a fantastic result result for our operation
MALTESE CROSS gave STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK one of their proudest moments when producing a courageous, top-class performance to win the Cygames Grand Prix de Paris, Gr.1, at ParisLongchamp.
In a thrilling finish over 2,400 metres, Tom Marquand found the vital gap at exactly the right moment and MALTESE CROSS showed all the determination and class that have marked his career to date. The William Haggas-trained son of SEA THE STARS fought his way to the front to win by a head for owner George Waud.
Already winner of the Lingfield Derby Trial, L. and such a gallant second in the Betfred Derby. Gr.1 at Epsom, MALTESE CROSS has now turned Classic promise into Group 1 success. It was a victory earned the hard way—and one which makes it all the more memorable.
Bred in France by Ecurie du Sud and Ecurie Gribomont, Maltese Cross was bought as a STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK pinhook at Arqana December and raised and prepped at their farm at SCHLOSSGUT ITLINGEN before beimh consigned and sold at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sales to Hurworth Bloodstock on behalf of his owner.
From the initial judgement to buy him, through the daily care, patience and preparation required to allow a young horse to thrive, his journey represents exactly what our operation seeks to achieve.
To see a horse we believed in at such an early stage win a Group 1 is a tremendous reward for everyone involved: his breeders, owner George Waud, trainer William Haggas and his team, our partners, and the team at STAUFFENBERG BLOODSTOCK.
MALTESE CROSS is a wonderful advertisement for our model—and a reminder that, with the right horse, the right people and a great deal of commitment, the journey from young prospect to Group 1 winner can become reality.
