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News for 2026 Lanwades

13th June 2026
LANWADES-BRED ALALCANCE WINS GROUP 2 BRISBANE CUP
ALALCANCE re-wrote the history books today, destroying her opposition to win the Gr.2 Brisbane Cup at Eagle Farm in Australia. The first modern mare to win this race with 59kg, all roads now lead to the first Tuesday in November!  Coming off the back of success in the G.3 Premier’s Cup (2400m), the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott trained ALALCANCE had no trouble with the 3200m of the $400,000 Gr.2  Brisbane Cup charged clear to win by just shy of five lengths.  Stable rep John Livingstone was on course to discuss the fifth black type victory of the mare. “She was great, wasn't she? She has given them everything - weight, the start, everything. Didn't jump the best. Tim just bided his time. He's a great judge of pace. Then went to the lead and it was all over. With the blinkers off today it just took a little bit of time for her to get interested. She got into it at the right time off the back of a win last start. She's held her own today and really happy with the result." As for where she heads next, Livingstone indicated that the spring beckons for the grey. “We'll let her convalesce here in Queensland and then we'll map out a plan for the spring."  She was sold by Lanwades for 240,000 guineas at the 2023 Tattersalls December Mare Sale and was purchased by Johnny McKeever Bloodstock and Waterhouse/Bott Racing with a record of one maiden win at the Curragh from four starts, her purchase price looks exceptional value, considering her worth as a potential broodmare. Recording her seventh career victory, five at black type level with a further five placed efforts with earnings of $959,739 from 19 starts, ALALCANCE is one of four winners for her dam GALILEO mare ALBAMARA, herself a daughter of the Champion Older Female Stayer in Britain and Germany, ALBANOVA. From the family of the Australian based KINGSWOOD, a winner of the G.1 Zabeel Classic in New Zealand on Boxing Day last year who was also bred by Lanwades.

5th June 2026
100TH INDIVIDUAL TWO YEAR OLD WINNER FOR SEA THE MOON
Two-year-old colt TIME FOR THE MOON scores by impressive 7 lengths at Musselburgh to become the 100th individual two-year-old winner for his sire SEA THE MOON. Bred by Lanwades the colt is out of CARIBANA who is by HERNANDO and is an own brother Gr.1 winner DURSTON.

1st June 2026
NEW GROUP WINNER FOR SEA THE MOON
Three-year-old filly BEHRAYNA by SEA THE MOON proved too good for her five rivals when celebrating her third success and first Group win in the 2400m Gr.3 Prix de Royaumont at Chantilly. Although she didn’t have a very good start she was soon travelling well and after turning for home she stretched clear to win by 2 lengths. Nemone Routh, Racing Manager for the Aga Khan Studs, spoke to Sky Sports Racing afterwards, commenting: “We are really happy with her. She didn’t have the best trip because she kind of missed the break and was then out the back, and we know coming off the pace here at Chantilly is quite hard. But she’s a big filly and made some space to come out, and Mickael said as soon as he asks her to quicken, she just quickens very well, and once she’s in her stride she doesn’t stop. She’s a really lovely filly because she goes on any ground, she’s very genuine, and I think she’s got a lot of class.” Looking ahead, she added: “We toyed with the idea of her being our Diane filly, but I think the plan would be to go to something like the [Gr.2] Prix de Malleret, but I haven’t spoken with Francis yet. There are a lot of options for her, so we will take each race at a time.” This win made it three wins from three starts for BEHRAYNA, who only made her debut on 5th April. She followed that up with a smooth win in the 2200m Listed Prix de la Seine. She is the third winner for her dam BEHNASA and is a half-sister to the Listed-placed dual French winners BEHTAR and BENAMIRA. Their second dam is the French Gr.2 winner and twice Gr.1 Prix Royal-Oak placed BEHKARA, whose five winning offspring include the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris winner and sire BEHKABAD, the Listed winner and Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club fourth BEHESHTAM and the Listed Prix Turenne winner BEHESHT.  SEA THE MOON is now sire of 22 individual Group winners including 6 Group 1 winners which include this year’s French 2000 Guineas winner RAYIF – also a Aga Khan Stud’s homebred..

