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bf - Arkova (by Zamindar) BBAG Sept withdrawn bf - Arkova (by Zamindar) BBAG Oct €9,500 bf - Calima Mon Amour (by Shirocco) Arqana Oct not sold chc - Caphira (by Singspiel) Osarus Sept €5,000 bf -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not sold bf - Mystic Smile (by Danehill Dancer) Osarus Sept not sold bf - Mystic Smile (by Danehill Dancer) BBAG Oct withdrawn bf - New Style (by Tertullian) Osarus Sept not sold bf - No Charge (by Lawman) Tattersalls Oct 1,500gns bc - Pepperose (by Big Shuffle) BBAG Sept not sold bc -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 Comments are closed.
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