The saddest day but a life to celebrate. The General Stud Book has chronicled the exploits of Thoroughbred stallions for over 250 years. Galileo will forever stand amongst the greatest of them. Our condolences to all
@coolmorestud
and everyone involved with the legendary stallion
He’s not bay, chesnut, brown or grey - tomorrow’s St Leger favourite Logician is roan - one of only 27 roan foals registered in Britain & Ireland in 2016 against a foal crop of circa 14.5k! In 2017 there were 12 roan foals registered and only 9 last year. So he’s a rare breed!
Such exciting news for German breeding that the beautifully bred son of Galileo - Japan - is to retire to stud at Gestüt Etzean for next season. The dual Group 1 winner will make his final racecourse appearance in Sunday’s Japan Cup.
Many thanks to
@coolmorestud
for some wonderful shots of Savethelastdance as a foal - you can see the stride from day one! We really hope that the hugely impressive winner of the Solutions Cheshire Oaks goes on to have a very successful racing career.
An updated pedigree for Kyprios but only room for the 1st Dam! Victory in the Gold Cup
@Ascot
makes him the 95th top level winner for Galileo. He was bred by
@MoyglareStud
out of their outstanding broodmare Polished Gem - so a brother to Search For A Song and a half to Free Eagle
Silks on Screens - supporting the NHS! Get a ‘lock screen/wallpaper’ for your phone with your own or favourite racing colours.
All we ask for in return is a donation to
@NHSCharities
.
Visit to order and donate. We’ll then email your silks image to you.
Great to see
@DarleyStallions
Blue Point sinking his teeth into the 2020 Weatherbys Stallion Book! The Cartier Champion and four-time Group 1 winner is the front cover star of the number one global stallion guide - alongside his sire Shamardal.
No racecards to print .. so the team are doing their bit for local communities by helping in the supply of PPE for
@NHSuk
workers. Printing sewing patterns for volunteers in the Northants area to create scrubs for GPs & Hospitals. Thanks to
@Antalis_UK
who provided material FOC.
Very sorry to hear of the passing of extraordinary
@JuddmonteFarms
broodmare Kind. The dam of Frankel, Noble Mission, Bullet Train and Joyeuse - one glimpse at her pedigree and we see what a legacy she leaves.
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We’ll need to produce not one but three Weatherbys ‘Moving Pictures’ in order to do justice to Galileo’s achievements at stud. The first one is up and running with artwork, pedigree stats and progeny race video!
@coolmorestud
@BuckleyKevin
Great to be able to sponsor on such a historic day
@AintreeRaces
- many congratulations to Knappers Hill,
@PFNicholls
,
@meg_nicholls11
and Paul Vogt & Paul Barber who won the Gr 2 Weatherbys Bumper. The unbeaten gelding looks to have an exciting future!
Many congratulations to Yala Enki,
@PFNicholls
, Clive & Joan/Hills of Ledbury Ltd and Bryony Frost who land the Weatherbys Portman Cup
@TauntonRacing
for the second successive year. We’re so pleased to be associated with Taunton and this fantastic race. Great photos from
@ppauk
Hard to overstate the feat of winning 3 consecutive renewals of the Weatherbys Champion Bumper.The Thoroughbred industry is fortunate to have enjoyed the amazing support of
@CPStudOfficial
for many years.Congratulations to them and we also remember David Thompson this evening.
Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Christopher Spence who sadly died yesterday. He made such a huge contribution to the Thoroughbred industry in so many ways - as an owner, breeder and administrator. Pictured here with his Ascot Gold Cup winning homebred Celeric.
Lovely shot by
@grossickphoto
- hardly surprising that
#TeamFOB
are all smiles after Horaces Pearl had landed the Weatherbys sponsored Bumper
@AintreeRaces
yesterday.
27 different winning sires at this year’s
#CheltenhamFestival
- but it’s the late Shantou who finishes as top sire with two winners on the final day. The son of Alleged sired so many high-class talents over the years such as The Storyteller, Death Duty, Beware The Bear et al.
The official racecard pages for the racecourse debuts of Frankel and Nathaniel
@NewmarketRace
ten years on this season. They finished 1-2. More pages to follow in the coming weeks.
Mishriff breaks the £10 Million earnings barrier winning the Dubai Sheema Classic. The son of Make Believe is a great grandson of Prix de Diane winner Rafha. 1/2 brother to Listed winner Orbaan (pic) & multiple Grp placed Momkin (pic). Dam is out of Grp winner Acts of Grace (pic)
An updated pedigree for Alpinista
@Lanwades
by Frankel who made it four Group 1s in a row when landing the Grand Prix de Saint Cloud this afternoon . The mare is ex Listed winner Alwilda (pic) a daughter of Champion and three time Group 1 winner Albanova.
