Holy Roman Emperor ex Izola – Bay Colt (IRE)

This colt by the top class two-year-old Holy Roman Emperor, who famously retired to stud prematurely upon the announcement of George Washington’s infertility. He has proven a high class stallion ever since with many top class sons/daughters flying his flag all over the world. These include this year’s Prix Jacques Le Marois (Group 1) winner Romanised and of course KVT’s own Charles The Great who won the Weatherbys Super Sprint before being sold to race on in Hong Kong where he made up into a very high class and consistent sprinter.

The dam, Izola, is by the very well-bred Beat Hollow and was rated 95 herself on the flat in her native France when trained by Freddy Head. She is a half-sister to the Listed winner Brick By Brick and their dam, Pivka, is a daughter of the Nell Gwyn (Group 3) winner Ghariba, herself a great broodmare.

We bought this colt at the Tattersalls Ireland September Yearling Sale which makes him eligible for the €300,000 Tattersalls Ireland Super Auction Sales Race. Andrew Balding will train him which is very appropriate given he also trained Charles The Great for KVT.  Both Andrew’s mother, Emma, and assistant, Tessa Hetherington, were great admirers of this colt at the sale and we were pleased to secure him for €38,000.