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Diego Velazquez (IRE)
b c 29th Apr 2021
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Diego Velazquez (IRE) b c 29th Apr 2021
Dam's Sire
Acclamation (GB)
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Epona Bloodstock Ltd
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Oct 2022
October Yearling Sale Book 1 (Tattersalls (UK))
Croom House Stud, Ireland
Purchaser: M V Magnier & White Birch Farm
£2,400,000
Lots Sold: 424
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Avg: £298,752
Median: £200,000
Maximum: £2,800,000
Reports in which Diego Velazquez (IRE) was mentioned
Broadhurst came from another parish to win the 'Sovereign Path' and put the seal on a four-timer for Aidan O'Brien and Ryan Moore in Leopardstown.
Sat 09th Sep
Auguste Rodin had questions to answer in the Group 1 Royal Bahrain Irish Champion Stakes at Leopardstown, but he had all the answers with a smooth performance.
Sat 09th Sep
Diego Velazquez got the measure of his stablemate Capulet to give Aidan O'Brien a 10th success in the Group 2 KPMG Champions Juvenile Stakes at Leopardstown.
Sat 09th Sep
Sent off a warm 2-5f, the Aidan O'Brien trained Diego Velazquez looked like a colt that would improve hugely from the initial experience when running out a comfortable winner of the Bord Na Mona Recycling Irish EBF Maiden at the Curragh.
Sat 12th Aug
After race at
Leopardstown Sat, 9th Sep, 2023 (1st) ![](/images/quote1.gif)
We're very happy. We liked the second horse a lot and we knew we needed something to take him and stretch him a little bit,. They didn't go very fast for the first half and turned it on from halfway, so he learned a lot. Ryan was delighted, he said he had to catch hold of him and make him learn. He's still a baby. We were surprised the first day that he ran in the Curragh how babyish he was, he never took a hold of the bridle. Today he was green as well, but a lot better. We think the race will leave him in a very good place. I'd imagine he'll go for the Racing Post Trophy, that's what we thought he would do. We think he's going to step up loads from it but we were very happy with what he did today. The plan was to come here and then go to the Racing Post. We did it with Auguste Rodin last year, but we knew this horse had to learn a lot more than Auguste did last year. He was extra green at the Curragh and we knew unless he was going to learn a lot this time it was going to be very hard to pitch him into a good race after that. We think he will.
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A P O'Brien
After race at
Curragh Sat, 12th Aug, 2023 (1st) ![](/images/quote1.gif)
We had him ready to run about a month ago and he got a little injury so we had to stop and start again. He was just ready to come racing today,. We wanted to get him out. Ryan said he was very babyish but he obviously has a massive engine. He doesn't even know what he's at yet. He said he only came on the bridle with 50 yards to go, he said he only realised he was racing then. (The blustery weather) is not ideal for a first time out two-year-old. We felt with him at home he could go anywhere but looking at today you'd like to give him another run somewhere before he goes for a big one. He was absolutely half speeding with horses (at home) and came today and didn't take hold of the bridle. That can happen first time. It happened to Paddington first time in Ascot last year, he never took a hold of the bridle. He's probably going to come on and learn a lot from it.
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A P O'Brien
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