We wish Peter Fahey and JP McManus all the very best with Gypsy Island who tomorrow makes her first racecourse appearance for over two years. She looked a top-notch prospect when taking the Grd 3 Weatherbys Mares'
@IrishEBF_
Bumper
@punchestownrace
Festival in some style in 2019.
Many congratulations to Dream of Dreams, Saeed Suhail, Ryan Moore and Sir Michael Stoute who land the Listed
@WeatherbysLtd
ePassport Stakes
@WindsorRaces
for the second time. Next stop Royal Ascot! Thanks to
@FranAltoftPhoto
for the great shots.
Many congratulations to to Micheál Conaghan on winning the Next Generation Award
@ITBA_Official
this evening. We’re absolutely delighted to sponsor this Award for such a deserving winner - here Micheál is pictured with his Absolute Notions
@punchestownrace
#itbawinners
Looking forward to the Derby this weekend. It’s over 40 years since the John Dunlop trained Shirley Heights won the race. Owned and bred by Lord Halifax he was the son of a Derby winner in Mill Reef and sire of a Derby winner in Slip Anchor. Pictured is his original naming form.
This time last week - a mud-spattered Facile Vega and Patrick Mullins oozed class when landing the Weatherbys Champion Bumper
@CheltenhamRaces
. What a fantastic 📸 by
@Steven_Cargill
A great job has been made of rebinding some of the original working copies of our historic Stud Books - these are now back in the Weatherbys library. Couldn’t help but notice some export details of the time - Thoroughbreds sent to Aleppo, The Cape, Australia, Hungary, Germany...
Siskin looks a top class winner of the Irish 2,000 Guineas. Bred by
@JuddmonteFarms
in Kentucky, he is out of a French trained 2yo winner and half-sister to the dam of 5xGr 1 winning Close Hatches. His grand dam is a full-sister to Xaar and he’s from the family of Bated Breath.
We’ll soon be extending our ‘personalised’ range on Weatherbys online shop. With colours & tabulated pedigree for any thoroughbred we hope these mugs will be popular. We’ve produced a set for the owners of Knappers Hill
@PFNicholls
who won our recent sponsored race
@AintreeRaces
!
Sad to report that Mely Moss has died - at the great age of 27. Trained by Charles Egerton he won five races but is best known for his two second place finishes
@AintreeRaces
. The 1999 Foxhunters - and the following year he was beaten a length in the Grand National by Papillon.
Having to squeeze in more black type to this pedigree as Stradivarius lands his 13th Group victory and third successive Gold Cup
@Ascot
! The son of
@AgaKhanStuds
Sea The Stars is out of a French 2x Listed-placed mare who was a granddaughter of dual Oaks winner Pawneese.
Weatherbys guest on tomorrow’s
@nickluck
podcast is José Hormaeche - President of the Spanish Jockey Club who runs one of Spain’s 🇪🇸 top stud farms - Yeguada Torreduero - home of exciting young stallions Noozhoh Canarias (pic) & First Eleven a half-brother to Kingman by Frankel.
We all need something to look forward to right now and over the coming weeks we will be posting the newly edited pedigrees of some of this season’s most exciting three year olds. We start with Quadrilateral - the
@RogerCharlton
trained filly is
@JuddmonteFarms
through & through.
We’re delighted to be working with
@CheltenhamRaces
again and have produced the official racecards for the
#CheltenhamFestival
as digital ‘Turn Page’ editions. Download tomorrow’s card here for free 👉🏻
Only one more week to go until the 2022 Weatherbys Stallion Book goes to print. The front cover image of this year’s book is striking with the mighty Dubawi
@DarleyStallions
taking centre stage.
We’ve released a series of high quality prints designed by our talented art-workers and featuring top horses of recent years - ‘Modern Greats’. Here’s six time Group 1 winner Baaeed
@JimCrowley1978
along with his wonderful pedigree. For more information 👉🏻
Siskin could be a force to be reckoned with this year. The Grp 1 winner, bred
@JuddmonteFarms
in Kentucky, is out of a French trained 2yo winner and half-sister to the dam of 5xGr 1 winning Close Hatches. His grand dam is a full-sister to Xaar. From the family of Bated Breath.
