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High Chaparral

Ireland

High Chaparral

1999 Bay 16.0½ hh (1.63 m)
Sadler's Wells - Kasora
Distance won over: 7f. to 12f.

High Chaparral was a exceptional racehorse. By the end of his outstanding career he had recorded 6 Gr.1 wins (just like Champion sire Montjeu) at 2, 3 and 4 years over 8, 10 and 12 furlongs including 2 Derby’s, 2 Breeders’ Cup Turfs, an Irish Champion Stakes, and the Racing Post Trophy. High Chaparral is a son of sire of sires Sadler’s Wells, just like sensational young sires Montjeu and Galileo.

Fee for 2009: €10,000

Another Derby for mighty Montjeu

(28th June 2009, Ireland)
Fame And Glory (3c Montjeu-Gryada, by Shirley Heights) ran out a brilliant winner of the G1 Irish Derby at the Curragh on Sunday when giving his trainer Aidan O’Brien a record seventh success in the Classic. View article

Another stakes win for High Chaparral

(22nd June 2009, Ireland)
High Chaparral had his seventh European stakes success of 2009 in Bremen on Sunday courtesy of the Peter Schiergen-trained Serienhoehe (3f High Chaparral-Saldenehre, by Highest Honor). View article

Juvenile black-type winner for High Chaparral

(14th June 2009, Ireland)
High Chaparral, whose three-year-olds have enjoyed a sensational season, had a Listed two-year-old winner in Milan on Sunday - the exciting Joanna (2f High Chaparral-Secrete Marina, by Mujadil). View article

Oaks place for High Chaparral filly

(6th June 2009, Ireland)
High Chaparral’s daughter High Heeled (3f High Chaparral-Uncharten Haven, by Turtle Island) ran a brilliant race in the G1 Oaks at Epsom on Friday to finish a close third behind Sariska and Midday. View article

Aussie Group Two Winner for High Chaparral

(30th May 2009, Australia)
The oldest Southern Hemisphere bred progeny of English Derby winner High Chaparral are just two year-olds and include the rising star Shoot Out, a scintillating winner of the Group Two QTC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday. View article

Second Aussie Winner High Chaparral

(20th May 2009, Australia)
High Chaparral has emerged in Europe this year with a very strong hand of Classic contenders and after siring his first Australian winner at the Gold Coast last Saturday in Shoot Out has followed up immediately with his second. View article

Chaparral juvenile scores by six lengths

(19th May 2009, Ireland)
High Chaparral’s three-year-olds have carried all before them this season but it was a member of his two-year-old crop who stole the show at San Siro in Milan on Monday. View article

Dante win for High Chaparral’s brother

(15th May 2009, Ireland)
High Chaparral has made a sensational start to 2009 and his pedigree had a fillip at York on Thursday when his full-brother Black Bear Island (3c Sadler’s Wells-Kasora, by Darshaan) landed the G2 Dante Stakes. View article

Another Group winner for High Chaparral

(7th May 2009, Ireland)
Golden Sword (3c High Chaparral-Sitara, by Salse) continued a remarkable run for High Chaparral on Thursday when making all to take the G3 Chester Vase under Colm O’Donoghue. View article

Magadan runaway G3 winner for High Chaparral

(4th May 2009, Ireland)
An incredible year for High Chaparral continued at Longchamp on Sunday when Magadan (4c High Chaparral-Molasses, by Machiavellian) stormed away with the G3 Prix d’Hedouville. View article

Son of unstoppable High Chaparral takes Derby Trial

(24th April 2009, Ireland)
A remarkable few days for High Chaparral continued at Sandown on Friday when his latest Classic contender emerged after Above Average (3c High Chaparral-Crystal Valkyrie) lived up to his name. View article

“High Chaparral’s my favourite sire” - Hills

(17th April 2009, Ireland)
An unbelievable week for High Chaparral continued at Newbury on Friday when High Heeled (3f High Chaparral-Uncharted Heavens, by Turtle Island) trounced the colts in a smart conditions events. View article

Classic hopes for High Chaparral colt

(16th April 2009, Ireland)
Prince Khalid Abdulla’s home-bred Redwood (3c High Chaparral-Arum Lily, by Woodman) lived up to a big reputation with a decisive two-length victory in the Listed Feilden Stakes at Newmarket on Wednesday. View article

G1-bound High Chaparral colt scores at Longchamp

(12th April 2009, Ireland)
High Chaparral’s son Magadan (4c High Chaparral-Molasses, by Machiavellian) looks set for an exciting season after winning the Listed Prix Seymour at Longchamp on Sunday with the minimum of fuss. View article

High Chaparral on mark at Curragh

(22nd March 2009, Ireland)
Toraidhe (3c High Chaparral-Ramona, by Desert King) made a polished seasonal comeback at the Curragh on Sunday when stylishly landing the mile maiden contest. View article

High Chaparral colt "scores in a canter"

(5th March 2009, Ireland)
This could be a big year for High Chaparral with a number of exciting prospects to represent him and one of those was on show in Rome on Tuesday. View article

950,000gns for High Chaparral filly

(2nd December 2008, Ireland)
High Chaparral’s classic-placed daughter Unsung Heroine (3f High Chaparral-Thermopylae, by Tenby) changed hands for 950,000gns at the opening session of the Tattersalls December breeding stock sale in Newmarket on Monday. View article

