Stradivarius provides John Gosden's stable staff with juicy extra bonus

Staff at John Gosden's Clarehaven Stables rejoiced in Stradivarius once again on Friday evening after receiving a £100,000 cheque to mark the superstar's second triumph in the Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers' Million.

As was the case last year, the initial £75,000 share was boosted by an additional £25,000 from owner-breeder Bjorn Nielsen, whose son of Sea The Stars followed the same path as 2018 by landing the bonus with victories in the Yorkshire Cup, Gold Cup, Goodwood Cup and Lonsdale Cup.

Gosden said: "The Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers' Million is a fantastic concept and has been a massive success over the last two years. It has obviously been the source of great interest to all my staff and to be able to participate in a bonus of this size is very significant and hugely appreciated by them."

Stradivarius landed a second Weatherbys Hamilton Stayers' Million bonus when winning at York last monthCredit: Edward Whitaker

Stradivarius's stable lad Surinder Parmar, exercise rider Paul Hainey and yard manager Andy Laird were among those presented with the cheque.

Weatherbys Hamilton chief executive Charles Hamilton said: "We have enjoyed every moment of the Stayers' Million over the last two years but one of the highlights has been being able to present such a significant cheque to the stable staff.

"Behind every great horse there is a great team and to see Stradivarius looking in such magnificent condition towards the end of a long season is a massive credit to them all."

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