breednet.com.au

Fourth Stakes-Winner for Churchill

Tara Madgwick - Monday Apr 4

Coolmore shuttler Churchill (IRE) sired his fourth stakes-winner over the weekend in Italy with progressive three year-old colt Il Grande Gatsby taking out the Listed Premio Pisa (1600m).

Previously a three time winner, Il Grande Gatsby was doing his best work late, forging clear to win in dominant style by four lengths under Frankie Dettori.
 



Il Grande Gatsby is the first stakes-winner among five winners from good producing Group II placed mare Irene Watts, whose grand-dam is a half-sister to Group II winner Russian Lady. His fourth dam Marcela holds some Australian interest as the daughter of Reform is also the fourth dam of Champion Australian 3YO Filly Alinghi.

Churchill (IRE)

A Champion Miler by Galileo, Churchill has made a  promising start with his first Australian runners siring Sydney metro winners Conqueror and Robusto from a handful of starters.

He has one entry in Inglis Easter to be offered as Lot 180 by Coolmore and this handsome chestnut colt is a half-brother to Group I winner Bella Vella from Forget the Weather (USA).

Lot 180


 

Visit the profile page for Churchill

Churchill in upcoming sales:
Advertisment
More Reading...
Remembering Sunline – The Queen of the Cox Plate Before Winx
From our vantage point in 2026, we can look back at modern Cox Plate history and marvel at how quickly the years are passing.
Runaway Wild Ruler at Canterbury
The winners keep coming for Wild Ruler with two in the past two days bringing him to 22 for the season and at Canterbury on Friday night the Peter Snowden trained gelding Threesome bolted clear for an easy victory.
Expensive Ready to Run Graduate Primed for G1 NZ 2000 Guineas
There is plenty of hype surrounding promising gelding Thunder In Motion ahead of Saturday’s Gr.1 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton, and trainer Mark Forbes is hoping he can deliver in the southern Classic.
2027 Golden Slipper Entries – Sortable Sale Mail – Find Out More
The new season is nearly upon us and that means all over the country a new crop of rising two year-olds are taking baby steps in the best stables in the land with the Australian Turf Club announcing this week they had received 1881 entries for the 2027 Golden Slipper, so who is in the race?
Sires With Winners - Thursday November 12
Here is the full list of 46 stallions which had winners throughout Australasia today with winners and result details.
Juvenile Trial Watch – Warwick Farm
Three trials for juveniles were run at Warwick Farm on Thursday morning with winners for Ciaron Maher, Bjorn Baker and the Waterhouse Bott stable.
Debut Winners Join Road to TAB Karaka Millions 2YO
The $1m TAB Karaka Millions 2YO (1200m) dream is well and truly alive for two big groups of owners following first-start victories by two-year-old fillies at Te Rapa and Tauherenikau last weekend.
Alabama Express Filly to Back up in G1 2000 NZ Guineas
Dashing Dixie was the bridesmaid last weekend when runner-up to Angels Halo in the Gr.1 New Zealand 1000 Guineas (1600m), and her connections are hoping she can be the bride on Saturday when she backs up in the Gr.2 Al Basti Equiworld Dubai New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) at Riccarton.
Ace Stud Add Night of Thunder Stallion to Roster
The European sister farm to Yulong, Ace Stud have announced the addition of a new stallion to their Newmarket roster with Zeus Olympios to join Shaquille and Lucky Vega, who is finishing his Australian season in the Hunter Valley after switching from Victoria.
ATO Takes Harder Line on Losses
For such a contentious topic—particularly for participants in the thoroughbred industry—the wait for updated ATO guidance on whether an activity is a “business” or a “hobby” has certainly been a long one.