Triple group 1-winning sprinter Bradsell will stand on the Nationwide Stud in Newmarket for 2025.
The 4-year-old son of Tasleet , who has been in terrific kind this season, is because of bow out after a crack on the Breeders’ Cup Turf Dash (G1T) at Del Mar Nov. 2, for which he’s a best-priced 7-2 second favourite with British and Irish bookmakers behind 2-1 market chief Cogburn .
Bradsell was a shocking nine-length winner at York on his debut as a 2-year-old in Could 2022 and adopted up by profitable the 2022 Coventry Stakes (G2) at Royal Ascot.
He returned to the royal assembly as a 3-year-old final summer time to win his first group 1, defeating Highfield Princess within the 2023 King’s Stand Stakes (G1) beneath Hollie Doyle, who has partnered him on 11 of his 12 begins.
Bradsell has loved his greatest marketing campaign for coach Archie Watson and house owners Victorious Racing this time period, touchdown a listed race at Deauville on his belated reappearance in August earlier than two sensible top-level victories within the Nunthorpe Stakes (G1) and Flying 5 Stakes (G1).
He was a valiant second to Makarova within the Prix de l’Abbaye (G1) this month, when the very smooth floor wouldn’t have performed to his strengths. He’s unlikely to come across such a floor in California as he bids to finish his profession in a blaze of glory.
Bradsell was bred by Deborah O’Brien out of the listed-winning Archipenko mare Russian Punch and was effectively discovered at 12,000 guineas (US$17,435) by Highflyer and Harry Dunlop on the 2021 Tattersalls Somerville Sale.
He was moved on to Blandford Bloodstock for £47,000 (US$61,423) on the 2022 Goffs UK Breeze-Up Sale from Mark Grant.
Anna Kerr, CEO of the Nationwide Stud, mentioned: “We’re delighted to welcome Bradsell and stand him in partnership with Sheikh Nasser’s Victorious Racing. He is the standout sprinter of current years, with an excellent bodily. We’re trying ahead to presenting him to breeders on the December gross sales.”
Oliver St Lawrence, racing supervisor to Victorious Racing, mentioned: “Bradsell has been an distinctive flagbearer for Sheikh Nasser, profitable each high dash race and displaying his unbelievable toughness, tenacity, and sheer will to win. The sheikh is trying ahead to supporting him with mares at stud and within the gross sales ring sooner or later.”
Watson added: “Bradsell has a lot pace, a lot class, and is so powerful. He is a pleasure to do something with and is simply so good over 5 furlongs. If he places an oz. of that into his inventory, I am trying ahead to coaching them.”
A stud payment might be introduced after the Breeders’ Cup.
