JBBA Welcomes Sottsass To The Japanese Stallion Ranks

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Arc hero Sottsass (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) has been sold and he will stand under the Japan Bloodhorse Breeders' Association banner at Shinzunai Stallion Station beginning in 2025. The news was confirmed by Coolmore to TDN Europe on Saturday morning.

Bred by Ecurie des Monceaux, the €340,000 Arqana August grad and Jean-Claude Rouget trainee also won the G1 Prix du Jockey Club and ran third in the Arc at three. Kept in training at four, he added the G1 Prix Ganay besides his Arc heroics for Peter Brant's White Birch Farm before retiring to Coolmore Stud in Ireland for the 2021 season. His eldest foals are juveniles of this year, and he has sired eight winners to date.

Japanese group winner Shin Emperor (Fr), a full-brother to Sottsass who topped Arqana's August Sale at €2,100,000 in 2022, ran third in the G1 Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby) and G1 Irish Champion Stakes this term. The duo are out of the late blue hen Starlet's Sister (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), also the dam of American champion and multiple Grade I winner Sistercharlie (Ire) (Myboycharlie {Ire}), and multiple group/graded winner My Sister Nat (Fr) (Acclamation {GB}), who placed thrice at the highest level.

Fellow Coolmore stallion Magna Grecia (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) is also on the move and will be based at March Hare Stud in 2025. A winner of the 2018 G1 Futurity Trophy and 2018 G1 2000 Guineas for Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore partners, the 340,000gns Tattersalls December foal has his second crop racing this year. A half-brother to multiple Group 1 winner and current Coolmore stallion St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), he has 44 winners so far, including French listed winner Myconian (Ire).

Fees for both stallions will be announced at a later date.

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