March foal, bay colt, out of the mare Proportional, in the ownership of Juddmonte Farms Inc.

Melnikova - A March foal, chestnut filly, out of the dam Safina, in the ownership of Cheveley Park Stud Ltd. 

Unnamed -  A March foal, bay colt, out of the dam Shama's Crown in the ownership of Rabbah Bloodstock Ltd. 

Tanita - A March foal, bay filly, out of the mare Shoal in the ownership of Juddmonte Farms (East) Ltd.

Dream With Me - A January foal, bay colt, out of the mare Where in the ownership of Coolmore.

Exciting times.

Related stories: 5 Frankel 2yos for William Haggas in 2019 

Related stories:  3 Frankel 2yos Ready To Debut For Sir Michael Stoute 

Tuesday, 11 June 2019

Frankel Watch 2YO: William Haggas With Reason to Rave about Frankel


Every horse trainer wants a piece of the Frankel pie.

We've seen the great and good owning Frankel offspring. We have only to look at the horse trainers who have a Frankel two-year-old (2yo) in their mitts. I couldn't be more pleased to see Ilka Gansera-Leveque has a bay colt called Amtiyaz stabled at Saint Wendreds in Newmarket, Suffolk. I'm sure this son of Frankel resides in a box with a golden door, a perfectly luxurious home padded, if not plumped, with cotton wool. He is fed parma violets giving him not only the sweetest, freshest breath but a bright mauve tongue to blow raspberries at passing visitors who dare to mention the f-word (Frankel, if your mind wandered to the word F...rankfurter).

You can tell I love my purple prose. 

Who wouldn't want to paint a dreamy world for this exciting sire's progeny?

Everything we say and do is written With Reason. Which, aptly, is the name of a Frankel-sire filly in the ownership of Mr & Mrs G Middlebrook, in training with William Haggas. We detailed a while back that the Newmarket maestro (not sure why we used an Italian word for such a very English man) has at least five Frankel two-year-olds in training at Somerville Lodge. 

You can read the article here: 5 Frankel 2yos for William Haggas in 2019  

With Reason is a Frankel-sired filly, March foal, out of the dam Eminently, who is similarly owned by the Middlebrooks, in training back in 2012, trained by Richard Hannon. She raced just four times over six furlongs, winning on her second start in the mud at Haydock, finishing unplaced at Listed class next start, achieving an official rating of just 71.   

Exciting times at many stables with these hypnotic equine beasts which fly up the gallops and bewitch those who play with words. 

Good luck to all who train a Frankel two-year-old in 2019.