Written by Paul Vettise
Rich Hill Stud’s John Thompson has reassured the Australasian market that a change in the ownership of Vadamos (Fr) will have no impact on future Southern Hemisphere breeding access to the stallion.
In association with Ireland’s Tally-Ho Stud, Vadamos has completed four tours of duty at Rich Hill where the high-class son of Monsun (Ger) has proved a popular choice with broodmare owners.
However, in recent days Coolmore Ireland has reached an agreement to purchase Tally-Ho’s holding in the stallion with the remaining 50 per cent to remain in the ownership of Rich Hill and the Vadamos Syndicate.
“It’s business as usual and Vadamos will continue to come back to Rich Hill Stud where he has been an extremely popular stallion,” John Thompson said.
“The Northern Hemisphere holding in Vadamos has been purchased by Coolmore. Rich Hill and the Vadamos Syndicate own the other 50 per cent in the horse. He will come back here, nothing changes in that regard and he will continue to be available to New Zealand breeders.”
“He will come back here, nothing changes in that regard and he will continue to be available to New Zealand breeders.” – John Thompson
Included in the Vadamos Syndicate are high-profile New Zealand farms Cambridge Stud, Pencarrow Stud, Valachi Downs and Nearco Stud.
“We continue to get great feedback on his Southern Hemisphere progeny and look forward to them racing in the autumn, we are excited about that,” Thompson said.
“We didn’t buy him as a 2-year-old sire so we have been very encouraged by what he has done in the Northern Hemisphere with his first crop of 2-year-olds.”
Vadamos (Fr) | Shuttling to Rich Hill Stud
Vadamos has produced 14 juvenile winners and his son Spycatcher (Ire) finished runner-up in the G3 Acomb S.
“He’s exceeded our expectations and obviously Coolmore wouldn’t be buying into the horse if they didn’t believe he had a lot of potential,” Thompson said.
Group 1 winner
Trained by André Fabre, Vadamos won eight of his 20 starts, including the G1 Prix du Moulin and was twice successful at Group 2 level.
The curtain came down on his racing career after he finished fourth in both the G1 Cox Plate, behind the champion mare Winx (Street Cry {Ire}), and in the G1 Mackinnon S.
“He was raced then by Andreas Putsch, who owns the French stud farm Haras de Saint Pair, and Winx’s breeder John Camilleri, and that’s why he came down to Australia,” Thompson said.
“After the Cox Plate, Tally-Ho bought 50 per cent and we bought 50 per cent with the Vadamos Syndicate.”
Vadamos served 156 mares in his first season at Rich Hill and has continued to receive strong support with a book of 118 in 2020.
