Dubawi (Irish) is the numerically dominant sire and is responsible for seven up-to-date graduates, led by Godolphin's G1 2000 Guineas and G1 Sussex Stakes winner Notable Speech (GB). Frankel (GB), sire of the G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes, G1 Cheveley Park Stakes and GI Breeders' Cup Juvenile Fillies turf heroine Lake Victoria (Ire), was second best with five, alongside Coolmore-based Wootton Bassett (GB), its leading representative was G1 Prix Jean Luc Lagardere winner Camille Pissarro (Irish).
Blue Point (Ire), Kingman (GB), Lope De Vega (Ire) and Siyouni (Fr) were responsible for four Rising Stars each, while Galileo (Ire), Gleneagles (Ire), Justify and No Nay Never were the only other sires were to reach more than one candidate. The first-time sires Far Above (Ire), Ghaiyyath (Ire) and Sottsass (Fr) were also included in the list of honor with a rising star each. Looking at the figures by jurisdiction, 22 received their awards in the UK, 21 were promoted in Ireland and a total of 14 in France.
With the winter solstice speedy disappearing in the rearview mirror and the upcoming turf season just weeks away, this correspondent's five favorites for 2025 include three once-raced youngsters and two Group 3 winners.
BOWMARK (GB), c, 3, by Kingman (GB)
1. Dam: Bound (Ire) (SW-Ire), by Galileo (Ire)
2nd mother: Remember When (Ire), by Danehill Dancer (Ire)
3rd mother: Lagrion, from Diesis (GB)
Owner: Lordship Stud
Breeder: Lordship Stud
Coaches: John & Thady Gosden
It truly has been a quarter of a century since Love Divine (GB) (Diesis {GB}) guided Lordship Stud's silks to glory in Epsom's G1 Oaks, and the Newmarket nursery has another potential Classic contender in its ranks. John and Thady Gosden's apprentice Bowmark made his name at Kempton in December, becoming the latest addition to the 2024 list of rising stars and recording an impressive win by four and a half lengths and a mile under the lights. The homebred descends from a winning daughter of Oaks runner-up Remember When (Ire) (Danehill Dancer {Ire}), whose sextet of black performers also includes Derby winner Serpentine (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), Group 3 -Winner Bye Bye Baby (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Group 2 winner Wedding Vow (Ire) (Galileo {Irish}).
COSMIC YEAR (GB), c, 3, by Kingman (GB)
1. Dam: Passage Of Time (UK) (G1SW-Fr, GSW & G1SP-Eng, GISP-US, $651,668), by Dansili (UK)
2nd mother: Clepsydra (GB), from Sadler's Wells
3. Mother: Dilemma, by Blushing Groom (Fr)
Owner: Juddmonte
Breeder: Juddmonte Farms Ltd
Coach: Harry Charlton
Juddmonte's 'Cosmic Year' overtook a speedy ground girl at Newbury in August and rewarded his connections' patience with an impressive performance over seven furlongs at Sandown in September, taking control of the furlong pole and breaking away from struggling rivals to one extremely impressive achievement of six. one and a half minute debut success for the Harry Charlton stable. Cosmic Year is out of the G1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud heroine Passage Of Time (GB) (Dansili {GB}), herself a full sister of the G2 King Edward VII Stakes-winning sire Father Time (GB) and a half by G1 Falmouth Stakes victrix Timepiece (GB) (Zamindar). The February-born homebreeder is a half-brother to two-time Group 2 winner Time Test (GB) (Dubawi {Ire}), who placed three times at the highest level, and two-time Group 3 winner Tempus (GB) (Kingman { GB }).
THE LION IN WINTER (IRE), c, 3, from Sea The Stars (Ire)
1. Mother: What A Home (Ire) (GSP-Eng & SP-Fr), by Lope De Vega (Ire)
2nd mother: Inchmahome (GB), by Galileo (Ire)
3rd mother: Inchmurrin (Irish), from Lomond
Sales history: €375,000 Ylg '23 GOFORB
Owners: Michael Tabor, Derrick Smith and wife John Magnier
Breeder: Sunderland Holding Inc
Coach: Aidan O'Brien
VERSES OF LOVE (GB), f, 3, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st mother: Vercelli (GB), by Shamardal
2nd mother: Alessandria (GB), by Sunday Silence
3rd mother: Tereshkova, from Mr. Prospector
Owner: Godolphin
Breeder: Godolphin
Coach: Charlie Appleby
Godolphin's Verse Of Love made her debut at Newmarket in October, her only appearance as a juvenile, and outscored her 14 rivals by five lengths or more in a powerful performance over seven furlongs. The local offspring is the first of three foals from a half-sister of the multiple Group 1-winning Australian champion Miler Avilius (GB) (Pivotal {GB}) and the two-time Group winner and Group 1-placed Saint Baudolino (Ire) (Pivotal { GB }). Her third dam is G3 Prix de Cabourg victrix and G1 Prix Morny and G1 Moyglare Stud Stakes-placed Tereshkova (Mr. Prospector). According to trainer Charlie Appleby, Verse Of Love will have a Classic test in the spring.
