THE BEST FRENCH STEEPLE-CHASER AT 4
LEADING SIRES OF 3YO (25/07/2024)
Best son of Champion sire Saint des Saints at stud,
Goliath du Berlais was unbeaten in 2019, four-time Group winner including the Prix Ferdinand Dufaure Gr.1.
The best french Steeple-Chaser at 4 entered at stud in 2020, sound.
This gorgeous bay stallion has an outstanding conformation and is from a much sought-after bloodline with a dam's sire
among the best national hunt sires in England and Ireland, KING'S THEATRE.
Goliath du Berlais was well-welcomed at stud, and covered a full book of high class mares in each of his two first seasons at stud.
Among the mares covered in 2023: 75 winners of 221 races, 55 sisters of 90 black-type horses and 19 dams of 26 stakes horses!
His first in-foal mares were sold for €125,000, €58,000, €52,000, €48,000...and his first foals in 2021 made €68,000, €55,000, €54,000...
With six foals sold for more than €50,000 in 2021, Goliath du Berlais was the leading first crop sire at Arqana!
With an average price of €39,000, the first yearlings of Goliath du Berlais generated intense interest at the sales.
In 2022, he his once again leader of first crop stallions at Arqana.
Goliath du Berlais is represented by his first 2yos in 2023.
His stores in 2023 sold for €90,000, €80,000 and €72,000, up to 12 times the stud fee.
His first 3-year-olds are training with H. Lageneste and G. Macaire, F. Nicolle, G. Leenders, J. Delaunay, ...
Pedigree
Saint des Saints | Cadoudal | Green Dancer | Nijinsky |
Green Valley | |||
Come to Sea | Sea Hawk II | ||
Camarilla | |||
Chamisene | Pharly | Lyphard | |
Comely | |||
Tuneria | Tanerko | ||
Torrefranca | |||
King's Daughter | King's Theatre | Sadler's Wells | Northern Dancer |
Fairy Bridge | |||
Regal beauty | Princely Native | ||
Dennis Belle | |||
Bint Bladi (FR – 1992) |
Garde Royale | Mill Reef | |
Royal Way | |||
Tkisam | Olantengy | ||
Honorariat |
Performances
At 3yo
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1st Prix Weather Permitting 3500m
beating Fantastic Sivola, Sunday A Paris, Furax...
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1st Prix Kargal 3500m
beating Fantastic Sivola, Last Sparkler, Ch'ti Diamond...
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1st Prix Noiro 3500m
beating Royal et Tic, Fantastic Sivola, Powder...
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2nd Prix Congress Gr.2 , 3600m
beating Royal et Tic, Katana One, Fantastic Sivola...
At 4yo
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1st Prix Duc d'Anjou Gr.3, 3500m
beating Royal et Tic, La Barakas, Thrilling, Sunday A Paris, Fantastic Sivola, Polirico...
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1st Prix Fleuret Gr.3, 4400m
beating Bel Apsis, Altus, La Barakas, Fantastic Sivola, Polirico
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1st Prix Jean Stern Gr.2 , 4400m
beating Bel Apsis, Thrilling, Royal Et Tic, Fou du Bresil, Flying Startandco...
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1st Prix Ferdinand Dufaure Gr.1, 4400m
devant Bel Apsis, Thrilling, Royal et Tic, Figueri, King Elvis, Altus...