News - ROYAL PATRONAGE (FR)
They were saving the best for last at the Arqana Deauville August Yearling Sale with Godolphin and Coolmore locking horns over an exceptional colt by Wootton Bassett that was ultimately sold for €4.6million (A$7.4m) setting a new record at this sale.
The late Wootton Bassett (GB) has two well credentialed first season sires in Australia this spring on opposite sides of the country in Wodeton and Royal Patronage (Fr) and sired his 92nd stakes-winner worldwide overnight with new 2YO SW Sergei Diaghilev.
Gone too soon, Wootton Bassett (GB) sired four of the eight winners at Newcastle on Saturday and then overnight delivered a knockout blow to Europe’s best sprinters when four year-old stallion Comanche Brave captured the Group I July Cup (6f) at Newmarket.
The late Wootton Bassett (GB) will have three sons at stud in Australia this spring with Wodeton and Royal Patronage (Fr) joining Wooded (IRE) and while he is known for his juveniles, his stock also train on with the Wathnan Racing owned Native Warrior taking out the Group III Ballycorus Stakes (7f) at Leopardstown overnight.
West Australian breeders are set to welcome an exciting addition at Darling Vew Thoroughbreds this spring with high class Wootton Bassett import Royal Patronage (Fr) to join the roster.
The $750,000 Group I ATC Canterbury Stakes (1300m) at Randwick on Saturday attracted a crackerjack field of serious G1 talent and when they got to the winning post it was one of only two runners in the race that was not a G1 winner that got the prize and it was the glorious Wootton Basset import Royal Patronage (Fr).
Nine horses - bred in six countries- will line up in the $5million Group I MVRC Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday and for pedigree enthusiasts a look at the genetics behind these elite runners is always interesting given we don’t breed a lot of horses like these in Australia and there are only two Aussie breds in the race and one of those is almost a Kiwi.
Australian racegoers are about to see a lot more of the progeny of exciting Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB), whose first Aussie bred offspring will race this season and today we saw a taste of what’s to come when his talented imported son Royal Patronage (Fr) scored an impressive first up win in the Group II ATC Tramway Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.