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VANBRUGH'S oldest progeny are 4YO's of the 2022/23 season and include 5 Length winner of the Gr. 1 Livamol Classic, MUSTANG VALLEY. Gr.2 winning 3YO son WILD NIGHT & stakes winner SHEEZ DOMINANT VANBRUGH was a Sydney debut winning 2YO and 3YO Gr.1 winner of the Spring Champion Stakes at Randwick in his Classic season. He enjoyed further Group race success at the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival as a 4YO. VANBRUGH is a fast and precocious son of the champion sire, champion broodmare sire and sire of sires ENCOSTA DE LAGO (sireline of NORTHERN METEOR, ZOUSTAR, DEEP FIELD, YES YES YES etc.) while his dam, the Group performed Sydney winning 2YO Soho Secret, is a daughter of the superstar producer Professionelle.

2023 SERVICE FEE: $10,000 + GST (LFG)

Vanbrugh | Introduction

ENCOSTA DE LAGO - SOHO SECRET by Lucky Owners | 16.0½ hh

  • Sire of brilliant Gr.1 winning mare Mustang Valley and talented 3YO, Gr.2 winner Wild Night - Winner of 4 of his 5 starts
  • Debut Randwick winning 2YO
  • Gr.1 winning Australian 3YO of the Spring Champion Stakes (Like Savabeel and Dundeel)
  • Melbourne Spring Carnival Group winning 4YO
  • Strikingly handsome individual
  • By champion sire & sire of sires Encosta De Lago, From a highclass family

Vanbrugh | Race Record

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Vanbrugh | Gallery

Gr.1 Livamol Classic winner MUSTANG VALLEY (Vanbrugh ex. Cream of the Crop)

NEWS

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Trans Tasman success for Windsor Park

Windsor Park Stud enjoyed superb racing success as both breeders and owners at the weekend with classy 3YO filly Grinzinger Belle (ShamExpress) to the fore when winning the Gr.3 The Vanity at Flemi...

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More spring Group One gold for Mustang Valley

30 SEPTEMBER 2023, Richard Edmunds, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

A year on from a breakthrough spring campaign that announced her arrival on the Group One stage, Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh) did it again in the Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) at Hastings on Satu...

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Multiple Group One winner leads Windsor Park charge

2 OCTOBER, 2023 Paul Vettise, LOVERACING.NZ News Desk

Top quality mare Mustang Valley spearheaded a lucrative and satisfying stellar Saturday for Windsor Park Stud. The dominant Gr.1 Arrowfield Stud Plate (1600m) winner was bred by the Cambridge nurse...

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Mustang Valley on track for Group One assignments

16 SEPTEMBER 2023, NZ RACING DESK

Class mare Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh) proved a cut above her rivals at New Plymouth on Saturday as she relished the surface on offer to race clear in the feature flat event, the Seaton Park Open (14...

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Windsor Park well-represented in Karaka Million

19 JANUARY, 2023 NZ RACING DESK

The Karaka Million twilight meeting at Pukekohe on Saturday is gearing up to being a potentially lucrative night for Windsor Park Stud, with the Cambridge thoroughbred nursery well-represented in t...

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Wild Night declares game on for Karaka 3YO Classic

26 DECEMBER, 2022 NZ RACING DESK

Barely thirty minutes after unbeaten three-year-old filly Legarto put her hand up to start favourite in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic (1600m) next month with victory in the Gr.2 ATR Eight Carat Cl...

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Christmas comes early for Karaka Million bound stars

13 DECEMBER, 2022 RACENEWS

Three Year Old Wild Night (Vanbrugh) and Two Year Old Trobriand (Kermadec), both from the stable of Te Akau Racing and both yearling graduates of Windsor Park Stud, returned to the racetrack in emp...

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MR MAESTRO - ONE MORE BATTLE

4 NOV 22 | NZ Racing Desk

Andrew Forsman’s young troops have served him so well in Melbourne and he sends Mr Maestro into battle for the final time this spring at Flemington on Saturday. The Cambridge trainer has enjoyed sa...

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Cream rises to the top at Windsor Park

17 OCTOBER, 2022 NZ RACING DESK

Celebrating a stallion’s first elite-level victory is an important milestone for any stud farm, but it is made even better when they race the Group One victor themselves.  That was the case for Win...

