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Mares In Foal For Wooded, Romanised

Group 1 winners Wooded (Fr) (Wootton Bassett {GB}) and Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}) have each had 10 mares scanned in foal shortly after beginning their first covering seasons at Haras de Bouquetot. G1 Prix de l'Abbaye winner Wooded's in-foal mares include the multiple group-placed juvenile Al Johrah (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}); group-winning 2-year-old and Classic-placed Salona (Ger) (Lord Of England {Ger}); and black-type mares Edya (GB) (Makfi {GB}) and Tosen Shauna (Ire) (Alhebayeb {Ire}).

The G1 Irish 2000 Guineas and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois scorer Romanised, meanwhile, has already successfully covered the Group 3-placed Spin (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), as well as the dam of Group 1 performers Volta (Fr) and Calvados Blues (Fr), and stakes winner Racemate (GB) (Hurricane Run {Ire}).

Wooded stands for €15,000, and Romanised for €7,000.

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Romanised Retired To Bouquetot

Classic winner Romanised (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}-Romantic Venture {Ire}, by Indian Ridge {Ire}) has been retired from racing and will enter stud in 2021 at Haras de Bouquetot in Normandy, France, for a fee of €7,000.

Campaigned by Robert Ng and trained by Ken Condon, Romanised won at first asking in April of his 2-year-old campaign and was second to eventual G1 Derby winner Masar (Ire) (New Approach {Ire}) in the G3 Solario S. that fall. He sprang a 25-1 upset when beating US Navy Flag (War Front) in the G1 Irish 2000 Guineas, and though he went winless in three subsequent starts that year he bounced back in 2019 to win the G2 Minstrel S. and the G1 Prix Jacques le Marois and was beaten a nose by Circus Maximus (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) in the G1 Prix du Moulin. Romanised defended his title in the Minstrel this July.

Romanised’s dam, Romantic Venture, has produced two other stakes winners including the G3 St Leger Italiano winner Rock Of Romance (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), and she is a half-sister to three stakes winners including Hong Kong Horse of the Year Designs On Rome (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}).

Condon said, “From when he first commenced fast work in the spring of his 2-year-old year, Romanised showed that precocity, speed and class that were the hallmarks of his racing career. His biggest attributes were his superior cruising speed and an electric turn of foot. Coupled with his impeccable physique, Romanised is possessed of many of the prerequisites to be a success at stud.”

Haras de Bouquetot Stud Manager Benoit Jeffroy added, “We’re delighted to be given the opportunity to stand a dual Group 1-winning miler with such eye-catching looks as Romanised, who will be a valuable addition to the Al Shaqab stallion roster at Haras de Bouquetot for the 2021 season. He is a well balanced horse, with strong hind quarters, a great athleticism and good muscle definition. For a horse matching performances, pedigree and looks, his stud fee of €7,000 Live Foal should prove a great value to the European breeders.”

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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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G1SW Wooded Retired to Haras de Bouquetot

Group 1 winner Wooded (Ire) (Wootton Bassett {GB}-Frida La Blonde {Fr}, by Elusive City) has been retired and will stand at Haras de Bouquetot in France next year. A fee for the winner of the 2020 G1 Prix de l’Abbaye will be announced later.

“Wooded stood out from the day he arrived for his good looks and ability and he was very sound, never missing a day’s work,” said trainer Francis-Henri Graffard. “In the G3 Prix Texanita he announced himself as a potential superstar and we were confident he would go close in the Commonwealth Cup. The difficulties of travelling this year made it impossible for him to run. As a racehorse he had so many qualities, class, courage and speed and he fully deserved his Group 1 win this year.”

A winner and placed in both the G3 Prix la Rochette and G3 Prix Thomas Bryon as a juvenile in the Al Shaqab colours, the bay did his best running at three. Successful in the G3 Prix Texanita, he was second in the G3 Prix du Petit Couvert three starts later in September prior to his Group 1 win facing elders on Arc Day. The Gestut Zur Kuste-bred €90,000 Arqana October yearling retires with a mark of 9-3-3-1 and $250,081 in earnings.

“Wooded has been a very special racehorse to us at Al Shaqab, winning such a prestigious sprint race as the Prix de l’Abbaye on Arc day, at 3-years-old and against much more experienced horses,” said Al Shaqab General Manager Khalifa Al Attiya. “He will now be starting a new exciting career at Haras de Bouquetot, and we feel confident that such a standout sprinter who performed at the highest level with such consistency at 2- and 3-years’-old will be very well received by the breeders.”

Out of a full-sister to SW & MGSP Fred Lalloupet (GB) (Elusive City) and a half-sister to SW & GSP Mon Pote Le Gitan (Thunder Gulch), Wooded is a full-brother to G3 Sovereign S. bridesmaid Beat Le Bon (Fr). His second dam, Firm Friend (Ire) (Affirmed), won at the listed level in France, and was also second in the G2 Italian 1000 Guineas and third in a further two French Group 3s.

Added Haras de Bouquetot Stud Manager Benoit Jeffroy, “We’re delighted to welcome a Group 1-winning son of Wootton Bassett to join the roster at Haras de Bouquetot for 2021. An athletic mover of 1m67 (16.2 hh), Wooded has outstanding looks, is a very balanced and correct horse with great depth. He’s always shown plenty of speed and we are confident he’ll be an attractive sort to the European market.”

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