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Black Opal is dedicated to the breeding, raising and marketing of exceptional horses. The stud’s mission is to raise champion thoroughbreds that win major stakes world-wide. The management team is filled with successful professionals, including owners, breeders, managers, trainers, veterinarians, and jockeys with experience in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Chile, United States, UAE and Hong Kong.

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01

Jan 1970

She'll be back! Enable to race
on in 2020 with a third Arc
victory the aim

Superstar mare Enable will race on as a six-year-old in 2020, her connections revealed on Tuesday.
01

Jan 1970

Day Two of Tattersalls October
Book 2

A colt and a filly by Archipenko and Night Of ThunderIGHT OF THIUNDER respectively shared top billing at 425,000 guineas during the second session of Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale, at Newmarket on Tuesday as trade continued in robust style.
01

Jan 1970

Japan a doubt for Champion
Stakes but Magical remains in
mix for Aidan O'Brien

Dual Group 1 winner Japan, fourth in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe on his last start, is likely to miss the Qipco Champion Stakes on Saturday and could be finished for the season.
01

Jan 1970

IFHA announces new chairman of
the Gene Doping Control
Subcommittee

Dr Natasha Hamilton, the Director of the Equine Genetics Research Laboratory in Scone, New South Wales, named Chairman of the Gene Doping Control Subcommittee of the Advisory Council on Equine Prohibited Substances and Practices
01

Jan 1970

Prize-money to be slashed in
South Africa as betting
turnover falls

Prize-money is set to be cut in the majority of South Africa's racing centres by an average of 13 per cent from next month with Cape Townâs showpiece race, the Sun Met, the biggest sufferer.
01

Jan 1970

Nottingham under threat as
rain forces inspection for
Wednesday fixture

Nottingham's meeting on Wednesday is under threat as the course has been forced to call an inspection at 8am on raceday morning.
01

Jan 1970

'I don't think he's been
better' - Meade's hopes high
for Advertise at Ascot

Martyn Meade is undeterred about the prospect of heavy ground at Ascot on Saturday as star sprinter Advertise looks to bring the curtain down on a fabulous career with a fourth top-level success in the Qipco British Champions Sprint Stakes.
01

Jan 1970

Spinal Research charity
raceday kicks off new season
at Wetherby

Wetherby's new Jump season starts with its annual Spinal Research charity raceday on Wednesday, October 16.
01

Jan 1970

Rags-to-riches sprinter Make A
Challenge supplemented for
Ascot Group 1

Godolphin castoff Make A Challenge will bid for a dream climax to a remarkable season at Ascot on Saturday after connections supplemented him for the Group 1 Qipco British Champions Sprint at a cost of Â£40,000.
01

Jan 1970

Dry night at Ascot but course
still waterlogged in places
ahead of Champions Day

Ascot escaped any rain overnight to leave the course on Tuesday still heavy throughout, with part of the round course waterlogged.
01

Jan 1970

Martin St Quinton relishing
Chairman role at Cheltenham
Racecourse on eve of new
season

With racing returning to Cheltenham at The Showcase meeting on Friday 25th and Saturday 26th October, the Home of Jump Racing's new Chairman has spoken of his excitement for the new season and outlined his hopes for the future at the iconic Gloucestershire venue.
01

Jan 1970

Opening Day Tattersalls
October Book 2

The record price at Book 2 of the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale was broken twice on the opening day, initially when a colt by No Nay Never sold for 900,000 to MV Magnier and then a couple of hours later when Shadwell Estates secured a Dark Angel filly for 1,050,000 guineas.
01

Jan 1970

Options remain open for Enable
with no decision on star
mare's future

The wait goes on to learn what the future holds for Enable as connections of the star mare have yet to decide whether she will be retired.
01

Jan 1970

John Gosden to walk course
before giving Stradivarius
Champions Day go-ahead

Trainer John Gosden has stated he will have to be satisfied with the course on Saturday morning before allowing champion stayer Stradivarius to chase an 11th consecutive success.
01

Jan 1970

Stradivarius heads entries for
British Champions Day at Ascot
on Saturday

Qipco British Champions Day promises to be packed with star quality after 25 Group 1 winners remained in contention for Saturday's showpiece fixture at the five-day entry stage.
01

Jan 1970

Mullins brothers could clash
with Cesarewitch stars in
$2.5m Saudi Arabia prize

Willie Mullins' Cesarewitch winners Stratum and Royal Illusion could lock horns with brother Tony's Newmarket runner-up Party Playboy in the Middle East next spring, with a $2.5m staying handicap on the newly formed Saudi Cup card touted as a possible target.
01

Jan 1970

Third country status for UK
clears horses to travel
between Britain and EU

Racehorses will be able to move between the United Kingdom and European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit after the UK was granted 'third country' status for the export of live animals by the EU on Monday.
01

Jan 1970

Elliott considering The
Showcase for recent Limerick
scorer Dinons

The new Jump season at Cheltenham gets underway in just 11 days' time with The Showcase on Friday, 25 October and Saturday, 26 October.

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Latest News

She'll be back! Enable to race
on in 2020 with a third Arc
victory the aim

Day Two of Tattersalls October
Book 2

Japan a doubt for Champion
Stakes but Magical remains in
mix for Aidan O'Brien

IFHA announces new chairman of
the Gene Doping Control
Subcommittee

Prize-money to be slashed in
South Africa as betting
turnover falls

Nottingham under threat as
rain forces inspection for
Wednesday fixture

'I don't think he's been
better' - Meade's hopes high
for Advertise at Ascot

Spinal Research charity
raceday kicks off new season
at Wetherby

Rags-to-riches sprinter Make A
Challenge supplemented for
Ascot Group 1

Dry night at Ascot but course
still waterlogged in places
ahead of Champions Day

Martin St Quinton relishing
Chairman role at Cheltenham
Racecourse on eve of new
season

Opening Day Tattersalls
October Book 2

Options remain open for Enable
with no decision on star
mare's future

John Gosden to walk course
before giving Stradivarius
Champions Day go-ahead

Stradivarius heads entries for
British Champions Day at Ascot
on Saturday

Mullins brothers could clash
with Cesarewitch stars in
$2.5m Saudi Arabia prize

Third country status for UK
clears horses to travel
between Britain and EU

Elliott considering The
Showcase for recent Limerick
scorer Dinons

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Desejada Opal

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Flight Time

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Breeding Stock

The Team

The key Managment Team

Welcome to
The Black Opal Stud