Group 1 Winner Economics To Stand At Poonawalla Stud In India

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Brilliant Irish Champion Stakes winner Economics will embark on his stallion career in India after being sold to Poonawalla Stud, bloodstock agent Ajay Anne has confirmed.

Trained by William Haggas, Economics took the scalp of Auguste Rodin in that memorable Leopardstown tussle last year. He also won the Dante Stakes in breathtaking fashion earlier on in his three-year-old campaign.

The son of Night Of Thunder will join fellow imports Territories, Mutasaabeq and Chindit on the roster at Poonawalla Stud.

Anne commented, “Mr Zavaray Poonawalla has a big ambition of improving the breeding stock in India. They have been breeding horses for half a century and have stood some very good stallions and recently purchased Territories last year.

“This year, Mr Poonawalla was looking to buy a stallion from off the track, and Economics is one of the highest-profile horses that has gone to India in my memory. A winner of the Irish Champion Stakes and by a very hot sire in Night Of Thunder, he is also an extremely good-looking horse. He looks just like his father – is just a bigger model and he is out of dual Group 2 winner in La Pomme D'Amour (Peintre Celebre). I think we are very lucky to get a stallion like him.”

Anne added, “Mr Poonawalla wants to buy mares who can be commercial in any part of the world. Likewise, he wants to buy stallions who have international appeal. We went with a proven horse last year in Territories and this year we wanted to buy a horse from off the track.

“It wasn't easy, because a horse like Economics is always going to have a big appeal internationally, but I have to say thank you to Sheikh Isa Salman Al Khalifa for giving us the opportunity. Likewise, his racing manager Jake Warren, who was very helpful in brokering the deal. Obviously, Mr Poonawalla himself was very enthusiastic about getting the deal done fairly quickly, so thank you to him as well. He is a very exciting addition to the stallion ranks in India.”

All told, Economics won four of his seven starts and amassed close to £1 million in career earnings. He reached a career-high rating of 123.

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