Benvenue a Group 1-winning son of Iffraaj

BENVENUE (IRE) - 2009 chestnut horse

Benvenue, a 12-furlong Group 1 scorer in Italy, stands in that country and it seems likely that most of his offspring will race there too.
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He is a son of notable international sire Iffraaj (by Zafoninc) – whose early stallion sons include classic sire Wootton Bassett – and he is out of the pattern-placed Guest Harbour (by Be My Guest).

​That mare’s siblings include the stakes-winning stayer Cutting Reef (by Kris), the dam of Grade 2-winning hurdler Sure Reef (by Choisir), and the third dam of Benvenue is Peace (by Klairon).

This means that he comes from a branch of the prolific blacktype family of Group 1 Coronation Cup winner Quiet Fling (by Nijinsky), US Grade 1 star Wandesta (by Nashwan), and dual Group 1 sprint ace Continent (by Lake Coniston), among others of note.

BENVENUE (IRE) - ch.2009 - Iffraaj - Guest Harbour, 4 wins inc Gran Premio di Milano (Gr1), Premio Conte Felice Scheibler (L), 2nd Premio Marchese Giuseppe Ippolito Fassati (L). Sire in Italy. First foals in 2017.

YEARLINGS CATALOGUED
​Bf - Goingaround (by Gold Sphinx)     SGA     September     not sold
Bc - I’m Sensational (by Selkirk)     SGA     September     €7,000
Chc - Noor (by Elusive City)     SGA     September     €7,000
Chf - Serata di Gala (by Footstepsinthesand)     SGA     September     not sold