Prix Jean Prat winner Puchkine (Fr) will stand for a fee of €8,500 when he embarks on his first season at Haras de Beaumont in 2025, joining a roster headed by the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe hero Ace Impact (Ire), who will remain at a fee of €40,000.
The Chehboub family, owners of Haras de Beaumont, purchased a 50 per cent share in Puchkine from his owner-breeder Alain Jathiere in July. Trained by Jean-Claude Rouget, the son of Starspangledbanner (Aus) was unbeaten in three races as a juvenile and retired as the winner of five of his nine starts, notably making the breakthrough at the top level when beating Havana Cigar (GB) (Havana Grey {GB}) by two and a half lengths in the Prix Jean Prat.
“After a successful 2024 season, notably with the arrival of undefeated world champion Ace Impact, we are very pleased to welcome Puchkine in 2025,” said Haras de Beaumont's Mathieu Alex. “A top-class sprinter by leading sire Starspangledbanner, Puchkine was unbeaten at two and won the G1 Prix Jean Prat in impressive style, 0.20s off the race record.”
Unbeaten in six starts for the Rouget stable, Arc winner Ace Impact was crowned Europe's champion three-year-old in 2023 when his victories also included the Prix du Jockey Club. The son of Cracksman (GB) covered 183 mares in his first season at Haras de Beaumont, identifying him as the busiest freshman sire in France.
Joining Ace Impact and Puchkine on the five-strong roster of stallions is the Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere and Champion Stakes winner Sealiway (Fr), who remains at a fee of €12,000 after he welcomed his first foals earlier this year.
The fee for Intello (Ger), the sire of last year's Hong Kong Vase winner Junko (GB) and multiple Group 3 scorer Regal Reality (GB), also remains unchanged at €8,000, while Stunning Spirit (GB) will stand at a fee of €3,000 for the fifth consecutive season, having produced two winners from seven individual runners from his first crop of juveniles in 2024.
Alex continued, “Sealiway's first foals born in 2024 are very popular with breeders. A Group 1 winner at two and three, Sealiway covered more than 150 mares in his first two seasons at stud. Proven sire Intello was popular again in 2024 with more than 100 mares covered. With 9% stakes horses/runners, he remains an important asset to the French stallion roster. Finally, Stunning Spirit's first two-year-olds have made promising debuts with 60% of his runners having won or being placed.
“Haras de Beaumont would like to thank the breeders for their support and look forward to welcoming them in the stallion yard soon!”
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