GERMAN DERBY TRIAL VICTORY FOR SON OF STUDY OF MAN
STUDY OF MAN may well have a representative in the Gr.1 Deutches Derby after his son CHIEFLAND ran out a comfortable winner of yesterday’s Listed Derby Trial over 2200m at Düsseldorf. A six-runner field broke from the gates and the son of STUDY OF MAN settled in fourth, before making his challenge 400m from home and went on to win by a length and a quarter.  This was a first Stakes success for the Liberty Racing Syndicate owned CHIEFLAND who made a winning debut at Baden-Baden last August on his only start as a two-year-old.  His only other run before this Listed win was back in April when he finished second over 2100 metres at the same track.  CHIEFLAND is the first foal and winner of out of Lanwades-bred CASUARINA (by SEA THE MOON).  CASUARINA was sold in foal (carrying CHIEFLAND) by Lanwades at the 2022 Tattersalls July Sales and is a full sister to Gr.1 Caulfield Cup winner DURSTON and half-sister to dual Gr.3 winner CUBANITA..

27th May 2026
YULONG SECURES MARE CARRYING LANWADES BLOOD
Extract from the EBN review of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale - 27th May 2026

Legarto is likely to have the Gr.2 Sandown Guineas winner Snitzanova (Lot 454) as a paddock mate as Yulong also gave the second top price of A$1.8m for the four-year-old daughter of Snitzel. She was officially sold to the Private Harry Syndicate, suggesting she will visit the Gr.1-winning son of Harry Angel when he stands his first season this spring alongside Devil Night at Segenhoe.

There is a healthy dollop of Lanwades Stud blood in Snitzanova as she is out of the Kirsten Rausing-bred Albanilla, an unraced daughter of Galileo and the Green Desert mare Altitude. Altitude would drop four winners from which her daughter Alegra (Galileo) foaled the Listed winners Blue Gardenia (Mastercraftsman) and Pythagoras (Zoffany), along with Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Pouliches runner-up Kathmandu (Showcasing). The pedigree takes a significant leap under the third dam Alouette (Darshaan), lauded as the dam of dual Gr.1 Champion Stakes winner Alborada (Alzao) and her Gr.1 Deutschland Preis (now Grosser Preis von Berlin)-winning sister Albanova (Alzao), who became the grandam of Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner Alpinista (Frankel), the Gr.1 St Leger winner and Eldar Eldarov (Dubawi) and Kingswood (Roaring Lion), who won the Gr.1 Zabeel Classic at Ellerslie on Boxing Day, a race Legarto finished third in.

Offered by Ciaron Maher Racing on behalf of Bennett Racing, Yulong could push on with Snitzanova given she had her latest start just last Saturday and that there are some enticing mares races coming up in the next few weeks, the pinnacle being the Gr.1 Tatts Tiara. Whether they will is debatable given her past two runs have been below par, but I would say that she gained a reputation for toughness, having endured less than ideal trips when winning the Sandown Guineas and the Gr.3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle, so I suspect there is significant improvement to come.

Part of the syndicator’s lot is keeping their clients happy and Nathan Bennett will have achieved that today. Asked what he thought of the A$1.8m valuation, Bennett said: “I thought she was probably worth that. She’s a pretty good mare and can still race on. It’s a huge turnaround for the owners. They paid A$200,000 for her as a yearling and then to go on and win over a A$1m on the track and produce A$1.8m in the ring is a huge result. I’m just stoked for all the owners involved and that they’ve got a good payday.”

Last season’s Gr.1 New Zealand One Thousand Guineas winner Captured By Love also brought A$1.5m, the buyer listed as Sheng Geng of China, thought to be connected with Yulong. A daughter of Written Tycoon and the twice winning Snitzel mare Moldova, she was sold as Lot 503 from the draft of Newgate Farm for David and Karyn Ellis’ Te Akau Racing.

25th May 2026
CITY OF MEMPHIS LANDS GROUP 2 LANWADES STUD STAKES
CITY OF MEMPHIS won her second Group contest when taking the Gr.2 Lanwades Stud Stakes at the Curragh over a mile yesterday. Trained by Paddy Twomey and ridden by Billy Lee, the four-year-old filly raced in midfield, settling in behind the pace. She travelled strongly at the three-furlong marker and began to make headway approaching the final furlong. She showed an impressive turn of foot to sweep past the field on the outside, eventually taking the lead and winning by a length. The filly has only run five times and has won four of them, her only defeat to date came in the Gr.1 Irish 1,000 Guineas where she finished fifth to LAKE VICTORIA beaten 4 ½ lengths. She looks ready for the top level, and Group 1s like the Prix Maurice de Gheest, Prix Rothschild, plus the Matron Stakes, were mentioned after as potential targets.

