" One of the Best Bred Stallions in the Stud Book"
Now a Proven Sire
CURTAIN TIME
Bay, 1998
16.3 hh
Sadlers Wells
Champion Sire
Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Alidiva
Broodmare of The Year
Chief Singer
Alligatrix
Curtain Time Retired to stud due to a Sesimoid Fracture received on his 3rd outing.
CURTAIN TIME was trained for his brief racing career by Henry Cecil and he was a much hyped horse when making an impressive winning debut at three years in the 10 furlong Museum Stakes at Newmarket. Immediately following his sucess, in a race won previously by Commander-In-Chief for the same stable, Curtain Time was cut in price for the Epsom Derby and his trainer certainly believed that he had great potential.
After his second outing a not disheartened Cecil sent him to Goodwood in May for what was to be his final outing.This was in the Predominate Stakes, a listed race over 11 furlongs, and the colt finished a creditable fifth. This performance is objectively summed up when you consider that the four who finished in front of him that day were Asian Heights (Gr.3 Winner) , Wareed (Gr.2 Winner), Snowstorm (Gr. 2 placed) and Reduit (Gr.1 runner up at 2 years). An injury sustained brought an end to any future racing plans. (Sesimoid Fracture)
If pedigree were the only criterion on which future stallion sucess was gauged, then it would be assured for Curtain Time. A son of Sadler's Wells, Curtain Time is a half brother to no less than three Group 1 winners. His dam Alidiva ( Broodmare of the Year winner), a stakes winner in her own right, ranks among the all time greats for her achievement in producing so many winners at the highest level. 9 runners - 9 winners including ALI-ROYAL (winner of the Sussex Stakes Gr.1) , TAIPAN ( Multiple Gr.1 winner) & SLEEPYTIME (winner of the 1,000 Guineas).OONAGH MACCOOL (Winner of $300,000 Louisville Breeders' Cup) .
Alidiva also is the dam of Sometime dam of the exciting MANYANA
Another young stallion in the immediate pedigree is GREAT DANE, a Group 2 winning son of Danehill who stands in Australia.
Curtain Times full sister ''Winds of March'' a 2 time winner sold at auction as a broodmare in 2007
for 1.9 Million US Dollars
Curtain Time is an exceptional individual , Standing at over 16.3 hands he should be a major asset to breeders.
CURTAIN TIME is now the only living son of Alidiva standing at stud in EUROPE.
Curtain Time's Foals are Magnificent Specimens
Curtain Time winning the Museum Stakes at Newmarket
UPDATE 2012
Curtain Time
A Sensational Young Sire
3 Individual Winners from his first 5 Runners
TEXAS JACK by Curtain Time Winning impressively the
€100,000 Goffs Land Rover Bumper at Punchestown 2011
Texas Jack winning in style over hurdles
VIEW: Texas Jack winning Goffs Land Rover Bumper
Curtain Time inspects the 2011 Goffs Land Rover Bumper Jeep
''TIMESAWASTIN''
3 Time winning son of Curtain Time todate 2012. Curtain Time's first 4yr old runner was also 2nd to Hidden Universe in the Ladbrokes Cheltenham Bumper at Leopardstown
The MERRY GIANT
a 4yr old son of Curtain Time Wins first time out in a Open Bumper at Worcester for owner J.P.McManus
Oonagh Maccool winning $300,000 Breeders' Cup Ali-Royal (Sussex Stakes winner)
