Equiano
Winner twice as a 2YO and Grp 2 placed; Won Grp 1 King’s Stand Stakes as a 3YO defeating Takeover Target (5th fastest time ever); Won Grp 1 King’s Stand Stakes as a 5YO (3rd fastest time ever) defeating among others Nicconi; 2nd to Starspangledbanner in July Cup beaten a neck; By super sire of 2YO’s Acclamation a son of prolific 2YO sire Royal Applause; Served over 128 mares in first season in 2011 in UK.
| Lineage | Acclamation (GB) X Entente Cordiale (IRE) |
| Height | 15.3½ HH |
| 2011 Service fee | $16,500 Inc. GST |
| Early bird fee | $15,000 Inc. GST |
- Equal 3rd World Ranked Sprinter 2010 just 2 points below World Champion Sprinter Black Caviar.Rated the World’s Second Highest Rated Sprinting Entire in 2010. Rated 127+ Timeform.
- Dual Grp 1 King’s Stand Stakes winner 5f, and narrowly beaten Grp 1 July Cup 6f. Retired completely sound.
- Son of proven speed sire sensation Acclamation. Same genetic pattern as Street Cry, Canny Lad and Choisir.
- Served over 127 mares in the UK in 2011 his first season at Stud.
- Sireline consistently producing great 2YO types, precocious, early running horses with a huge winning strike rate at 2.
RACE RECORD
Prize Earnings: $1,043,548
| 1st | Royal Ascot King’s Stand S. Gr.1 (1005m) (Twice) Newmarket Palace House S. Gr.3 (1005m) Newmarket Palace House S. Gr.3 (1005m) Newmarket Abernant S. L (1207m) Chantilly Prix des Sorbiers (1100m) |
| 2nd | Newmarket July Cup S. Gr.1 (1207m) Chantilly Prix du Gros-Chene Gr.2 (1000m) Haydock Temple S. Gr.2 (1005m) Newmarket Abernant S. L (1207m) |
| 3rd | Maisons-Laffitte Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte 2YO Gr.2 (1200m) |
| 4th | Newmarket Nunthorpe S. Gr.1 (1005m) |
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Hitchens majors in G3 at MeydanSire sensation Acclamation notched his first stakes win of the year when Hitchens claimed the Al Shindagha Sprint at Meydan on Friday night. Hitchens had won the G3 Greenlands Stakes at the Curragh and LR Golden Rose Stakes at Lingfield last year before heading to the Gulf. He also finished fifth to Dream Ahead in continue reading...
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