The Dubawi sireline has been embraced by Australian breeders with no fewer than seven of his G1 winning sons standing in Australia this spring and one of the stars of that group is Ghaiyyath (IRE), who sired two new stakes-winners overnight.
The Listed Star Stakes (7f) at Sandown was won by the Richard Hannon trained two year-old filly Aperoll, who started favourite and was strong under pressure for Pat Dobbs to hold off a determined challenge from Bayside View to win by a neck.
With two wins and a third in the Listed Royal Ascot Chesham Stakes from just three starts, Aperoll holds entries for upcoming Group races.
She was purchased from the Plantation Stud draft at the Tattersalls October Book 2 Yearling Sale for 80,000 guineas by Peter & Ross Doyle Bloodstock.
Aperoll is the second winner from five foals to race from well bred Exceed and Excel mare Rue Cambon, a sibling to Group I winner Gorella, Group II winner Royal Intervention and stakes-winner Porto Santo.
At Vichy in France, three year-old filly Madame Fayette opened her stakes account with a win in the Listed Prix Madame Jean Couturie (2000m).
Trained by Dalibor Torok and ridden by Petr Foret, Madame Fayette charged home out wide to snatch a head win in a blanket finish.
A homebred for Ecurie Haras De Beaufay, Madame Lafayette has had five starts for two wins and two placings.
She is the first foal of stakes-placed Sir Prancealot mare Lexington Grace.
Aperoll and Madame Lafayette are the 13th and 14th stakes-winners for Ghaiyyath, who is back at Darley Victoria this spring at a fee of $88,000 to stand alongside his dual Group I winning son Observer at $33,000.
