Pentire

Not to be confused with Pentire, Cornwall.
Pentire
Sire Be My Guest
Grandsire Northern Dancer
Dam Gull Nook
Damsire Mill Reef
Sex Stallion
Foaled 1992
Country United States
Colour Bay
Breeder Lord Halifax
Owner 1) Mollers Racing
2) Shadai Farm
Trainer Geoff Wragg
Record 18: 8-2-4
Earnings £911,037
Major wins
Sandown Classic Trial (1995)
Dee Stakes (1995)
Predominate Stakes (1995)
King Edward VII Stakes (1995)
Great Voltigeur Stakes (1995)
Irish Champion Stakes (1995)
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes (1996)
Awards
Timeform rating: 132

Pentire (foaled April 12, 1992) is a British Thoroughbred racehorse and sire.

Background

Pentire was bred by Lord Halifax, he was purchased for 54,000 guineas by Mollers Racing, the racing stable Trust of brothers Eric and Budgie Moller.

Racing career

Trained by Geoff Wragg, at age two Pentire's best result in a conditions race was a third in the Richmond Stakes. At age three in 1995, the colt had an outstanding year that included twice beating the brilliant runner, Singspiel. Pentire made seven starts, winning six and earning a strong second to Lammtarra in Britain's most prestigious all-age race, the Group one King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes. In 1996, Pentire came back to a dominating win in the King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes and earned a Timeform rating of 132 for the second straight year.[1] On October 6, Pentire ran tenth to winner Helissio in the 1996 Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris and then in what would be his final race, finished eighth to Singspiel in the Japan Cup in Tokyo.

Stud career

Purchased for breeding purposes by Teruya Yoshida, owner of one of Japan's preeminent breeding operations, Shadai Farm, Pentire was retired to stud in 1997 at his owner's farm and also stood that year in New Zealand. In 2004 he was sent to a breeding operation in Germany. As at 2009, Pentire is the foundation sire at Rich Hill Stud, Walton, New Zealand. To date, he has sired 312 winners, including 25 stakes winners.[2] His most notable sons have been the champion New Zealand gallopers Mufhasa, Xcellent and Prince of Penzance.

Pedigree

Pedigree of Pentire
Sire
Be My Guest
Northern Dancer Nearctic Nearco
Lady Angela
Natalma Native Dancer
Almahmoud
What a Treat Tudor Minstrel Owen Tudor
Sansonnet
Rare Treat Stymie
Rare Perfume
Dam
Gull Nook
Mill Reef Never Bend Nasrullah
Lalun
Milan Mill Princequillo
Virginia Water
Bempton Blakeney Hethersett
Windmill Girl
Hardiemma Hardicanute
Grand Cross

References

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