News - ST MARK'S BASILICA (FR)
A bright future is being tipped for Gigi’s Prayer following her maiden win in the Trackside.co.nz 1400 at Ellerslie on Tuesday.
The $1.5million Group I MRC Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday featured a very competitive field of fillies drawing from different formlines, but in the end there was a commanding winner with St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) filly Saintly Dancer proving best on the day.
Astute trainer Charlotte Littlefield was in the frame at Caulfield on Wednesday with promising St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) three year-old Mister Whiskers, who made it two wins from his first two starts.
Back at Coolmore Australia this spring, St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) added a new stakes-winner to his tally in France overnight where progressive three year-old colt Pathein won the Listed Prix le Fabuleux (1800m) at Chantilly.
Fresh from producing runaway Group II winner Saintly Dancer at Flemington last Saturday, St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) produced another promising three year-old winner on Monday at Pakenham.
The Hawkins family are hoping Saintly Dancer can go a couple of places better than former star graduate Lickety Split in the Gr.1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on Saturday week.
Exciting young shuttle sire St Mark’s Basilica (FR) unleashed a star on the rise at Flemington on Saturday when progressive filly Saintly Dancer turned the $300,000 Group II VRC Edward Manifold Stakes (1600m) into a procession.
Royal Ascot winner King Of Cloughan is among 30 entries for Saturday’s €1 million Goffs Million at the Curragh, Europe’s richest two-year-old race.
Astute trainer Charlotte Littlefield unleashed a handsome son of St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) at Sale on Sunday and he duly made an eye-catching impression with his debut win.
With farms in Ireland, Kentucky and Australia, Coolmore is a worldwide source of elite stallion talent and with 14 stallions – 11 of them G1 winners - on the roster this year, it really is a case of something for everyone, whatever your budget may be.
Champion trainer Ciaron Maher had a strong hand in the three year-old fillies maiden over 1200m at Sandown on Wednesday and produced the first four over the line headed by Saintly Dancer, a daughter of exciting young sire St Mark’s Basilica (Fr).
Unbeaten St Mark’s Basilica filly Diamond Necklace went on her winning way overnight at Goodwood when taking on older mares for the first time in the Group I Nassau Stakes (1m2f).
Due back at Coolmore Australia this spring, exciting young shuttle sire St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) added a second Group I winner to his tally overnight at Deauville in France where the Group I Prix Jean Prat (1400m) attracted a hot field and was won by Thesecretadversary.
Astute WA trainer Simon Miller has a great record of success with purchasing weanlings from the major Eastern States sales and a filly by St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) he purchased from the Magic Millions National Sale for $80,000 opened her account at Belmont on Wednesday.\
The Group I Coral Eclipse Stakes (1m2f) will be run later tonight at Sandown in the UK and it’s a highlight race of the summer racing season in the UK lining up the best three year-olds against the older horses and has special significance in this part of the world given five of the past six winners will stand in Australasia this spring.
Coolmore Australia's shuttle sire St Mark's Basilica (FR) is generating international momentum as his reputation continues to strengthen on both sides of the world.
Exciting young sire St Mark’s Basilica posted his second stakes-winner at Royal Ascot this year when his quality colt Thesecretadversary captured the Group III Jersey Stakes (7f) on the final day of this year’s star studded meeting.
A massive field of 25 juveniles went to the post for the Listed Windsor Castle Stakes (6f) at Royal Ascot overnight and the Joseph O’Brien trained St Mark’s Basilica colt King of Cloughan emerged as the winner.
Unbeaten St Mark’s Basilica filly Diamond Necklace kept her record perfect at Chantilly in France overnight when capturing the Group I Prix de Diane (2100m) (French Oaks) adding to her last start win in the Group I Poule d’Essai Des Pouliches (1600m) (French 1000 Guineas).
With his oldest Australian progeny about to turn three, St Mark’s Basilica (Fr) is a young shuttle stallion that profiles for an upswing next season and his two weanlings offered at Inglis Great Southern this week were both sold with a filly from Jamita fetching $150,000.