Garswood Joins Haras de la Huderie in Normandy
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Garswood after his win in the European Free Handicap at Newmarket
Group 1-winning sprinter Garswood is being transferred to stand at Haras de la Huderie in Normandy next year.
The 9-year-old son of Dutch Art, owned by Highfield Farm, has spent the first five seasons of his stallion career at Cheveley Park Stud in Newmarket.
"We're very pleased to have Garswood; he's a big, fine horse and he's settled in very well," said Haras de la Huderie's Beranger Bussy. "We're looking forward to him covering a nice book of mares."
Garswood was bred by Cheveley Park Stud out of the Kyllachy mare Penchant, who is now owned by Lynch Bages and produced last year's Moyglare Stud Stakes (G1) fourth Zagitova by Galileo.
The dam is a half sister to Leslie Harrison Memorial Nell Gwyn Stakes (G3) winner and Coronation Stakes (G1) runner-up Infallible, who found further fame by producing Queen Anne Stakes (G1) second Mutakayyef and this season's Tattersalls Falmouth Stakes (G1) heroine Veracious.
Trained by Richard Fahey for Highfield Farm's David and Emma Armstrong, Garswood broke his maiden in the listed Harry Rosebery Stakes and ran a head second to Bungle Inthejungle in the BMW Cornwallis Stakes (G3) at 2.
With Cheveley Park Stud having bought back in to the bay, he took the CSP European Free Handicap and Lennox Stakes at 3, the same season in which he finished a creditable third to Moonlight Cloud in the Qatar Prix de la Foret (G1).
He claimed deserved group 1 laurels at 4 when he denied Thawaany and Fiesolana to land the LARC Prix Maurice de Gheest.
Garswood has two crops of racing age, and his best performers are the group 3 winners Cala Tarida—also a close fifth in the Prix de Diane Longines (G1) in June—and Little Kim, who was sold to Howson and Houldsworth Bloodstock for £200,000 (US$242,020) at the Goffs UK Goodwood Sale in July.
He is also responsible for the smart handicappers Gabrial The Wire and Pendleton.
Garswood will stand at Haras de la Huderie alongside Bet365 Superlative Stakes (G2) winner Birchwood—coincidentally a former Highfield Farm color-bearer—who had his first foals on the ground this year.