Morny Hero Whistlejacket Sold, Will Stand For €14k At Haras De Grandcamp Next Year

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Group 1 winner Whistlejacket has been acquired by a group of breeders led by Jean-Philippe Dubois and will stand for €14,000 at Haras de Grandcamp next year, France-Sire reported on Friday. The full-brother to fellow juvenile top-level winner Little Big Bear will have his stallion career and syndication managed by Jean Daniel Manceau of Capucines Bloodstock.

Dubois said in a statement, “I had the opportunity to follow the two-year-old season of Whistlejacket, a true model of precocity and courage. His victory in the Prix Morny made an impression, It has been a long time since a two-year-old of this calibre has returned to stud in France.”

The son of No Nay Never, bred by Camas Park, Lynch Bages and Summerhill, sold for 500,000gns to MV Magnier and White Birch Farm from the Camas Park Stud draft at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale Book 1. The chestnut raced for the Coolmore partners and won both the Prix Morny and G2 July Stakes as a juvenile for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Also placed in the G1 Phoenix Stakes and G1 Middle Park Stakes, Whistlejacket won the Listed Committed Stakes at three and was also second in the G3 Lacken Stakes. He retires with four wins from 13 starts and over $560,000 in earnings.

O'Brien said, “Whistlejacket was a two-year-old with a lot of speed and easy to train. The 1000 or 1200 meters were his ideal distance. There is no doubt that he will give foals quickly and precociously. That said, he has enough size and radius to produce horses that will be able to go beyond short distances.”

Manceau added, “We have been looking for a precocious horse of international level for several years. Whistlejacket embodies the ideal profile. Our ambition is to give him all the means to succeed at stud.”

Out of the stakes winner and group-placed Bering mare Adventure Seeker, he is a full-brother to the aforementioned Phoenix Stakes hero and Coolmore sire Little Big Bear, and to the G3 Hobart Cup second Andrea Mantegna (Giant's Causeway). This is the extended family of five-time Group/Grade 1-winning champion All Along (Targowice).

Eric Lhermite, of Haras de Grandcamp, said, “We are particularly proud to welcome Whistlejacket to Haras de Grandcamp. His profile combines speed, precocity and an exceptional origin. He is a horse that perfectly meets the expectations of French breeders, and we will do everything we can to support him towards a career as a stallion that matches his talent.”

There are still shares of Whistlejacket available.

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