Pentire
| Pentire | |
|---|---|
| Sire | Be My Guest |
| Grandsire | Northern Dancer |
| Dam | Gull Nook |
| Damsire | Mill Reef |
| Sex | Stallion |
| Foaled | 1992 |
| Died | 2017 |
| Country | United States |
| Colour | Bay |
| Breeder | Lord Halifax |
| Owner | 1) Mollers Racing 2) Shadai Farm |
| Trainer | Geoff Wragg |
| Record | 18: 8-2-4 |
| Earnings | £911,037 |
| Major wins | |
| Sandown Classic Trial (1995) Dee Stakes (1995) Predominate Stakes (1995) King Edward VII Stakes (1995) Great Voltigeur Stakes (1995) Irish Champion Stakes (1995) King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1996) | |
| Awards | |
| Timeform rating: 132 | |
Pentire (12 April 1992 – 20 November 2017) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.
Background
[edit]Pentire was bred by Lord Halifax, he was purchased for 54,000 guineas by Mollers Racing, the racing stable Trust of brothers Eric and Budgie Moller.
Racing career
[edit]Trained by Geoff Wragg, at age two Pentire's best result in a conditions race was a third in the Richmond Stakes. At age three in 1995, the colt had an outstanding year that included twice beating the brilliant runner, Singspiel. Pentire made seven starts, winning six and earning a strong second to Lammtarra in Britain's most prestigious all-age race, the Group one King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. In 1996, Pentire came back to a dominating win in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and earned a Timeform rating of 132 for the second straight year.[1] On 6 October Pentire ran tenth to winner Helissio in the 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris and then in what would be his final race, finished eighth to Singspiel in the Japan Cup in Tokyo.
Stud career
[edit]Purchased for breeding purposes by Teruya Yoshida, owner of one of Japan's preeminent breeding operations, Shadai Farm, Pentire was retired to stud in 1997 at his owner's farm and also stood that year in New Zealand.
In 2004, he was sent to a breeding operation in Germany. Beginning in 2005, Pentire was the foundation sire at Rich Hill Stud, Walton, New Zealand.
He sired over 300 winners and 25 stakes winners.[2] His most notable progeny include the New Zealand gallopers:
- Mufhasa: 2011 winner of the 2009 and 2011 Telegraph Handicap and Waikato Sprint, 2010 Otaki-Maori Weight for Age, 2011 Makfi Challenge Stakes, Toorak Handicap, Captain Cook Stakes, 2012 Futurity Stakes (MRC) and Windsor Park Plate. New Zealand Horse of the Year in 2009 and 2011.
- Penny Gem: winner of the 2003 Captain Cook Stakes and Counties Cup (Group 2, 2100m, deadheated with Leica Guv). Multiple Group placings including 3rd in the 2003 Queensland Oaks.
- Prince of Penzance: winner of the 2014 Moonee Valley Cup and 2015 Melbourne Cup.
- Xcellent: winner of the 2004 New Zealand Derby, 2005 Kelt Capital Stakes, New Zealand Stakes and Mudgway Stakes. New Zealand Horse of the Year in 2005 and 2006.
- Xtravagant: winner of the 2015 New Zealand 2000 Guineas, 2016 Waikato Sprint and 2016 Cambridge Breeders Stakes (Group 3, 1200m).[3] In 2017 it was retired to stand as a sire at Newhaven Park Stud, New South Wales.[4] [5]
Death
[edit]On 20 November 2017 Pentire died aged 25 at Rich Hill Stud in Waikato, New Zealand as a result of an internal tumour.[6]
Pedigree
[edit]| Sire Be My Guest |
Northern Dancer | Nearctic | Nearco |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Angela | |||
| Natalma | Native Dancer | ||
| Almahmoud | |||
| What a Treat | Tudor Minstrel | Owen Tudor | |
| Sansonnet | |||
| Rare Treat | Stymie | ||
| Rare Perfume | |||
| Dam Gull Nook |
Mill Reef | Never Bend | Nasrullah |
| Lalun | |||
| Milan Mill | Princequillo | ||
| Virginia Water | |||
| Bempton | Blakeney | Hethersett | |
| Windmill Girl | |||
| Hardiemma | Hardicanute | ||
| Grand Cross |
References
[edit]- ^ "Racing: Pentire bursts Classic bubble". Independent.co.uk. 27 July 1996. Archived from the original on 2022-05-25.
- ^ "Stud Record". Rich Hill Stud. Archived from the original on 2004-11-12.
- ^ "Xtravagant (NZ) 2012 / Breeding / LOVERACING.NZ". loveracing.nz.
- ^ "Xtravagant retired to Australian stud". Stuff. January 26, 2017.
- ^ "Newhaven Park - Breeding Champions". Newhaven Park.
- ^ "Breeding industry lose prolific Pentire". racing.com. Retrieved 21 November 2017.