In the aftermath of his scintillating victory in the Group 1 Golden Rose Stakes, JHB has been working closely with the ownership group of Jacquinot and trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr to secure a stud deal, and pleasingly this has been finalised, with Widden Stud emerging as the purchasers of a significant stake in this exciting colt. He will race in his original owners’ colours for the $15 million TAB Everest on Saturday, and for the remainder of his career will race in Sheikh Fahad Al-Thani’s Qatar Racing silks, including for a possible tilt at the Group 1 Coolmore Stud Stakes over the Flemington spring carnival.
Antony Thompson of Widden Stud said, “He’s from the Encosta de Lago sireline that has been very successful for us through Northern Meteor and his champion son Zoustar, so we see Jacquinot as a perfect fit for Widden Stud. He was precocious enough to win on debut as a two year-old at Caulfield on Boxing Day and has done nothing but improve ever since. His Blue Diamond run was exceptional and the improvement he has taken into his three year-old season has put Jacquinot at the very top of the sprinting colts division.”
Thompson said there are no plans to retire Jacquinot to stud anytime son with so many lucrative racing options ahead of him.
"He will complete his three year-old season and may race on at four with the lure of the $10 million Golden Eagle on the horizon and a possible second crack at the $15 million The Everest in 2023,'' he said.
Price stated he was very proud of what Jacquinot had achieved in just his first six starts: "He has superior athletic ability; he was a very good two-year-old who was unlucky not to win the Blue Diamond and he has definitely made the necessary improvement as a three-year-old.
"I think Widden will have a good stallion when he goes to stud as he has the qualities of an alpha male and that x-factor as a racehorse which translates so well into stud success."
Jacquinot was bred and retained to race by Lindsay Maxsted, along with a small group of close friends. "We are delighted that Widden has joined us in the ongoing ownership of our exciting three-year-old colt," Maxsted commented on behalf of his current owners. It will be a pleasure to race Jacquinot alongside them and moreover, he is going to a wonderful home at the conclusion of his racing career."
Congratulations and many thanks to Jacquinot’s owners, Lindsay Maxsted, Simon Tuxen, Karen Cooper, Greg & Heather Hayes, Cheryl & Peter Allen and Greg Ingham.