Jose Delmotte

Listed winner God Blessing (Ire) (Siyouni Fr}) will stand his first season at stud at Karwin Farm in France, Jour de Galop reported on Tuesday. He will stand for €3,000. The son of Galaxe (Fr) (High Chaparral {Ire}), herself a half-sister to G2 Prix Hocquart runner-up Galaxie Gold (Fr) (Dariyan {Fr}), was bred by Jose Delmotte's Haras d'Haspel. Raced by his breeder and trainer Damien de Watrigant, he is the third foal out of his dam, who was placed twice at the listed level in France. A €70,000 RNA Arqana...

Every owner starting out in racing will have big dreams. That said, when José Delmotte first took a share in a racehorse more than 25 years ago, he may not have allowed his mind to wander as far as one day being the breeder of Europe's champion 2-year-old.  But that is where the Frenchman now finds himself. That one share led to a horse in training, followed by a few more, then some broodmares, the purchase of a farm in France's Orne region, and now that famous graduate of his...

DEAUVILLE, France--There were tears of delight from breeder Jose Delmotte and his friend and agent Marc-Antoine Berghgracht following the sale of Delmotte's Kingman (GB) filly (lot 62) for a session-leading €950,000 on Saturday evening at Arqana. From the Juddmonte family of young sire Calyx (GB), the filly's dam Needleleaf (GB) (Observatory {GB}) was bought as an unraced 2-year-old from the Juddmonte draft at Tattersalls December Sale by Berghgracht six years ago for 60,000gns. The sister to Group 1-winning sprinter African Rose (GB) has already hit the big time with her...