A 50% share in Thunderbear (Ire) (Kodi Bear {Ire}), who ran fourth in the G3 Lacken S., will be offered on ThoroughBid on Thursday, June 15. The 3-year-old gelding is pointing to a run in the G3 Jersey S. at Royal Ascot on Saturday, June 24. The sale will run from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m.
“We are looking forward to partnering up with somebody, or a group of people, for this horse,” trainer and part-owner Jack Davison said. “He's ideal, he's a flag bearer for me whom I would very much love to keep around the place, and it's just a great opportunity to bring some people into ownership at a really good level. He's a very good horse, he's very straightforward, and he's going to run his heart out in the Jersey S. at Royal Ascot.
“Whoever comes in to take the share can have the horse run in their colours. They will also have their name in the racecard, and hopefully they've got a live chance heading into Royal Ascot. It's a unique opportunity.”
Rated 107, Thunderbear won a Nottingham handicap in May and his granddam is GIII Glens Falls H. heroine Rosinka (Ire) (Soviet Star), who was also second in the GI Flower Bowl Invitational S. and third in the GI Spinster S.
James Richardson, CEO of ThoroughBid, said, “These one-off, one-horse sales always generate a lot of excitement. The chance to own 50% of a Royal Ascot runner, including having the horse run in their colours, is a unique offering and we're looking forward to seeing the bids fly in next Thursday.
“Thunderbear is clearly a horse on the up with plenty of raw ability. He was a very stylish winner at Nottingham two starts back and followed that up with a really good fourth in the Lacken S. to The Antarctic, who himself has serious claims in the G1 Commonwealth Cup. Whoever ends up winning the bidding on Thursday looks to have a live chance in the Jersey S. and a very smart prospect for the season ahead, that's for sure.”
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