Born To Sea and Seahenge to appear in French stallion showcase

Le Salon du Lion - France's largest stallion showcase - will take place on January 12, with 23 of the 50 thoroughbred stallions showing for the first time at the parade including Born To Sea, Morpheus, Seahenge and Universal.

, sire of the Classic-placed Sea Of Grace, will be shown by Haras des Faunes having relocated from Gilltown Stud in Ireland.

Haras de Corlay will proudly show off its two new recruits - , the sire of Champagne Stakes third Cardini who relocates from Ashford Stud in Kentucky, and , sire of juvenile winners Desert Friend, Technological and Universal Order who arrives from Yorton Farm in Shrewsbury.

Universal will be joined in the line-up by his former Yorton studmate , a son of King's Theatre who was a smart chaser and hurdler in his native France before arriving in Britain. He will stand at Haras du Lion in western France next spring.

Champagne Stakes scorer , by Scat Daddy, will be paraded by Haras de la Haie Neuve following his return from a three-year-old campaign in the US.

Showing for the first time at Le Salon du Lion:

Arrigo Mazet, Bathyrhon Hetraie, Born To Sea Faunes, Chanducoq Barbottiere, Chandlery Barreliere, Clovis Du Berlais Lion, Desinvolte Saz, Doha Dream Hoguenet, Dschingis Secret Saint-Arnoult, Fly With Me Fruitier, Guignol Annebault, Luck Of The Kitten Annebault, Magician Corlay, Morpheus Grand Chesnaie, Non Rien De Rien Courlais, Planteur Grand Courgeon, Saint Gaudrel Rosetgri, Savoir Vivre Abbaye, Seabhac Saint-Arnoult, Seahenge Haie Neuve, The Anvil Grand Chesnaie, Tunis Cercy, Universal Corlay

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