Dual Guineas winner Cockney Rebel (Ire) (Val Royal {Fr}-Factice, by Known Fact) will stand at Batsford Stud in Gloucestershire, with Phil Cunningham having reacquired his full ownership. Cockney Rebel, winner of the 2000 Guineas and Irish 2000 Guineas in 2007, stood initially at the National Stud in Newmarket before relocating to France in 2013. Cunningham raced Cockney Rebel and in 2016 formed Rebel Racing with Richard Spencer. Cockney Rebel will stand for £2,500.
“When I bought Cockney Rebel for £30,000 in 2005, I had no idea of the journey he would take me on,” Cunningham said. “To win two Guineas with him was amazing and it feels only right to have him back home. As possibly the fastest winning stallion of the 2000 Guineas still at stud, he represents outstanding value for both flat and jump mares.”
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