Scuderia Melissa Cipriani

Former Irish-based stallion Kessaar (Ire) (Kodiac {GB}--Querulous, by Raven's Pass) has been purchased by Renew Italian Breeding and will stand at Scuderia Melissa Cipriani in Castelnuovo Berardenga, Italy this year. Standing for €5,000, the stallion will be administered by Mattia Cadrobbi and managed by Marco Bozzi and Guido Berardelli. Bred by Tally-Ho Stud, the G2 Mill Reef S. and G3 Sirenia S. hero was a 100,000gns Tattersalls October yearling, and raced in the colours of Mohammed Al Qatami and Khalid Al Mudhaf while trained by John Gosden. Winning three of...

El Kabeir, the sire of Group 2 hero Don Chicco (GB), will stand in Italy at Scuderia Melissa Cipriani in 2023, Renew Italian Breeding announced. The grey son of Scat Daddy previously stood in Ireland, and will command €6,000. From his first two crops of racing age, he has sired a quintet of stakes winners. He joins a roster that features G1 Derby hero Ruler Of The World (Ire), the sire of Group 1-winning fillies Iridessa (Ire) and La Petite Coco (Ire) among his six stakes winners, at €5,000. Frankel...

G1 Investec Derby hero Ruler of The World (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}-Love Me True, by Kingmambo) and Morpheus (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}--Kind {Ire}), by Danehill), a half-brother to champion and leading sire Frankel (GB), will stand the 2023 season at Scuderia Melissa Cipriani - San Piero in Barca, Castelnuovo Berardenga (Siena). Previously, the former stood at Haras de Bouquetot for €5,000 while the latter stood at Haras de Toury at a fee of €2,800. The sire of Group 1 winners Iridessa (Ire) and La Petite Coco (Ire), Ruler of The World--who...