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.

Berezka

She is a half sister to Acanella, winner of the Group 3 Snow Fairy Stakes at the Curragh. The dam Across The Flooris a half sister to Flintshire, top class 10 – 12 furlong winner in France and US. He won 5 Group 1 races and placed 2nd in the Group 1 Coronation Cup at Epsom as well as finishing 2nd in the Group 1 Breeders Cup Turf. The pedigree traces back to Group 3 winner Apogee who after her racing career produced Listed winner Concentric and also the mother of Enable.

Cosmic Year

Cosmic Year is a full brother to Tempus, a winner of 8 races which includes two Group 3 races in the UK and France as well as placing 3rd in the Group 2 ‘Dubai Joel Stakes’. Cosmic Year is also a half brother to Time Test who was also trained here at Beckhampton. He won 6 races in total as well as placing 6 times from 14 starts. His wins included two Group 3 racesand two Group 2 races. He also finished 3rd in the Group 1 ‘Coral Eclipse’. The dam Passage Of Time won 5 races which included the Group 1 ‘Criterium de Saint Cloud’ in France. She also placed in two other Group 1 races.

Career Wins:

18/09/2024 – Sandown -Sir Michael Stoute – Farewell And Thank You Novice Stakes (Class 4)

09/04/2024 – Kempton -Unibet Novice Stakes (GBB Race) (Class 5)

02/05/2025 – Newmarket -TrustATrader King Charles II Stakes (Listed)

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)