16th May 2026
KALPANA MAKES A WINNING RETURN TO ACTION IN THE GROUP 3 ASTON PARK
Juddmonte’s homebred back-to-back Gr.1 British Champions Fillies and Mares Stakes heroine, KALPANA, made a winning return to action in the Gr.3 Aston Park Stakes at Newbury today for Andrew Balding. The daughter of STUDY OF MAN was settled at the rear of the five runner field early and made her challenge the lead two furlongs from home and although she was challenged close home KALPANA always looked in control. Now a five-year-old, yesterday’s victory marked a seventh career success for KALPANA, who has been a model of consistency throughout her career, only finishing out of the placings once, when seventh in last season’s Gr.1 Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. This was a very pleasing return to action as she was entitled to need this run at this stage of the season with bigger summer and autumn targets on her agenda. This was her 5th Stakes win. She is out of the Listed Prix Petite Etoile winner ZERO GRAVITY, a full-sister to the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris-winning sire ZAMBEZI SUN.

10th May 2026
MORE CLASSIC SUCCESS FOR SEA THE MOON
Aga Khans Studs homebred RAYIF was an impressive winner of the Gr.1 Poule d'Essai Des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) at Longchamp today to become the third classic winner for his sire, SEA THE MOON, following on from FANTASTIC MOON and MUSKOKA.  Winner of the Gr.3 The Aga Khan Studs Prix Francois Boutin at two, RAYIF was well drawn in this race and had no problems with conditions and appreciated the step up to a mile. “I wasn't sure RAYIF would stay the distance, but Francis [Graffard] thought he would. He did so very well. I imagine it wasn't heavy ground as it had only been raining for a couple of hours. He certainly had the speed to get through it. Mickael [Barzalona] had the most amazing timing, it was lovely to see. I think he'll remain at a mile” - Princess Zahra Aga Khan said after the race.  RAYIF is out of the stakes-placed Holy Roman Emperor mare RAYISA, making him a half-brother to RAYEVKA, a Group 3 winner earlier on the card at Longchamp

4th May 2026
NEW STAKES WINNER FOR SEA THE MOON AS BEHRAYNA STRIKES
Aga Khan Studs homebred BEHRAYNA by SEA THE MOON maintained her unbeaten record with a stylish success in the Prix de la Seine at Longchamp yesterday, a Listed race for three-year-old fillies. Six runners went to the 2200m start, and MAIN soon assumed pacemaking duties, closely followed by the Mickael Barzalona-ridden BEHRAYNA. The order remained largely unchanged as the field turned for home, at which point BEHRAYNA launched her challenge. She led just over 300m out before quickening clear late on to win by two and a half lengths. BEHRAYNA was following up a debut win over 2100m last month and she looks like a filly of serious potential and holds an entry in the 2100m Gr.1 Prix de Diane at Chantilly next month, although her trainer has typically directed fillies from this race to the 2400m Gr.3 Prix de Royaumont, in which she is also engaged.

21st April 2026
A NICE DEBUTANT 3YO WINNER FOR STUDY OF MAN
Three-year-old filly BINTAZIZA by STUDY OF MAN made an impressive winning debut in the Sky Sports Racing Restricted Maiden Fillies' Stakes at Newcastle yesterday over a mile for trainer Roger Varian and owner Salhia Stud Limited. Bred by our long term friends, Mrs S M Rogers’ of Airlie Stud and her late brother, Sir Thomas Pilkington, she was sold at Goffs Orby Yearling Sales to Richard Knight for €38,000. BINTAZIZA is out of CATALAN and is a half-sister to three winners, was popular in the market and won well on her debut. She drew clear to win by a good margin of 6 1/2 lengths, and she's bred to improve over further.  Congratulations to all her connections.

16th April 2026
Gr.3 LANWADES STUD NELL GWYN STAKES
Many congratulations to the connections of AZLEET winner of the 2026 Gr.3 Lanwades Stud Nell Gwyn Stakes run at Newmarket yesterday.  Pictured are Lanwades Stud Racing Advisor Richard Frisby presenting the prizes to winning trainer Stuart Williams, winning breeder and part-owner (with David Noblett) former Classic-winning trainer Mark Tompkins of Dullingham Park Stud and winning jockey Marco Ghiani.

