Champion 3-year-old St Mark's Basilica (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}) is preparing to stand his first season at Coolmore Stud next year for €65,000, and his book is already set to include a plethora of Group 1 winners and producers. Gold Cup winner Estimate (Ire) (Monsun {Ger}), Matron S. victress Fiesolana (Ire) (Aussie Rules), Prix Marcel Boussac winner Tiger Tanaka (Ire) (Clodovil {Ire}) and Moyglare Stud S. winner Cursory Glance (Distorted Humor) are among the Group 1 winners already booked into the five-time Group 1 winner, as well as Northern Farm's triple Argentine Group 1 winner Carta Embrujada (Arg) (Storm Embrujado {Arg}) and Wertheimer et Frere's champion 2-year-old and Group 1 producer Safari Queen (Arg) (Lode).
Oaks winner Talent (GB) (New Approach {Ire}), dam of the G1 Prix Jean Romanet runner-up Ambition (Ire), is already booked in, and Prudenzia (Ire), dam of Group 1 winners Chicquita (Ire) and Magic Wand (Ire), is one of eight mares booked by Ecurie des Monceaux. The dams of Grade/Group 1 winners Belvoir Bay (GB) (Equiano {Fr}), Laurens (Fr) (Siyouni {Fr}), Pretty Gorgeous (Fr) (Lawman {Fr]), Time Warp (GB) (Archipenko), Glorious Forever (GB) (Archipenko), Harry Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), Rockemperor (Ire) (Holy Roman Emperor {Ire}), Subjectivist (Ire) (Teofilo {Ire}), Sir Ron Priestley (GB) (Australia {GB}) and Shakeel (Fr) (Dalakhani {Ire}) are also set to visit St Mark's Basilica, the winner of last year's G1 Dewhurst S. and this year's G1 Poule d'Essai des Poulains, G1 Prix du Jockey Club, G1 Coral-Eclipse S. and G1 Irish Champion S.
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