Auguste Rodin (Ire) will be joining his fellow Coolmore stallion and Derby winner City Of Troy in shuttling to the Southern Hemisphere this coming season but he will head instead to New Zealand's Windsor Park Stud. The son of Deep Impact (Jpn) will stand for NZ$30,000 (approximately €16,000).
The stud's eight-strong stallion line-up also includes Paddington (GB) and Circus Maximus (Ire), and it has previously been home to the Coolmore shuttlers Montjeu (Ire) and High Chaparral (Ire).
Windsor Park Stud principal Rodney Schick said, “We are privileged to welcome a racehorse of Auguste Rodin's calibre to our stallion roster.
“His race performance has a remarkable similarity to that of High Chaparral, who we stood here at Windsor Park and who enjoyed global success and international renown through his own success and that of his sons, grandsons and daughters at stud.
“We extend our thanks to Coolmore for their continued strong endorsement and support of both Windsor Park and the New Zealand breeding industry, just as they did last season shuttling Paddington here.”
A Group 1 winner at two, three and four, Auguste Rodin triumphed at the highest level six times, adding the Irish Derby to his Epsom success and also winning the Irish Champion Stakes and Prince of Wales's Stakes over 1m2f.
Coolmore's Tom Magnier added, “Auguste Rodin is an exceptional racehorse and stallion prospect with the blend of class, speed and pedigree that only the very best possess.
“He is a very special horse for us at Coolmore and I truly believe he ranks up there with the best racehorses and sires that we have stood here before him.
“We're delighted he is going to shuttle to Windsor Park Stud to enhance his future legacy in the Southern Hemisphere.”
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