SIRE HIGHLIGHTS:
SIRE:
CHARM SPIRIT |
COLOUR:
BAY |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2011 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
IRELAND |
CAREER WINS:
6 |
WINNING DISTANCE:
1400M-1600M |
MAJOR VICTORIES:
Prix Jean Prat (GI), France
Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (GI), France
Queen Elizabeth II Stakes (GI), Great Britain |
AT STUD SINCE:
2015 |
STUD FEE:
EUR€ 5,000 (2024) |
NUMBER OF STAKES WINNERS:
18 |
SAME-SIRE RUNNERS' PERFORMANCE IN HONG KONG:
NO. OF STARTERS:
25 |
NO. OF WINNERS:
12 |
BEST PERFORMER (RATED 80+):
HELENE WISDOM STAR (2 wins / highest rating: 82)*retired |
PREFERRED DISTANCE:
1200M-1650M |
SIRE ATTRIBUTES:
Preferably at 1600M or under. |
DAM HIGHLIGHTS:
DAM:
THE PEARLER |
COLOUR:
BAY |
YEAR OF BIRTH:
2004 |
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN:
NEW ZEALAND |
BROODMARE SIRE:
VOLKSRAAD |
RACING CAREER:
9 wins ranging from 1200M to 2000M. |
PROGENY'S RACING PERFORMANCE:
Dam of four named foals before SILVER SPURS, all winners. THE LUSTRE won twice at 1200M and 2000M. SKY HORSE 5 wins from 1500M to 2025M. ROCK PEARL 4 wins from 1406M to 2200M. |
DAM ATTRIBUTES:
Dam from THE FRECKLE won at 1600M and named THE CHOICE won thrice from 1200M to 1400M. THE MOLE collected 4 wins from 1400M to 2200M. Most from this family are sprinters in early stage, can stretch out to 1600M and beyond later in their racing careers. |
SALES HISTORY:
Sold as a yearling at NZD$ 70,000 in 2022 NZB Karaka Book 1.
Sold as a 2YO at NZD$ 180,000 in 2022 NZB Ready To Run Sale.
COMMENTS AND PROSPECT:
CHARM SPIRIT was trained by Freddy Head with a record of 6 wins, 1 second and 1 third in 9 starts and he landed, Prix Jean Prat, Prix du Moulin de Longchamp and Queen Elizabeth II Stakes, three G1 contests in a row before his retirement. He joined the stallion roster in 2015 and stationed in several stud farms including Aga Khan’s in France, Qatar Racing’s Tweenhills in Great Britain and Windsor Park Stud in New Zealand with 18 black type contests winners. His service fee in 2024 is EUR€ 5,000.
SILVER SPURS was purchased by Mr R Fownes, son of Caspar Fownes at NZD$ 180,000 in 2022 NZB Ready To Run Sale where he finished 200M in 10.75s during the breeze up run. He was trained by Lauren Brennan in New Zealand and took part in 2 barrier trials where he ran on well in a 900M session (21st Mar 2023) when asked to just win that the duel draw clear from the crowd with 9.5L on good going, then shared lead early under restraint in a 1000M session (11th Apr 2023) and kept on for 2nd on soft going. His dam THE PEARLER ran on well in longer races and 3 of her winning foals won over 2000M or upper in distance. The grandson of VOLKSRAAD showed some natural speed that should be able to handle mile in future and should be fine on Happy Valley.