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TRACK WON'T SLOW MUSTANG VALLEY

14 OCT 22 | Michael Guerin, NZ Herald

Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh) has been handed the perfect opportunity in the $330,000 Classic at Hastings on Saturday. The mare will start a shortening favourite for the Group 1 weight-for-age feature,...

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SHEEZ DOMINANT SEEKING GUINEAS DOUBLE

28 SEP 22 | NZ Racing Desk

Sheez Dominant (VANBRUGH)  lived up to her name when beating the boys in the Listed Wanganui Guineas (1340m) earlier this month and trainer Fraser Auret is hoping for a repeat dose this weekend.   ...

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Mustang Valley excels in Awapuni feature

24 SEPTEMBER, NZ RACING DESK

Windsor Park-bred Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh), an impressive last start Hastings winner, lifted her game several notches on Saturday as she claimed her first success at stakes level when taking out t...

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DOMINANT GUINEAS WIN FOR VANBRUGH FILLY

5 SEP 22 | Racing News

Vanbrugh filly Sheez Dominant lived up to her name in the Wanganui Guineas on Saturday winning the Listed feature in impressive fashion at just her third start. Bred by Windsor Park Stud, the ...

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Mustang Valley on Oaks path

3 FEB, 2022 NZ RACING DESK

After making her presence felt in almost every 3YO fillies’ feature so far this season, Mustang Valley (Vanbrugh) now has next month’s Gr. 1 New Zealand Oaks looming large on her horizon. The daugh...

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SURPRISE PACKET NOW CHASING BLACK TYPE HONOURS

2 FEB 22 | NZ Racing Desk

Gingerbread’s emergence against the older horses this preparation may cause a rethink of future plans for the promising daughter of Vanbrugh. Trainer Vicki Prendergast has been pleasantly surprised...

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MUSTANG VALLEY ON SONG FOR GUINEAS

10 NOV 21 | NZ Racing Desk

Mustang Valley is at the top of her game for her Group One test at Riccarton on Saturday with connections hoping for a final piece of the puzzle to make the Classic a snug fit for the daughter of ...

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WINDSOR HOMEBRED DEFENDS GROUP 1 TITLE

20 SEP 21 | NZTBA

The first Group One race of the season has been run and won with Callsign Mav (Atlante x Raadisi) once again taking out the Tarzino Trophy (1400m) at Hastings on Saturday.   For his breeders Windso...

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The might and power of Mustang Valley

14 JUN 21 | WPS News

  THE MIGHT AND POWER OF MUSTANG VALLEY  With the same big action as her close relative Might And Power (Zabeel), the similarities don’t end there for 2...

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Schick excited about sire power for Karaka 2021

With 17 different sires represented in this years Windsor Parks Karaka Yearling Draft, the appropriate cliche “there is a horse for everyone” has never been more true. With progeny by Savabeel, So ...

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Quality Book 2 Magic Millions yearlings sell on Monday

A close relation to up and coming galloper Supreme Khan highlights the quality Book 2 draft by Windsor Park Stud on account of Eureka Stud for the Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale.   Studmaster Rodne...

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Quality lineup from Windsor Park in Book 2 of Magic Millions

16 Jan 21| WPS News

A close relation to up and coming galloper Supreme Khan highlights the quality Book 2 draft by Windsor Park Stud on account of Eureka Stud for the Gold Coast Magic Millions Sale.   Studmaster Rodne...

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2020 SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT

14 MAY 20 | WPS

Rip Van Winkle heads Windsor Park service fee announcement   2019/2020 has proven to be a breakthrough season in both Australia and New Zealand for successful sire Rip Van Winkle. An established pi...

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Group One winner Vanbrugh retires

22 MAY 2017 | BY WINDSOR PARK STUD

The Chris Waller-trained Vanbrugh has been retired from racing after being scratched from his raceday finale in Saturday’s Group One Doomben Cup due to the prevailing heavy track conditions. The Gr...

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Vanbrugh Overview

A debut winning 2YO at Randwick Vanbrugh completed a hatrick of wins early in his 3YO season including the Gr.3 Gloaming Stakes prior to a dominant victory in the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes. Thi...

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