Pentire
Pentire | |
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Sire | Be My Guest |
Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
Dam | Gull Nook |
Damsire | Mill Reef |
Sex | Stallion |
Foaled | 1992 |
Died | 2017 |
Country | United States |
Colour | Bay |
Breeder | Lord Halifax |
Owner | 1) Mollers Racing 2) Shadai Farm |
Trainer | Geoff Wragg |
Record | 18: 8-2-4 |
Earnings | £911,037 |
Major wins | |
Sandown Classic Trial (1995) Dee Stakes (1995) 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 Lord Halifax, he was purchased for 54,000 guineas by Mollers Racing, the racing stable Trust of brothers Eric and Budgie Moller.
Racing career
Trained by Geoff Wragg, at age two Pentire's best result in a conditions race was a third in the Richmond Stakes. At age three in 1995, the colt had an outstanding year that included twice beating the brilliant runner, Singspiel. Pentire made seven starts, winning six and earning a strong second to Lammtarra in Britain's most prestigious all-age race, the 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:
- Mufhasa: 2011 winner of the 2009 and 2011 Telegraph Handicap and Waikato Sprint, 2010 Otaki-Maori Weight for Age, 2011 Makfi Challenge Stakes, Toorak Handicap, Captain Cook Stakes, 2012 Futurity Stakes (MRC) and Windsor Park Plate. New Zealand Horse of the Year in 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.
- Prince of Penzance: winner of the 2014 Moonee Valley Cup and 2015 Melbourne Cup.
- Xcellent: winner of the 2004 New Zealand Derby, 2005 Kelt Capital Stakes, New Zealand Stakes and Mudgway Stakes. New Zealand Horse of the Year in 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 |
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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
- ^ "Racing: Pentire bursts Classic bubble". Independent.co.uk. 27 July 1996. Archived from 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.
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- 1951 Supreme Court
- 1952 Tulyar
- 1953 Pinza
- 1954 Aureole
- 1955 Vimy
- 1956 Ribot
- 1957 Montaval
- 1958 Ballymoss
- 1959 Alcide
- 1960 Aggressor
- 1961 Right Royal
- 1962 Match
- 1963 Ragusa
- 1964 Nasram
- 1965 Meadow Court
- 1966 Aunt Edith ♥
- 1967 Busted
- 1968 Royal Palace
- 1969 Park Top ♥
- 1970 Nijinsky
- 1971 Mill Reef
- 1972 Brigadier Gerard
- 1973 Dahlia ♥
- 1974 Dahlia ♥
- 1975 Grundy
- 1976 Pawneese
- 1977 The Minstrel
- 1978 Ile de Bourbon
- 1979 Troy
- 1980 Ela-Mana-Mou
- 1981 Shergar
- 1982 Kalaglow
- 1983 Time Charter ♥
- 1984 Teenoso
- 1985 Petoski
- 1986 Dancing Brave
- 1987 Reference Point
- 1988 Mtoto
- 1989 Nashwan
- 1990 Belmez
- 1991 Generous
- 1992 St Jovite
- 1993 Opera House
- 1994 King's Theatre
- 1995 Lammtarra
- 1996 Pentire
- 1997 Swain
- 1998 Swain
- 1999 Daylami
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- 2001 Galileo
- 2002 Golan
- 2003 Alamshar
- 2004 Doyen
- 2005 Azamour
- 2006 Hurricane Run
- 2007 Dylan Thomas
- 2008 Duke of Marmalade
- 2009 Conduit
- 2010 Harbinger
- 2011 Nathaniel
- 2012 Danedream ♥
- 2013 Novellist
- 2014 Taghrooda ♥
- 2015 Postponed
- 2016 Highland Reel
- 2017 Enable ♥
- 2018 Poet's Word
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- 2020 Enable ♥
- 2021 Adayar
- 2022 Pyledriver
- 2023 Hukum