Arrowfield moves on Castelvecchio

October 31, 2019

Castelvecchio (green cap) & Japanese star Lys Gracieux (red cap) fight out the finish of the 2019 $5 million Cox Plate G1 at The Valley. (PHOTO: Bronwen Healy)

Arrowfield Stud announced today that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a controlling interest in Group 1 2YO winner and Cox Plate G1 runner-up Castelvecchio (Dundeel-St Therese by Dehere).

Ottavio & Wendy Galletta remain in the ownership, John Messara becomes Castelvecchio’s racing manager and the colt will stand at Arrowfield at the end of his racing career.

Awarded a Timeform rating of 124 after the Cox Plate, Castelvecchio is enjoying a five-week break before returning to the stable of Richard Litt to prepare for an Autumn campaign.

In @LaneDamian we trust, Frosty and Japan do the @CoxPlate & Caulfield Cup double.
#リスグラシュー Lys Gracieux, what a star mare. 🇯🇵 #JRA #競馬 #騎手 pic.twitter.com/zQhFDv4fhm

— Racing.com (@Racing) October 26, 2019

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