Oratorio

Oratorio

Bay 2002 15.3 hh (1.60 m)
Danehill - Mahrah
Distance won over: 6f. to 10f.

Oratorio was a dual Gr.1 winner of the Eclipse and Irish Champion Stakes at 3 emulating Champion sires Sadler’s Wells and Giant’s Causeway. As a 2yo, Oratorio had already got a taste of top-level success in the Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. By sire of sires Danehill. From the family of Champion sire Alydar. Defeated Motivator (twice), Alexander Goldrun, Azamour, Grey Swallow, Starcraft, Dubawi, Rakti etc. Look out for his first 2yos in 2009.

Fee for 2009: €17,500

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Sixth Winner for Oratorio

(2nd July 2009, Ireland)
Red-hot first season sire Oratorio continued his excellent start with his first runners in the Northern hemisphere when his daughter Blue Angel scored over seven furlongs at Kempton Park on Wednesday. View article

Another impressive win for Oratorio

(25th June 2009, Ireland)
Oratorio’s first crop continue to shine and few of his juveniles have been more impressive than Miracle Match (2c Oratorio-Miss Demure, by Shy Groom), who pulverised his opposition to win a maiden at Naas on Wednesday night. View article

Royal Ascot winner for Oratorio

(20th June 2009, Ireland)
Oratorio, who has an excellent strike rate with his first-crop, struck at Royal Ascot on Saturday when the Richard Hannon-trained Big Audio (2c Oratorio-Tarbela, by Grand Lodge) showed great resilience to win the Listed Chesham Stakes. View article

Oratorio Colt Headed for Royal Ascot

(12th June 2009, Ireland)
Exciting young sire Oratorio posted his third winner when the Pat Eddery trained colt Aerodynamic (2c Oratorio x Willowbridge, by Entrepreneur) saluted on debut at Nottingham on Thursday. View article

More success for Oratorio

(28th May 2009, Ireland)
Soul Heaven (2c Oratorio-Pilgrim Spirit, by Saint Ballado) brought more success for Oratorio’s first crop at Lingfield on Wednesday when landing a competitive maiden for trainer Michael Bell. View article

Oratorio off mark

(26th April 2009, Ireland)
Wealdmore Wave (2c Oratorio-Multicolour Wave, by Rainbow Quest) justified strong market support at Navan on Sunday when giving three-time Group 1 scorer Oratorio his first winner. View article

$340,000 for Oratorio Filly

(6th April 2009, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio made a splash during the second session of the 2009 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale when his filly from well related matron Rainscene fetched $340,000. View article

Oratorio Rules in NZ

(4th February 2009, Australia)
The 2009 Karaka NZB Yearling Sales Series is complete for another year following seven days of trade with triple Group One winner Oratorio, the leading first season sire across all sessions with six youngsters averaging $156,500. View article

Oratorio Leads Freshman Sires at NZB Select

(30th January 2009, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio was the leading first season sire at the 2009 NZB Select Yearling Sale with three youngsters averaging $78,333. View article

Oratorio Stars

(27th January 2009, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio provided the best individual result for a freshman sire at the 2009 NZB Premier Yearling Sale with his filly from Miss Jessie Jay making $375,000 and not far behind a colt from Sneetch fetching $325,000. View article

$375,000 for Oratorio Filly

(26th January 2009, Australia)
Touted as a potential star at the 2009 NZB Premier Yearling Sale, Hallmark Stud’s filly by Oratorio from Miss Jessie Jay generated plenty of interest fetching $375,000, the best result yet achieved by her young sire in the Southern Hemisphere. View article

Oratorio Filly Can Star at Karaka

(19th January 2009, Australia)
The first crop of Southern Hemisphere bred yearlings by exciting young sire Oratorio are impressing at the Australasian sales including a much admired filly that will be offered at the 2009 NZB Premier Yearling Sale next week. View article

$165,000 Oratorio Filly Tops MM Session Five

(12th January 2009, Australia)
Exciting young sire Oratorio was in the limelight at the Gold Coast on Sunday when his filly from Miss Sharapova topped Session Five of the 2009 Magic Millions Yearling Sale when knocked down for $165,000. View article

