The veteran Newmarket stalwart trained last year’s Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe winner, Alpinista, a grey daughter of Frankel.
He is now being sent the above grey colt by Frankel out of America Nova.
The Frankel colt is a half brother to Group winner Nyaleti who was trained by Mark Johnston.
Nyaleti, interestingly, is the dam of a Frankel two-year-old who will be also trained by Mark/Charlie Johnston. The Frankel x Nyaleti colt is also a grey.
America Nova also produced Weary (Astronomer Royal), a grey Chris Waller-trained gelding who won a Group 2 and a Group 3 in Australia.
She also produced a third stakes winner, the roan filly Stellar Path, who won a Listed and a Group 3 race for Xavier Thomas-Demeaulte in France and a Group 3 in the USA for Christophe Clement.
The 2004-born America Nova is by Verglas and she herself was a Listed winner, trained by Richard Gibson in France.
Pictured below are two pinnacle moments in Sir Mark Prescott’s long career.
Alpinista (Luke Morris) beats Vadeni in the Qatar Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe at Longchamp. Credit: Edward Whitaker
Trainer Sir Mark Prescott points to the camera after Alpinista’s magnificent Arc triumph. Credit: Edward Whitaker
