Group 1-Winning Juvenile Thunder Moon Retired To Haras De Bouquetot, As 2023 Roster Revealed

Group 1-winning juvenile Thunder Moon (Ire) (Zoffany {Ire}–Small Sacrifice {Ire}, by Sadler's Wells) has been retired and will stand at Al Shaqab Racing's Haras de Bouquetot in 2023. The 'TDN Rising Star' will stand for €6,000 on their nine-strong roster next season and will be available for viewing at Bouquetot during the Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale.

Bred by Aidan and Annemarie O'Brien's Whisperview Trading, the colt was named a 'Rising Star' after his debut win at the Curragh and claimed the G1 National S. in his next outing before running third in the G1 Dewhurst S. Owned by Mrs. C C Regalado-Gonzalez, the Joseph O'Brien trainee was only a head shy of adding the G1 Prix Jean Prat to his resume at three, and he was also third in the G3 Gladness S. this term. He retires with a mark of 13-2-2-2 and $365,398 in earnings.

“Thunder Moon was defined by his natural class and strong turn-of-foot,” said O'Brien. “His performance in the G1 National S. really showcased this and his brilliance as a 2-year-old beating a field packed with Group 1 winners and future group performers. He also came within a whisker of winning the Prix Jean Prat the following year. We are really looking forward to training his progeny in the years to come.”

The son of Small Sacrifice is a half-brother to stakes winner Table Rock (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}). His third dam is the G1 Irish 1000 Guineas heroine Trusted Partner (Affirmed), dam of GI Matriarch S. heroine Dress To Thrill (Danehill) and her full-sister, the blue hen Polished Gem (Ire) (Danehill), the dam of eight stakes winners.

Haras de Bouquetot's Stud Manager Benoit Jeffroy said, “We're delighted to welcome Thunder Moon at Haras de Bouquetot for 2023. He is a precocious horse of 1m60 (15.3 hh) who has shown plenty of speed winning the National S. like Dubawi (Ire), Danehill Dancer (Ire) and Teofilo (Ire) did before him. We were looking for a Group 1 winner at 2 excelling over seven furlongs, not dissimilar to the profiles of recent French successes Wootton Bassett (GB) and Siyouni (Fr).”

Leading the Haras de Bouquetot roster is Zelzal (Fr), who has sired three stakes winners led by multiple graded winner Dolce Zel (Fr) and GIII Sweet Life S. heroine Ouraika (Fr), and is priced at €15,000. G1 Prix de l'Abbaye hero Wooded (Ire) has his first yearlings in 2023 and is €12,000. As previously announced, Group 1 sire Galileo Gold (GB) has moved to Bouquetot in a joint-venture with his former home, Tally-Ho Stud, and he will stand for €7,000, the same price as G1 Irish 2000 Guineas victor Romanised (Ire), who has his first yearlings. Group 1 winner and stakes-siring Al Wukair (Ire), G3 Molecomb S. scorer and G1 Middle Park S. third Armor (GB) expecting his first foals, and multiple Group 1 winner Ectot (GB) will each command €5,000. Rounding out the roster is Olympic Glory (Ire), the sire of 13 stakes winner, at €4,000.

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Ectot’s Good Too A New Rising Star at Deauville

Following on from a flurry of Rising Star awards in Ireland and Stateside overnight, Al Shaqab Racing's 2-year-old colt Good Too (Fr) (Ectot {GB}) joined the esteemed ranks with an impressive performance in Sunday's Prix de Montaigu at Deauville. Steadied off the pace in fifth after a sharp getaway in this one-mile newcomers' test, the 17-10 favourite made eyecatching headway on the bridle in the straight to challenge out wide with 300 metres remaining and displayed an impressive turn of foot once taking control at the furlong marker to easily outclass Yoozuna (Ire) (Kizuna {Jpn}) by 2 1/2 lengths in taking fashion, becoming the second winner for his freshman sire (by Hurricane Run {Ire}).

