FLORA OF BERMUDA (Dark Angel – Dubai Power) added another memorable chapter to her story with a deserved victory in the Summer Stakes, Gr.3 at York. Now racing in the colours of Wathnan Racing, she once again displayed the toughness, class and determination that have made her such an admirable mare.
For all of us at STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK, this success is especially rewarding. FLORA OF BERMUDA was pinhooked by STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK, purchased for €60,000 at the Goffs November Foal Sale, raised and prepped on our farm at SCHLOSSGUT ITLINGEN and sold to Longways Stables at the Arqana August Yearling Sale in Deauville for €52.500.
We always believed in her. She was never the biggest filly, but from the outset she possessed the qualities that matter most — class, toughness and a tremendous attitude. In fact, we had to persuade Longways Stables to buy her at Arqana, because we were convinced that she had all the makings of a very special filly.
After her rather bad yearling sale, she continued her journey through the market in the best possible fashion, being resold for GBP 340,000 at the Breeze Up Sales. By then, nobody was concerned anymore about her size, because she had shown exactly what counted: quality, grit and real determination. Those characteristics have defined her throughout her career and were once again very much in evidence in this latest Group success.
FLORA OF BERMUDA has never stopped giving her all. She is not only a very good mare, but above all a remarkably genuine and tough one. Time and again she has shown her fighting spirit against top-class opposition, and this latest victory was another thoroughly deserved reward for her consistency and courage.
To see a filly you have bought, raised and sold go on to achieve results like this is what makes this business so special. FLORA OF BERMUDA has been a wonderful representative of our programme, and we could not be happier to see her add another important Group success to her record.
Congratulations to Wathnan Racing, Andrew Balding, and all connections on this excellent victory.
