ROMANTIC GLADIATOR

TEN SOVEREIGNS, 2019 European champion 3YO sprinter was owned by Ballydoyle and trained by Aidan O'Brien with 4 wins in 8 starts, winning distance at 1200M. The colt remains unbeaten in three 2YO starts including G1 Middle Park Stakes with Donnacha O'Brien on board. He took part in 2000 Guineas Stakes as his first 3YO attempts but no success as a favourite which denied by another Coolmore’s runner MAGNA GRECIA, then he finished 4th in Commonwealth Cup and ran down ADVERTISE in July Cup. After finished 6th in Nunthorpe Stakes where 7.5L behind BATTAASH, he made his way to The Everest but no match with the Australian sprinters to finish last. The son of NO NAY NEVER commenced stud duties in 2016 Coolmore, Ireland and shuttles to New Zealand with 13 black type contest winners. TEN SOVEREIGNS has been sold to Turkey in 2025.ROMANTIC GLADIATOR was formerly known as AMAKHALA WARRIOR and trained by William Knight in Great Britain with 2 wins in 2 starts. He slightly slow out to settle at rear on his debut in a 1434M class 2 race where he ran into pocket on the straight on one stage and dashed well to win when saw daylight at Haydock, then sat handy early in a 1400M event and hit the front when asked late to win with 1.5Ls at York. His dam FACADE was Coolmore’s runner that won at 1600M on tapeta and his off-spring RAYYAN BU THAILA collected 3 wins from 1400M to 2200M in Doha. As a grandson of GALILEO, the bay gelding won over 1400M in Great Britain as 2yo that should be able to handle 1600M or farther while both dirt and turf are fine.