Cheveley Park Stud has introduced it has bought a share in Vandeek, who has been retired from racing.
He’ll stand at Cheveley Park in 2025 in a partnership with present house owners KHK Racing.
Unbeaten at two in a season which noticed him win the Prix Morny and Center Park Stakes, this 12 months has been interrupted by harm.
He has made it to the observe twice and completed third each occasions, within the Sandy Lane at Haydock and within the July Cup. Nonetheless, one other setback compelled him out of the Prix Maurice de Gheest.
A mushy tissue harm was identified, however connections have run out of time to get him again to the observe this season and the choice has been made to ship him to stud.
Simon Crisford, who skilled Vandeek collectively together with his son Ed, mentioned: “Vandeek was a superb two-year-old for Sheikh Khalid and his wonderful flip of foot set him aside from the others. He had a beautiful temperament and he was such an important pleasure to coach.
“His Juddmonte Middle Park victory was sensational and I don’t think I’ve ever seen a better winner of that race. He was pure class and it is such a great shame he didn’t have the opportunity to fulfil his potential this year.”
His jockey James Doyle mentioned: “I got a huge thrill from riding Vandeek in the Juddmonte Middle Park and he was an exceptional racehorse blessed with a blistering turn of pace.”
Chris Richardson, managing director of Cheveley Park Stud, added in an announcement: “Patricia Thompson is delighted to have been able to secure Vandeek, in partnership with Sheikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, to stand at Cheveley Park Stud in Newmarket, making this very exciting son of Havana Grey available to British and international breeders and thus further enhancing the long-established history of Cheveley Park Stud standing world-class stallions.”
