Oratorio

Oratorio

Bay 2002 15.3 hh (1.60 m)
Danehill - Mahrah
Distance won over: 6f. to 10f.

Oratorio was a dual Gr.1 winner of the Eclipse and Irish Champion Stakes at 3 emulating Champion sires Sadler’s Wells and Giant’s Causeway. As a 2yo, Oratorio had already got a taste of top-level success in the Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere. By sire of sires Danehill. From the family of Champion sire Alydar. Defeated Motivator (twice), Alexander Goldrun, Azamour, Grey Swallow, Starcraft, Dubawi, Rakti etc. Look out for his first yearlings in 2008.

Fee for 2009: €17,500

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Oratorio Colt Steals Show at Goffs

(20th November 2008, Australia)
World economic uncertainty hasn’t curbed the momentum of young stallion Oratorio (Ire) with a foal by the former champion racehorse the new sale topper at Ireland’s Goffs November Foal Sale after three days of trading. View article

260,000 euros Oratorio

(30th September 2008, Ireland)
Oratorio’s first crop have made a big impression at the yearling sales so far this year, with prices of up to 400,000 euros at Deauville, and he again made a splash on the opening day of the Goffs Million Sale. View article

400,000 euros for Oratorio's first yearling

(16th August 2008, Ireland)
The first crop of Oratorio made a big impact from the day they were born and the son of Danehill wasted no time making a major impression with his first yearling at the Arqana August Sale at Deauville on Friday. View article

$300,000 Oratorio Filly

(26th June 2008, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio provided the highlight on Thursday at the inaugural Inglis First Season Sire Showcase for weanlings when his striking bay filly from Rainscene fetched $300,000 to the bid of bloodstock agent Anton Koolman. View article

Group One Treble for Duke of Marmalade

(18th June 2008, Ireland)
The navy blue Coolmore colours were back in the winner’s circle at Royal Ascot on Wednesday carried to victory in the Group One Prince of Wales Stakes by in-form Danehill entire Duke of Marmalade( 4h Danehill x Love Me True, by Kingmambo). View article

$310,000 for Oratorio Colt

(29th May 2008, Australia)
A cracking colt from the first crop of Danehill’s triple Group One winning son Oratorio made a big splash at the Magic Millions National Weanling Sale on Thursday when sold for $310,000. View article

Duke of Marmalade brings more G1 glory for Danehill

(28th April 2008, Ireland)
Danehill may no longer be with us but he won’t let us forget him as he showed in Europe’s first G1 of 2008 at Longchamp on Sunday. View article

Third G1 in a row for amazing Danehill filly Fawn

(6th August 2007, Ireland)
There was only ever going to be one winner of the G1 Nassau Stakes and it was yet another G1 victory for Danehill as the remarkable Peeping Fawn kept on gamely to score by a length and a half. View article

First Australian Foal for Oratorio

(26th July 2007, Australia)
Triple Group One winner Oratorio covered 117 mares in his first season at Coolmore Jerry's Plains last spring and his first Australian foal arrived this week at Geoff and Jann Harris’s Tooloogan Vale Farm near Scone. View article

Another Group One Winner for Danehill

(12th July 2007, Australia)
Legendary sire Danehill is powering his way through another hugely successful season in Europe adding another Group One winner to his tally in the shape of three year-old filly Simply Perfect. View article

The Foals That Have the Irish Talking

(10th July 2007, Australia)
He’s a triple Group One winning son of Danehill and his first crop of foals have made Irish breeders sit up and take notice. View article

Eight Aussie Juvenile Winners for Fasliyev

(11th June 2007, Australia)
In-form trainer Mark Kavanagh produced a smart debut winner at Moonee Valley on Monday when Flea Flicker (2g Fasliyev – I’m Wishing, by Mukaddamah) saluted in the 1000 metre open event for juveniles. View article

Coolmore Sires Popular at Inglis Broodmare Sale

(23rd April 2007, Australia)
The 2007 Inglis Australian Select Broodmare Sale last week featured many outstanding mares and fillies with a significant number of the top selling lots offered with positive tests to Coolmore stallions. View article

DANEHILL HEADS COOLMORE'S 2006 CHAMPIONS

(16th January 2007, Ireland)
Much may have changed in the past couple of decades but some things are reassuringly consistent and nothing more so than that Coolmore will have stood European's champion sire. View article

FINAL DANEHILL FETCHES $HK7.5 MILLION

(11th December 2006, Ireland)
The curtain was brought down on a remarkable passage in thoroughbred breeding history when the very last son of world champion stallion Danehill was offered at public auction. View article