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Sadler’s
Wells has had another excellent season, capped off by his son High
Chaparral’s impressive Epsom Derby win. This provided him with back to
back wins in the Blue Riband following Galileo’s win last year. His
daughter, Gossamer, also led home a 1-2-3 for the sire legend in the
Irish 1000 Guineas. As
another mark of his dominance, Sadler’s Wells had the first and fourth
in this race last year, with Imagine and Sequoyah. Sadler’s
Wells has now three times sired the first three home in a major European
classic. In 1999 in the Irish Derby and last year in the Epsom Oaks, the
great sire preceded his Irish 1000 Guineas triumph. One
of the most remarkable aspects of Sadler’s Wells is his versatility.
His colts and fillies are equally good, he is no mean sire of a two year
old and the majority train on and improve. Represented
by the likes of Montjeu, King of Kings, Opera House, Salsabil and
Northern Spur, Sadler’s Wells is beginning to cement himself to be a
successful sire of sires, with the likes of In The Wings, El Prado,
Barathea and Carnegie enjoying highly successful seasons. Sadler’s
Wells has also enjoyed great success as a broodmare sire with the likes
of Sakhee, El Condor Pasa and Breeders Cup Mile hero, Sillic. The
“nick” of Sadler’s Wells and Darshaan is well documented and the
great sire goes particularly well with mares carrying Never Bend via
Mill Reef and Riverman. He also excels with Habitat mares, ie Dance
Design, King of Kings and the classic winning brother and sister of
Barathea and Gossamer. Sadler’s
Wells enjoyed arguably his finest season last year when his offspring won
three of the five English classics and he had five Group 1 winning two
year olds. Sadler’s Wells is also the all time leading sire of Group 1
winners. |