Initiale Goliath du Berlais

THE BEST FRENCH STEEPLE-CHASER AT 4

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

Progeny

  • N21 - f. Albanita N21 - f. Albanita
  • N21 - f. Flute Bowl N21 - f. Flute Bowl
  • N21 c. La Grande Zohra N21 c. La Grande Zohra
  • N21 - c. No News N21 - c. No News
  • N21 - c. Idaho Falls N21 - c. Idaho Falls