Journalists Wandering Eyes Posted 4 hours ago Journalists Posted 4 hours ago Group 1-winning juvenile and Classic hero Camille Pissarro will stand at Coolmore Stud in Fethard, Ireland for the 2026 breeding season, following in the footsteps of his late sire, Wootton Bassett. Bred by James Cloney, Camille Pissarro was bought by MV Magnier and White Birch Farm for 1,250,000gns at Book 1 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale. A half-brother to the G1 Commonwealth Cup-winning sire Golden Horde (Lethal Force), he ran seven times as a two-year-old and saved his best performance for last when emulating Wootton Bassett with his victory in the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere on Arc weekend. He also filled the runner-up spot on three occasions, including when beaten just a head by this year's G1 Flying Five Stakes winner Arizona Blaze (Sergei Prokofiev) in the G3 Marble Hill Stakes at the Curragh. Returning in March this year with another runner-up finish in the Listed Gladness Stakes at the last-named venue, Camille Pissarro then returned to ParisLongchamp for the G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains where he finished third behind stablemate Henri Matisse (Wootton Bassett), before justifying favouritism with a comfortable success in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at Chantilly. Last seen finishing fourth in July's G1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown, he was retired shortly afterwards due to a fissure fracture which was found in his fetlock. The Group 1 scorers Camille Pissarro and Golden Horde feature among eight winners from nine runners out of the winning Pivotal mare Entreat, with the others including the Listed Cathedral Stakes victor Line Of Departure (Mehmas) and the Listed Pipalong Stakes heroine Exhort (Dutch Art). Entreat, in turn, is out of the Irish River mare River Saint, a half-sister to the legendary Serena's Song (Rahy), who won 11 Grade I races in America and was an outstanding producer in her own right. Coolmore's David O'Loughlin said, “Camille Pissarro is a huge addition to our roster. Wootton Bassett is obviously a tremendous loss for us all, but we can be very confident that Camille Pissarro will follow in his father's footsteps. He is made very much in his father's image, arguably even better looking, according to a lot of the judges! Like his father, he won the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere but went on to add the renowned sire-making Prix du Jockey Club. He has a pedigree stacked with Group 1-speed but managed to carry that speed over 10 and a half furlongs.” Camille Pissarro's stud fee for 2026 will be announced in due course. The post Prix du Jockey Club Winner Camille Pissarro Retired to Coolmore Stud for 2026 appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions. View the full article Quote
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