SOVIET STAR
By Nureyev - Veruschka by Venture V111

THE EXCEPTIONAL GROUP 1 SIRE

UNBEATEN AT 2 YEARS

Champion older Sprinter in Europe in 1988

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PEDIGREE

 

 

SOVIET
STAR

bay

1984

16.0h.h

To stud
1989

 Nureyev

Northern Dancer

 Neartic

Nearco
Lady Angela

 Natalma

Native Dancer
Almahmoud

 Special

 Forli

Aristophanes
Trevisa

 Thong

Nantallah
Rough Shod

 Veruschka

Venture V11

 Relic

War Relic
Bridal Colours

 Rose O'Lynn

Pherozshah
Rocklyn

 Marie D'Anjou

 Vandale11

Plassy
Vanille

 Marigold

Panipat
Theodora

SOVIET STAR

SOVIET STAR EMERGING
AS A TOP BROODMARE SIRE

He is already a highly successful sire and sire of sires with his young sons Ashkalani, Starborough,
Freedom Cry and Volochine,
and he is now emerging as a very promising broodmare sire.

 

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2008 STUD FEE: €10,000

The only colt to beat Miesque

RACE RECORD

JOINT 4TH TOP RATED 3-Y-O COLT IN France AND England IN 1987

WINNER OF 8 RACES, £626,840 OVER 6 - 8 FURLONGS

 Won Gr.1

Sussex Stakes, Goodwood.

Won Gr.1

Poule d'Essai des Poulains, Longchamp.

Won Gr.1

Prix de la Foret, Longchamp.

Won Gr.1

Norcros July Cup, Newmarket.

Won Gr.1

Prix du la Moulin, Longchamp.

Won Gr.2

Trusthouse Forte Mile, Sandown.

Won Gr.3

Prix de Fontainebleau, Longchamp.

2nd Gr.1

Prix du Moulin du Longchamp, Longchamp.

2nd Gr.1

Prix Jean Prat, Longchamp.

2nd Gr.2

St. James's Palaces Stakes, Royal Ascot.

2nd Gr.2

Queen Anne Stakes, Royal Ascot

SIRE RECORD

Sire of the winners of over 807 winners and £17.538,132

SIRE OF GROUP WINNERS;
ASHKALANI, STARBOROUGH, LIMPID, SOVIET LINE, BON POINT, FREEDOM CRY, SENSATION, VOLOCHINE, CLERIO, STARCRAFT (3 Group 1 wins in 2004), DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT, SAFETY EMPEROR, RUSSIAN PEARL, etc.
2008
PACO JACK: Weatherbys Ireland Gsb Hurdle, Fairyhouse, Gr.3
Pressing: 2nd Pr. Pres. Della Repubbl. At the races, (Gr.1)
Boris de Deauville, 3rd Prix D’Harcourt, Gr.2, 3rd La Coupe, Longchamp, Gr.3
2007
BORIS DE DEAUVILLE:Prix d'Harcourt (Gr.2), Longchamp, 3rd Prix Dollar Casino Barriere de Montreax, Gr.2, Longchamp,
PRESSING: Pr. Roma At The Races, Capannelle, Gr.1; Pr. Ambrosiano, Gr.3, Milan, 2nd Premio Presidente della Repubblica At The Races (GR.1), Capannelle, Pr. Federico Tesio, Gr.3, Milan
KANDINSKIY: Pr.Lii Ezio Vanoni, Gr.3; 3rd Pr.Piero E Franco Richard, Gr.2, Merano; 3rd Pr. Staffe D'Oro, Gr.3, Milan,
4th Pr.Mario Argenton, Merano, Gr.2,
ROSINKA: Glen Falls H, Gr.3, Saratoga, 2nd Flower Bowl Invitational Stakes, Gr.1, Belmont Park
EVA’S REQUEST: C L Weld Stakes, Curragh, Gr.3; 3rd Totescoop6 Prestige Stakes, Gr.3, Goodwood,
2006 -
RUSSIAN PEARL (NZ) The Stewards Cup, Sha Tin, Gr.1
BORIS DE DEAUVILLE: Prix de Guiche, Gr.3., Chantilly, 3rd Prix Dollar Casino, Gr.2, Chantilly
Pressing - 2nd Premio Emanuele Filiberto, (L), Milan;
Gin Jockey - 3rd Craven Stakes, Gr.3, Newmarket
Red Spell - 4th Winter Derby, Lingfield, Gr.3
Bazroy - 3rd Totepool 2-year-old Trophy, (L), Redcar
Kandinskiy: 2nd Pr.Steeple-Chases D'Italia, Gr.2

2005 -
STARCRAFT - Prix du Moulin, Longchamp, Gr.1, Queen Elizabeth 11 Stakes, Gr.1, Newmarket, beating Dubawi and Rakti, 3rd Queen Anne Stakes, Royal Ascot atYork, Gr.1
PHOENIX GOLD Macau Guineas, Gr.1, Taipa, Fourth Macau Derby, Gr.1,
CHAMPION STAR Funk Card J.J Atkins Easter Cup, Eagle Farm, (L)
DEMOCRATIC DEFICIT Craven Stakes, Newmarket, Gr.3, Ballycorus Stakes, Leopardstown, Gr.3,
Pavlovich - 2nd The Derby, Turffontein Gr.2, 3rd S.A Classic (Gr.1), Turffontein, 4th Daily News, Gr.1, Greyville
Safety Emperor - 2nd The Kokura Daishoten, Kokura, GR.3, 4th The Kokura Kinen, Gr.3
Russian Pearl - 2nd Hong Kong Derby, Gr.1, Sha Tin , 3rd The Audemars Piquet QE11 Cup, Gr.1, Sha Tin, 4th Cathay Pacific Hong Kong Cup, Gr.1, Sha Tin,
Alexander Icequeen, 3rd Brownstown Stakes, Gr.3, Leopardstown
Stepping Up, 3rd Somerville Tattersall Stakes, Gr.3, Newmarket
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Top winners from Soviet Star mares include:

SOVIET SONG (Multiple GR.1 WINNER), SILVESTER LADY (Gr.1 winner), SYSTEMATIC (Gr.3 winner), SHEPPARD'S WATCH (Gr.3 winner), SATURN (Gr.3 winner), KIRIS WORLD (Gr.3 winner)
Stakes winners - KENTUCKY ROSE, CATHY'S STAR, SANKODAR, FOLLOW THE RAINBOW and MOTH BALL

His impressive crop of 2-year-olds in 2005 included

GIN JOCKEY, unbeaten winner of two races, including the Prix des Yearlings, Deauville
BASRA, Smooth winner of his second start for Jim Bolger
STEPPING UP, impressive 7 length winner on his debut and an unlucky 3rd in the Gr.3 Somerville Tattersall Stakes
ROSINKA, easy 7 length winner of her second start at Goodwood

 

At The Sales
‘At the Goffs Million Sale Soviet Star had 5 fillies sell for an average of 163,000 euro, the highest priced of these being Lot 343 the Ballylinch Bred and Sold filly out of Mood Indigo (Indian Ridge) whom was purchased by Shadwell Estate Company Ltd. for 220,000 euros.’

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