Cornerstone Stud’s Sir Prancelaot (IRE) was making news overnight at Goodwood where his classy sprinting son Sir Dancealot won the Group II Lennox Stakes for the second year in a row.
Cornerstone Stud have been delighted with the response to the first Australian bred weanlings by their proven stakes producing shuttle sire Sir Prancealot (IRE) that have been offered for sale in recent weeks selling for up to $62,000 at the Inglis Great Southern Weanling Sale.
SIR PRANCEALOT continued his ground breaking invasion of the US Turf scene on the weekend with GINGER NUT landing the Listed Limestone Turf sprint over 1100m at Keeneland.
With Inglis and Magic Millions doing the rounds inspecting yearlings across Australia it is often the first season sires that garner the most attention.
It took some fancy footwork and determined late lunge for Sir Dancealot (by Sir Prancealot) to take out a stunning renewal of the Group II Qatar Lennox Stakes at Goodwood.
The Richard Hanon trained Pepita (by Sir Prancealot) put in a career best performance to win the Musselburgh Maggie Dickson Stakes over 7¼ furlongs on the weekend.
The emergence of quality Fastnet Rock sire sons such as Hinchinbrook, Foxwedge, Smart Missile and Your Song has not been lost on Sam Hayes and his team at Cornerstone Stud, who are looking to build on that success with their top class young sire Valentia.
Cornerstone Stud’s exciting shuttler Sir Prancealot (IRE) had two Group I placed fillies last weekend in the US with Beau Recall and Madam Dancealot finshing second and third in the Group I Del Mar Oaks.