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

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

(...) There was still time to make it down to Sumbe’s Haras de Montfort et Préaux to see Charyn and friends.   It must be a condition of working for Nurlan Bizakov that you constantly ask of yourself: “what can I/we do better?”   The reception for weary trail-finders had moved into the nearly-new covering cathedral (shed doesn’t come close to doing the structure justice), and it soon became apparent why the previous temporary tent had been dispensed with.    In front of the

As the 2026 breeding season approaches, Sumbe is proud to unveil its updated stallion fees — a decision guided by a strong desire to support French breeders and encourage continued investment in quality bloodlines. With the exception of Charyn, who will stand his second season at an unchanged fee following his brilliant racing career and a highly encouraging first book of mares, all other stallions see their nomination prices reduced for the coming season. “ Our mission has a

Few tears were shed when Lethal Force was sold to continue his stallion career in France in the autumn of 2019. In fact, there were probably a few sighs of relief.   The son of Dark Angel had been represented by Richmond Stakes winner and narrow Middle Park Stakes runner-up Golden Horde that year, but that horse was his only black-type scorer from three crops of racing age, which was difficult to defend.   Lethal Force had received just 19 mares in his final season at Chevele

ZALINA (FR) (f, 2, Pinatubo {Ire}–Lady Baker, by Pioneerof The Nile) broke well and asserted for control after the initial strides of...

Lazzat gave France its first success of the week at Royal Ascot this afternoon after several near-misses. The Jerome Reynier-trained...

After four years with the bloodstock team at Arqana, Mario Gussago has this week joined Sumbe as nominations and racing manager. The...

Lazzat made a decent set of Listed rivals look wildly inferior when sweeping to success in the Prix Sevanne over six furlongs, confirming...

Coming back to the scene of her debut win over this trip last month, Rabbit's Foot (Fr) ( Golden Horde ) {Ire}) followed up in Sunday's...

Alex Volk (FR) (g, 3, Golden Horde {Ire}--Albanka, by Giant's Causeway), (...) stalked the leader in second for most of this debut....

Caspi Star (Camelot) took a lead through the first half of the race, racing a touch greenly under Silvestre de Sousa in third. Making...

DOS MUKASAN (FR) (c, 3, Golden Horde {Ire}--Dalkeya {Fr}, by Exceed And Excel {Aus}), who closed last term with a Nov. 19 conditions...

TOLEBI (FR) (g, 3, Golden Horde {Ire}--Tomyris {GB} {GSW-Eng, $135,841}, by Invincible Spirit {Ire}), third on debut behind TDN Rising...

Danara (Sea The Stars) is entered in the Gr.1 Prix de Diane and got her career off to a flying start with victory here, needing to be...

When champion miler Charyn (Ire)  joined the lineup of stallions at Nurlan Bizakov's Sumbe for 2025, he was welcomed as the fifth Group 1...

It is with great pleasure that we announce an agreement between Sumbe’s owner, Nurlan Bizakov, and Italian-born, French-based jockey...

NIZAM (FR) (c, 2, Pinatubo {Ire}-Nausha {GB} {GSW-Eng & SP-Fr, $107,130}, by Kingman {GB}), an Oct. 10 debut winner over 7 1/2 furlongs...

Since 2020 we have been working hard to develop our vision of «Sire Power» in France, while offering what we believe to be an elite...

There was a sense of inevitability in the lead-up to Saturday's G1 Queen Elizabeth II Stakes and for the vast majority of the mile...