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Victor Ludorum
B 2017 16.0½HH (1.63M)
Shamardal – Antiquities (Kaldounevees)
Standing at Kelvinside, NSW
An unbeaten G1-winning two-year-old who won the same G1 at two as Wootton Bassett and Siyouni, he also holds the French 2,000 Guineas record, finishing faster than Shamardal, St Mark's Basilica and Lope de Vega.
By Shamardal, from the same family and a winner of the same G1 race as Shamardal. He is uniquely bred 3x3 to Helen Street, the grandam of Shamardal and dam of Street Cry. A two-year-old G1 winner who went on to claim G1 Guineas glory at three, just like: Dubawi, Frankel, Redoute’s Choice, Flying Spur, Vain and Camelot.
His first Australian yearlings are selling now, and they sold to $280,000 at the 2025 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale.
Pedigree
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VICTOR LUDORUM |
SHAMARDAL |
GIANT'S CAUSEWAY |
STORM CAT |
STORM BIRD |
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TERLINGUA |
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MARIAH'S STORM |
RAHY |
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IMMENSE |
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HELSINKI |
MACHIAVELLIAN |
MR PROSPECTOR |
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COUP DE FOLIE |
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HELEN STREET |
TROY |
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WATERWAY |
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ANTIQUITIES |
KALDOUNEVEES |
KALDOUN |
CARO |
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KATANA |
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SAFAROA |
SATINGO |
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TRAVERSE AFAR |
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HISTORIAN |
PENNEKAMP |
BERING |
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CORAL DANCE |
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HELEN STREET |
TROY |
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WATERWAY |
By SHAMARDAL (2002) Prix du Jockey Club (G1), Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), St James’s Palace S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,741 foals aged three and up, including VICTOR LUDORUM, BLUE POINT, EARTHLIGHT, PINATUBO, ABLE FRIEND, AMARON, BALTIC BARONESS, CASAMENTO, CASTLE LADY, CRACKERJACK KING, DAN EXCEL, DARIYAN, EMARAATY ANA, LOPE DE VEGA, LUMIERE, MUKHADRAM, PAKISTAN STAR, SAGAWARA, SHEIKHA REIKA, SPEEDY BOARDING, TARNAWA, TRYSTER, ZAZOU, etc.
1st dam: Antiquities by Kaldounevees. 2 wins (10f-10½f) at 3, 2nd Prix Cléopâtre (G3), Prix Madame Jean Couturie, Prix Melisande. Dam of 10 foals, 5 to race, 4 winners:
VICTOR LUDORUM (c Shamardal) G1 winner, see Race record.
MARY TUDOR (f Dawn Approach) Winner (10f) at 3, Salsabil S, 2nd Naas Oaks Trial, 3rd Irish Oaks (G1), Debutante S (G2).
ANCIENT HISTORY (g Shamardal) 6 wins (6f-10f) at 3 to 6.
TURNING TIMES (f Pivotal) Winner (8f) at 2.
2nd dam: HISTORIAN by Pennekamp. 5 wins (6½f-10½f) at 2 and 3, Prix Rose de Mai. Dam of 6 winners:
Antiquities (f Kaldounevees) Black Type placed, see above.
Comnena (f Tiger Hill) Unraced. Dam of:
CARPATHIAN (c Elusive City) Silbernes Band.
3rd dam: HELEN STREET by Troy. 3 wins at 2 and 3, Irish Oaks (G1), 2nd Fillies Mile (G3), 3rd Yorkshire Oaks (G1). Dam of 10 winners:
STREET CRY (c Machiavellian) Dubai World Cup (G1), Stephen Foster H (G1), 2nd Whitney H (G1). Champion Sire.
Helsinki (f Machiavellian) 3rd Prix Melisande. Dam of:
SHAMARDAL (c Giant's Causeway) European Champion two-year-old, European Champion three-year-old Miler, Prix du Jockey Club (G1), St James's Palace S (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), Poule d'Essai des Poulains (G1), Vintage S (G2). Champion sire.
GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c Montjeu) Beresford S (G2).
Diamond Necklace (f Unbridled's Song) 3rd Victor McCalmont Memorial S. Grandam of: OSIPENKO (c Pierro) January Cup, 2nd Summer Cup (G3), 3rd Caulfield Guineas (G1); Caitlinhergrtness (f Omaha Beach) 3rd Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1).
GRECIAN SLIPPER (f Sadler's Wells) 3 wins at 3. Dam of:
MAGNA GRAECIA (f Warning) Prix de Barbeville (G3). Grandam of: TERRITORIES (c Invincible Spirit) Prix Jean Prat (G1), 2nd Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1), 2,000 Guineas (G1). Sire.
GRAIKOS (c Rainbow Quest) Prix de Conde (G3). Sire.
