Siyouni becomes the fifth stallion this century to sire two Eclipse winners, with Paddington in 2023 following St Mark’s Basilica two years earlier.
The others are Cape Cross (Sea The Stars in 2009 and Golden Horn in 2015), Galileo (Nathaniel in 2012 and Ulysses in 2017) Kitten’s Joy (Hawkbill in 2016 and Roaring Lion in 2019) and Dubawi (Al Khazeem in 2013 and Ghaiyyath in 2020).
Galileo is also the damsire of Ghaiyyath and St Mark’s Basilica and grandsire of Vadeni (2022).
2004 winner Refuse To Bend was Sadler’s Wells‘ second winner after Opera House in 1993. Sadler’s Wells won it himself in 1984 and sired the dam of 2019 winner Enable who?is by the 2012 winner Nathaniel.
2000 winner Giant’s Causeway is the damsire of 2016 winner Hawkbill.
| YEAR | HORSE | SIRE | DAM | DAMSIRE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | GIANT’S CAUSEWAY | Storm Cat | Mariah’s Storm | Rahy |
| 2001 | MEDICEAN | Machiavellian | Mystic Goddess | Storm Bird |
| 2002 | HAWK WING | Woodman | La Lorgnette | Val de L’Orne |
| 2003 | FALBRAV | Fairy King | Regalo of The Night | Slewpy |
| 2004 | REFUSE TO BEND | Sadler’s Wells | Market Slide | Gulch |
| 2005 | ORATORIO | Danehill | Mahrah | Vaguely Noble |
| 2006 | DAVID JUNIOR | Pleasant Tap | Paradise River | Irish River |
| 2007 | NOTNOWCATO | Inchinor | Rambling Rose | Cadeaux Genereux |
| 2008 | MOUNT NELSON | Rock of Gibraltar | Independence | Selkirk |
| 2009 | SEA THE STARS | Cape Cross | Urban Sea | Miswaki |
| 2010 | TWICE OVER | Observatory | Double Crossed | Caerleon |
| 2011 | SO YOU THINK | High Chaparral | Triassic | Tights |
| 2012 | NATHANIEL | Galileo | Magnificient Style | Silver Hawk |
| 2013 | AL KAZEEM | Dubawi | Kazeem | Darshaan |
| 2014 | MUKHADRAM | Shamardal | Magic Tree | Timber Country |
| 2015 | GOLDEN HORN | Cape Cross | Fleche d’Or | Dubai Destination |
| 2016 | HAWKBILL | Kitten’s Joy | Trensa | Giant’s Causeway |
| 2017 | ULYSSES | Galileo | Ligero Shift | Kingmambo |
| 2018 | ROARING LION | Kitten’s Joy | Vionnet | Street Sense |
| 2019 | ENABLE | Nathaniel | Concentric | Sadler’s Wells |
| 2020 | GHAIYYATH | Dubawi | Nightime | Galileo |
| 2021 | ST MARK’S BASILICA | Siyouni | Cabaret | Galileo |
| 2022 | VADENI | Churchill | Vaderana | Monsun |
| 2023 | PADDINGTON | Siyouni | Modern Eagle | Montjeu |
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