New colt for Goodwood Racehorse Owners' Group

GOODWOOD Racehorse Owners' Group has named it new colt. The syndicate's latest bay colt was unveiled at a reception at Goodwood House on Sunday December 3, which was well-attended despite the wet weather.

By The Newsroom

Published 6th Dec 2007, 11:16 BST

Updated 8th Jun 2018, 03:37 BST

Goodwood Chimes, by Elnadim out of a mare called Cloche du Roi, literally King's Bell, was named by long-standing GROG member, Mrs Juliet Awdry.

The colt will be trained, as are all of the Goodwood horses, by local Arundel trainer, John Dunlop who also trained Elnadim, a fantastic sprinter.

Elnadim was the top rated three year old sprinter in Europe during 1997 when he won the Group 2 Diadem Stakes and the champion older sprinter in Europe the next year when he won the Group 1 July Cup.

He is passing on his speed through a satisfying number of his offspring 2008.

For full story see West Sussex Gazette December 12

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