Henry Longfellow

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   Brilliant Group 1-winning two-year-old Henry Longfellow will shuttle to Victoria's Rosemont Stud in 2025, the farm confirmed on Wednesday evening.
Bred by Coolmore, Henry Longfellow is a son of champion sire of sires Dubawi - just like emerging sire sensation Too Darn Hot - and out of Galileo's seven-time G1 winner Minding.
Under the care of Aidan O'Brien, the colt won the G1 National Stakes and was undefeated at two, before he was placed in the G1 St James' Palace Stakes and G1 Prix du Moulin de Longchamp at three.
Rosemont Stud's Anthony Mithen said Henry Longfellow's acquisition is a coup for the farm and the broader Victorian industry.
He said the availability of a G1-winnng son of Dubawi for Victorian breeders, particularly given the success of Darley's Too Darn Hot in four seasons at stud in the Hunter Valley, is exciting.
"If ever there was a colt bred and destined for greatness, it is Henry Longfellow," Mithen said.
"Like Too Darn Hot, who we have strongly supported in 2024, he is a highly rated, Group 1-winning two-year-old by the world's number one sire of sires, Dubawi, and from a phenomenal female family.
"Sons of Dubawi have really set the industry alight and his legacy as a breed-shaping stallion is proving every post a winner, with eight of his sons having already sired Group 1 winners of their own, including Night Of Thunder, Too Darn Hot, Zarak and New Bay.
"Given the two-year-old impact of stallions such as Too Darn Hot and Night Of Thunder - also out of a Galileo mare - have had in Australia, particularly with Danehill-line mares, it made sense for us to target a high-quality two-year-old son of Dubawi to stand in Victoria.
HENRY LONGFELLOW   (IRE) b. C, 2021 {1-d} DP = 2-8-9-16-1 (36) DI = 0.67   CD = -0.17 - 7 Starts, 3 Wins, 1 Places, 1 Shows Career Earnings: €370,035 & £201,493 
      Owner: Michael Tabor & Derrick Smith & Mrs John Magnier
    Breeder: Coolmore
  Winnings: 7 Starts: 3 - 1 - 1, €370,035 & £201,493

At 2: 1st National Stakes (Ire-G1,2yoNG,7fT,Cur), EBF Futurity Stakes (Ire-G2,2yo,7fT,Cur)
At 3: 2nd St James's Palace Stakes (GB-G1,3yoC,8fT,Asc); 3rd Prix du Moulin de Longchamp (Fr-G1,1600m,Lon)

Foaled 28 Jan 2021
Trainer: Aidan P O'Brien (IRE)
Raced in Ireland, France and GB7f winnerUpdated 08 Sep 2024

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DUBAWI (IRE)
b. 2002 [IS] DUBAI MILLENNIUM (GB)
b. 1996 SEEKING THE GOLD (USA)
dkb/br. 1985 MR. PROSPECTOR (USA)
b. 1970 [BC]   RAISE A NATIVE (USA) ch. 1961 
GOLD DIGGER (USA) b. 1962 *
CON GAME (USA)*
dkb/br. 1974 BUCKPASSER (USA) b. 1963 [C]
BROADWAY (USA) b. 1959 *
COLORADO DANCER (IRE)
b. 1986 SHAREEF DANCER (USA)
br. 1980 NORTHERN DANCER (CAN)   b. 1961 [BC]
SWEET ALLIANCE (USA) b. 1974 *
FALL ASPEN (USA)*
ch. 1976 PRETENSE (USA) dkb/br. 1963 [C]
CHANGE WATER (USA) ch. 1969
ZOMARADAH (GB)
br. 1995 DEPLOY (GB)
b. 1987 SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (GB)
b. 1975 [CP]   MILL REEF (USA) b. 1968 [CS]
HARDIEMMA (GB) b. 1969
SLIGHTLY DANGEROUS (USA)*
b. 1979 ROBERTO (USA) b. 1969 [C]
WHERE YOU LEAD (USA) ch. 1970 *
JAWAHER (IRE)
b. 1989 DANCING BRAVE (USA)
b. 1983 LYPHARD (USA) b. 1969 [C]
NAVAJO PRINCESS (USA) b. 1974
HIGH TERN (IRE)
gr. 1982 HIGH LINE (GB) ch. 1966
SUNBITTERN (IRE) gr. 1970
MINDING (IRE)
b. 2013 GALILEO (IRE)
b. 1998 [CS] SADLERS WELLS (USA)
b. 1981 [CS] NORTHERN DANCER (CAN)
b. 1961 [BC]   NEARCTIC (CAN) br. 1954
NATALMA (USA) b. 1957 *
FAIRY BRIDGE (USA)*
b. 1975 BOLD REASON (USA) b. 1968
SPECIAL (USA) b. 1969 *
URBAN SEA (USA)*
ch. 1989 MISWAKI (USA)
ch. 1978 MR. PROSPECTOR (USA)   b. 1970 [BC]
HOPESPRINGSETERNAL (USA) ch. 1971
ALLEGRETTA (GB)*
ch. 1978 LOMBARD (GER) ch. 1967
ANATEVKA (GER) ch. 1969
LILLIE LANGTRY (IRE)
dkb/br. 2007 DANEHILL DANCER (IRE)
b. 1993 DANEHILL (USA)
b. 1986 DANZIG (USA) b. 1977 [IC]
RAZYANA (USA) b. 1981
MIRA ADONDE (USA)
dkb/br. 1986 SHARPEN UP (GB) ch. 1969 [BC]
LETTRE D'AMOUR (USA) gr. 1979
HOITY TOITY (GB)
br. 2000 DARSHAAN (GB)
br. 1981 [S] SHIRLEY HEIGHTS (GB)   b. 1975 [CP]
DELSY (FR) b. 1972
HIWAAYATI (GB)
br. 1989 SHADEED (USA) b. 1982
ALATHEA (GB) dkb/br. 1975Family Summary: 1-d (7), 1-n (1), 1-l (2), 1-x (1), 2-d (4), 3-d (2), 3-i (1), 4-r (2), 4-m (4), 5-i (1), 5-c (3), 5-h (3), 5-e (1), 7-a (1), 8-f (1), 9-h (4), 9-e (5), 12-c (1), 13-c (4), 14-c (1), 14-f (3), 16-g (2), 17-b (1), 19-b (1), 22-b (3), 22-d (1),
"Henry Longfellow ended the 2023 season second only to City Of Troy as Europe's highest-rated two-year-old. His Timeform Rating of 120+ compares equally to Australia's best two-year-olds in recent years, including Shinzo (120), Farnan (122), Anamoe (120+) and Stay Inside (122+)."
Henry Longfellow will stand in Australia at an introductory service fee of $22,000 (including GST).