News - WOOTTON BASSETT (GB)
With his first Australian bred yearlings to be offered at sales in 2024, Wootton Bassett (GB) was in the spotlight overnight siring quality two year-old colt Bucanero Fuerte to win the Group I Phoenix Stakes (6f) at the Curragh by daylight.
One of the more interesting winners at the last Melbourne metro meeting of the season at Moonee Valley on Saturday was The Summit (Fr), an imported son of high profile shuttle sire Wootton Bassett (GB), whose first Australian yearlings will be offered at sales here in 2024.
The Group II Railway Stakes (6f) at The Curragh on Sunday for juvenile colts produced a quinella for Wootton Bassett with Bucanero Fuerte edging out the race favourite Unquestionable.
Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) posted his second Royal Ascot Group winner this week when Epsom Derby runner-up King of Steel captured the Group II King Edward VII (1m4f) overnight.
The Group II Coventry Stakes (6f) at Royal Ascot overnight produced a virtual charge of the light brigade with 20 runners doing battle and it was the Coolmore owned Wootton Bassett colt River Tiber that showed his class to take the win.
The Group II Coventry Stakes for two year-old colts at Royal Ascot tonight features a very short priced favourite and he is River Tiber, a super talented son of Wootton Bassett (GB), who is set to shuttle to Coolmore Australia for his third season this spring.
Joseph O’Brien unleashed an impressive debut winner by Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) overnight at the Curragh and exciting two year-old colt Islandsinthestream is from an Australian bred mare that comes from a very well known Aussie Black Type family.
The Magic Millions Weanling Sale this week produced interesting results for our first season sires with eight siring weanlings that sold for $100,000 or more and Bivouac leading the way.
With some of his first Australian bred weanlings set to go under the hammer at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale this week, Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) posted a new juvenile stakes-winner overnight in France.
Now a five year-old stallion, quality miler Chindit has won at his first run of the year in each of four seasons of racing taking out the Listed Paradise Stakes (1m) at Ascot overnight prompting speculation he may race in Australia later in the year.
Coolmore shuttler Wootton Bassett (GB) has an exciting crop of two year-olds to run for him in the Northern Hemisphere this year and the Aidan O’Brien trained colt River Tiber gave promise of big things to come when bolting in on debut at Navan on Saturday.
Quality sires Wootton Bassett (GB) and Churchill (IRE) were both in Australia for Coolmore last spring and they featured at Longchamp overnight with a pair of exciting three year-olds on track for their classic season ahead.
The European flat season is soon to unfold with the Listed Prix Omnium (1600m) at Saint-Cloud on Saturday won in great style by three year-old Wootton Bassett colt American Flag as a short priced favourite.
Astute British trainer William Haggas knows exactly the type of horse to bring to an Australian carnival and he tasted success at Rosehill on Saturday when talented Wootton Bassett gelding Protagonist (Fr) made a winning debut at his first appearance in the $350,000 Group III ATC Sky High Stakes (2000m).
European import Allegedly (FR) opened his winning account at his third Australian start over 1590m at Wangaratta on Thursday.
Fees have been announced for Coolmore in Ireland with a large roster topped by No Nay Never and Wootton Bassett, who is currently in Australia.
The first Australian bred foals by Wootton Bassett (GB) are being born here this spring, but a stunning filly by the Coolmore shuttler will be headed to Australia after being purchased at Tattersalls October Yearling Sale this week by bloodstock agent Jeremy Brummitt.
Covering his second Australian season this spring at Coolmore, Wootton Bassett (GB) added a new Group I winner to his tally overnight when exciting colt Al Riffa upset the favourites to win the Group I National Stakes (7f) at The Curragh.
A Tweet from elite Hunter Valley nursery Cressfield on Wednesday heralding the arrival of their first foal of the season got us thinking about the stellar crop of foals that breeders around Australia will be seeing this spring by Coolmore’s exciting shuttle sire Wootton Bassett (GB).
Shuttling to Australia this spring for Coolmore, proven G1 sire Wootton Bassett (GB) featured overnight when his high class son Chindit returned to top form to win the Group II Fred Cowley MBE Memorial Summer Mile (1m) at Ascot.