SUMBE I Angel Bleu

DARK ANGEL’S ONLY GROUP 1 WINNER
AT 2 IN EUROPE

• Champion juvenile in 2021

• He is Dark Angel’s only dual Group 1 winner at two

• A pedigree tracing back to five generations of pure class between the two hemispheres

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Ancre 1

I Race record

Won from 5 to 8 furlongs

At two

1st Gr.1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardère video
1st Gr.1 Critérium International video
1st Gr.2 Vintage Stakes
1st British EBF Novice Stakes
1st EBF Stallions Conditions Stakes
2nd L. Pat Eddery Stakes

At three and four

1st Gr.2 Celebration Mile
1st L. Spring Trophy Stakes
2nd L. Lady Wulfruna Stakes
3rd Gr.3 Greenham Stakes

What’s particularly striking about his vigorous 2-year old campaign is that he debuted in April and kept racing through October. Early spring juveniles rarely make it to fall Group 1 events, and this marks Angel Bleu’s unique combination of quick development, toughness, and high class as something special, qualities that should attract breeders.

If his racing career was sparkling, his international pedigree is downright blinding. Dark Angel is a member of the pronounced specialist speed line of early maturing sprinter/milers that trace to Northern Dancer. In contrast to his sire line, Angel Bleu’s immediate family is known for its high-class middle-distance ability.

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Pedigree

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" We have a filly by Angel Bleu and Nuit Polaire, who already produced the talented Intellogent, a Group 1 winner. The filly is quite spectacular, with plenty of strength and a lovely way of moving."

Henri Bozo

" We are delighted with our foal: she has great depth, very good
movement, and an excellent attitude. She shows many strong points that remind us of her sire, Angel Bleu.
At this stage, we believe she will be quite precocious."
Fernando Laffon-Parias

" Superb colt by Angel Bleu, with great size, excellent frame, and remarkable balance. Plenty of bone, real depth of body, and quality tissue. A powerful and harmonious model, destined for a bright future."

Anthony Baudouin

SUMBE expands into Australia with a promising acquisition

"Last night at the Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, I was delighted to secure an exciting filly, marking an important step in my continued expansion into international racing. Following my experience in Australia in 2024 with Lazzat, when he competed in the Golden Eagle, I was deeply impressed by the atmosphere, the quality of racing, and the exceptional prize money on offer. It was at that moment that I began seriously considering the opportunity to embark on an Australian ventu

Mar 30

Young gun throwing 'top-notch' offspring among the exciting sires lined up in Sumbe's blue-chip mating plans

Sumbe is once again throwing its weight behind its roster of young sires by sending them a stack of blue-chip mares. Nurlan Bizakov’s Normandy based operation is supporting its champion miler Charyn in his second season as a stallion with some particularly dazzling names. For the second year in succession, the son of Dark Angel will cover Bee Queen, a Makfi mare who is the dam of Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere hero and Sumbe studmate Belbek; Providenciales, an unraced Australia half

Feb 9

'We hope the future is going to be bright' - first arrivals for Charyn as Sumbe gears up for major year

Tom Peacock speaks to Mario Gussago from the Normandy operation about Nurlan Bizakov's roster Charyn arrived at the gates of Haras de Montfort & Preaux as the subject of great anticipation. The standout miler of 2024, a son of Dark Angel with three Group 1 wins under his belt, was the shiny new name joining Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe operation in its own blue and yellow livery. There seems to have been no change on that score, with his first foals appearing around some very famo

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