The mare, Candy Strike (Candy Ride {Arg}), is a 4-year-old out of GSW & MGISP Scarlet Strike (Smart Strike), who is a half-sister to GISWs Tara's Tango (Unbridled Song) and Visionaire (Grand Slam).

Elite Power, a two-time winner of the GI Breeders' Cup Sprint, is standing his first season at Juddmonte Farms near Lexington, where his 2024 fee is $50,000.

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Bred by Alfredo Gastaneta, the bay colt is out of the Declaration of War mare Andavete, a half-sister to 2020 GI Kentucky Derby third-place finisher Mr. Big News (Giant's Causeway) and hailing from the immediate family of champion sire Saint Ballado.

“This is a good size colt with good bone and leg underneath him,” said Fernando Macchiavello, agent for Alfredo Gastaneta. “He looks like an Uncle Mo, with that hip and balance and long legs. He has that look to him.”

Mo Donegal joined Nyquist as classic-winning sons of leading sire Uncle Mo when he captured his biggest win in the 2022 GI Belmont S. Campaigned by trainer Todd Pletcher and owners Repole Stable and Donegal Racing, Mo Donegal also won the GII Remsen S. at Aqueduct, defeating Grade I winner Zandon (Upstart), and the GII Wood Memorial S. over classic winner Early Voting (Gun Runner).

Mo Donegal retired to Spendthrift with earnings of $1,511,800. He bred 186 mares in his first book in 2023 and is set to stand his second season for a fee of $15,000 S&N.

For more information about Mo Donegal, please contact Des, Mark, Brian or Daniel at 859-294-0030, or click here.

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Bred and raced by Drakenstein, the 4-year-old won 10 of his 13 starts and was placed in his other three for total earnings of R5,119,813 (£211,799/€247,085/$268,544). An undefeated stakes winner at two, the chestnut went six-for-eight at three with a score in the G1 Cape Guineas, followed by runner-up efforts in the G1 L'Ormarins King's Plate and G1 Cape Derby. Back in the winner's enclosure with a victory in the G2 Guineas, he added the G1 Gold Challenge in his sophomore finale. His final three starts were a half-length win in the G3 Matchem S. this October, a third in the G2 Green Point S. in December, and he signed off with a victory in the 2024 L'Ormarins King's Plate this month, a “Win And You're In” for the 2024 GI Breeders' Cup Mile.

Drakenstein's Gaynor Rupert told TBA South Africa, “Retiring Charles Dickens was a very hard decision to make. I would have loved to have seen him race until the end of the season, he would undoubtedly have won a few more big races but he has nothing left to prove.

“It is in the interest of the horse and of the shareholders that after much consultation, we decided to retire him and give him plenty of time off before the start of the breeding season.

He was blessed with speed, an incredible turn of foot, sheer brilliance, intelligence and remarkable cadence. I'm sure he will pass these traits on to his future progeny and we can't wait to see them.”

The Equus Champion 3-Year-Old and Equus Champion Miler is out of South African Broodmare of the Year Demanding Lady, who won the G2 Ipi Tombe Challenge. Charles Dickens is a full-brother to the G1 Cape Derby runner-up Charles (SAf) (Trippi) and to the stakes-winning Somerset Maugham (SAf) (Trippi), who was third in a pair of Grade 3s. This is the extended family of Group 1 winners War Command (War Front) and Rollout The Carpet (Aus) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), who was also the champion 2-year-old filly in New Zealand.

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Bred by Scuderia Archi Romani, the half-brother to G1 Nassau S. heroine Lady Bowthorpe (GB) (Nathaniel {Ire}) won a total of six stakes over a six-year career, and was also third in the 2019 G1 Prix de la Foret. He won the G3 Phoenix Sprint S. in 2018, the G3 Renaissance S. in 2019, and the G2 Greenlands S. and G3 Ballycorus S., both in 2020. After changing hands for 22,000gns out of the 2021 Tattersalls Autumn Horses-in-Training Sale, he made several more starts. The grey 8-year-old's record stands at 36-8-5-4 and $512,719 in earnings.

His dam won four times in Italy and England, and is from the family of stakes winners Pie In Your Eye (Spend A Buck), Pie's Lil Brother (Roar) and Monsagem (Nureyev). The last-named horse was third in the G1 Prix Jean Prat.

Another on the move to Fontaines is listed hero Master's Spirit (Ire) (Mastercraftsman {Ire}–Lavayssiere, by Sicyos). Produced by Bouzid Chehboub and Kamel Chehboub's breeding programme, the four-time group-placed 12-year-old will stand for €1,600 as a dual purpose sire. His eldest foals will be 3-year-olds of 2024.

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Bred by Guy Pariente Holding, he was a €56,000 Arqana August buy for the Cheboubs' Haras de la Gousserie, who campaigned him across five seasons and 38 starts. Successful in the G3 Prix la Rochette and a trio of listed races, the 6-year-old was also group-placed another four times and has earned $338,774.

“We are delighted with this partnership with Coolagown Stud on Kenway, as well as having found him a place at stud in Ireland, where he will have an interesting number of mares available,” Pauline Chehboub told JDG. “He has the profile to be a very versatile sire and should attract broodmares on the Flat and over obstacles.”

The best foal of his G3 Prix Eclipse-winning dam who also ran third in the G1 Prix de la Foret, Kenway is kin to G1 Galaxy winner Snowland (Aus) (Snippets {Aus}).

