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Arkadian Hero

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An interest in Arkadian Hero has been purchased by Colmer Stud www.colmerstud.co.uk and he will stand alongside their other stallions from 2007.

 

News on the first two crops.
Arkadian Hero had five 2yo winners in 2005, three of them in the UK. His 2yo winners to runners figure was 31%.
He has a winning 2yo, Peggy's Flower, from his second crop plus another that has been placed and a 3yo, Farne Island from his first crop.

Arkadian Hero was leased for the 2006 season to stand in Sweden where he covered 37 mares.

 
 
October Part II yearlings sell well.
Three colts were sold at the Tattersalls Part II Sale to Rod Millman
Patrick Haslam and Willie Musson, for an average of Gns12,500, that's 4.2 times his published fee. Pictured above is the full brother to the Jeremy Noseda trained winner "Cavewarrior" who is now racing in Sweden.
 

Arkadian Hero conformation

ARKADIAN HERO (USA) 1995 Trempolino – Careless Kitten (Caro)
In Timeform 2003 Stallion Statistical Review Tony Morris says of Arkadian Hero, "a long and commendably consistent career....in aptitude less a son of his Arc winning sire than of his grandsire Sharpen Up, which was not necessarily to his detriment."

2 year old Group 2 winning speed

Winner at 2 of the Gr.2 Mill Reef Stakes at Newbury and the Listed Champion 2yo Trophy, Ripon.

 

 Stakes winner and placed from 6f to a mile at 4, 5 and 6

Winner of the Gr.3 Van Gheest Criterion Stakes Newmarket 7f, Gr.3 Hungerford Stakes, Newbury 7f, Hopeful Stakes, L., Newmarket 6f, Champagne Stakes, L., Newbury 6f.

Second in the Gr.1 Atto Mile, Woodbine. Third in the Gr.1 Haydock Sprint Cup, 6f and the Queen Anne Stakes, 1 mile, Royal Ascot, Gr.2

Winner of 7 races and £317,467.

Timeform Rating 123.    

 

Stallion’s pedigree. From a Gr.1 winning family of speedy juveniles

Arkadian Hero's dam, Careless Kitten, is a half sister to the dam of  HOLD THAT TIGER. A Gr.1 winning 2yo and Cartier Award winner of 2002.

Seven Gr. 1 winners (three as two year olds) of nine Gr. 1 races under the second dam T.C. Kitten.

Dam is a half sister to the dam of stallions HENNESSEY (Gr. 1 2yo) and EDITOR'S NOTE (Belmont Stakes winner).

 

 Outcross to Northern Dancer, a grandson of SHARPEN UP line.

The SHARPEN UP line is an excellent outcross and a potent influence for speed.

Top class active sires  from the line include DIESIS ($30,000) SELKIRK (£40,000).

TREMPOLINO stands in France, where his best horse is Valixir, winner of the Gr.1 Queen Anne Stakes.While he stood at Gainesway Stud in Kentucky he produced 55 individual Stakes winners including Gr.1 winners Dernier Empereur, Snow Polina, Juvenia and Germany.

 

Arkadian Hero is under the management of Elmhurst Bloodstock. Contact John Needham on 01892 891145, email elmhurstbstock.uk@tinyworld.co.uk
CLICK HERE for the Arkadian Hero Mating Application Form

 

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