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Henri Matisse

Fee for 2026 €20,000

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Fee for 2026
€20,000
Bay 2022
16.1hh (1.65 m)
Pedigree
Wootton Bassett - Immortal Verse (Pivotal)
Distance won over
6f. to 1m.
Stands at
Castlehyde
Henri Matisse conformation shot
Henri Matisse BC Garland 1200 x 800
Henri Matisse winning the Breeders' Cup Turf 1200 x 800
Henri Matisse 800 X 1200
1200 X 800 PX Henri Matisse (1)
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Brilliant Dual Gr.1-winner and the only Classic-winning miler by Champion Sire WOOTTON BASSETT!


WINNER OF THE GR.1 BREEDERS’ CUP TURF JUVENILE.

 

WINNER OF THE STALLION MAKING GR.1 POULE D’ESSAI DES POULAINS IN COURSE RECORD TIME!

 

Other winners include: KINGMAMBO, SHAMARDAL, LOPE DE VEGA, ST MARK’S BASILICA ETC.

 

Out of 3YO Champion Filly IMMORTAL VERSE, making him a half-brother to Champion 2YO Filly and French Champion 3YO Sprinter TENEBRISM!

 

From the wider family of Champions LAST TYCOON, ZIPPING & FIRE LILLY and brilliant racemares HERMOSA, HYDRANGEA, and WHIRL!

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Testimonials

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Ryan Moore
Jockey

“He’s a horse with an awful lot of ability, he’s pacey and he’s got a lot of gears.”

Pedigree

Henri MatisseWootton Bassett (GB)Immortal Verse (IRE)Iffraaj (GB)Balladonia (GB)Pivotal (GB)Side Of Paradise (IRE)Zafonic (USA)Pastorale (GB)Primo Dominie (GB)Susquehanna Days (USA)Polar Falcon (USA)Fearless Revival (GB)Sadler's Wells (USA)Mill Princess (IRE)

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Race Record

PRINCIPAL PERFORMANCES

Breeders’ Cup Winner at 2

1st Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf-Gr.1, Del Mar, 1m., by a neck, from Iron Man Cal and Aomori City

1st Railway Stakes-Gr.2, The Curragh, 6f., by ½ length, from The Strikin Viking and Arizona Blaze

1st Futurity Stakes-Gr.2, The Curragh, 7f., by a length, from Hotazhell and Scorthy Champ

1st Maiden, The Curragh, 6f., by a short head, from Cadogan and Red Evolution

2nd National Stakes-Gr.1, The Curragh, 7f., by ¾ lengths, to Scorthy Champ

 

 

French Guineas Winner at 3

1st Poule d’Essai des Poulains-Gr.1, Longchamp, 1m., by a head, from Jonquil and Camille Pissarro

1st Red Rocks Stakes-Gr.3, Leopardstown, 7f., by ½ length, from Commanche Brave and Arizona Blaze

2nd St James’s Palace Stakes-Gr.1, Ascot, 1m., by 3½ lengths, to Field Of Gold

3rd Sussex Stakes-Gr.1, Goodwood, 1m., by 2½ lengths, to Qirat and Rosallion

 

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