Homebreds to note around the globe

Racing analyst and Bloodstock Assistant Adam Brookes look at some Qatar Racing homebreds who are tipped to make an even deeper mark on the racecourse in 2022.

We start in America to where Millennial Moon was shipped after finishing second under a penalty at Kempton on Oct 6. He had won a Yarmouth maiden easily from a next-time-out winner and remains a smart prospect over 7f and 1m.

It looked a natural decision to switch Millennial Moon to the US and he will be trained by Brendan Walsh. He is the first foal out of Wekeela who was placed in two Gr.1s in North America after switching from France, also winning a Gr.3 at Monmouth Park to add to her Gr.3 win at Chantilly.

There are several Tweenhills homebreds to keep an eye on in Britain but one who could improve more than most is Cuban Beat for Hugo Palmer. She did well to beat a next-time-out winner at Kempton on Dec 8 and that run only scratched the surface of her ability.

She is by Tweenhills sire Havana Gold out of Stroll Patrol, who was Gr.3-placed for Qatar Racing and is also the dam of winners Hot Touch and Mused from just three runners. Cuban Beat needs to go through the grades first but she has scope and could end up a Stakes performer too.

Buckaroo was born and raised at Tweenhills but left for Ireland last April and showed lots of ability at two in 2021, winning before catching the eye in Group company for Joseph O’Brien.

He was staying on at the end of both the Gr.2 Champions Juvenile Stakes and Gr.1 Criterium de Saint-Cloud, and looks a high-class middle-distance prospect; it is hoped that he proves good enough to run in a Derby or the St Leger.

A horse that you may not have heard of is Art House, trained by Mitsu Nakauchida in Japan. She wasn’t born at Tweenhills but is nonetheless a Sheikh Fahad homebred, out of his Gr.1 runner-up Pearl Code.

Like her dam, Art House carries the Pearl Bloodstock colours and made a winning debut over 2000m on Oct 9. The race in which she was beaten next time was run in course record time and, given Art House is bred to improve with age, she could well develop into a Stakes performer just like her mother.