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brave fourth to champion mare Winx in the Group I MVRC Cox Plate last Saturday,
high class miler Vadamos (Fr) has been secured to stand at Tally-Ho Stud in
County Westmeath for the 2017 breeding season, with the stud purchasing a majority
interest in the colt for Northern Hemisphere duties.
With eight wins from 19 starts and five placings, Vadamos has been a model of
consistency at the highest level and is currently the joint-leading older miler
in Europe, having raced over middle distances as a three-year-old.
The highlight of his 2016 season came when recording a comfortable success in
the Group I Prix du Moulin at Chantilly, defeating the likes of Zelzal, Zarak
and Dutch Connection.
"Vadamos has always impressed me with his raw talent," said trainer
Andre Fabre. "It's well documented that no other horse in my yard could
beat him in the mornings and his final furlong time in the Moulin of 10.47s is
absolutely top-class."
Tally-Ho Stud's Roger O'Callaghan said: "I like speed horses and his
performance and time in the Prix du Moulin were exceptional. He has the
pedigree, looks, consistency of performance and speed that, for me, makes him
an extremely attractive stallion prospect."
Bred by part-owners Haras de Saint Pair, Vadamos is one of 21 Group I winners
by champion German sire Monsun and comes from a female family of high-class
milers and middle-distance horses which has been nurtured by Jean-Luc
Lagardere, the Aga Khan and Haras de Saint Pair.
Vadamos is scheduled to have his final start in the Group I VRC Emirates Stakes
(2000m) during the Melbourne Cup meeting at Flemington on November 5.
His current owners, Andreas Putsch of Haras de Saint Pair and John Camilleri of
Fairway Thoroughbreds, will both retain shares and will support Vadamos at
stud.