Wusool is First Son of Speightstown to Stand in Britain
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Wusool wins the 2018 Prix Paul de Moussac at Chantilly
Wusool—a group 3-winning miler by Speightstown out of the Gainsborough Poule d'Essai des Pouliches (French One Thousand Guineas, G1) heroine Torrestrella—will take up stud duties at Gary Sanderson's Lilling Hall Farm for the 2020 breeding season.
"He's 16.2 hands high and a fine stamp of a horse," Sanderson said. "He's a big, powerful horse with plenty of bone."
Wusool was trained by Francois Rohaut and raced seven times over a mile in France. He won four races, including the Prix Paul de Moussac Longines (G3) at Chantilly, and ran fourth to Intellogent in the Qatar Prix Jean Prat (G1) at Deauville.
The Shadwell homebred is one of three black-type performers out of the Orpen mare Torrestrella. Wusool's sister Farmah landed a group 3 sprint in Italy and a listed sprint in France, and their Dynaformer half brother Intilaaq was successful in the Betfred Rose of Lancaster Stakes (G3) at Haydock.
The 5-year-old is the first son of his sire to stand in Britain and will command a fee of £1,500.
Sanderson also issued an update in relation to Tha'ir, a son of New Approach who previously held court at Lilling Hall Farm.
The One Call Insurance Champagne Stakes (G2) third suffered from fertility issues in his sole season at Lilling Hall in 2017 but managed to sire a colt and filly.
Greenstead Hall Racing has a colt out of dual winner Suzi's A Class Act, and Sanderson trains the filly out of his previous charge Pride of The Oaks and said he expects her to show her best form as a 3-year-old.