Van Nistelrooy

Van Nistelrooy

Chesnut 2000 16.1½ hh
Storm Cat - Halory
Distance won over: 7f.

The highest-priced yearling of 2001 at $6,400,000. Won G2 Futurity Stakes in a faster time than subsequent multiple G1 winners Hawk Wing (2001) & Giant’s Causeway (1999). Runner-up in the G1 National Stakes to subsequent G1 2000 Guineas winner Refuse To Bend. Bred on same STORM CAT/HALO cross as Harlan, the sire of G1 winners Harlan’s Holiday and Menifee. A leading freshman sire in 2007 with 6 2yo stakes winners including G1 winner Set Play, G2 winner Strike The Deal and G3 winners Onceuponatime and Raymi Coya.

Fee for 2009: $15,000

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Kiwi Group Two Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(22nd November 2008, Australia)
Lightly raced mare Ruud Van Slaats (4m Van Nistelrooy x Quintilla, by Danehill) scored the biggest win of her career at Pukekohe in New Zealand on the weekend when she saluted in the Group Two Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes. View article

Van Nistelrooy Filly Graduates at Meadowlands

(12th November 2008, America)
Our Girl Friday (Van Nistelrooy -- Our Pesaridan, by Affirmed) took the win at third asking in a maiden special weight contest at Meadowlands on Wednesday. View article

Group Three Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(10th November 2008, America)
Consistent colt Nistle’s Crunch (3c Van Nistelrooy x Sam Eye Am, by Island Whirl) overcame a chequered passage in the home straight to seize his first Black Type success in the Group Three Commonwealth Turf Stakes at Churchill Downs on Sunday. View article

On the Cups Trail

(1st September 2008, Australia)
Two horses with definite Cups aspirations kicked their campaigns off with wins at the weekend with New Zealand Oaks winner Boundless scoring at Tauranga and Melbourne Cup winner Efficient’s half-brother Guillotine successful at Cheltenham. View article

New Stakes-Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(27th July 2008, America)
The Minnesota Derby at Canterbury Downs on Saturday was won by improving three year-old Cubfanbudman (3g Van Nistelrooy x Strumming, by Cure the Blues), who scored by a length and a quarter. View article

Flawless Win for Starry Pursuit

(5th July 2008, America)
Progressive filly Starry Pursuit (3f Van Nistelrooy x Star White, by Naevus) scored an all the way win in the Listed Flawlessly Stakes at Hollywood Park on Friday. View article

HK Feature Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(23rd June 2008, Australia)
The Sha Tin Sprint Trophy for two and three year-olds was run on Sunday in Hong Kong over 1200 metres with victory going to the NZ bred three year-old Master Elite (3g Van Nistelrooy x Pageant, by Oregon) , who was making his debut. View article

Stakes Success for Starry

(1st June 2008, America)
Improving filly Starry Pursuit (3f Van Nistelrooy x Star White, by Naevus) became the ninth stakes-winner worldwide for Van Nistelrooy when she captured the Manhattan Beach Stakes at Hollywood over six furlongs. View article

English Stakes-Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(17th May 2008, America)
Smart filly Raymi Coya (3f Van Nistelrooy x Something Mon, by Maria’s Mon) was back in the winners list at York on Friday when she saluted in the Listed Michael Seely Memorial Fillies Stakes over one mile. View article

Coolmore Sires Trifecta Oaks

(30th April 2008, Australia)
Outstanding fillies Heavenly Glow and Boundless fought a titanic battle to the post in the AJC Australian Oaks at Randwick on Wednesday with Galileo’s Daughter a gallant third providing Coolmore sires with a Group One trifecta. View article

NZ Oaks Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(15th March 2008, Australia)
The Group One New Zealand Oaks at Trentham on Saturday was won by the Stephen McKee trained filly Boundless (3f Van Nistelrooy x Nothing Less, by Star Way), a daughter of exciting young sire Van Nistelrooy. View article

New Group Three Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(30th October 2007, America)
Young Storm Cat stallion Van Nistelrooy continues to churn out winners all around the world and added a new Group Three winner in North America at the weekend when Elusive Lady scored at Aqueduct. View article

Sixth Stakes-Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(20th October 2007, Australia)
Exciting young Storm Cat stallion Van Nistelrooy has been making a keen impression all over the world and added his first Australian stakes-winner to his resume at Caulfield on Saturday in Vandalo. View article

Group One Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(4th September 2007, America)
Exciting juvenile filly Set Play (2f Van Nistelrooy - Boldy's Reflection, by Bold Ruckus) provided her young sire Van Nistelrooy with his all important first Group One winner when she scooted clear to win the Del Mar Debutante Stakes. View article

Strike The Deal shines for Van Nistelrooy

(7th August 2007, America)
Ashford Stud-based Van Nistelrooy added a very smart British G2-winning juvenile to his ever-improving list of successes when Strike the Deal captured the G2 Richmond Stakes over six furlongs at Goodwood on Friday. View article

Van Nistelrooy Colt Wins Singapore Magic Millions

(28th July 2007, Australia)
English trainer David Hill added his name to the honour roll of a Singapore Group race for the first time when Onceuponatime (2c Van Nistelrooy - Scarlet Runner, by Kingdom Bay) captured the $200,000 Group 3 Magic Millions Juvenile Championship. View article

Van Nistelrooy registers first Group stakes performer

(23rd July 2007, America)
The exciting freshman sire Van Nistelrooy was represented by his first Group stakes horse when the two-year-old colt Strike The Deal placed in the Prix Robert Papin (Fr-G2) at Maisons-Laffitte on July 22. View article

New Stakes Horse for Van Nistelrooy

(15th July 2007, Australia)
New Zealand bred filly Vanny Fair provided her young sire Van Nistelrooy with his first Southern Hemisphere Black Type performer when she ran second in the Listed Whangarei Breeders Stakes. View article

Winning Hat-Trick for Pit Lane

(7th July 2007, Australia)
Van Nistelrooy two year-old Pit Lane (2g Van Nistelrooy - Disco Girl, by Marauding) made it three wins in succession when he powered through heavy conditions to win the open juvenile event over 1400 metres at Sandown on Saturday. View article

Two Out of Three for Pit Lane

(23rd June 2007, Australia)
The Peter Moody trained Van Nistelrooy gelding Pit Lane (2g Van Nistelrooy - Disco Girl, by Marauding) made it two wins from three starts when he scored a tenacious victory at the metropolitan meeting at Bendigo on Friday. View article

6 winners in 9 days for Van Nistelrooy

(18th June 2007, America)
6 winners (incl. a SW) in 9 days for Van Nistelrooy View article

Van Nistelrooy Colt Impressive in Debut

(15th June 2007, America)
Strike the Deal (Van Nistelrooy -- Countess Gold, by Mount Livermore) was the victor in his first start at Lingfield yesterday, breaking his maiden over 6 furlongs. View article

First Stakes-Winner for Van Nistelrooy

(11th June 2007, America)
Van Nistelrooy was represented by his first Northern Hemisphere winner and also first stakes-winner when two year-old filly Maileys Cat won the TTA Sales Futurity over five furlongs at Lone Star Park on Saturday. View article

VAL NISTELROOY REGISTERS HIS FIRST WINNER

(9th January 2007, Ireland)
Van Nistelrooy (USA) (Storm Cat) registered his first winner on 2nd of January when the smart filly Vanny Fair (NZ) (Van Nistelrooy) romped away for a two-and-a -quarter length victory at Wairarapa. View article