Crecy (GB)

Crecy (GB)

Rehoming: £500

SireRefuse To Bend
DamIn A Silent Way
Age 17
DOB 25 Feb 09
Sex mare
Colour bay
Country
 GB
Status Rehoming
Breeder
Richard Moses Bloodstock
Races9
Wins1
Flat form
51/3258/5/
Jumps form
3/8/


Notes
Crecy raced on the flat and over jumps in France. She won over a mile at Fontainebleau and was also second in the Group 3 Prix Penelope at Saint-Cloud and third over hurdles in the Listed Prix Finot at Auteuil.

At stud Crecy has produced five-time winner Vince Le Prince, dual winner Freyabella and winner Longbowman. Her latest foal was born in 2025, sired by Bayside Boy.

Crecy is now available to a good home for a nominal rehoming fee of £500.

Crecy is ROR-eligible. Please contact the WhatsApp number below for details.
Sale Details
Status Rehoming
Rehoming
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Price
 £500
Contact
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Details
As always we will listen to offers with regard to price, as it is important that the horse finds a good and knowledgeable home.
ROR



Date Race
29Nov11
Prix De La Renommiere
Course: Fontainebleau
Jockey: Tony Piccone
Owner: Simon Munir
Trainer: Yannick Fouin


07Apr26
Mares available for rehoming from Nick Bradley Racing





CRECY

bay mare

25 Feb 09 		Refuse To Bend Sadler's Wells Northern Dancer
Fairy Bridge
Market Slide Gulch
Grenzen
In A Silent Way Desert Prince Green Desert
Flying Fairy
Pray Priolo
Lady Zi



Inbreeding
Northern Dancer: 3S X 5D X 5D
Dosage
Dosage Profile: 3 1 8 4 0
Dosage Index: 1.00
Center of Distribution: +0.19




Refuse To Bend (IRE), bay horse foaled 17 March 2000, bred by Moyglare Stud Farm, was a son of Sadler's Wells out of Market Slide (by Gulch), and a brother to Melbourne Cup winner Media Puzzle.

Trained initially by Dermot Weld and later by Saeed bin Suroor for Godolphin, he was a top-class miler whose brilliance at two and three marked him among the finest sons of Sadler's Wells to excel over the classic mile.

Refuse To Bend made a winning debut at Gowran Park before capturing the National Stakes at the Curragh, establishing himself as Ireland's leading juvenile. At three, he won the Leopardstown 2,000 Guineas Trial and then the Sagitta 2,000 Guineas at Newmarket, defeating a strong field to remain unbeaten in four starts.

Though disappointing in the Derby, he returned to form with victory in the Desmond Stakes and later, under Godolphin colours, added two Group 1 triumphs at four — the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot and the Eclipse Stakes at Sandown, defeating Warrsan and Soviet Song among others. His career record stood at 15 starts, 7 wins, 1 third, earning £780,896.

Retired to Kildangan Stud and later Whitsbury Manor Stud, Refuse To Bend proved a versatile sire, imparting class and scope to his progeny. His best offspring included Sarafina, winner of the Prix de Diane and Prix Saint-Alary; Wavering, also successful in the Prix Saint-Alary; and Glencadam Gold, winner of the Metropolitan Handicap in Australia. His progeny were noted for their soundness and late-maturing quality, often excelling over middle distances. Refuse To Bend died of a heart attack at Haras du Logis, Normandy, on 10 February 2012, aged twelve. His legacy endures through his daughters and sons who continue to influence pedigrees across Europe and Australasia, a testament to the enduring potency of the Sadler's Wells line blended with the speed of Gulch.