Barraquero retired to Claremount Stud, Ireland

Barraquero the emphatic winner of Group 2 Richmond Stakes, Glorious Goodwood we are excited to announce will be standing in 2020 at Claremount Stud, Ireland for a fee of €4,000.

Owned by Manton Thoroughbreds Barraquero started his career at Newbury as a two year old running 3rd behind Expert Eye who subsequently won the Vintage Stakes, Group 2 the same week Barraquero sprung clear in the Richmond.

He went on to break his maiden at Chepstow by 6 lengths with plenty in hand.

Winning the Richmond at Glorious Goodwood set up what looked like a very bright future for the horse.

“I think he's a Group One horse and will get further. I'd love to think he'll go for the Morny in two weeks, but he's got other entries” - Brian Meehan, Trainer.

Claremount Stud is located in Co Clare, it will be the studs first venture in partnership with our team and we are looking forward to getting Barraquero into the swing of his new career.

“He is a very good looking individual, he has let down very well and settled in well here. He has a great temperament and we have had good interest in the horse already.” Paul Moroney, Stallion Manager.

On a High!! Newmarket & Goodwood Festivals

RAHEEN HOUSE

It was Raheen House that got the ball rolling to an incredible run of winners.

After a shaky landing in a plane where the landing gear didn’t originally lower, it was all soon forgotten when the gap opened for Jamie Spencer to let our St Leger hope loose in the Bahrain Trophy Group 3 landing my first Group 3 winner at bought public auction.

Staying on powerfully up the hill he was going further away from them with every stride. An extra furlong will surely be suited and a little cut in the ground will allow for perfect conditions at Doncaster and that Classic itch would be scratched for Brian who is the only one that feels he needs it to add to an incredible list of worldwide Group 1's!!!

BARRAQUERO

Backing up his great first run at Newbury the speedy son of Zebedee bolted up at Chepstow by 6 lengths on his next start.

He slightly left our hearts in our mouths after the race when jumping the fence and taking a tumble on the tarmac but the wounds were only superficial.

The winner of the Newbury maiden Expert Eye was next to be seen at Glorious Goodwood where he won the Vintage Stakes impressively swiftly putting himself at the top of the betting for the Guineas. 

Goodwood conditions gradually got worse and by Thursday it was a tough decision to run, but he was flying at home and Zebedee’s stock can like the softer going.

What a great decision it was to run as he duly rewarded us under a cool ride from William Bewick he burst to the front and won a shade cosy giving me my first Group 2 winner bought.

Bewick commented that he didn’t like the ground but he was a cut above the rest. It was an incredible fete for Brian who had won the race twice already.

He holds an entry in the Prix Morny Group 1 as well as The Gimcrack and The Mill Reef (Group 2’s), he looks extremely exciting and I feel a Group 1 this year will not be out of his reach. 

PETRUS

Petrus was the next horse to frank the Barraquero Newbury from, purchased for £35,000 at GoffsUK for client and friend Giles Morland the son of Zoffany 4th behind BQ looked to only be doing his work late and the 7 furlongs at Sandown was the perfect spot for him. Winning by nearly 2 lengths this colt looks like he will rise to the challenge in a step up in class and possibly in trip toward the later part of the season.

CAP VERITE

This one for me was a little more personal as I owned her and travelled a very long way to see her run!! The eve post Richmond win I boarded an 11 hour ferry to St Malo to watch this ‘penalty kick’ as my trainer Nicolas Clement called it run. 

And that she duly did winning comfortably after making all and putting the field of 9 to bed under a great ride from Nicloas’ apprentice Miss Grosso.

I hope we can aim for black-type next with her, she has a lovely page and will be retired to Haras De Buff at the end of the year.

OTHERS:

Ivegotthepower (40,000gns) Backed up the win at Goodwood gamely last month at his previous winning track Bath brining his tally to 3 wins this year.

Fastar (£20,000) won nicely at Windsor for Biddestone Racing, he always showed plenty of promise as a two year old and I think we will be seeing more of this horse.

Atalanta Queen (£13,000) won her claimer by 5 lengths, she was subsequently claimed for £9,000.

Doncaster January Horses In Training 2017

The first sale of the new year and it was a different sort of order from a new client.

This was for the White Turf next month at the glamorous St Moritz. 

I have been on a couple of occasions with two different horses the first in Desert Strike who very nearly made it a fairytale debut trip leading the whole way around only to get tired in the dying strides.

We went with one horse in mind a gelding that we may know a little about...

Rated 93 this 5yo had a slightly off year and has been given a nice break at home. He came to the sale looking fantastic, with a budget of £25,000 I was lacking confidence we were going to get him.

But with a little nudge in the budget we managed to see off David Barron who was with us from £10,000, little does this fell know that his next start will be on a frozen lake racing on the snow!!

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SPOT THE WHITE CAP!!!!!

Giovanni Battista

Well this was some way to end the season for the team. He had always been a slightly quirky sort at home but had shown plenty in the spring. 

A 50,000 euro purchase from Goffs Ireland we thought this horse would fly off the shelf putting him up to a couple of our big owners but there was something they could not love about him. We should have called him Marmite!!

After a good piece at Kempton he was no longer for sale and following a gelding operation he was given plenty of time and was to run in my colours. 

Sent off at 25/1 we felt he would need the run and could be one to run and put away until next year, but that was not to be the case, seeing off not one but two challenges on the straight 7 furlong Rowley Mile he won convincingly and with great surprise from the owner who was having lunch with his mother.

Hong Kong was soon knocking on the door, with he 2nd horse Leshlaa winning by 5L on his next start we were an attractive purchase.

2016 Yearling Sale Roundup

We found the yearling sales this year considerably tougher than in 2015. The market was strong across all sales and we found we were giving 10% more for horses that we really liked.

We walked away with 20 yearlings, 17 colts and 3 fillies. 

This lot really is a diverse group of horses, from Doncaster we bought some very nice, sharp early two year olds, as expected from this sale. Two first season sires that stood out for me were Havana Gold and Most Improved trained by Brian. At Goffs, one I felt slipped under the radar was a colt by Redoutes Choice (three-time champion sire in Australia), purchased for €42k hailing from a very strong family including this years Derby winner Harzand. Tattersalls book two has produced plenty of winners for us in the past and I'm very happy with the 11 horses we walked away with. Proven sires were hard to come by but the two Zoffany's we bought at good value shows that they can be bought.  

These were for a number of different clients and syndicates, with a few bought on spec for Brian Meehan and are available for purchase. Please take the time to have a look on www.brianmeehan.co.uk.

2016 Season Winners

2016 has been a fantastic season for Sangster Bloodstock. The highlight being Raheen House who broke his maiden in style at York to back it up with a huge run in the Racing Post trophy (group one), finishing a strong fourth. Purchased for only £35k, the son of Sea of the Stars looks sure for bigger and better things next year for trainer Brian Meehan. 

Smuggler's Moon was our first stakes winner purchased by Sam for a syndicate he manages Manton Thoroughbreds. After winning his first start as a three year old, he took the Surrey Stakes at Epsom on Oaks Day. He has subsequently been sold to Hong Kong. 

This was not the only deal we have made with our Hong Kong counterparts with Giovanni Battista following his impressive first time out win in the back end of the season at Newmarket, being sold for considerable profit. 

Other highlights from the two year olds include Stop the Wages (winner and fourth in sales race), Shipping Forecast, Calvinist, Jiminez, Moi Moi Moi and John T Chance to name a few.

It has been a great season and we would like to thank our owners for all the support and very much looking forward to what the 2017 has in store for us.