 

 

 

10th April 2026
ANOTHER NICE DEBUTANT WINNER BY SEA THE MOON
LUNAR TIDE looks to be another useful looking 3yo winner for his sire SEA THE MOON when justifying good market support to win his maiden at Gowran Park yesterday. He made virtually all, ridden over 1f out, ran on well inside final furlong to win by 1 and a quarter length over this mile trip. This was his second start and first on turf having previously run at Dundalk over 1m 2f in February of this year. “We thought LUNAR TIDE went through the race in Dundalk nicely, but the last bit was a bit long for him so we were happy to come back to a mile. I'd say he can probably go back further at some stage but that was a nice trip for now. I think he can be progressive. He's probably more of a grass horse than a Dundalk-type horse” reported his trainer Joseph O'Brien.

6th April 2026
A NICE DEBUTANT WINNER BY SEA THE MOON
BEHRAYNA by SEA THE MOON was a nice winner on debut of the Prix de Chaillot at Longchamp on 5th April. Despite having to fight hard for an opening, BEHRAYNA managed to prevail over rivals to win by a length for a very promising win on her first start. BEHRAYNA is a now thee-year-old Aga Khan Studs homebred filly and is the third winner for her dam BEHNASA. BEHRAYNA is a half-sister to the Listed-placed dual French winners BEHTAR and BENAMIRA. Their second dam is the French Gr.2 winner and twice Gr.1 Prix Royal-Oak placed BEHKARA, whose five winning offspring include the Gr.1 Grand Prix de Paris winner and sire BEHKABAD, the Listed winner and Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club fourth BEHESHTAM and the Listed Prix Turenne winner BEHESHT. This exciting filly holds an entry in Gr.1 Prix Diane this year.  Another Aga Khan Studs homebred three-year-old to run for them this year is RAYIF also by SEA THE MOON who was a Group 3 winner at 2 and Group 1 placed and is an intended runner in  this year's Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2,000 Guineas).

27th February 2026
LADY JANE DIGBY AND HER 10TH FOAL
Group 1 winner LADY JANE DIGBY with her 10th foal, a very good colt by STUDY OF MAN. The mare is to date dam of 7 winners including Stakes Winner MADAME AMBASSADOR; she is also granddam of Stakes winners FRANCOPHONE and SUITE FRANCAISE, both of them by STUDY OF MAN.

 

 

 

4th March 2026

27th February 2026
STARLIT SANDS AND HER 2026 FOAL
STARLIT SANDS, a Group winner at 2, with her filly foal by STUDY OF MAN. The mare is the dam of 8 winners to date and granddam of multiple Gr.2 winner SANDRINE. The filly foal is an own sister to the highly rated sprinter JUBILEE WALK. STARLIT SANDS has now earned honorary retirement Lanwades.

 

 

 

 

16th February 2026
SON OF STUDY OF MAN TAKES SAUDI GROUP 2 PRIZE
Lanwdes-bred SONS AND LOVERS was an excellent winner of the very valuable Gr.2 Red Sea Turf Handicap at Riyadh on Saturday.  He raced keenly early on but had enough left to quicken between rivals and come out on top to win by half a length to provide a big winner for his trainer Joseph O’Brien.  The son of STUDY OF MAN, SONS AND LOVERS was Listed-placed for Jane Chapple-Hyam at three and won the Gr.3 Ballyroan Stakes over 1m4f at the Curragh back in August last year for his now trainer Joseph O’Brien. He is one of four winners out of the Listed-placed French two year old winner SO IN LOVE whose most other notable runner is the dual Listed-placed SECRET OF LOVE (by SEA THE MOON).  The second dam is the Listed winner SOFT MORNING who is half-sister to Group 3 winer and Group 2 placed SONGERIE (by HERNANDO) and Listed winners SOURIRE and SOUVENANCE. SO IN LOVE has a two-year-old full brother to SONS AND LOVERS and a yearling colt by HAVANNA GREY and is in foal to AUGUSTE RODIN.

5th February 2026

4th February 2026
Tattersalls February Sales
SEA THE MOON and STUDY OF MAN are both available for viewing during the Tattersalls February Sales from 10.30 am to 3.00 pm.   Please call the Stud Office on 01638 750222 to make an appointment.

23rd January 2026