Kikkuli: Frankel’s half-brother will stand at Paardeberg Stud
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Frankel’s half-brother Kikkuli begins new chapter in South Africa
Kitty Trice (Racing Post) speaks to Paardeberg Stud’s Sally Bruss about standing the son of Kingman
The old proverb ‘blood will out’ would certainly apply to Kikkuli if the son of Kingman follows in the giant footsteps of his half-brother at stud.
Bred by Juddmonte, the five-year-old is the last foal out of Kind, meaning he is a half-sibling to the great Frankel, a dual British and Irish champion sire and unbeaten champion racehorse.
Kikkuli was no slouch on the track himself, winning on his second start when reappearing at Newmarket on his three-year-old bow. Appropriately trained by the Charltons – Roger Charlton trained the late Kind to a brace of Listed wins – he gained black type when second in the Listed Heron Stakes on his third start and was then a neck second to Haatem in the Group 3 Jersey Stakes at Royal Ascot.
That rival had finished a head second to Rosallion in the Irish 2,000 Guineas on his previous outing, having also landed Group 2 laurels as a juvenile.
Kikkuli ran five more times at a high level without success, although he was beaten only half a length in fourth in the Group 2 Hungerford Stakes at Newbury. Regardless, his pedigree alone was enough to rate him an exciting stallion prospect.
