Bearstone Stud News
Autumn of 2011 Newsletter - Click here
22nd November - PRESS RELEASE - Bearstone Stud Special Offer To Breeders
Bearstone Stud has announced the fees for its three stallions for the 2012 breeding season, as well as a unique special offer to mare owners.
FIREBREAK, INDESTACHEL and MAJOR CADEAUX will all stand at a fee of £3,500 October 1st Live Foal Free Return.
In order to reduce breeders' costs and limit some of their financial risk, the stud is making a special offer on a number of nominations on a "first come first served" basis. The offer is for free keep fees at Bearstone Stud for mares visiting a Bearstone stallion, and a free return should that mare not produce a live foal.
Firebreak and Indesatchel have both enjoyed excellent starts to their stud careers. The former has produced Group 1 winner Hearts of Fire and speedy two year old filly Caledonia Lady, and the latter won the TBA Silver Salver for the Champion British based frst season sire in 2010. Maior Cadeaux won the Group 2 Sandown Mile and two other Group races for Richard Hannon and has his first yearlings in 2012.
Terry Holdcroft, owner of Bearstone Stud, commented "These are challenging times for commercial breeders and by making this special offer we are demonstrating the faith we have in our stallions. Breeders can now be confident that we are prepared to share their risk, while they enjoy the opportunity to produce successful racehorses."
1st November - Yearling Sales Season Summary
FIREBREAK - Yearlings in 2011 sold for an average of £33,633 at the major sales,
over 11x their covering fee, with a top price of £73,500.
INDESATCHEL - Has had a great season with 33% 2yo winners to runners in Britain in 2011 equal to Kheleyf and Royal Applause and his Yearlings in 2011 made up to almost £40,000.
27th September - For Tattersalls October Yearling Sales Preview Click Here
16th September - FIREBREAK's speedy triple Group 2 placed filly CALEDONIA LADY quickens from last to first to win the Harry Rosebery Stakes LR at Ayr in very impressive style.
9th September - FIREBREAK's speedy two-year-old daughter CALEDONIA LADY continued her fine season with a fast finishing third in the Gr.2 Flying Childers Stakes at Doncaster to be beaten a rapidly diminishing short head and half a length by two colts. This was her third tremendous performance in Group company following a quarter length third place in the Gr.2 Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot and a fourth place finish in the Gr.2 Lowther Stakes at York.
5th September - Bearstone Stud are pleased to announce that in addition to Indesatchel topping the Leading active British-based first crop sires in 2010 (by Prize Money - *Racing Post), they were also one of the Leading British Flat Breeders in 2010 (by Money won - *Weatherbys).
Click here to see the Breeders' table
*Source British Bloodstock Marketing.
17th August - For Tattersalls October Yearling Sales Preview Click Here
4th August - Doncaster Sales Yearlings Preview
48 - Firebreak
Half-sister to 2011 winning 2-y-o Ortea out of a daughter of Gr.3 placed Shmoose (grandam of stakes winning 2yo GEESALA and stakes placed 2yo Tomintoul Singer). The third dam is Cherry Hinton winner and 1000 Guineas runner-up KERRERA.
36 - Indesatchel
First foal of a stakes placed half-sister to the dam of dual Champion 2yo and Gr.1 winner HEARTS OF FIRE. The grandam is an own-sister to dual Champion and Classic winning filly AL BAHATHRI and is herself dam or grandam of three Gr.1 winners.
56 - Indesatchel
Half-brother to two winners out of a half-sister to Gr.1 Middle Park winner and successful sire FIRST TRUMP. From the family of dual Gr.1 winning sprinter MR BROOKS and Gr.2 winning 2yo MISHEER.
96 - Indesatchel
Half-brother to four winners including two stakes placed horses. The grandam is multiple Group winner CHALON, herself dam of dual Gr.1 winner and sire CREATOR.
279 - Indesatchel
First foal of a winning 2yo out of an own-sister to Gr.3 winner LA-FAAH. This is the family of Champion 3yo sprinter and Gr.2 winning 2yo and sire DOULAB as well as Champion 2yo filly in the USA and dual Gr.1 winner CHILUKKI.
431 - Indesatchel
Half-sister to a winning 2yo from the family of Champion 3yo filly and dual Classic winner ALEXANDROVA, Gr.1 winning 2yo MAGICAL ROMANCE, Irish Derby runner-up GOLDEN HORSE and Epsom Derby third Masterofthehorse.
453 - Indesatchel
First foal of a half-sister to the dam of dual Champion 2yo and Gr.1 winner HEARTS OF FIRE. The grandam is an own-sister to dual Champion and Classic winning filly AL BAHATHRI and is herself dam or grandam of three Gr.1 winners.
4th July - TBA HONOUR FOR INDESATCHEL
Among the winners at the TBA annual awards evening was INDESATCHEL, winner of the Tattersalls Silver Salver for the leading first season sire of 2010. With earnings of over a quarter of a million pounds in his first season, the son of Danehill Dancer has quickly established himself as one of the most promising young commercial stallions standing in Great Britain.
17th June - ROYAL ASCOT BOOST FOR MAJOR CADEAUX
The Royal meeting provided another boost for a Bearstone stallion when Major Cadeaux's half-brother, Beachfire, won the Listed Wolferton Handicap for John Gosden. Major Cadeaux himself narrowly missed out on Royal Ascot success when he finished a close second in the Gr.2 Coventry Stakes on his second start.
15th June - Flying performance for Firebreak filly at Royal Ascot
FIREBREAK's daughter Caledonia Lady belied her odds of 100/1 with an eye-catching performance in the Queen Mary Stakes Gr.2 at Royal Ascot, only her second ever race. Settled at the rear, she produced a tremendous burst of speed to scythe through the field and take third place, just a short head and a head behind the winner, Best Terms.
The daughter of the Mark of Esteem mare, Granuaile O'Malley was bred by her owners, Isla and Colin Cage, and looks as if she could soon become the next Group winner for her exciting young sire.
20th May - Click Here to view a selection of Major Cadeaux's first Foals.
9th February - Major Cadeaux Gets Off to Quality Start in 2011
Bearstone Stud's Major Cadeaux has had his first arrivals, a colt and a filly, both of exceptional quality with presence to match. They have substantial bone with excellent conformation. With reports from other breeders being very positive about their produce we could not be happier at this stage.