Coolmore buy major share in star Australian juvenile colt King's Legacy

Coolmore have purchased a major share in star Australian two-year-old colt King’s Legacy.

The announcement was made following his second Group 1 score in the Champagne Stakes over a mile at Randwick on Saturday.

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt's first victory at the highest level came in the ATC Sires Produce Stakes over seven furlongs earlier this month.

King's Legacy is hot property as a top-class son of Arrowfield Stud's late influential champion sire Redoute's Choice, the source of 38 Group/Grade 1 winners including a son who has also been crowned champion sire in Snitzel.

Coolmore Australia boss Tom Magnier said: “We are very excited to secure King’s Legacy for Coolmore. I see him as the best stallion prospect ever produced by champion sire Redoute’s Choice and we just had to have him.

"He is an incredible physical specimen, as befits a A$1.4 million yearling, and he boasts a wonderful, world-class pedigree.

"Importantly, his racetrack performance completes the package, being a dual two-year-old Group 1 winner with only upside to come.

"He comes from one of the best families in Australia, featuring high level stallions in Not A Single Doubt and Snippets plus a host of other top horses."

King’s Legacy was purchased as a Magic Millions yearling for a syndicate of owners by James Harron, who was previously successful in purchasing Golden Slipper winner Capitalist.

The existing owners will continue to race King’s Legacy in partnership with Coolmore into his three-year-old season.

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