Coolagown's roster is completed by Storm The Stars, who bred 86 mares in his first season, and is also at €3,000; Shantaram (GB) at €1,000; Way To Paris (GB) who attracted 126 partners and will be €3,500; and Zambezi Sun (GB) at €2,000.

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“I believe he is a very important stallion for the future of the Irish Thoroughbred, boasting an excellent 2-year-old record while showing great progression and soundness throughout a long and successful career,” said Diamond Stud's Ciaran de Barra. “This horse had an incredible constitution, he is free from Danzig, Sadler's Wells, and Acclamation (GB) blood, so he is sure to suit a large proportion of the broodmare population.”

Bred by Tony Ashley, the €35,000 Tattersalls Ireland September yearling won the Angelsey for trainer Mark Johnston and Middleham Park Racing at two. A seven-time winner, the 65,000gns Tattersalls Autumn HIT graduate was also third in the G1 Queen Anne S. and placed in six other group races throughout his 65-race career for various connections while earning $463,141.

Added Johnston, “Marie's Diamond has the perfect blend of precocity and progression and showed a special constitution that is rare in the modern Thoroughbred.”

The 7-year-old is a half-brother to the stakes-winning G1 Metropolitan H. third Sikandarabad (Ire) (Dr Fong). This is the extended family of G1 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Sinndar (Ire) (Grand Lodge).

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“Tasleet [is] getting ready to head to India,” said New Approach Bloodstock's Ajay Anne on X, who assisted with the deal. “Congratulations to Star Born Stud on acquiring this smart stallion. Thank you Shadwell Stud and Hissa Hamdan. All the best to Anhad Sidhu.”

The 10-year-old son of Bird Key (GB) (Cadeaux Genereux {GB}) is the sire of G1 King's Stand S. and G2 Coventry S. hero Bradsell (GB), as well as the stakes winner American Sonja (GB), who has placed four times at group/graded level. From the same family as crack sprinter Battaash (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) and his full-brother The Antarctic (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), the G2 Duke Of York S. and G3 Greenham S. hero stood at Shadwell's Nunnery Stud this year for a fee of £6,000.

Anne had previously assisted Star Born Stud with their acquisition of stallion Well Done Fox (GB) (Acclamation {GB}).

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A half-brother to dual group winner Sinawann (Ire) (Kingman {GB}) and stakes winner Silwana (Ire) (Peintre Celebre), he will command €8,000. His dam is a half-sister to the high-class Aga Khan runner Sinndar (Ire) (Grand Lodge).

Standing alongside his son is 2005 G1 Derby hero Motivator at €5,000. Other stallions on the roster include Moises Has (Fr) who will stand his fourth season for €4,500; G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains second Texas (Fr) at €3,800 in his second year; Grade 2-winning chaser Magic Dream (Fr)'s fee will be €3,500; and both Doha Dream (Fr) and Penny's Picnic (Ire) are priced at €3,000.

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This is a first stallion for Culworth Grounds, which is owned by Sophie Buckley, a familiar face on the sales circuit as a consignor and pinhooker. She said, “We are delighted to have secured El Caballo. He was a precocious, tough and consistent racehorse. Bred by Whitsbury Manor Stud he has an excellent pedigree and is rated only one pound lower than their super sire Havana Grey (GB). El Caballo is an exciting prospect offering breeders access to a fast, current and successful family at exceptional value.”

A £30,000 Goffs UK Premier yearling, bought by his trainer Karl Burke, El Caballo is a half-brother to four winners including the Italian Listed winner Avengers Queen (GB) (Brazen Beau {Aus}). His dam was a four-time winner and also a half-sister to G2 Mill Reef S. winner Temple Meads (GB) (Avonbridge {GB}).

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Alne Park Stud director Grace Skelton, wife of National Hunt trainer Dan Skelton, said, “The addition of Subjectivist to our stallion roster is a huge leap forward for Alne Park Stud. To stand a stallion of this calibre is an immense honour.

“We firmly believe that keeping this exceptional stallion in the UK is a real boost to British breeders and we hope that he will see plenty of support in his debut season.”

Bred by Mascalls Stud, he was purchased for Marc Chan by former trainer Mark Johnston for 62,000gns out of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. A juvenile winner, his 3-year-old season was highlighted by a score in the G3 March S. at Goodwood prior to winning the G1 Prix Royal-Oak later that year. He resumed at four with a tally in the G2 Dubai Gold Cup and delivered a tour de force in the G1 Gold Cup at Royal Ascot in 2021. Returning to the racecourse this year after recovering from a tendon injury, he made three starts, with his two final starts resulting in a pair of thirds in the Dubai Gold Cup in March and the Gold Cup at Ascot in June for Mark's son Charlie. Subjectivist's record stands at 20-6-4-4 and $1,191,024 in earnings. He was retired earlier this year after his Royal Ascot run.

Mark Johnston added, “I always say that, when placing horses, the opposition trumps all other factors. But, very rarely, you come across a horse where the opposition isn't a factor at all. Subjectivist was such a horse.

“In 2021, I truly believed that there wasn't a horse in the world that could beat him at two miles or more, in any ground.”

Out of a multiple stakes-placed half-sister to GIII My Charmer H. second Hope Cross (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}), Subjectivist is a half-brother to multiple group winner Sir Ron Priestley (GB) (Australia {GB}) who was second in the G1 St Leger and third in the G1 Goodwood Cup; and G2 Rockfel S. third Alba Rose (GB) (Muhaarar {GB}).

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