Sepoy enjoyed a tremendous season with his first European runners in 2016, recording no fewer than 20 individual winners and finishing the year as Britain’s leading first-season sire. His first crop are now reappearing and have already made a big impression, headed so far by yesterday’s G3 Fred Darling Stakes winner Dabyah.
Just a day later, Sepoy added another new Stakes winner when his son Khukri recorded an impressive victory in the 1200m Power Stakes at Navan.
Jessica Harrington’s charge was settled off the early pace and improving his position to third with a furlong left to run, quickened up superbly close to home to win by three quarters of a length.
Khukri has never been out of the first three in his four career starts and broke his maiden at the Curragh last September.
Bred by Diomed Bloodstock Limited, Khukri is out of G1 E P Taylor Stakes winner Fraulein (Acatenango), now dam of three Black type winners and a further two winners.
Sepoy is now sire of 13 runners who have won or placed at Stakes level, including last Wednesday’s G3 Nell Gwyn Stakes second Unforgettable Filly, who like the aforementioned Dabyah, will now aim for Classic glory in the G1 1,000 Guineas in a fortnight’s time.
Sepoy stands at Kelvinside at a fee of $16,500 including GST.
