CASSANOVA
2001 Liver Chesnut Stallion
Chess x Cabasita II
Cassanova is in his second season as a stallion.
2008 will be his third full playing season and he shows amazing potential on the polo field. Mark Tomlinson has placed him in his string and he is confident that he will make a top class high-goal pony. He has an amazing temperament, a very good mouth and shows incredible agility. These attributes coupled with his good bone and conformation make him an ideal sire.
Chess is a proven polo pony sire, his bloodlines being successful in the UK & Argentina (See below). Cabasita II was an English home bred mare by Man of Harlech out of Cabasita I who was brought to the UK by Eddie & Sonny Moore. She was a very fast, agile mare played by Claire Tomlinson when she was 5 goals.
Top Secret
Chess
Mariposa
CASSANOVA
Man of Harlech
Cabasita II
Cabasita I
Stud Fee: POA
Apply to
Down Farm
Westonbirt
Tetbury
Gloucestershire
GL8 8QW
Tel: 01666 881254
ZORRO
2003 Liver Chesnut 15.1hh Thoroughbred Stallion
Chess x Forrest
Zorro is in his second season as a stallion.
Broken in for polo, he is a well balanced, easy moving, strong horse with a wonderful temperament and good conformation and bone.
Forrest was sourced in New Zealand by Jim Gilmore. She subsequently played for Ellerston in the UK until Kerry Packer retired from playing. Andrea Vianini now plays her at high goal level.
Forrest won the best retrained racehorse award at the Queen's Cup final 2007 and she had 4 embryo offspring playing the 2007 season.
Top Secret
Chess
Mariposa
ZORRO
Egmont Moon
Forrest (NZ)
Norman Pentaquad (USA)
Zorro is owned by Stephanie Gore and Rory Sweet. He currently stands at Ladyswood House, Sherston, Malmesbury, Wiltshire.
Stud Fee: £800
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Rainbow Quest (USA) x Be Easy
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Dreams End is well bred, tough, durable and smart dual-purpose performer.
Rainbow Corner, who is also by Rainbow Quest, stands in Argentina at Ellerstina. He is one of the most successful stallions in the polo world producing great progeny.
Blushing Groom (FR)
Rainbow Quest (USA)
I Will Follow (USA)
DREAMS END
Be Friendly
Be Easy
Easy to Love
Stud Fee: £600
Apply to:
Beaufort Embryo Transfer
Down Farm
Westonbirt
Tetbury
Gloucestershire
GL8 8QW
01666 840423
HECTOR
1984 Bay 15.1hh Stallion
Sequito x Lorelei
CHESS
1984 15.2hh Chesnut Stallion
Top Secret x Mariposa
Both stallions were bred by Hector Barrantes in Argentina.
These are quality free moving stallions with plenty of bone and strong feet. They were both selected from Hector Barrantes' 2 top bloodlines and are specifically bred for polo. Both stallions are now in their seventeenth covering season at Down Farm and their offspring have proved themselves in low, medium and high goal. Their offspring have also won best playing pony prizes eg Jethro by Chess in The Queens Cup Final
A large number of ponies who played and still play in the Argentine Open each year are directly related to Hector or Chess.
Due to their age, Hector and Chess are subject to limited availability.