Wootton Bassett
Bay200816.0½ hh (1.63 m)
Iffraaj - Balladonia
Distance won over: 1200m. to 1400m.
Fee for 2024: $192,500
European Champion 2YO Sire of 2024!
One of the most exciting & versatile sires in Europe, getting top-class 2YOs, 3YOs & 4YOs from 1000m.
Champion 2YO & proven Gr.1 sire
Sire of the highest priced colt in European Sales History at 4,300,000gns! (Over $8,770,000!)
"It's safe to say that Wootton Bassett's best days as a sire are ahead of him" John Boyce, Thoroughbred Stallion Guide
Top Northern Hemisphere performers include…
- Almanzor - winner of the Gr.1 Irish Champion Stakes, Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1 Champion Stakesetc.
- King Of Steel - winner of the Gr.1 Champion Stakes etc.
- Unquestionable - winner of the Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf etc.
- Wooded - winner of the Gr.1 Prix de l'Abbaye etc.
- Audarya - winner of the Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Filly and Mare Turf,Gr.1 Prix Jean Romanet etc.
- Bucanero Fuerte - winner of the Gr.1 Phoenix Stakes etc.
- Al Riffa - winner of the Gr.1 National Stakes, Gr.1 Grosser Preis Von Baden etc.
- Zellie - winner of the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac etc.
- Incarville - winner of the Gr.1 Prix Saint-Alary etc.
- Henri Matisse - winner of the Gr.1 Breeders' Cup Juvenile Turf etc.
- Camille Pissarro - winner of the Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere etc.
- Tennessee Stud - winner of the Gr.1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud etc.
- Twain - winner of the Gr.1 Criterium International etc.
His first Australian bred crop already include:
- Gallo Nero - exciting winner at Randwick for Team Hawkes Racing
- Pallaton - winner of a hot Juvenile Plate at Randwick for Michael Freedman
- Wodeton - impressive debut winner at Rosehill for Chris Waller
First Australian-bred yearlings sold in 2024 for $2,100,000, $1,600,000, $1,400,000, $900,000, $900,000, $800,000, $800,000 etc.