Metropolitan

 

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The Haras d’Etreham is delighted to announce that Metropolitan will join City Light, Hello Youmzain, Persian King and Onesto for the 2025 covering season.

Unbeaten in two races as a juvenile, winner of the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains, excellent third in the Gr.1 St James’s Palace Stakes and runner-up in the Gr.1 Prix du Haras de Fresnay-Le-Buffard Jacques Le Marois ahead of the dual title-holder Inspiral, Metropolitan is a proven high-class performer. He is the best miler by champion stallion Zarak, a revelation during recent years in Europe.

Mario Baratti declared, “Metropolitain has always been an exceptional horse, with a rare presence. He is strong, compact, and boasts an excellent acceleration. From the beginning of his career in Deauville at two years old, until the Jacques le Marois, he continually demonstrated his incredible ability. It has been a memorable experience to train him and we wish him great success in his new career as a stallion.”

As his arrival at Etreham draws near, Nicolas de Chambure commented, “Metropolitan is a top-class stallion prospect and we are enthusiastic about his arrival at the stud for 2025. We have nothing but praise for him, he is a magnificent horse with a faultless physique. His pedigree represents a real asset for breeding because as a descendant of Dubawi, Storm Cat and Sharpen Up, he is exempt of the bloodlines of Danzig and Sadler’s Wells and can be crossed with a multitude of mares.

His qualities as a racehorse are also remarkable. Combative and precocious, with great natural speed, he has powerful assets to succeed as a sire.

His name Metropolitain is well-chosen with reference to the cosmopolitan connections associated with his career. We would like to thank them once again for their trust and we are delighted that we will join together to support Metropolitan in his new role as a stallion.”

Peter Bradley commented: “I want to thank Alessandro Marconi and Mario Baratti for giving my team the opportunity to buy a majority interest in Metropolitan after his brilliant first race at Deauville at 2. His race record is only eclipsed by his exceptional physique. I now look forward to remaining active and to be supporting him in his stallion career.”

Metropolitan will begin his stud career at a fee of €15,000 and a small number of shares are available.