South Australia-based stallion Sir Prancealot (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}–Mona Em {Ire}, by Catrail) will shuttle from Cornerstone Stud to Rancho San Miguel in California for the 2020 breeding season, it was announced Tuesday. Europe's champion freshman sire in 2016, the 9-year-old has been well represented in the States, with nine winners from 13 runners, including four stakes winners. Included in that group has been Beau Recall (Ire) and Madam Dancealot (Ire), both multiple Grade II winners and Grade I-placed and both successful on the Southern California circuit.
“The statistics in America were becoming quite freakish so the United States became the next natural home for him in the Northern Hemisphere,” said Sam Hayes of Cornerstone
Stud. “”The team at Rancho San Miguel share our excitement regarding Sir Prancealot's obvious potential and we are most grateful to Adrian Gonzalez from Checkmate Thoroughbreds who made the introduction and brokered the deal.”
“We are very excited to bring Sir Prancealot to the U.S. and more specifically to California,” said Gonzalez. “It's amazing to think that this horse began his stud career in Europe, moved to Australia and now his top runners are running in the U.S. With his statistics, he could arguably be the most useful stallion in the world. He's been the big fish I've been after my whole career and I'm thrilled to syndicate him and begin selling shares
immediately. Sam Hayes has been incredible to work with and I'm grateful for the opportunity to work together with him and Cornerstone Stud. With Rancho San Miguel, we've had tremendous success promoting Danzing Candy in his first two seasons at stud. Clay Murdock along with his staff at Rancho San Miguel, will give us the best opportunity to properly introduce Sir Prancealot as a new and unique offering to the U.S. breeding market.”
San Miguel's Clay Murdock added, “Sir Prancealot gives California breeders a spectacular opportunity to be involved with a stallion that has Grade I stakes performers from a limited number of starters.”
A stud fee has yet to be determined. For season and share info, contract Adrian Gonzalez (805) 720-5395 or Clay Murdock (805) 610-2290.
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