'We feel British breeders will be delighted with him' - St Leger winner Kew Gardens relocates to Batsford Stud

St Leger and Grand Prix de Paris winner Kew Gardens has relocated to Batsford Stud ahead of the 2025 breeding season where the son of Galileo will continue his stallion career.

The nine-year-old joins Passing Glance and Swiss Spirit at the Gloucestershire farm and a thrilled Tim Varey said: "We're absolutely delighted to be given the opportunity to stand Kew Gardens in 2025.

"He's a fantastic son of Galileo and although he has only been with us a few weeks, he has settled in really well which is a credit to his temperament."

Bred by David and Diane Nagle at their great nursery of Barronstown Stud, Kew Gardens was only out of the first four in 17 career starts three times for Aidan O'Brien and the Coolmore team. In addition to his brace of Group 1 victories, he was also successful in the Group 2 British Champions Long Distance Cup and the Queen's Vase.

At two, he defeated Dee Ex Bee in the Listed Zetland Stakes and was second in the Group 3 Champions Juvenile Stakes.

As a four-year-old he was second in the Coronation Cup and Irish St Leger before his triumphant Ascot swansong on Champions Day in 2019.

"Kew Gardens has a great pedigree, which is backed up by his performance on the track as a multiple Group 1 winner and a Classic winner," Varey added. "He also managed to take the British Champions Long Distance Cup title away from the mighty Stradivarius when he defeated him at Ascot."

His dam Chelsea Rose won the Group 1 Moyglare Stud Stakes for Con Collins and was also runner-up in the Pretty Polly Stakes and third in the Premio Lydia Tesio.

The daughter of Irish 2,000 Guineas and Irish Derby winner Desert King has produced Group 3 Munster Oaks winner Snow and Wordsworth, who placed behind Hurricane Lane in the Grand Prix de Paris and Irish Derby.

Kew Gardens after landing the St LegerCredit: Edward Whitaker

In addition to those full-siblings to Kew Gardens, Chelsea Rose is also the dam of Group 3 Prix de Ris-Orangis winner and Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest second Thawaany, by Tamayuz, and the Listed-placed Red Ransom colt Hamlool.

Chelsea Rose is also the second dam of Listed-winning juvenile Justifier.

Kew Gardens retired to Coolmore's Castlehyde Stud for the 2021 breeding season at a fee of €5,000 and his first crop, who will be selling as stores next year, numbers 108 two-year-olds.

Varey added: "We feel British breeders will be delighted with Kew Gardens. He has wonderful conformation, size and bone with an athletic walk and we look forward to showing him to everyone."

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