Woodcote Stud

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Woodcote Stud

Owner(s): Albert Perry
Location: 70 acres at Wilmerhatch Lane, Epsom, Surrey, England
Racing Background: Perry previously was associated with both Ridgecourt Stud and Lavandou Stud
Racing Career: Enjoyed its biggest success when Danseuse du Soir, bred and raced by Woodcote, won the 1991 French 1,000 Guineas ... Other group 1 winners linked to the stud are Where or When (2002 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes) and My Best Valentine (1998 Prix de l'Abbaye) ... Up to the beginning of 2007 had bred or raised 105 winners of 264 races and approximately $6 million in prize money
Breeding/Racing Operation: Woodcote Stud is managed by Barry Reilly ... In 2007, had four horses run in its colours in Britain, trained by Harry Dunlop, Neville Callaghan, Amanda Perrett and Gerald Butler ... As breeder they have been represented in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Turf by Danzon, who ran off the board in 2007. The group 3 winner in both France and the United States, out of the Kingmambo mare Zappeuse, was foaled at Runnymede Farm in Lexington, Ky. where Woodcote keeps several of their mares ... Zappeuse also has a 2006 filly by Giant's Causeway and a 2007 colt by War Chant at Runnymede.

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