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00:00After the sudden passing of Le Havre earlier this year,
00:05Sembei searched carefully to find a stallion prospect worthy of filling the space on their stallion roster.
00:11They found such a horse in multiple Group 1 winner and globetrotter, Mishrif.
00:15Mishrif arrived rather soon after the British Cup.
00:20He settled in well, being a top class horse, an international winner, a globetrotting superstar,
00:28and being very attractive.
00:30He was one of a kind horse.
00:34He won a derby, and there are only a handful of derby winners each year,
00:40but only a few, even fewer, go on to become superstars
00:46and be consistent and repeat their forms in the long run, which he did.
00:52The first big score was the French Jockey Club, the French Derby, of course.
00:57He won a second time in France in Group 2, Guillaume Dordano, in the summer.
01:01His breakthrough was when he was four, so he went on a winning streak
01:08starting in February in the Saudi Cup, on the dirt, on nine furlongs.
01:13And he won, three weeks later, in Dubai, about 12 furlongs on the turf.
01:19He came back to win the Juddmont International in the summer, by six lengths.
01:24In three weeks, he could win on the dirt and turf, the highest level.
01:27He was a very versatile horse, very tough, with a very good mind.
01:31He could handle travelling.
01:33He's an impressive athlete, but still, he has a light walk.
01:37He has perfect angles. He's a mix of power and grace.
01:42He comes from a maternal line, which has been in the hands of Prince Faisal for 40 years, I think.
01:50He is a descendant of Blue Hen Rafa, who is the dam to Invincible Spirit and Kodiak.
01:59So, you know, it's an ever-blooming family.
02:02It's really a long-term selection, and this is the result of it.
02:07Of course, we will send him a number of mares of ourselves and Prince Faisal as well.
02:15We expect to have around 100 mares covered, plus on top of ours.
02:21He'll trigger, you know, very much interest in breeders,
02:26because maybe the French scene lacked another horse of this calibre.
02:32Losing Le Havre at age 16 or 17 was a big loss.
02:36It was, you know, not expected so soon.
02:40And, well, it's not a trifle to find a replacement for such a horse.
02:46So, they've been, you know, looking carefully.
02:50Eventually, you know, they made a final decision on Mischief.
02:54We are very thankful that we could, you know, reach this agreement that Mischief would come to France
03:00and, well, we hope that he will, you know, make a good replacement.