Still the best son of Wootton Bassett, sire of multiple Gr.1 performers in 2023 :
King of Steel, Bucanero Fuerte, Islandinthestream, Unquestionable...
An extraordinary racehorse, triple Gr.1 winner and European Champion at three years old,
Almanzor also boasts an impeccable physique.
His first yearlings in 2020 were sold for an average price of 100,000€ and
he was the leading first-season sire on average price at Tattersalls Book 1,
Magic Millions on the Gold Coast and Karaka in New Zealand.
In 2021, his second crop of yearlings were once again in high demand,
as proven by an average price of 110,000€, even higher than in 2020,
and a top price of 425,000€ during Tattersalls Book 1 in October.
In 2022, his yearlings changed hands for figures reaching 155,000€, 150,00€, 140,000€ and 135,000€,
and were notably purchased by the likes of Stroud Coleman, Middle Park, Jean-Claude Rouget,
Meridian International, Bandford Bloodstock, Broadhurst Agency, John Foote, etc.
In 2023 his yearlings sold for figures up to €300,000, €200,000, €185,000, 165,000gns, ...
purchased by Jean-Claude Rouget, Robson Aguiar, Hidetoshi Yamamoto, Dwayne Woods…
Queen Trezy, 3rd in the Gr.1 Prix Saint-Alary, Lassaut, runner up to Simca Mille in the Gr.2 Prix Niel,
the multiple Group-placed Around Midnight, the excellent Rajapour, and other promising winners or
Stakes performers Castle Way, Le Boss, Circle of Fire, etc.
A proven sire with over 80 winners and 70% placed horses from his first two generations,
representing a ratio of 50% winners to runners up until autumn 2023.
Almanzor is represented by almost 90 two-years-old & 95 three-years-old in 2024.