Aragon Castle

ARAGON CASTLE

The headline act of Opulence Thoroughbreds Dubai

This three-time winning TERRITORIES gelding has excelled at both two and three years old, and with form indicative of untapped potential to come, he looks a spectacular prospect to aim at the valuable Dubai Racing Carnival this season.

With rock solid form across the past two seasons that improves with running, he has proven extremely talented and durable in the UK and has all the makings of a top tier horse in the UAE. His exceptional turn of foot will be a potent asset at Meydan Racecourse and he retains the potential to run over further as the son of a SEA THE STARS mare.

His sire, the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat winning TERRITORIES, is renowned for producing horses that progress with time, typically reaching their peak aged four and upwards. The Edward Bethall-trained REGIONAL is one such example, securing similar ratings to ARAGON CASTLE before going on to secure his first Group 1 victory aged four in the Sprint Cup Stakes at Haydock and following this up with second place in the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes at five.

ARAGON CASTLE is out of the quality mare, WEARING WINGS, who has already produced a winner in the Middle East with WEST SUFFOLK, securing one victory and a further two places in Bahrain in 2022. His second dam, DANCING MIRAGE, produced multiple black type winners that improved significantly aged four and over, including Group winner OUQBA and FOXHAVEN, who triumphed at Listed level aged four and again at six.

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ARAGON CASTLE is a horse we expect to see running over a mile or further, with the potential to reach the Stakes level this year. His form is indicative of untapped potential to come and we feel there is no one better to see this out than two-time Champion Trainer Bhupat Seemar.

Since gaining his training license in 2021, Bhupat has saddled no fewer than 20 Stakes winners - an extraordinary feat in such a short timespan. He set the tone of his career in his very first season in securing a much coveted Group 1 triumph with SWITZERLAND in the Dubai Golden Shaheen, which earned his team just under £900,000 in prize money. His top performance to date, however, was his emphatic victory in the Group 1 Dubai World Cup last March with LAUREL RIVER, where he secured an incredible £5.5 million for his owners for the win.