Mishriff adds the Juddmonte International to an impressive page. The son of
@BallylinchStud
Make Believe is a great grandson of Prix de Diane winner Rafha. A 1/2 brother to Listed winner Orbaan (pic) & multiple Grp placed Momkin (pic). Dam is out of Grp winner Acts of Grace (pic)
Hi Kevin
@kevinblake2011
- huge congratulations on Ventura Tormenta’s success in the Group 2 Darley Prix Robert Papin. We thought that the proud breeder might like to see an updated edited pedigree! 😉
Mishriff adds
@thesaudicup
to an already hugely impressive pedigree. The son of
@BallylinchStud
Make Believe is a great grandson of Prix de Diane winner Rafha. A 1/2 brother to Listed winner Orbaan & multiple Grp placed Momkin (pic). Dam is out of Grp winner Acts of Grace (pic)
What a mare - Alpinista made it 6 Group 1s in a row when landing the jewel in the crown - the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe. The
@Lanwades
owned & bred daughter of Frankel is ex Listed winner Alwilda (pic) a daughter of Champion and x3 Group 1 winner Albanova. Family of Alborada.
Hot off the press - the 2018 Weatherbys Stallion Book &
@DarleyStallions
#Ribchester
is keen to take a look at his own entry!
His sire
#Iffraaj
is the cover star of the latest edition which has a record entry of nearly 400 stallions.
To order your copy -
Snowfall - a wonderful filly with a wonderful pedigree. Our condolences and thoughts with everyone who has been involved with the brilliant winner of two Classics.
In November 2014 Native River won the Weatherbys sponsored "The French Furze" Novices' Hurdle
@NewcastleRaces
at 10/1 beating Definitly Red into second.
1,203 days later and the horses met again in the Gold Cup with Native River winning the big one. Oh for a crystal ball !
We’re soon to release a series of prints designed by our talented art-workers and featuring some top horses of recent years. Here’s the brilliant sprinter Battaash - others in the series will include Roaring Lion, Enable and St Mark’s Basilica.
A top performance by Joan Of Arc
@Ballydoyle
to land the Prix de Diane
@fgchantilly
- fitting of an incredible pedigree. Joan Of Arc is a 91st top level winner for Galileo and the
@coolmorestud
homebred is an extraordinary 4th Group 1 winner out of her dam You'resothrilling.
The European Flat turf season is just around the corner and the 2024 European Pattern Book is out now. Race conditions together with multiple indexes - by closing date, distance, age, country etc. It’s a vital publication for owners, trainers and racing managers 👉🏻
Mrs Danvers enjoyed an unbeaten two year-old career when winning the Weatherbys Super Sprint
@NewburyRacing
and Group 3 Cornwallis Stakes
@NewmarketRace
along with three other races. We're delighted to now have a permanent reminder of this top race filly on our office walls !
We wish Pivotal the happiest retirement from stallion duties
@CPStudOfficial
. His first appearance in the Weatherbys Stallion Book was in 1997 (entry attached) and he has never missed an edition since then. His influence will continue to be felt for many future generations.
Very impressive performance from Cracksman today
@paris_longchamp
and much to look forward to this season. He's from the Hascombe and Valiant Studs foundation line - the Oppenheimer 1,000 Guineas winner On The House is third dam. Also from the same female line as Golden Horn.
An updated pedigree for Cachet who landed the 1000 Guineas. She’s a first Classic winner for
@NatStudStallion
’s Aclaim from his first crop. The filly was bred by
@HydeStud
who bought her dam Poyle Sophie
@Tattersalls1766
Dec for 3k Gns when she was in foal to the Guineas winner.
The official Racecard for the first day of the
@CheltenhamRaces
Festival is on press ! Over 30,000 copies will be at the racecourse first thing tomorrow and we hope that everyone has a wonderful meeting!
#TheFestival
Updated pedigree for Derby winner Auguste Rodin
@coolmorestud
- and what a pedigree! A son of the late, great Deep Impact is the first foal ex x3 top-level winner Rhododendron (pic) who’s a sister to champ Magical (pic) & Group winner Flying The Flag. Family of Cassandra Go.
The new
@coolmorestud
stallion Order of St George is the cover star of the 2019 Weatherbys National Hunt Stallion Book. The book will be published later this month and includes all of Europe’s leading National Hunt Stallions.
Delighted to launch our Racing Silks Face Masks 😷
Featuring your colours, those of your Racing Club, friends or favourite owner!
Available to order now via our Shop🛒
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So proud to be able to support the 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪 racing industries through our sponsorship of nearly 💯 races this year. We’ve seen so many fantastic performances - Facile Vega, Eddie’s Boy, Quickthorn, Brad The Brief and many, many more!
