Pentire
| Pentire | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Predominate Stakes (1995) King Edward VII Stakes (1995) Great Voltigeur Stakes (1995) Irish Champion Stakes (1995) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1996) |
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating: 132 | |
Pentire (12 April 1992 – 20 November 2017) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background
Pentire was bred by
guineas by Mollers Racing, the racing stable Trust of brothers Eric and Budgie Moller
.
Racing career
Trained by
Group one King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. In 1996, Pentire came back to a dominating win in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and earned a Timeform rating of 132 for the second straight year.[1] On 6 October Pentire ran tenth to winner Helissio in the 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris and then in what would be his final race, finished eighth to Singspiel in the Japan Cup in Tokyo
.
Stud career
Purchased for breeding purposes by
Teruya Yoshida, owner of one of Japan's preeminent breeding operations, Shadai Farm, Pentire was retired to stud in 1997 at his owner's farm and also stood that year in New Zealand
.
In 2004, he was sent to a breeding operation in Germany. Beginning in 2005, Pentire was the foundation sire at Rich Hill Stud, Walton, New Zealand.
He sired over 300 winners and 25 stakes winners.[2] His most notable progeny include the New Zealand gallopers:
- Windsor Park Plate. New Zealand Horse of the Yearin 2009 and 2011.
- Penny Gem: winner of the 2003 Captain Cook Stakes and Counties Cup (Group 2, 2100m, deadheated with Leica Guv). Multiple Group placings including 3rd in the 2003 Queensland Oaks.
- Moonee Valley Cup and 2015 Melbourne Cup.
- Mudgway Stakes. New Zealand Horse of the Yearin 2005 and 2006.
- Xtravagant: winner of the 2015 New Zealand 2000 Guineas, 2016 Waikato Sprint and 2016 Cambridge Breeders Stakes (Group 3, 1200m).[3] In 2017 it was retired to stand as a sire at Newhaven Park Stud, New South Wales.[4] [5]
Death
On 20 November 2017 Pentire died aged 25 at Rich Hill Stud in
Waikato, New Zealand as a result of an internal tumour.[6]
Pedigree
| Sire Be My Guest |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic | Nearco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Angela | |||
| Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| What a Treat | Tudor Minstrel | Owen Tudor | |
| Sansonnet | |||
| Rare Treat | Stymie | ||
| Rare Perfume | |||
| Dam Gull Nook |
Mill Reef | Never Bend | Nasrullah |
Lalun
| |||
| Milan Mill | Princequillo | ||
| Virginia Water | |||
| Bempton | Blakeney | Hethersett | |
| Windmill Girl | |||
| Hardiemma | Hardicanute | ||
| Grand Cross |
References
- Independent.co.uk. 27 July 1996. Archivedfrom the original on 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Stud Record". Rich Hill Stud. Archived from the original on 2004-11-12.
- ^ "Xtravagant (NZ) 2012 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
- ^ "Xtravagant retired to Australian stud". Stuff. January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Newhaven Park - Breeding Champions". Newhaven Park.
- ^ "Breeding industry lose prolific Pentire". racing.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.