Overview of Grape Tree Road
| Name: |
Grape Tree Road |
| Size: |
16.1 h.h. |
| Year of birth: |
1993 |
| Colour: |
Bay |
| Breeder: |
n/a |
| Sire: |
Caerleon |
| Dam: |
One Way Street |
| Fee (£): |
2,000.00 |
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GROUP 1 WINNER ALREADY SIRING GROUP WINNERS ON THE FLAT Racehorses of 1996: rated 122 Raceform on the Grand Prix de Paris: "was outstanding in the paddock, was in behind turning into the straight and then blocked for some time after but, once a gap appeared, he showed a blistering turn of foot to steal this on th line." Sire: CAERLEON - won Gr.1 Prix du Jockey Club, Gr.1 Benson & Hedges Gold Cup, etc. Champion at 3. Leading international sire of 128 Stakes winners (13% SWS/FL), incl. GRAPE TREE ROAD (Gr.1), GENEROUS (Gr.1 Derby Stakes; a leading sire), LADY CARLA (Gr.1 Oaks), MARIENBARD (Gr.1 Prix de l'Arc de Tromphe), TENBY (Gr.1 Grand Criterium; successful sire), CAERLINA (Gr.1 Prix de Diane), ONLY ROYALE (Gr.1 Yorkshire Oaks, twice), CAPE VERDI (Gr.1 1000 Guneas), CAERWENT (leading sire in France), etc. Dam: ONE WAY STREET - (Habitat) won 4 races, £32,224, incl. Gr.3 Princess Royal Stakes, Ascot (by 5 lengths). Rated 119 in Racehorses of 1984. Dam of 10 winners, incl: GRAPE TREE ROAD - see left. RED ROUTE - won Gr.2 Geoffrey Freer S, Newbury; sire in Turkey. WINDSOR CASTLE (3/4-brother to Grape Tree Road) - won Gr.3 Queen's Vase, Royal Ascot; at stud in Ireland. STREET OPERA, winner & dam of 7 winners, incl: STRETAREZ - won Gr.2 Prix Vicomtesse Vigier, Gr.3 Ormonde S, etc. Grandam: GUILLOTINA - won 3 races, incl. Gr.3 Prix de Royallieu and LR Houghton S. Rated 118 in Racehorses. Dam of 7 winners. STUD RECORD With just 4 crops of racing age, GRAPE TREE ROAD is sire of DOBBY ROAD - won Gr.3 Prix d'Arenberg; 2nd Gr.3 Prix du Bois; 3rd Gr.1 Grand Criterium and Gr.2 Prix du Gros-Chene. BALDELLIA - won LR Prix des Lilas. GRAPE TREE HILLS - won Prix de la Ville de Paris, Longchamp, £18,866 in 2004. MILENIA - also 2nd LR Prix Occitanie. LYRICAL - also 2nd LR in Germany. STANDING HIS FIRST SEASON in England in 2005.
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