Refuse To Bend to stand in France

The beautifully-bred son of Sadler's Wells – who also won the G1 Eclipse Stakes and the G1 Queen Anne at four, and the G1 National Stakes in an unbeaten season at two – retired to Kildangan Stud in 2005. Sarafina, who won the G1 Prix de Diane and the G1 Prix Saint-Alary last year and the G1 Grand Prix de Saint-Cloud in July, is from his third crop, while his fourth crop, three-year-olds of 2011, is led by his second French G1 winner Wavering, also successful in the Prix Saint-Alary. 

His eight Group or Listed performers this season also includes his first-crop sprinting son Croisultan, and previous winners are led by multiple G3 winner Grace O'Malley, the leading German juvenile filly of 2009 Neon Light who went on to be Classic-placed at three and French G2 runner-up Wealthy. 

Sam Bullard, Darley's Director of Stallions, said, 'Refuse To Bend has proved himself more than capable of siring classy, durable racehorses and, in Sarafina, he has a truly top-class daughter. His stock have performed extremely well in France and we think he has the potential to be a future Champion sire there.' A fee for Refuse To Bend will be set in the autumn.

For more information, please contact Sam Bullard on +44 1638 730 070 or Julian Ince on +33 (0)2 33 36 21 20