RIVER STREET (f Machiavellian) Winner at 4. Dam of: Eaton Street (f Discreet Cat) Unraced. Dam of: WED (f Profitable) Prix du Calvados (G2).
Stud record
Victor Ludorum’s first northern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2025.
Victor Ludorum’s first southern hemisphere crop are yearlings of 2024.
Pedigree notes
Inbred to his own female line, to his third dam Helen Street, who is also the third dam of his sire Shamardal. The three giants of the thoroughbred breed in the southern hemisphere: Star Kingdom, Sir Tristram and Danehill were all inbred to their own female line.
Helen Street has announced herself as a genuine Blue Hen mare, being the dam of leading sire Street Cry, the second dam of leading sire Shamardal and the third dam of unbeaten G1-winning two-year-old Victor Ludorum.
G1 Statistics
Shamardal, sire of 29 G1 winners, has a proven affinity for Australian bloodlines. All five of his Australian G1 winners, and 14 of his 27 worldwide, descend from Sir Gaylord or his half-brother. This Sir Gaylord line thrives in Australia through sires like Sir Tristram, Zabeel, Octagonal, Lonhro and Pierro. Adding to this success, two of Lope de Vega's (Shamardal's son) four Australian G1 winners are from just 14 runners out of Fastnet Rock (Danehill) mares. Shamardal himself also nicks strongly with Sadler's Wells and Danzig lines, particularly Green Desert.
Best Nicks
Shamardal’s most successful nicking stats are with mares from the major broodmare sire lines of Mr Prospector, Sadler’s Wells and Danehill. Lope de Vega has similarly good results with mares from those broodmare sire lines. A particularly powerful nick is emerging between I Am Invincible and Shamardal with the first three and only three runners bred on this cross all being Stakes winners including two G1 winners, nine-time G1 winning champion sprinter Imperatriz and G1 winner Move To Strike.
Inbreeding / Linebreeding options
Victor Ludorum’s pedigree presents the appealing options of further inbreeding to Helen Street, when it comes to inbreeding to superior female ancestors, too much of a good thing is never enough.
Summary
Mares from the Green Desert line, especially those by I Am Invincible and his sons, appear to be ideal matings for Victor Ludorum. Mares by Danehill and his sons and grandsons are also excellent choices, a cross already responsible for producing G1 winners such as Private Eye, Santa Ana Lane, Gytrash, Converge, Belardo and Faint Perfume.
Conformation
Race record
His successful career
| Age | Starts | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Earnings |
| Two | 3 | 3 | - | - | €259,060 |
| Three | 5 | 1 | - | 3 | €354,096 |
| Four | 6 | 1 | - | 2 | €112,235 |
| Total | 14 | 5 | - | 5 | €725,391 (A$1,213,002) |
At 2
- 1st
- Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), 1,600m, Longchamp, beating Alson, Armory, Ecrivain, Helter Skelter, Chachnak, Kenway.
- 1st
- Prix des Aigles, 1,600m, Chantilly, by 3½l.
- 1st
- Prix de Fontenoy, 1,600m, Longchamp, by 3½l, beating Twist, Mcfancy.
At 3
- 1st
- Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), 1,600m, Deauville, by 1½l, beating The Summit, Alson, Celestin, Kenway, Arapaho, Ecrivain.
- 3rd
- Prix du Jockey Club (G1), 2,100m, Chantilly, to Mishriff, The Summit, beating Dawn Intello, Port Guillaume, Pao Alto, Order Of Australia, Fantastic Spirit, Ocean Atlantique, Gold Trip, Chachnak, Ecrivain, Fort Myers, Pisanello.
- 3rd
- Prix Guillaume d’Ornano (G2), 2,000m, Deauville, to Mishriff, The Summit, beating Dream Works.
- 3rd
- Prix de Fontainebleau (G3), 1,600m, Longchamp, to The Summit, Ecrivain , beating Kenway, Pisanello, Helter Skelter, Devil.
At 4
- 1st
- Prix Messidor (G3), 1,600m, Chantilly, by 3l, beating Brentford Hope, Kenway, Moai, Reshadar, Breizh Eagle.
- 3rd
- Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (G1), 1,600m, Longchamp, to Baaeed, Order Of Australia, beating Snow Lantern, Novemba, Lope Y Fernandez.
- 3rd
- Prix du Muguet (G2), 1,600m, Saint-Cloud, to Duhail, Pretreville, beating The Revenant, Wally, Sky Power, Aviateur, Tropbeau, Alson.
Timeform 120
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Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), 8f, Deauville, 01 Jun 2020
Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere (G1), 8f, Longchamp, 06 Oct 2019
Prix Messidor (G3), 8f, Chantilly, 18 Jul 2021
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