3 Year Olds

Balticum

The dam Baltic Best was the winner of 1 race at 3 years in Germany and placed 4 times. So far, she has produced 2 winners from 3 runners. She is a half sister to 7 winners from 7 runners with 6 of them having black type. Baltic Baroness was the most successful of the siblings being a Group 1 winner in France as well as being a dual Listed winner and a Group 3 winner. The family traces back to Borgia a dual Group 1 winner in Germany and a Group 2 winner in Hong Kong. She retired from racing with a total earnings of £1,066,771 in 1999.

Opening Bat

The dam Ronaldsay was a winner of 4 races which included a Listed race over 1mile3f. She also finished 4th in a Group 3 at York. 2022 ex Ronaldsay is a half brother to Gale Force Ten. He was a winner of 3 races including the Group 3 Jersey Stakes and was Group 1 placed twice. He then went to stand at stud as a breeding stallion and has sired Listed winners. He is also a half brother to Rousay who was a Listed winner at three years and Group 3 placed at four years. The family traces back to Bianca Nera winner of the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes and the Group 2 Lowther Stakes.

Career Wins:

21/05/2025 – Kempton – Live Streamed Events Handicap (Class 6)

Skimmer

The dam Scuffle was a winner of 3 races over a mile and placed in Listed company. Skimmer is a half sibling to 7 winners, this includes Group 1 ‘St Leger’ winner Logician, multiple Group 3 winner Suffused and Group 3 winner Okeechobee. The family traces back to Tantina, a dual Listed winner and Group 3 placed. Tantina went on to be very successful as a broodmare, producing foals such as Bated Breath and Cityscape who were both trained at Beckhampton.

Career Wins:

26/04/2025 – Leicester -Madri Excepcional Maiden Stakes (Class 5)

09/07/2025 – Kempton -Darley EBF Novice Stakes (GBB/GBBPlus Race)(Class 2)

Tremolo

The dam Harmonica was a winner of 2 races over 1 mile. She also placed 3rd in a Listed race in Italy. Her first foal Yeoman has won 3 races as of November 2023. The dam Harmonica is a half sister to Tiffany a 2020 filly and a winner of 4 races as of November 2023, this included a Listed win in Germany. Zest is also another half sister and won 4 races as well as placing 6 times. This included 2 Listed placings. The family traces back to Soviet Song a winner of 9 races and placed 8 times from 24 starts. This includes winning 5 Group 1 races and finishing her racing career with a total earnings of £1,168,370.

Career Wins:

10/12/2024 – Southwell -Gamble Responsibly At BetMGM Novice Stakes (Div I)(Class 5)

28/05/2025 – Kempton – Unibet Support Safer Gambling Handicap (Class 4) 

13/07/2025 – Southwell – Highbet Sports Daily Odds Boosts Handicap (Class 3)

Why Because

The dam Contredanse was the winner of 3 races including the Group 2 ‘Oaks D’Italia’. She was Group 3 placed in France and just missed out on a Group 1 placing in Canada. She is a full sister to Callwood Dancer a Group 2 winner in Canada as well as being Group 1 placed. They also have a full brother called Cornish a 7 furlong winner who also placed 3rd in the Group 1 Juddmonte International Stakes behind Sea The Stars and Mastercraftsman. The family traces back to Maroof, winner of the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes in 1994. He also finished 2nd in the Group 1 National Stakes at the Curragh in 1992.

Wine Dark Sea

His dam Ajwibah was unraced. She is a half sister to Mutashaded a winner of 2 races over a mile and 1mile2f. He also placed 2nd in the Group 2 King Edward VII Stakes. The grand dam Sortita is a full sister to Samum who was a top Class two and three year old in Germany. He was a dual Group 1 winner over 1mile4f and a Group 2 winner over 1m2f. He then became a breeding stallion and sired Group 1 winners. Sortita is also a full sister to Schiaparelli a multiple Group 1 winner in Italy and Germany as well as being a Group 2 winner in the UK and France. When retired from racing he went on to be a successful jumps stallion.

Career Wins:

13/08/2025 – Kempton -Try Unibet’s New Improved Acca Boosts Handicap(Class 5)