ZARIGANA (IRE), f, 3, by Siyouni (Fr)
1st dam: Zarkamiya (Fr) (SW & G1SP-Fr, $144,304), by Frankel (GB)
2nd Mother: Zarkava (Irish), from Zamindar
3rd mother: Zarkasha (Irish), from Kahyasi (Irish)
Owner: His Highness the Aga Khan
Breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs
Coach: Francis-Henri Graffard
TDN RISING STARS (EUROPA) 2024
Date, route, horse, father
12/04 KEM Bowmark (GB) Kingman (GB)
November 21st WOL Stars (GB) Recent Bay (GB)
11/12 CHY Mandanaba Ghaiyyath (Irish)
10/19 LEO Twain (Irish) Wootton Bassett (GB)
11.10. NKT Verse of Love (GB) Siyouni (Fr)
10.05. NKT Nebras (GB) Dubawi (Irish)
18.09. SAN Cosmic Year (GB) Kingman (GB)
09/16 CHY Rayevka (Ire) Blue Point (Ire)
09/13 SAL Sandtrap (Ireland) Lope De Vega (Ireland)
09/10 GAL Trinity College (Irish) Dubawi (Irish)
09/09 SCD Jovialite Gold Medal
08/31 CUR Acapulco Bay (Irish) Dubawi (Irish)
08/30 SAN Jonquil (GB) Lope De Vega (Ireland)
08/16 PON Powerful Glory (Ire) Cotai Glory (GB)
08/15 DVL Maranoa Charlie (Fr) Wootton Bassett (GB)
08/10 CUR Delacroix (Irish) Dubawi (Irish)
08/10 CUR Falling Snow (Ire) Justify
08/09 TIP Ecstatic (Jpn) Lord Kanaloa (Jpn)
08/08 LEO Hill Road Quality Road
30.07. GAL Bubbling (Irish) No, no, never
07/29 GAL Rock Of Cashel (Irish) Wootton Bassett (GB)
07/28 DVL Ultrafragola (Ire) Sottsass (Fr)
07/25 NBY Formal (UK) Dubai (Ireland)
07/25 SAN decision court justify
07/21 CUR Red Letter (GB) Frankel (GB)
07/20 CUR The Lion in Winter (Ire) Sea The Stars (Ire)
15.07. KIL Galen (GB) Gleneagles (Irish)
14.07. CHY Zarigana (GB) Siyouni (FR)
13.07. NKT Desert Flower (Ire) Night of Thunder (Ire)
07/12 NKT Field Of Gold (Ire) Kingman (GB)
07/11 DON Chancellor (GB) Kingman (GB)
07/11 CLF Gun Of Brixton (Fr) Frankel (GB)
07/03 TIP Surpass (Ire) Saxon Warrior (Jpn)
June 28th CUR Lake Victoria (Irish) Frankel (GB)
06/16 CHY Polyvega (Irish) Lope De Vega (Irish)
06/14 COR Babouche (GB) Kodiac (GB)
06/06 LEO Bedtime Story (Irish) Frankel (GB)
06/01 DON Twafeeg (Irish) Far Above (Irish)
May 28th TIP Really adorable (Irish) No, no, never
May 25th CUR Jan Brueghel (Irish) Galileo (Irish)
05/22 YAR Spherical (GB) Blue Point (Ire)
05/20 SCD Tiego The First (Fr) Blue Point (Ire)
19.05. NKT Aged Truth (Irish) Dubawi (Irish)
05/18 DON Kind Of Blue (GB) Blue Point (Ire)
05/05 NKT Mountain Breeze (Irish) Lope De Vega (Irish)
05/03 NKT Sea Just In Time (Ire) Sea The Stars (Ire)
April 27th NAV Camille Pissarro (Irish) Wootton Bassett (GB)
04/12 SCD Gala Real (Fr) Wootton Bassett (GB)
04/07 LCP Delius (GB) Frankel (GB)
04/06 KEM Notable Speech (GB) Dubawi (Ireland)
03/28 CHY Louise Procter (Fr) Siyouni (Fr)
03/26 DUN Agenda (Irish) Galileo (Irish)
03/26 SCD Narkez (Fr) Siyouni (Fr)
03/24 NAA Purple Lily (Ire) Chalice (GB)
03/20 SOU Night Raider (Ire) Shadowy Angel (Ire)
03/20 TLU Puchkine (Fr) Starspangledbanner (Aus)
02/12 WOL Endless Victory (GB) Theophilus (Irish)
