Lope De Vega is an interesting sire prospect by leading young sire Shamardal. He is from the sire line of the top class Storm Cat. He stands at the renowned Ballylinch Stud & at €12,500 he is great value for breeders.
Lope De Vega was a very precocious racehorse. He was champion three-year-old colt in France where he won the French guineas & Derby. He was a very useful two-year-old winning twice & placing on his only other start. In all he won four times from nine starts. Lope De Vega was the leading freshman sire with yearling averages at the sales & he has a very well bred crop to come including a half sibling to the ill fated top two-year-old Chrisellium.
Lope De Vega is out of Group 3 winner & Group 1 placed Lady Vettori. His half sister Bal De La Rose was also a stakes winner in France. Lady Vettori has a two-year-old by Sea The Stars, while her three-year-old is an unraced brother to Lope De Vega named Lord Of The Land.
This is from the immediate family of top class American pair Lady Blessington & Gotta Have Her, both twice placed at Grade 1 level.
Lope De Vega, is also one of the first stallion sons by his sire Shamardal at stud in Europe. There are plenty of stakes horses in this young sires pedigree and he looks a sire capable of fairing quite well with his first crop. If he can replicate his sires success he will be well on his way to establishing himself as a premier young sire.
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