Pomellato switches from Iran to Germany
BY BLOODSTOCK WORLD STAFF
POMELLATO, who was sold to Iran four years ago after standing one year in France, has been repatriated to his native Germany and will continue his stallion career at Gestut Westerberg.
Pomellato, a son of Big Shuffle bred and raced by Gestut Hof Ittlingen, was one of the highest rated German-trained two-year-olds of recent years after he was sent out by Peter Schiergen to win the Criterium de Maisons-Laffitte by three lengths in 2007.
That victory turned out to be the horse's last run due to injury and in 2010 he stood his first season at stud at Haras d'Etreham in Normandy.
After one season in France he was sold to continue his stud career in Iran for an Austrian-Iranian syndicate.
Pomellato's first crop comprised only 11 foals, now four-year-olds, but what he has lacked in quantity he has made up for in quality, with seven winners headed by smart sprinter Another Party, who has been transferred to Jamie Osborne and has run with credit at Meydan this year.
That debut crop has also yielded Baden-Baden Listed winner Kamellata and the Listed-placed fillies Paola Lisa and Sovalla.
Pomellato is currently in quarantine in Moscow and is expected to arrive at Gestut Westerberg in mid-March.
SE VOCÊ NÃO GOSTA DE TURFE, PROCURE OUTRO BLOG. A IDÉIA AQUI NÃO É A DE SE LAVAR A ROUPA SUJA E FAZER POLITICA TURFISTICA. A IDÉIA AQUI É DE SE DISCUTIR TEORIAS QUE POSSAM MELHORAR A CRIAÇÃO E O DESEMPENHO DO CAVALO DE CORRIDA. ESTAMOS ABERTOS AS CRITICAS E AS TEORIAS QUE QUALQUER UM POSSA TER. ENTRE EM NOSSA AERONAVE, APERTEM OS CINTOS E VISITEM CONOSCO, O INCRIVEL MUNDO DO CAVALO DE CORRIDA, ONDE QUERENDO OU NÃO, TUDO É PRETO NO BRANCO!