950,000gns for High Chaparral filly

Winkle brings more black type for Chaparral

(23rd October 2008, Ireland)
The Aga Khan’s home-bred Winkle (3f High Chaparral-Bernique, by Affirmed) continued a memorable season for High Chaparral at Deauville on Wednesday when landing the Listed Prix Vulcain under Christophe Soumillon. View article

Chaparral juvenile debutant lands hot Newmarket maiden

(2nd October 2008, Ireland)
The High Chaparral debutant Redwood (2c High Chaparral-Arum Lily, by Woodman) looked a colt with a big future after beating a high-class field to win a mile maiden at Newmarket on Thursday. View article

Peintre Celebre filly impressive G2 winner

(14th September 2008, Ireland)
The John Oxx-trained Katiyra (3f Peintre Celebre-Katiykha, by Darshaan) was a hugely impressive four-length winner of the G2 Irish National Stud Blandford Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday. View article

G3 juvenile success for High Chaparral

(7th September 2008, Ireland)
A great run for High Chaparral continued at Baden-Baden in Germany on Friday when the juvenile Serienhoehe (2f High Chaparral-Saldenhehre, by Highest Honor) ran out an impressive winner of the G3 135th Maurice-Lacroix Trophy. View article

High hopes for Chaparral juvenile

(2nd September 2008, Ireland)
The High Chaparral filly High Heeled (2f High Chaparral-Uncharted Heaven, by Turtle Island) looks set to go on to bigger things after a facile maiden success at Kempton on Monday. View article

Another smart stakes winner for Chaparral

(1st September 2008, Ireland)
The Kevin Prendergast-trained Beach Bunny (3f High Chaparral-Miss Hawai, by Peintre Celebre) brought more stakes success for High Chapparal at the Curragh on Sunday when running away with the Listed Dance Design Stakes by two and a half lengths. View article

G3 win for smart High Chaparral filly

(9th August 2008, Ireland)
Unsung Heroine (3f High Chaparral-Thermopylae, by Tenby) continued a good year for High Chaparral at Cork on Friday evening when seeing off an ultra-competitive field to take the G3 Ladbrokes Give Thanks Stakes. View article

Brilliant Montmartre brings more G1 glory for Montjeu

(14th July 2008, Ireland)
Three-year-old Montmartre (3c Montjeu-Artistique, by Linamix) put in a brilliant performance at Longchamp on Monday evening to run away with the G1 Grand Prix de Paris by a facile four lengths. View article

Cecil full of praise for High Chaparral colt

(26th May 2008, Ireland)
Trainer Henry Cecil is considering a trip to Royal Ascot with the High Chaparral colt Ancient Lights (3c High Chaparral-Fascinating Hill, by Danehill) after his impressive winning debut at Newmarket on Friday. View article

Classic glory for High Chaparral

(21st April 2008, Ireland)
A first-crop son of in-form High Chaparral, Senlis (3c High Chaparral-Senebrova, by Warning), ran out of an impressive winner of Europe’s first Classic of 2008 - the G3 Premio Parioli (Italian 2,000 Guineas) - in Rome on Sunday. View article

First crop Chaparral colt is Epsom bound

(6th March 2008, Ireland)
High Chaparral’s victory in the 2001 Derby - one of his six career G1 successes - lasts long in his memory and a member of his first crop is being targeted at the Epsom Classic this year. View article

Pleasing Debut for High Chaparral

(29th January 2008, Australia)
The first crop of Southern Hemisphere bred yearlings by champion racehorse High Chaparral made a pleasing debut at the 2008 NZB Premier Yearling Sale with 21 changing hands at an average price of $136,667. View article

Pleasing Debut for High Chaparral

Mountain keeps Chaparral on High

(17th October 2007, Ireland)
High Chaparral’s latest first-crop winner came at Leicester on Tuesday when the John Dunlop-trained Mountain Pride (2c High Chaparral-Lioness by Lion Cavern) beat a decent field to land an extended mile maiden in some style. View article

Ramona is another winner for red-hot Chaparral

(7th September 2007, Ireland)
High Chaparral made it two runaway first-crop winners in as many days after Ramona Chase (2c High Chaparral-Audacieuse, by Rainbow Quest) justified odds-on favouritism to take a Salisbury conditions event on Thursday by six lengths. View article

Impressive winner for High Chaparral

(6th September 2007, Ireland)
High Chaparral had a very smart first-crop debutant winner at San Siro in Milan on Wednesday when Senlis (2c High Chaparral-Senebrova, by Warning) took a 1,600 metre maiden by no less than four lengths View article

Hawk Wings flying on track and at sales

(19th August 2007, Ireland)
First-crop winners continue to come thick and fast for Hawk Wing with an impressive victory for the James Fanshawe-trained Falcolnry (2f Hawk Wing-Fear And Greed, by Brief Truce) in a hot Doncaster maiden on Friday. View article

High prices for second-crop Chaparrals

(19th August 2007, Ireland)
High Chaparral’s second crop were all the rage at Europe’s first yearling sale of 2007, the Arqana August Sale in Deauville View article

High Chaparral has first winner

(16th April 2007, Ireland)
The brilliant six-time G1 scorer High Chaparral sired his first winner when By Chaparral (2f High Chaparral - Spring Morning by Ashkalani) landed a maiden at Lyon-Parilly in France for trainer Marc Pimbonnet. View article

COOLMORE-SIRED FOALS TO FORE AT GOFFS

(24th November 2006, Ireland)
Progeny of Coolmore stallions were all the rage at Goffs' record-breaking November Sale View article