In the Weatherbys segment of
@nickluck
podcast this coming week - Nick speaks to Ameeta Mehra owner of Usha Stud near Delhi - champion breeder in India standing many time champion sire Multidimensional. Ameeta is owner/breeder of this year’s Oaks & Derby winner Immortality (pic)
We’re soon to release a series of prints designed by our talented art-workers and featuring some top horses of recent years. Here’s the late great Roaring Lion - others in the series inc. Battaash, Enable & St Mark’s Basilica. Look out for Lion cubs on the racecourse this season!
Volume 49 of the General Stud Book has just been published and for the first time in the GSB’s history is dedicated to three owner/breeders whose influence on the Thoroughbred will endure for generations to come. The tribute was written by Tony Morris.
This week sees the 30th Anniversary of our sponsorship of the Grp 2 Greenlands Stakes. College Chapel won the race in our 1st year supporting the Greenlands. The x5 Grp winner was the cover star of
@coolmorestud
stallion brochure in his 1st year at stud👉🏻
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!
To celebrate the release of the 2023
@DarrenBirdie
Racing Calendars we’re giving away three signed copies of Birdie’s excellent new Slim Wall Calendar. Simply RT & Follow to enter. Winners to be announced on Friday!
Juddmonte are delighted to announce that Enable has given birth to a strikingly-marked colt foal by Kingman at 3.54pm on Friday 11th February, the day before her own birthday. Enable has taken to her maternal duties extremely well.
Special moments are worth the wait!
A wonderful photo from Julian Ince of German 1,000 Guineas winner and Prix de Diane 3rd Tryphosa who was 32 years young today and celebrated with a tasty breakfast🍓! Owned & bred by Heiko & Helmut Volz the daughter of Be My Guest is enjoying the best retirement at Haras du Logis
Great to see Johnny Weatherby’s Preston Lodge Stud recognised
@TheTBA_GB
NH Celebration Dinner Awards with the Highflyer Trophy for breeding leading Novice Chaser Presenting Percy. His 2018 full-brother is waiting in the wings at Preston Lodge!
#NHCelebrationDinner2018
The world's best racehorse Baaeed made it 10/10 in the Grp 1 Juddmonte International
@yorkracecourse
- his 6th top level success. The
@ShadwellStud
homebred is by Sea The Stars and a full-brother to fellow Grp 1 winner Hukum (pic). Family of Height Of Fashion, Nashwan, Nayef etc.
So sad to hear of the passing of the 'Iron Horse' that was Giant's Causeway. A 6x Group1 winner who was never out of the first 2 in his 13 starts. Born and raised at Ashford Stud he returned to his birthplace to be an outstanding stallion. Photographed in front of his own statue.
So good to see
@PowellLeo
at our Wellingborough offices earlier today - and what a great job Leo does with the Weatherbys ‘Breeding Insights’ section in
@TheIrishField
every week!
A huge well done to everyone involved in
@CurraghTo
charity cycle ride today in memory of Pat Smullen and in aid of
@cancertrials_ie
- a fantastic day and wonderful cause. Great job Sharon, Michelle, Tom and Nicola from Weatherbys Ireland!
We so wanted Chris Wall to go out with a final winner in our sponsored race at Chelmsford - but sadly the weather put paid to that! Nevertheless Weatherbys Steve Arnold took the chance to present Chris & Carole with a small reminder of the top horses he has trained over the years
Adayar is first colt to land the Derby & King George double since his grandsire Galileo. The son of Frankel is ex Grp winner & Irish 1,000 Guineas second Anna Salai - a 1/2 sister to Listed winners Iguazu Falls (pic) & Advice and full-sister to Grp placed Seniority (pic).
Really proud to be able to support the 🇬🇧 & 🇮🇪 racing industries through our sponsorship of over 💯 races this year. We’ve seen so many fantastic performances - You Wear It Well, A Dream To Share, Savethelastdance, Art Power, Relief Rally, Coltrane,Trawlerman and many, many more!
In Feb Kirsten Rausing
@Lanwades
was Weatherbys guest on
@nickluck
podcast and ‘cautiously optimistic’ for the year ahead.Well it has been a record year for the stud with Alizarine’s victory yesterday the 24th in their colours! Enjoy the interview again 👉🏻
All smiles - from Elaine, Pat and Tom Taaffe after Pat had landed the Grade 3 Weatherbys General Stud Book
@IrishEBF_
Mares Bumper
@punchestownrace
aboard The Model Kingdom
@tuvastables
.