Darley's Poule d’Essai des Poulains winner Victor Ludorum welcomes first foal

The first foal by Darley's Poule d’Essai des Poulains and Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere winner Victor Ludorum has arrived, a colt out of Ever Sun Shine who was bred by Guilaume Vitse.

A delighted breeder said of his newcomer: "[He's] a strong colt, of good size and muscular like his father. He is a good-looking colt and I am very, very happy with him!"

Based at Haras du Logis, the son of the late, great Shamardal retired to stud after a career that saw him notch those two Group 1 wins for Andre Fabre for five wins overall and prize-money of £670,931.

The six-year-old Godolphin homebred is the fifth foal out of the Listed-placed Kaldounevees mare Antiquities, herself out of a Listed-winning half-sister to Street Cry, a formidable stallion whose leading progeny include the great Winx, Zenyatta and Street Sense.

Victor Ludorum continues to stand for a fee of €15,000.

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