Sommerabend a Group 2-winning son of Shamardal

SOMMERABEND (GB) - 2007 bay horse

The earliest stallion sons of Shamardal (by Giant's Causeway) with runners include Group 1 sire Lope De Vega and his early success augurs well for the prospects of those in earlier stages of their second career.

Haras de Saint Arnoult's Sommerabend is among them, he covered 71 mares in his first season, and his first foals made up to €20,000 from just a handful offered.

The high-class miler was prolific, his blacktype wins featured the Group 2 Prix du Muguet at Saint-Cloud and the Group 2 Grosse Europa Meile at Munich, and Timeform rated him 120 at the age of seven.

His dam, Sommernacht (by Monsun), was runner-up in the Group 3 Premio Primi Passi over six furlongs at San Siro as a juvenile, but his siblings include the 11-furlong Group 3 scorer Sommertag (by Tiger Hill), 10-furlong listed race winner Sinnerman (by Tiger Hill), and the stakes-placed middle-distance filly Sommerflora (by Pivotal).

His grandam, Shona (by Windwurf), was a stakes winner in Germany and her descendants also include the Group 1 Grosser Preis von Berlin scorer Sirius (by Dashing Blade).

He should be capable of getting some two-year-old winners, even though he was not precocious, and his racing and pedigree profile suggest that, depending on the contribution from the mares, his best results may come in the broad six to 12-furlong range, with three-year-olds and older horses.

SOMMERABEND (GB) - b.2007 - Shamardal - Sommernacht, 12 wins inc Prix du Muguet (Gr2), Grosse Europa Meile (Gr2), Prix de la Porte Maillot (Gr3), Prix Edmond Blanc (Gr3), Prix Luthier (L), Prix Jacques de Bremond (L), Grand Prix Anjou-Bretagne (L), 2nd Prix du Palais-Royal (Gr3), Prix Perth (Gr3-twice), 3rd Prix Daniel Wildenstein (Gr2), Prix du Pin (Gr3-twice). Sire in France. First foals in 2016.

YEARLINGS CATALOGUED:
bf - Arkova (by Zamindar)     BBAG     Sept     withdrawn
bf - Arkova (by Zamindar)     BBAG     Oct     €9,500
bf - Calima Mon Amour (by Shirocco)     Arqana     Oct     not sold
chc - Caphira (by Singspiel)     Osarus     Sept     €5,000
bf - Chiaravalle (by Rock Of Gibraltar)     Arqana     Oct     not sold
​bc - Fedora (by Cape Cross)     Osarus     Sept     €17,000
bf - Giraldina (by Xaar)     Arqana     Oct     €5,000 (p/s)
bc - Mahyara (by Lomitas)     Osarus     Sept     €14,000
bc - Marisa Merz (by Lend A Hand)     Arqana     Feb     €6,000
bc - Marisa Merz (by Lend A Hand)     Osarus     Sept     €12,000
bc - Mon Zamin (by Zamindar)     BBAG     Sept     ​not sold
bf - Mystic Smile (by Danehill Dancer)     Osarus     Sept     not sold
​bf - Mystic Smile (by Danehill Dancer)     BBAG     Oct     withdrawn
bf - New Style (by Tertullian)     Osarus     Sept     not sold
bf - No Charge (by Lawman)     Tattersalls     Oct     1,500gns
bc - Pepperose (by Big Shuffle)     BBAG     Sept     not sold
bc - Sakkara Star (by Mozart)     Arqana     Oct     ​€45,000
bc - Waajida (by Dubawi)     BBAG     Sept     not sold