Breathless in California
SIMPLY BREATHLESS makes her US debut a winning one landing the Golden Poppy Stakes at Golden Gate Fields for new trainer Neil Drysdale. After breaking well, she settled mid-division before going three wide turning into the stretch and quickened to take the lead in the closing stages to cruise to victory over odds-on favourite Zaffinah. A private purchase by Avenue Bloodstock, Shawn Dugan and Patrick Lawley-Wakelin she looks to have an exciting future. Congratulations to her new owners Cloros Bloodstock.
SIMPLY BREATHLESS won four starts from 13 starts in the UK for trainer Clive Cox. On her last start in Europe she landed a valuable Fillies’ Handicap at Ascot defeating future G1 winner Sheikha Reika. She is by Juddmonte stallion Bated Breath and from the female family of G1-winning Champion GIOFRA, her second dam is the LwG3p LADY GRACE.
Listed Burradon Stakes success for Glittering Legend
Glittering Legend, a yearling purchase on behalf of Bon Ho, continued on his impressive upward trajectory on Friday when taking the Listed Burradon Stakes at Newcastle. His win opened a high-profile double for Bon Ho, whose colours were later carried to victory by breeze-up purchase Wonder Legend in the £175,000 two-mile handicap. Fresh off a […]
‘He’s a superstar’ – private purchase Arapaho dazzles in G1 Sydney Cup
Arapaho, a €140,000 purchase by Avenue Bloodstock at the 2020 Arqana Autumn Sale in conjunction with his trainer Bjorn Baker and Clarke Bloodstock, smashed through the A$3.6 million earnings barrier on Saturday when the brilliant winner of the Group 1 Sydney Cup during the second day of the Championships at Randwick. The son of Lope […]
A year of champions and G1 successes
It was a Group 1 year from start to finish for Avenue Bloodstock. 2024 will be remembered for the achievements of champion Porta Fortuna but there were also Group 1 successes for Anisette, Celestial Legend, Land Legend and Massive Sovereign. Porta Fortuna was a private purchase in conjunction with Philip Shelton of Medallion Racing on […]
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