FIRST WINNER FOR LOPE Y FERNANDEZ

03 Apr 2025 10:44


 

Lope Y Fernandez became the latest freshman sire to get off the mark when Social Exclusion struck at Southwell on Wednesday.  
The James Owen-trained filly hails from the first crop of the National Stud’s Lope Y Fernandez, a son of Lope De Vega who was himself a classy juvenile performer.  
 
Having sold to MV Magnier for €900,000 at Arqana as a yearling, he notched up two wins at two for Aidan O’Brien and Coolmore, including the Round Tower Stakes 
Lope Y Fernandez started his three-year-old campaign with a third in the Irish 2,000 Guineas and also placed in the Prix Jean Prat, Prix Maurice de Gheest and Breeders’ Cup Mile.  
A son of Lope De Vega, Lope Y Fernandez retired to the National Stud in 2022 for an opening fee of £8,500 and he duly covered over 400 mares in his first three seasons at stud. He stands this year for a fee of £7,500. 



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