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...