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posted on 19 August, 2020

First foal for Staphanos

The first foal by Staphanos, a son of global sire sensation Deep Impact, has arrived. Bred by Andrew Burton and Linda Hunt, Novara Park report the filly out of Sepoy mare Hirondelle is a strong ,correct foal with good bone and a lot of presence and a...
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posted on 3 August, 2020

Sweynesse Champion First Season Sire

Sweynesse (Lonhro) has added his name to the list of champion New Zealand first season sires, continuing to stamp fledgling farm Novara Park Stud as a leading identifier of emerging stallion prospects. “Novara Park is extremely proud that Sweynesse ...
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posted on 2 August, 2020

159 SW for Deep Impact

Katara (3 f ex Asyad by New Approach) became the late Deep Impact’s 159th worldwide stakes winner when bounding clear in the Chalice Stakes (Listed, 1m 4f) at Newmarket yesterday. Trained by Sir Michael Stoute and a homebred for Al Shaqab Racing from...
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posted on 31 July, 2020

Deep Impact filly dominant in Britain

Fancy Blue by Deep Impact fresh from a thrilling victory in Chantilly’s G1 Prix de Diane earlier this month, doubled up in battling fashion and continued to lead the way for the freshman stable of Donnacha O’Brien with a second Group 1 success in Thu...
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posted on 13 July, 2020

Sweynesse filly smart on debut

Rangiora trainer Paul Harris spent a sleepless night on Friday as he counted down the hours to the commencement of racing on Saturday. Harris took six runners to the Riccarton meeting including a two-year-old filly he believes could be the best hors...
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posted on 6 July, 2020

Deep Impact filly takes out G1 French Oaks

The Sire of Novara Park's Staphanos the late Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) sired his 47th individual Group One winner when Fancy Blue (3 f ex Chenchikova by Sadler's Wells) took out the Prix de Diane (Gr 1, 2100m) at Chantilly yesterday. Bringing up t...
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posted on 1 June, 2020

Sixth Japanese Derby winner sired by DEEP IMPACT in nine years.

Emerging star Contrail (3 c Deep Impact -Rhodochrosite by Unbridled’s Song) scored an emphatic win in the Tokyo Yushun (Gr 1,2400m), the Japanese Derby, yesterday. The Yoshito Yahagi-trained Contrail went into the race having won all four of his star...
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posted on 1 June, 2020

158 SW for Deep Impact

Deep Impact (Sunday Silence) may have added a sixth Tokyo Yushun winner in the form of Contrail yesterday, but at Kyoto, he also registered his 158th stakes victor in the Azuchijo Stakes (Listed, 1400m) with Entscheiden (5 h ex Le Sucre by Sakura Bak...
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posted on 16 May, 2020

DEEP IMPACT- A proven Sire of Sires!

Last Saturday Deep Impact's son Kizuna sired the winner of the Group Two Kyoto Shimbun .Kizuna was the leading First Season Sire in Japan last year and is currently the leading Second Season Sire.While on Sunday Deep Impact's son Real Impact sired ...
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posted on 4 May, 2020

157 for Deep Impact

The late Deep Impact continues to leave his mark on Japanese racing siring his 157th individual stakes winner yesterday when Des Ailes (3 f Deep Impact - Avenir Certain ) remained unbeaten with her win in the Sweetpea Stakes (Listed, 1800m) at Tokyo ...
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St James Timeform

Says of King of Comedy :

His performance was so blatantly eye-catching that Timeform labelled King of Comedy the best rated 3yo in Europe. The sectional breakdown of the race showed that King Of Comedy finished fastest of all. He also covered at least 3 metres more than Circus Maximus and Too Darn Hot.

RaceNet - www.racenet.com.au/profiles/horse/press-statement

Says of Press Statement :

Given that it has won at Group One level and has amassed $1,832,275 in career earnings, Press Statement is regarded as an elite class of racehorse.

James Mcdonald - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He was awesome. We got back in a slowly run race so his (sectional) splits
would have been amazing."

Kerrin Mcevoy - Jockey

Says of Sweynesse :

"He’s been pleasing us at home but we were worried about the ground and also he was meeting a good field first-up, I had to ride him a bit steady from the gate but he was electric when I asked him to go."
"He’s a nice, big colt with a lovely relaxed attitude and a very good turn of foot."

Michael Cox - Former South China Morning Post and now The Age racing writer saw Staphanos in the flesh on the track and in his impressive morning workouts

Says of Staphanos :

"Staphanos is a horse of substance, mixing toughness and a no-nonsense temperament in a career in which he raced and beat some of the best Japan had to offer. What a coup by Luigi Muollo and Novara Park to secure this stallion and what an incredible opportunity for New Zealand breeders to send mares to such a highly credentialed son of Deep Impact. He has the looks, pedigree and racetrack performances to be a hit at stud. He could be a real game changer and just the type of stallion New Zealand needs."

Hideaki Fujiwara - Champion Trainer Japan

Says of Staphanos :

“Staphanos had outstanding ability showing speed and stamina. He was mentally and physically tough. I expect his progeny to be the same!”