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VIRTUAL (GB)

B. 2005, 16.2 h.h. (1.67m)

Group 1 Winning Miler Son of Pivotal

Pedigree    Race Record    Stud Record    Fee

PEDIGREE

  PIVOTAL

   (Ch. 1993)

  POLAR FALCON

  NUREYEV

  NORTHERN DANCER

  SPECIAL

  MARIE D'ARGONNE

  JEFFERSON

  MOHAIR

  FEARLESS REVIVAL

  COZZENE

  CARO

  RIDE THE TRAILS

  STUFIDA

  BUSTINO

  ZERBINETTA

  VIRTUOUS

   (B. 1995)

  EXIT TO NOWHERE

  IRISH RIVER

  RIVERMAN

  IRISH STAR

  COUP DE FOLIE

  HALO

  RAISE THE STANDARD

  EXCLUSIVE VIRTUE

  SHADEED

  NIJINSKY

  CONTINUAL

  EXCLUSIVE ORDER

  EXCLUSIVE NATIVE

  BONAVISTA (6)

 

SIRE

PIVOTAL

Winner of 4 races, £148,023, at 2 and 3 years (5-6f), from only 6 starts, including the Nunthorpe Stakes, York, (Gr.1) 5f in 56.53s, (the second fastest ever time)  the Kings Stand Stakes, Royal Ascot (Gr.2) (again in the second fastest ever time), Epee Conditions Stakes, Folkestone, 5f, by 4 lengths in a new all-aged course record time of 58.5s. and the EBF Amble Maiden Stakes, Newcastle. 

PIVOTAL is one of the most sought after stallions in the world and is already the sire of 85 Stakes winners and prize money of over £22,000,000. His best winners include :

SOMNUS, (Night Shift) won 9 races including Prix de la Foret, Longchamp, Gr.1, Stanley Leisure Sprint Cup, Haydock, Gr.1, Prix Maurice de Gheest, Deauville, Gr.1, Hackwood Stakes, Newbury, L, placed second in the Stanleybet Sprint Cup, Haydock, Gr.1, Hopeful Stakes, Newmarket, L, etc.

GOLDEN APPLES, (dam by Kaldoun) Champion Turf Filly in U.S.A. for 2002. Winner of 6 races including Yellow Ribbon Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1, Del Mar Oaks, Del Mar, Gr.1, Beverley D. Stakes, Arlington Park, Gr.1, and placed second in Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Stakes, Keeneland, Gr.1, John C. Mabee Ramona Stakes, Del Mar, Gr.1 (twice), etc.

PEERESS, (Primo Dominie) won 7 races including Kingdom of Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes, Newbury, Gr.1, Bahrain Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Windsor Forest Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.2, and Michael Seely Memorial Fillies' Stakes, York, L, and placed second in the Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Epsom, Gr.3, and third in Falmouth Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1.

MEGAHERTZ, (Rahy)  won 13 races including the Yellow Ribbon Stakes, Santa Anita, Gr.1, John C. Mabee Handicap, Del Mar, Gr.1, Santa Ana Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.2, Santa Barbara Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.2 (twice), Beverly Hills Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.2, Honeymoon Breeders' Cup Handicap, Hollywood Park, Gr.2, San Gorgonio Handicap, Santa Anita, Gr.2, etc.

SARISKA, (Muhtarram) won 4 races including the Investec Oaks Stakes, Epsom, Gr.1, Darley Irish Oaks, Curragh, Gr.1, and Tattersalls Musidora Stakes, York, Gr.3, and placed second in Darley Yorkshire Oaks, York, Gr.1, and third in Emirates Airline Champion Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1.

KYLLACHY, (Song) Champion Sprinter in Europe 2002. Won 6 races including the Nunthorpe Stakes, York, Gr.1, Temple Stakes, Sandown, Gr.2, Palace House Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, and placed second in Prix du Cercle, Deauville, L, and an unlucky third in the King's Stand Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.2. Sire.

EXCELLENT ART, (Seeking The Gold) won 4 races including the St. James Palace Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1, Mill Reef Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, National Stakes, Sandown, L and placed second in Sussex Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, and third in Prix Morny, Deauville, Gr.1, and Railway Stakes, Curragh, Gr.2.

CHORIST, (Chief Singer) won 9 races including Audi Pretty Polly Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, Oakgrove Stud Golden Daffodil Stakes, Chepstow, Gr.3, Irish National Stud Blandford Stakes, Gr.3, and third in Vodafone Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, etc.

SAOIRE, (Danehill) won 2 races including Irish 1000 Guineas Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, and placed second in C L Weld Park Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3, third in Moyglare Stud Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1.

HALFWAY TO HEAVEN, (Indian Ridge) won 3 races including Irish 1000 Guineas Stakes, Curragh, Gr.1, Nassau Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.1, and placed second in Leopardstown 1,000 Guineas Trial Stakes  Leopardstown, Gr.3, third in Poule d'Essai des Pouliches, Longchamp, Gr.1.

VIRTUAL, (see above)

REGAL PARADE, (Kingmambo) won 9 races including Betfred Sprint Cup, Haydock, Gr.1, Shadwell (Hackwood) Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, totepool City Plate, Chester, L, placed second in Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, Gr.2, and Leicestershire Stakes, Leicester, L and third in Betfair Cup, Goodwood, Gr.2.

