Champion of Europe at 4 yrs, 2004
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Winner of 5 races including Gr.1 King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes, Ascot.
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A proven Stakes Sire on the Flat now making his mark as a Jumps Sire.
Best Performances
Won 5 races at 3-4 years over 12 f.
At 3 Years
WON Prix du Lys, Longchamp, Gr. 3 (12f)
WON Prix Lyon Avant Lugdunum Coupe de Trois Ans L.
WON Prix Cadet Roussel, Saint Cloud.
2nd Prix Niel, Lonchamp Gr.2
4th Prix de L’Arc de Triomphe, Longchamp to Dalakhani
At 4 Years - Champion of Europe, 2004
WON King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stks. Ascot, Gr.1 (12f)
WON Hardwicke Stakes, Ascot, Gr.2 (12f) in record time
2nd Vodafone Coronation Cup, Epsom Downs, Gr.1 (12f)
Sire of Gr.1 winners on the Flat, over Hurdles and Fences with
39% W/Runners with his first NH crops and 51% W/Runners over Fences - 51 runners 26 winners of 49 races incl;
Golden Doyen – 2 wins inc. Gr.2 Prestbury Juvenile Hurdle Cheltenham
Valdez – 7 wins & Gr.2 winner over fences
Pine Creek – 3 wins inc. William Hill H. Hurdle Ascot LR
Doyly Carte – 4 wins inc. LR TBA Mares Novice Hurdle Cheltenham
Keys – 5 wins inc. LR EBF Jr. N.H. Flat Race Cheltenham
Kumbeshwar – 4 wins, also: 2nd in Gr.1 Juvenile Hurdle Aintree
& Gr.1 AES Champion 4yo Hurdle Punchestown
Dandridge – 4 wins and £118,914
Rapid Escape – Winner of 3 bumpers and sold for £240,000.
Hatcher – Winner of 6 races
Ambler Gambler – Winner of 4 races
A Leading Sire of European Stakes Horses
With 9.5% Stakes Winners to foals
Plenty to look forward to with
Andy Dufresne, Battleoverdoyen,
Beacon Edge, Baddesley Knight etc.
BIGGEST CROPS YET TO RACE.
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Progeny have recently sold for £220,000, £130,000, £62,000 etc.
His dam, Moon Cactus, was 2nd in the Gr.1 French Oaks and was third in the Gr.1 1000 Guineas.
His female line includes the great Mill Reef and Prix de L’Arc winner Levmoss as maternal sires.
Doyen has an exceptional classic pedigree.
A son of Sadler’s Wells, also the sire of leading jumps stallions Old Vic, King’s Theatre, Oscar and Milan, Doyen is out of the Group 3-winning Kris mare Moon Cactus and a brother to Oaks heroine Moonshell.