Oratorio Averages $106,111

(11th January 2009, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio made an encouraging sale ring debut at the 2009 Magic Millions Yearling Sale with nine youngsters averaging $106,111, his top seller a colt from Mistress Lili that made $300,000. View article

Oratorio Colt Steals Show at Goffs

(20th November 2008, Australia)
World economic uncertainty hasn’t curbed the momentum of young stallion Oratorio (Ire) with a foal by the former champion racehorse the new sale topper at Ireland’s Goffs November Foal Sale after three days of trading. View article

260,000 euros Oratorio

(30th September 2008, Ireland)
Oratorio’s first crop have made a big impression at the yearling sales so far this year, with prices of up to 400,000 euros at Deauville, and he again made a splash on the opening day of the Goffs Million Sale. View article

400,000 euros for Oratorio's first yearling

(16th August 2008, Ireland)
The first crop of Oratorio made a big impact from the day they were born and the son of Danehill wasted no time making a major impression with his first yearling at the Arqana August Sale at Deauville on Friday. View article

$300,000 Oratorio Filly

(26th June 2008, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio provided the highlight on Thursday at the inaugural Inglis First Season Sire Showcase for weanlings when his striking bay filly from Rainscene fetched $300,000 to the bid of bloodstock agent Anton Koolman. View article

Group One Treble for Duke of Marmalade

(18th June 2008, Ireland)
The navy blue Coolmore colours were back in the winner’s circle at Royal Ascot on Wednesday carried to victory in the Group One Prince of Wales Stakes by in-form Danehill entire Duke of Marmalade( 4h Danehill x Love Me True, by Kingmambo). View article

$310,000 for Oratorio Colt

(29th May 2008, Australia)
A cracking colt from the first crop of Danehill’s triple Group One winning son Oratorio made a big splash at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale on Thursday when sold for $310,000. View article

Duke of Marmalade brings more G1 glory for Danehill

(28th April 2008, Ireland)
Danehill may no longer be with us but he won’t let us forget him as he showed in Europe’s first G1 of 2008 at Longchamp on Sunday. View article

Third G1 in a row for amazing Danehill filly Fawn

(6th August 2007, Ireland)
There was only ever going to be one winner of the G1 Nassau Stakes and it was yet another G1 victory for Danehill as the remarkable Peeping Fawn kept on gamely to score by a length and a half. View article

First Australian Foal for Oratorio

(26th July 2007, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio covered 117 mares in his first season at Coolmore Jerry's Plains last spring and his first Australian foal arrived this week at Geoff and Jann Harris’s Tooloogan Vale Farm near Scone. View article

Another Group One Winner for Danehill

(12th July 2007, Australia)
Legendary sire Danehill is powering his way through another hugely successful season in Europe adding another Group One winner to his tally in the shape of three year-old filly Simply Perfect. View article

The Foals That Have the Irish Talking

(10th July 2007, Australia)
He’s a triple Group One winning son of Danehill and his first crop of foals have made Irish breeders sit up and take notice. View article

Eight Aussie Juvenile Winners for Fasliyev

(11th June 2007, Australia)
In-form trainer Mark Kavanagh produced a smart debut winner at Moonee Valley on Monday when Flea Flicker (2g Fasliyev – I’m Wishing, by Mukaddamah) saluted in the 1000 metre open event for juveniles. View article

Coolmore Sires Popular at Inglis Broodmare Sale

(23rd April 2007, Australia)
The 2007 Inglis Australian Select Broodmare Sale last week featured many outstanding mares and fillies with a significant number of the top selling lots offered with positive tests to Coolmore stallions. View article

DANEHILL HEADS COOLMORE'S 2006 CHAMPIONS

(16th January 2007, Ireland)
Much may have changed in the past couple of decades but some things are reassuringly consistent and nothing more so than that Coolmore will have stood European's champion sire. View article

FINAL DANEHILL FETCHES $HK7.5 MILLION

(11th December 2006, Ireland)
The curtain was brought down on a remarkable passage in thoroughbred breeding history when the very last son of world champion stallion Danehill was offered at public auction. View article