Calyx

Stands at Castlehyde

Unbeaten Royal Ascot Gr.2-winning 2YO & brilliant sprinter at 3

• By sire sensation KINGMAN - sire of 75 Stakes winners including World Champion Miler PALACE PIER, Classic winner PERSIAN KING etc.
• His dam HELLEBORINE won the Gr.3 Prix d'Aumale & Listed Prix Six Perfections, placed in the Gr.1 Prix Marcel Boussac
• From the family of top French 3YO sprinter AFRICAN ROSE and unbeaten European Champion 2YO & Irish 2000 Guineas winner NATIVE TRAIL

“Calyx always had that rare brilliance you only see in champions. His performances at Ascot at both 2 and 3 years were of the highest standard. He is a very similar type to his sire Kingman” - trainer, John Gosden

"I think he has the potential to be the heir apparent to Danehill, who was another Juddmonte-owned sprinter who became a superstar stallion" - Tom Segal, Racing Post Weekender

• Won a Newmarket maiden on debut by 5 lengths, earning 'TDN Rising Star' status
• Impressive in the Gr.2 Coventry Stakes defeating triple Gr.1 winner Advertise
• Showed explosive speed in the Gr.3 Commonwealth Cup Trial Stakes

Rated higher at 2 by Timeform than Persian King, Phoenix Of Spain, Hello Youmzain, Soldier’s Call etc.

Rated higher at 3 by Timeform than the winners of the Epsom Derby, French 2,000 Guineas, Irish 2,000 Guineas, Irish Derby etc.

Yearlings in 2024 have sold for €220,000, €200,000 etc.

His top performers already includes...

• Classic Flower - winner of the Gr.2 Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte. Placed in the Gr.2 Prix Robert Papin,Gr.3 Prix Texanita, Gr.3 Prix Sigy, Gr.3 Prix Six Perfections & Listed Prix Ronde de Nuit for Patrice Cottier

• Persian Dreamer - winner of the Gr.2 Duchess Of Cambridge Stakes for Dominic Ffrench Davis
  
  
• Zona Verde - winner of the Gr.3 Jimmy Durante Stakes. Placed in the Gr.1 Del Mar Oaks, Gr.2 San Clemente Stakes, Gr.3 Autumn Miss Stakes, $100,000 Sweet Life Stakes & $100,000 China Doll Stakes for Philip D'Amato

• Eben Shaddad - earned TDN Rising Star status when winning by 3¾ lengths on debut. Placed in the Gr.1 Dewhurst Stakes, Gr.3 TattersallsStakes & Gr.3 Craven Stakes for John & Thady Gosden

• Purple Lilly - maiden winner at Galway. Placed in the Gr.1 Irish Oaks, Gr.2 Blandford Stakes & Gr.3 Salsabil Stakes for Paddy Twomey
  
  
• Malc - Novice Stakes winner. Runner-up in the Gr.2 Norfolk Stakes for Richard Fahey

• Barnavara - winner of a Curragh Maiden, placed in the Gr.2 Debutante Stakes, Gr.3 Weld Park Stakes & Gr.3 Silver Flash Stakes for Jessica Harrington

• Grand Son Of Calyx - maiden winner at Saint-Cloud. Runner-up in the Listed Prix de Pontarme for Gianluca Bietolini

• It Ain't Two - winner of the Listed Bosra Sham Stakes. Runner-up in the Listed Dragon Stakes & Listed Rockingham Stakes for Hugo Palmer
  
  
• Angiolleta - maiden winner at Del Mar. Placed in the Pike Place Dancer Stakes & Del Mar Fillies Juvenile Turf Stakes for Doug O'Neill

• Earthstorm - placed in the Gr.2 Karrakatta Plate, the Gr.3 Gimcrack Stakes & the Listed Supremacy Stakes for Russell Stewart

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