Juddmonte replicate Frankel mating as 2019 plans are revealed

Juddmonte have unveiled this year's mating plans for some notable members of their blue-chip European broodmare band, with the grand dame of the herd, Kind, due to visit Galileo for the ninth time in her career in a repeat of the mating responsible for the incomparable Frankel.

Kind, a Listed-winning daughter of Danehill, has produced four other winners, three of whom have also gained black type, namely Frankel's year-younger brother Noble Mission, who won three Group 1s and is now carving out his own successful stud career at Lane's End Farm in Kentucky; Derby Trial winner Bullet Train, a son of Sadler's Wells; and dual Listed-winning sprinter Joyeuse.

Joining Kind on the trip to Coolmore for a date with Galileo is Starformer, a daughter of Dynaformer who landed the Grade 2 New York Stakes for Bill Mott.

The 11-year-old is already the dam of promising types Flavius, a son of War Front who landed the Listed Trigo Stakes last year, and Tankerville, a son of Kitten's Joy who ran out an impressive winner of a Gowran maiden on his only start at two.

Prince Khalid Abdullah's familiar pale green, pink and white silks were carried to two monumental successes last year courtesy of Enable, who returned from injury to land a second consecutive Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe before she traversed the Atlantic and claimed the Breeders' Cup Turf at Churchill Downs.

A Juddmonte homebred, Enable is out of Concentric, a 15-year-old daughter of Sadler's Wells who will be covered by Banstead Manor Stud's most famous resident Frankel in 2019.

The mating will mean the resulting foal is inbred 3x2 to Sadler's Wells - as is Enable, who is by Nathaniel, another son of the Coolmore legend's heir Galileo.

Concentric, who was again covered by Nathaniel in 2018, also has a two-year-old filly by Frankel named Portrush.

Frankel with stallion man Rob Bowley at Banstead Manor StudCredit: Edward Whitaker

Other high-achieving Juddmonte names in Frankel's book include four-time Grade 1 winner Emollient; Beverly D Stakes scorer Heat Haze, a half-sister to Dansili, Banks Hill and Champs Elysees among others and also the dam of Group 3-winning Mirage Dancer; Prix Marcel Boussac victress Proportional; Samba Inc, winner of the Group 1 Gran Premio de Potrancas in Argentina; top-class juvenile and dual Classic winner Special Duty; and Del Mar Debutante Stakes heroine Union Strike, who was led out of last year's Keeneland November Sale unsold at $1,900,000.

Another new new addition to the Juddmonte broodmare band pencilled in to visit Frankel is Classical Times. The Listed-winning daughter of Lawman, an ultra rare horse-in-training purchase by Juddmonte, is a half-sister to the unbeaten Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies Turf winner Newspaperofrecord.

Also among Frankel's book are the Group performers or producers Lucky Kristale, Modern Look - dam of Grand Jete - Principal Role, Visit and Vote Often.

Frankel - sire of five top-level winners, including the world's joint-highest rated horse in Cracksman - will stand for £175,000 in 2019.

Kingman's queens

The hugely exciting Kingman is set to receive a book befitting of the bright start he has made at stud. The four-time Group 1-winning miler has supplied 26 winners from his debut crop, including the unbeaten Coventry Stakes hero Calyx and the promising Listed-winning Sangarius.

The dams of those two performers, Helleborine and Trojan Queen, are among the names on Kingman's 2019 dance card, and are scheduled to be joined by other talented producers, including: Group 1 winner African Rose, dam of Princess Margaret Stakes scorer Fair Eva; Pretty Polly Stakes heroine Promising Lead; prolific Grade 1 winners Proviso and Ventura; and Winter Sunrise, dam of Nassau Stakes heroine Winsili.

Kingman: set to cover the dams of Calyx and SangariusCredit: Asunción Piñeyrúa

Other notable names among Kingman's fifth book include Arizona Jewel, dam of last year's impressive Listed scorer Desert Diamond; dual Group 3 winner Big Break; Deliberate, dam of Grade 2 winner Projected; the Listed winners Mirror Lake - dam of Listed winner Imaging - and Rostova; and Very Good News, the dam of smart stayer Weekender.

Emerging Expert

Prince Khalid Abdullah's operation is also throwing its considerable weight behind the latest recruit to Banstead Manor Stud, Expert Eye.

The Breeders' Cup Mile winner, a son of Acclamation who will stand at a fee of £20,000, is being given an excellent chance to get his second career off to the best possible start, with 12 members of Juddmonte's powerful broodmare band featuring in his debut book.

They include eight black type performers or producers, such as Mirabilis, a Group 3-winning Lear Fan half-sister to Nebraska Tornado and already the dam of Monarchs Glen; and the Listed-winning trio Entree, Emergency - a half-sister to King's Stand Stakes winner Prohibit - and Zaminast, a half-sister to Group winners Famous Name and Big Break.

Expert Eye: the son of Acclamation will cover 12 Juddmonte mares in his debut bookCredit: Laura Green

Seven of the Juddmonte mares due to be covered by Expert Eye, himself a wide-margin winner of the Vintage Stakes at two, have already produced juveniles winners, including Lilyfire, dam of 2018 Duchess of Cambridge Stakes third Chaleur, and Ombre, dam of dual Group-placed two-year-old Gavota.

Dream team

Oasis Dream, now the elder statesman of the Banstead Manor stallion roster, enjoyed a fruitful 2018 season, headed by two new Group 1 winners in Polydream and Pretty Pollyanna, who took his tally of top-flight scorers to 17.

Among the Juddmonte mares due to visit the 19-year-old son of Green Desert this year are Shared Account, who has already produced the Group 2-placed juvenile Sand Share to Oasis Dream, and Straight Thinking, a multiple Group-placed half-sister to Prix Jean Romanet winner Announce.

Completing the five-strong line-up at Banstead Manor is Dansili's son Bated Breath, who is scheduled to cover Showcasing’s winning sister Palmette, Listed scorer Kilo Alpha, as well as the well-related pair Aspirer, a daughter of Frankel and Nebraska Tornado, and the winning Galileo mare Solar Pursuit, who in turn is a half-sister to the Group/Grade 1 winners Polish Summer and Meteor Storm.

As well as utilising the services of Galileo, other outside stallions due to be visited by Juddmonte mares in 2019 include Darley's Dubawi, who will be granted a date with Prix Jean Romanet Romantica; Mori, a Listed-winning daughter of Frankel and Midday; and the Group/Grade 3 winners Shutter Speed and Grand Jete.

Also visiting Newmarket-based stallions are Shutter Speed’s dam Photographic, who will go to Dalham Hall's new recruit Cracksman, and Group 1 winner and producer Banks Hill, who is slated to be covered by Cheveley Park Stud's Ulysses.

Other matings to note include Frankel’s half-sister Joyeuse visiting Dark Angel; Expert Eye’s dam Exemplify meeting with Invincible Spirit; Passage Of Time, winner of the Criterium de Saint-Cloud and dam of Time Test, visiting Lope De Vega along with Kind's Ribblesdale Stakes-winning half-sister Riposte and Group 3 winner Suffused; Midday’s Group 3-winning Pivotal half-sister Hot Snap going to Kodiac; and Falmouth Stakes winner Timepiece being matched with Haras de Bonneval linchpin Siyouni.

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