Doctor Dino et son premier gagnant
10/05/2013 - Zoom Etalon
Deux femelles de 2 ans issues de Doctor Dino ont prises les deux premières places d’une épreuve d’inédites hier sur l’hippodrome de Tarbes. Un beau départ pour cet étalon dont les tous premiers produits n'ont que 2 ans cette année.
Virimoon and Monlora de Luna, the first two runners for their sire Doctor Dino, took the first places of Prix de la Ville de San Sebastian. Trained by Ana Imaz Ceca, the first mentioned filly succeed in the 51/2f event reserved to debutants. José-Manuel Garcia-Sahagun, breeder of the winner also owns Doctor Dino. A 100% spanish victory despite the filly being born in the Sarthe region.
International champion, Doctor Dino was a great french representative abroad. He is winner of 3 Gr.1s :the Man O War Stakes on the turf at Belmont and the Hong Kong Cup twice at Sha Tin. He is also third in the Dubaï Sheema Classic, the Champion Stakes, the Arlington Million, the Singapore International Cup, the Prix Ganay and the Grand-Prix de Saint-Cloud! An amazing racing career and Gr.1 performances.
Doctor Dino in action
Winner on his debuts at 2 in Prix d’Etreham at Deauville (Class "C" in 2004 now turned to be a «"B"), Doctor Dino ran up to the age of 7 for his trainer Richard Gibson before retiring to stud in the Sarthe region ien 2010 at Haras du Mesnil. 27 foals were refistered in 2012, 29 in 2011. In 2012, the stallion had a book of 29 mares.
