Maranoa Charlie

Group 1 winner Maranoa Charlie has his first mares scanned in foal. The son of Wootton Bassett stands at Tally-Ho Stud for €20,000 this year. Some of the mares already in foal to the G1 Prix de la Foret hero include Group 1 winner Ebro River (Galileo Gold)'s dam Soft Power (Balmont); multiple group winner Oscula (Galileo Gold)'s dam Bisous Y Besos (Big Bad Bob); Eliza Bennet (Kodiac), a half-sister to Group 1-placed juvenile Brussels (Wootton Bassett); Lady Aria (Kodiac), the dam of multiple group winners West Acre (Mehmas) and...

Roger and Tony O'Callaghan talk about Tally-Ho Stud's new addition Maranoa Charlie, buying into Group 1 winner Zavateri and more "We prefer not to say too much, we rather row in behind the horses and let them do the talking," says Tony O'Callaghan from his kitchen table at Tally-Ho Stud.  Both he and his son Roger don't bother to conceal the fact that this is their least favourite part of the job. There is, of course, a silver lining to the fact a journalist with an expectant face and a...

Bloodstock agent Jason Kelly reflects on a memorable year highlighted by Group 1 scorer Maranoa Charlie There will be people who won't want 2025 to end. Bloodstock agent Jason Kelly is one of those people. The highlight among a slew of big-race successes was that of Maranoa Charlie (Wootton Bassett), an inspired mid-summer buy who delivered a breakthrough Group 1 victory for Bond Thoroughbreds in the Prix de la Foret before being snapped up by Tally-Ho Stud, where he will stand for an opening fee of €20,000 next year. There...

We're sliding down the scale slightly for this second part of our look at the sires standing across Europe to those with an advertised fee of £15,000 to £50,000 (approximately €17,000 to €57,000). And how can we not start with the champion sire of 2024, Dark Angel? At €45,000, his fee is the lowest it has been for a decade, and of course the years are marching on, but if there is one thing we have learnt about Dark Angel in his 18 seasons at Yeomanstown Stud it is that...

Tally-Ho Stud's new recruit Maranoa Charlie, a Group 1-winning son of Wootton Bassett, has been introduced at a fee of €20,000 for the 2026 breeding season. Trained in France by Christopher Head, the three-year-old is a four-time Group winner, those victories including the Prix de la Foret on Arc weekend.  This year's champion first-season sire-elect Starman has received a significant boost in fee, which rises from €10,000 to €40,000, while his stud-mate Mehmas, who was himself champion freshman sire in 2020, has been held at his 2025 fee of €70,000....

This year's G1 Prix de la Foret winner Maranoa Charlie has been retired from racing and will stand at Tally-Ho Stud in 2026. Trained by Christopher Head, Maranoa Charlie was beaten just once in four starts as a two-year-old, notably winning the G3 Prix Thomas Bryon at Saint-Cloud by eight lengths. "I don't think I've ever trained a horse like Maranoa Charlie, one with his desire to run and who can take the others on like that," said Head in the aftermath of that impressive victory. "He gets better with...

Triple Group 3 scorer Maranoa Charlie (Wootton Bassett) has been snapped up by Bond Thoroughbreds in a deal that was brokered by bloodstock agent Jason Kelly.  Maranoa Charlie was last seen running out an easy winner of the G3 Prix Paul de Moussac at ParisLongchamp and it is understood that the three-year-old will remain in training in France with Christopher Head where he will carry the famous black and yellow silks.  Part-owner Peter Maher commented, "Good luck to Maranoa Charlie's new owners and we hope they enjoy the horse as...

Sunday, Hoppegarten, Germany, post time: 15:40, DIANA-TRIAL DER BEST PLACE IMMOBILIEN-G3, €55,000, 3yo, f, 10fT Field: Fire And Ice (Ger) (Masar {Ire}), Lady Charlotte (GB) (Golden Horn {GB}), Merveilleux Lapin (Ire) (Mohaather {GB}), Nicoreni (Ger) (Brametot {Ire}), Starlight Lips (Ger) (Ghaiyyath {Ire}), Stugardia (Ger) (Tai Chi {Ger}), Venedig (Ger) (Waldpfad {Ger}). TDN Verdict: Last year's G3 Preis der Winterkonigin winner Nicoreni was second on her return in Cologne's G3 Schwarzgold-Rennen last month and is the one to beat. Lady Charlotte won over 11 furlongs at Listed level at Hannover and will...

The Arqana Series returns for its third year in 2025, with €1.2 million in prize-money and bonuses up for grabs across five races, including the Arqana Series des Poulains - won last year by leading Classic contender Maranoa Charlie (Fr). Bred by Haras d'Etreham, the 'TDN Rising Star' was eligible for the Arqana Series after he went under the hammer at the August Yearling Sale. The five races are open to graduates of the four yearling sales held annually at Arqana - August, v.2, October and November - in addition...