BUZZWORD, (Danehill) won 3 races including Deutsches Derby, Hamburg, Gr.1, Prix La Rochette, Longchamp, Gr.3, and placed second in the Richmond Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.2, and Solario Stakes, Sandown, Gr.3, and third in Prix Jean-Luc Lagadere, Longchamp, Gr.1 and King Edward VII Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.2.

FALCO, (Unbridled) won 2 races including Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Longchamp, Gr.1.

SIYOUNI, (Danehill), won 4 races including Prix Jean-Luc Lagadere, Longchamp, Gr.1, Prix La Fleche, Maisons-Laffitte, L, and placed second in Prix Robert Papin, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2 and Prix La Rochette, Longchamp, Gr.3.

CAPTAIN RIO, (Miswaki) won 3 races including Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.2, Bank of Ireland Waterford Testimonial Stakes, Curragh, L, betabet Two Year Old Trophy, Redcar and placed second in Prix de Seine-et-Oise, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3. Sire.

 

   

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DAM

VIRTUOUS

Winner and placed third in the Oaks Trial, Lingfield, L.

Dam of five winners including:

    VIRTUAL (see above)

    ICEMAN (02 c. by Polar Falcon) won 2 races including the Coventry Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.2, and placed second in Champagne Stakes, Doncaster,

        Gr.2, third in Middle Park Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, and fourth in Dewhurst Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1.

   

2nd DAM

EXCLUSIVE VIRTUE

Won 1 race at 3 years.

Dam of three winners including:

      Dancing Debut (93 f. by Polar Falcon) placed. Dam of four winners, including:

    DANCE PARTNER (02 f. by Danzero) won 5 races at 3 and 4 years including EBF John Musker Fillies’ Stakes, Yarmouth, L.

    Flames (98 f. by Blushing Flame) Dam of:

        LAHALEEB (06 f. by Redback) won 5 races including E.P. Taylor Stakes, Woodbine, Gr.1, Rockfel Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.2, and placed second in

            Irish 1000 Guineas, Curragh, Gr.1, etc.

 

3rd Dam

EXCLUSIVE ORDER

Won 4 races at 2 and 3 years in France, including Prix Maurice de Gheest, Deauville, Gr.2, Prix de la Porte Maillot, Longchamp, Gr.3 and Prix du Calvados, Deauville, Gr.3 and placed second in Prix de la Grotte, Longchamp, Gr.3 and Prix de Seine-et-Oise, Maisons-Laffitte, Gr.3 etc.

dam of ten winners, including:

     ENTREPRENEUR (94 c. by Sadler's Wells) Won 3 races at 2 and 3 years including Pertemps 2,000 Gns, Newmarket, Gr.1, and placed fourth in Vodafone Derby Stakes, Epsom, Gr.1. Group 1 winning sire

      Exclusive (95 f. by Polar Falcon) won 2 races at 2 and 3 years including Coronation Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.1, and placed third in Sagitta 1,000 Gns Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, and Fillies’ Mile, Ascot, Gr.1. Dam of:

             ECHELON (02 f. by Danehill) won 9 races from 2 to 5 years including Matron Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, Celebration Mile, Goodwood, Gr.2, Dahlia Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, Princess Elizabeth Stakes, Epsom, Gr.3 (twice) Chartwell Fillies Stakes, Lingfield, Gr.3, Weatherbys EBF Valiant Stakes, Newbury, L, Miles & Morrison October Stakes, Newmarket, L, and placed second in Windsor Forest Stakes, Royal Ascot, Gr.2, etc.

             CHIC (00 f. by Machiavellian) won 6 races from 3 to 5 years including Totesport Celebration Mile, Goodwood, Gr.2 (twice), Stanjames Online Hungerford Stakes, Newbury, Gr.3, Miles & Morrison October Stakes, Ascot, L, and placed second in Sun Chariot Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.1, Coolmore Matron Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.1, JRA London Office’s Kyoto Sceptre Stakes, Doncaster, L, third in Oak Tree Stakes, Goodwood, Gr.3, etc.

      DANCE A DREAM (92 f. by Sadler's Wells) won 2 races at 2 and 3 years including Shadwell Stud Cheshire Oaks, Chester, L and placed second in Vodafone Oaks, Epsom, Gr.1, and third in Fred Archer Stakes, Newmarket, L.

RACE RECORD

 

Winner of 5 races at 3 and 4 years and £342,601 in prize money. Races won include:

Won    Gr.1   Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes, (beating Group 1 winners Twice Over, Pato Boy, Aqlaam, Pressing, etc.) 

Won    List.   Prix Le Fabuleux, Maisons-Laffitte.

Won    List.   Ben Marshall Stakes, Newmarket (beating Alexandros etc.)

3rd      Gr.1   Prix Jacques Le Marois, Deauville (behind Goldikova, beating Group 1 winners Silver Frost, Never On Sunday and Gladiatorus, etc)

3rd      Gr.1   Prix de Moulin, Longchamp (beating Group 1 winners Gladiatorus and Elusive Wave, etc)

   

 

Timeform Blackbook : "Good top colt: Very smart performer"

Trainer, John Gosden: "An imposing individual with a great attitude. His best distance was 8 to 9f and he always gave 100% in his races and in training."

 

STUD RECORD

Retired to stud for 2010.

 

Fee for 2010:

£5,000 1st October Live Foal Free Return Terms.

 

 

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