G1SW Silverwave (Fr) (Silver Frost {Ire}-Miss Bio {Fr}, by River Mist), who won the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in 2016, will stand at Haras de la Croix-Sonnet for €2,500 in his first season, Jour de Galop reported. Also a winner of the G2 Prix Foy, G2 Grand Prix de Chantilly and G3 Prix la Force, the half-brother to French highweight and Group 1 winner Stormy River (Fr) (Verglas {Ire}) placed in four other Group 1s and retired with a mark of 34-10-4-4 and $966,364 in earnings.
Raced in the final stage of his career by Martin Schwartz Racing, he brought €105,000 at the recent Arqana December Breeding Stock Sale where he was picked up by George Mullins. His breeding career will be managed by Guy Petit on behalf of syndicate. Silverwave will be available for viewing during the Jan. 18-19 Route des Etalons in Normandy.
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