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00:00This year, Charon joins the Sunbae Stallion roster as the farm's fifth Group 1 winning
00:08sire.
00:09The son of Dark Angel and champion Mylar raced from 2 through 4, highlighted by a Group 1
00:13hat trick in 2024.
00:21It's obviously a very important moment for Sunbae and for France beyond to welcome Charon
00:26this year.
00:27A fifth Group 1 winner on our roster after Milschrift, Belbeck and Angèle Bleu last
00:31season.
00:32Early developing, talented, precocious horse, sturdy, could last through three full seasons
00:39and who showed his best form at 4 but was already a very accomplished horse at 2, winning
00:44the Group 2 Prix, the Critérium de Maison Lafitte.
00:48He's been the fastest Mylar in Europe this year, the only horse to shade 134.
00:52He swept the Queen Anne, Queen Elisabeth II and Prix Jacques-le-Marois in record time,
00:59so it's a hat trick that had never been achieved before.
01:03Well, he's the elite within the elite and he had the kind of acceleration that hasn't
01:11been seen since Kingman 10 years ago in the Jacques-le-Marois.
01:15So just to put things in perspective, he's not only another Group 1 winner entering stud
01:20but something really, really special.
01:23He's a strong horse, he stands 1.63m with a good length matching his size and strength,
01:31so he's a well-balanced individual with a very cool demeanor and a good walk about him.
01:36Charon is Dark Angel's best ever offspring and we hope that he'll be able to continue
01:42this Try My Best line, which is a specific line of Northern Dancer that's been very,
01:48very consistent through five or six generations.
01:51Pedigree-wise, he was bred to be a sprinter.
01:53He really could carry this speed over a mile, which is amazing, and that explains a lot
01:58about him and that he matured at four, like good sprinters usually do.
02:05There's already a big hype around Charon from English and Irish breeders, so we are delighted
02:11by it and we suppose that it's a much-deserved prize, being the best miler to retire in France
02:19for at least 10 years.