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Scott Bros Welcome New Son Of Giant's Causeway For 2013
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Eightfold Path, winning the Gr 3 Prix Eclipse. Image: APRH

Scott Bros have welcomed yet another new sire on board for the 2013 season - a handsome Gr 3 winner at two years of age, Eightfold Path has a royal pedigree to match his goodlooks. He joins Crusade at Highdown Stud for their first book of mares this coming breeding season.

A son of Giant's Causeway out of mare Divine Proportions by Kingmambo, the five-time Gr 1 winning mare is in turn out of Sadlers Wells/Mill Reef mare.

Trained by Pascal Bary in France, Eightfold Path won the French Prix Eclipse Gr3 over 1200m, as well as the French Prix de Tancarville over 1200m. He also finished third in the Gr 3 Prix La Rochette over 1400m. He totalled four wins and place from age two to four, over distances of 1200m - 1600m.

Winning his debut race impressively, Racing Post said of Eightfold Path: "By the style in which he [Eightfold Path] made a winning debut at Deauville on Saturday in a newcomers race, there were some other beautifully bred colts in the 6f event but Eightfold Path saw them off as he made virtually every yard of the running in the hands of Christophe Lemaire. At the post he had half a length to spare over the favourite Ephemere but won with something well in hand."

His dam was an incredible racemare, and this colt is her first foal. A champion two year old filly, as well as a Top three and four year old in Europe, she took home five Gr 1 races including the French 1000 Guineas and French Oaks.

Giant's Causeway, a Champion son of Storm Cat needs little introduction. With earnings of $127 million, he has sired 129 Stakes Winners and awarded three-time USA Champion Sire.

Eightfold Path stands for a fee of R10 000 (R3000 nom + R7 000 Live foal), for one mare and one mare free.

The Scott Bros will be showing Eightfold Path to breeders on Wednesday 21 August at 11:30. Please contact the Scott Bros at 033 266 6918 to rsvp.

News Update 19/08/2013

. DAIVIKA 3 year old filly by Dynaformer – ran today in France and won emphatically over 1600, she will be contesting Group Races later in the season.
. MONOCEROS 2 year old colt by Giant’s Causeway – full brother to Eightfold Path due to make his debut in Sept/Oct, rated highly.

Eightfold Path, pictured here in training, stands at Scott Bros for the 2013 season. Image: Peter Gibson