CHURCHILL'S SO SARCO

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2022 filly foal out of the full sister to World Equestrian Games selected & CCI5* Eventer Woodstock Bennett (by Shannondale Sarco) who was 8th at Pau CCI5* and by the jump stallion Churchill III who has progeny with a current Team GBR Eventing Gold Medallist.

A powerful filly foal whose dam's sire is Shannondale Sarco who is also the sire of Tom Jackson's 2nd placed 2022 Burghley CCI5* ride Capels Hollow Drift who was also 5th at Badminton this year.

This foal's sire is the jump stallion Churchill III who was ridden last year by Team GBR' Show Jumping's Holly Smith and Churchill III shares breeding through his sire line with Yasmin Ingham's 2022 FEI Eventing World Champion Banzai Du Loir via Carthago-Z . Churchill III also shares dam line breeding with the 2022 Bramham CCI4*-L winner Monkeying Around ridden by Izzy Taylor via his own dam Weltmusik who also has a Donnerhall & Weltmeyer dam line.

Weltmeyer also appears in the breeding of Santano II who won a bronze medal for eventing at the Rio Olympics with Chris Burton aswell as winning Saumur CCI4*-L and in doing so was one of the very few horses to have beaten Upsilon.

Exceptional Olympic Show Jumping genetics on both dam & sire line of this foal.

Carthago-Z had an exceptional career as a show jumper and with Jos Lansink they jumped in the Atlanta AND the Sydney Olympics, WON the Nations Cup in Aachen, the Nations cup in Rotterdam, the Nations Cup in La Baule aswell as numerous Grand Prix.

This filly's dam line features the Olympic Show Jumper Darco who is the sire of Shannondale Sarco and Shannondale Sarco is also the sire of 1.60m jumpers. This foal's sire line also features Christian-25 who show jumped at 1.60m with Jamie Gornall & represented Team GBR Show Jumping in 2018. 

The influence of Shannondale Sarco on this foals dam & her full brother Woodstock Bennett

This filly foal's dam is FULL sister to Woodstock Bennett (Shannondale Sarco ex Beau Royale xx) who was selected to represent the Australian Eventing Team at the World Equestrian Games in 2018 and was 8th at his first CCI5* at Pau in 2018 aswell as also winning Bromont CCI4*-L winner with Ryan Wood.

Shannondale Sarco is also the sire of Piggy March's ride Coolparks Sarco who won the B.E Advanced at Cirencester this spring.  Coolparks Sarco was previously ridden by Team GBR's Nicola Wilson and the duo were part of the winning Nations Cup Team for Team GBR Eventing at Boekelo CCI4*-0S* and also WON the Blenheim International Horse Trials 8 & 9 year old CCI4*-S in 2021 which is considered world-over as the hunting ground for future Team Event horses. Coolparks Sarco. Nicola and Coolparks Sarco were also 4th individually at Boekelo CCI4*-OS.

Shannondale Sarco is also the sire of the Tokyo Olympic Eventer MP Imagine If, Ros Canter's Shannondale Nadia (3*), Alex Bragg's Shannondale Aristo (4*), Shannondale Coco (4*), Shannondale Zita (4*) & Shannondale Icarus (4*) who was a 5 year old Event Champion in Ireland.

Churchill III's exceptional graded dam Weltmusik

Churchill III who is the sire of this foal is out of the Hanoverian Elite Graded mare Weltmusik who is full sister to the State Premium mare "Why Not". Weltmusik like her full sister was also born in Germany.

Weltmusik's first foal went Futurity National Champion across all disciplines and scored a perfect 10 for type. which at that time made Weltmusik the highest ranked broodmare for Dressage in Great Britain under the B.E.F. Broodmare Rankings.  

Weltmusik's third foal "Summer Night City" (San Schufro ex Weltmusik) is a WIINNING PSG pure dressage mare, her fourth foal is an Advanced eventer ridden by Harry Meade who was 2nd and 1st respectily in his first two BE Intermediate Events, was 8th at his first CCI3* and jumped clear XC at British Eventing Advanced level. 

Weltmusik's fifth foal is "Classic Opera" who is a graded stallion and B.E Event winner as a 5 year old and his son Geminis Viceroy was purchased for Team GBR Eventing Gold Medallist Milie Juleff and he has a 4 year old daughter Geminis Classic Symphony who was purchaed for a current Team GBR  Eventing Gold Medallist who is also a Badminton winner. 

Weltmusik's fifth foal "Geminis Classic Valentine" had an exceptional showing record under saddle winning in both Sports Horse & Hunter classes with Martha Jobling Purser & Aimeee Stunt and her first foal born last year also sold to a current Team GBR Eventing Gold Medallist who is also a Badminton winner.

Sharing bloodlines with Kentucky CCI5* winner Winsome Adante & Badminton winner Classic Moet

Further back in the dam line breeding of the dam of Churchill's So Sarco is the full Thoroughbred stallion Bohemond xx who appears in the dam line breeding of 2018 Badminton CCI5* winner Classic Moet ridden by Jonelle Price and in the breeding of Olympic Medallist and multiple Kentucky CCI5* winner Winsome Adante ridden by Kim Severson.

This foal features the very best of CCI5* eventing and Olympic Show Jumping breeding and with Paris Olympics just around the corner there will never be a better time to buy foals with Shannondale Sarco bloodlines as Capels Hollow Drift who has had two top 5 CCI5* places in less than 12 months is a candidate who is highly likely for Team GBR Eventing selection.

** This foal is with its genetic dam and will remain with her until weaning at the breeders home in the Midlands and the successful winning bidder can collect the foal after she has been weaned **

The sale of this foal is NOT subject to VAT.

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