BREEDING FLAT RACE HORSES WITH INTEGRITY & TRANSPARENCY AT THE FOREFRONT
MAXIMISING POTENTIAL
Based in the rolling hills of the North Cotswolds our aim at Apple Tree Stud is to build a boutique Broodmare band, breeding top quality stock in the pursuit of top class racehorses.
NEWS & TIPS
Astonishing’s Half Brother, Yes My Boy Wins On Debut At Newcastle 12/02/20
Yes My Boy (Footstepsinthesand x Amazing Krisken), a 3yo half brother to our very own Astonishing won the Bombardier British Hopped Amber Beer Novice Stakes over a 1m last night at Newcastle adding another update to an already solid page. The race looked strong on paper but Yes My Boy dealt out 3/4 of a length beating to the John Gosden Trained Cemhaan with a further 1 1/2 lengths back to Charlie Appleby's 88 officially rated Dubawi Colt Discovery Island. Yes My Boy Broke well and travelled before pressing on from the furlong pole, staying on strongly to the line. He looks as if he will stay further and will be exciting to see what targets Archie Watson has for him. Astonishing is in foal to Dark Angel and over her due date so we are waiting with great anticipation to see what she delivers. She has on the ground the exciting 3yo Golden Horn colt Gold Maze with Jessica Harrington in Ireland who is already Group 2 placed and entered in the Dubai Duty Free Irish Derby. Astonishing also has a 2yo colt by Showcasing which I have always loved, he too is being trained in Lambourn by Archie Watson. We have booked Astonishing in to visit Too Darn Hot this season. The coming summer should hold some interesting updates and good results.
Secret Advisor Adds More Black Type to Astonishing’s Page 31/01/20
Secret Advisor (Dubawi x Sub Rose) gained more Black Type for the page of our very own mare Astonishing (Galileo x Amazing Krisken) last night in Meydan Dubai, winning the Meydan Cup Sponsored By P & O Marinas (Listed Handicap) (Turf) over a 1m6f. Secret Advisor is out of a full sister to Astonishing, Sub Rose. We look forward to seeing Secret Advisor having more opportunity add black type to the page through out the Dubai Carnival. Astonishing is in foal to Dark Angel, due this weekend and booked in to visit Too Darn Hot (Dubawi x Dar Rae Mi) 2020 breeding season which makes the result very exciting indeed as Dubawi x Galileo cross is proving lucrative.