“We've been thinking, for quite some time, that this is a very nice horse,” said trainer Jean-Claude Rouget. “He had been working extremely well and he won that very nicely indeed. I feel he has great potential and, as I usually do, he will be lightly raced this year. He may have one or two more starts this year to give him some additional experience.”

Good Too, a half-brother to Listed Prix des Jouvenceaux et des Jouvencelles runner-up Nunzia (Fr) (Epaulette {Aus}), is the second of two foals produced by Netsuke (Ire) (Aragorn {Ire}), herself a dual-winning full-sister to G2 Duque de Caxias victrix and G1 Organizacao Sulamericana de Fomento ao Puro Sangue de Corrida runner-up Notting Tomorrow. Notting Tomorrow, in turn, is the dam of G1 Matias Machline hero Jackson Pollock (Brz) (Kodiak Cowboy). The April-foaled bay's second dam is MGSW GI John C. Mabee H. and G1 Grande Premio Linneo de Paula Machado placegetter Notting Hill (Brz) (Jules), herself kin to G3 Grande Premio Adhemar de Faria e Roberto Gabizo de Faria victor Prince of Wales (Brz) (Ghadeer {Fr}) and Listed Octavio du Pont winner L'Escapade (Brz) (Aksar). The latter has four black-type winners to her credit, headed by G3 Grande Premio Prefeitura da Cidade do Rio de Janeiro victor and G1 Gran Premio Latinoamericano runner-up Leao de Prata (Brz) (Crimson Tide {Ire}).

1st-Deauville, €27,000, Mdn, 8-22, unraced 2yo, c/g, 8fT, 1:46.39, g/s.
GOOD TOO (FR), c, 2, by Ectot (GB)
1st Dam: Netsuke (Ire), by Aragorn (Ire)
2nd Dam: Notting Hill (Brz), by Jules
3rd Dam: Light Lida, by Alleged
1ST-TIME STARTER. (€42,000 RNA Wlg '19 ARDEC; €55,000 Ylg '20 AROCT). Lifetime Record: 1-1-0-0, €13,500. O-Al Shaqab Racing; B-Mme Elisabeth Ribard (FR); T-Jean-Claude Rouget. Click for the Racing Post result or the free Equineline.com catalogue-style pedigree. Video, sponsored by TVG.

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Al Shaqab’s Bouquetot Releases 2021 Roster

An eight strong roster at Haras de Bouquetot, anchored by MG1SW Shalaa (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) and new recruit and G1SW Wooded (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB})-both at €15,000, was announced by Al Shaqab on Thursday. The former has already sired 16 winners, among them Australian Group 3 winner Shaquero (Aus). In addition, he has a quartet of stakes placed runners worldwide, including G3 Prix Eclipse bridesmaid Legal Attack (GB).

Wooded, who won the G1 Prix de l’Abbaye de Longchamp Longines on Arc Day, also won May’s G3 Prix Texanita. Toronado (Ire) (High Chaparral {Ire}), sire of G2 July S. hero Tactical (GB), is priced at €8,000, while Olympic Glory (Ire) (Choisir {Aus}), sire of four group winners including G1SW Watch Me (Fr) and G3 Solario S. victor Etonian (Ire) is set at €5,000. Another Group 1 sire, Ruler of the World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) will also command €5,000.

There are a trio of sires at Bouquetot with their first 2-year-olds in 2021, and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois hero Al Wukair (Ire) (Dream Ahead)’s fee is €6,000. That is equalled by Zelzal (Fr) (Sea the Stars {Ire}), who landed the G1 Prix Jean Prat. Finally, MG1SW Ectot (GB) (Hurricane Run {Ire} will stand for €4,000 in 2021.

“We think we have a great variety of stallions this season again and that they will meet breeders’ demand,” said Bouquetot’s Benoit Jeffroy. “As breeders, we understand the current economic situation that the industry is facing and have adapted our fees accordingly to provide the best value as possible.”

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