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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

UPI Horse Racing Weekend
Preview

Kentucky Oaks winner Monomoy Girl stars in the Cotillion and McKinzie and Hofburg feature in the Pennsylvania Derby as the attention of the racing world turns to Philadelphia this weekend.
01

Jan 1970

True Mason and Marie's Diamond
among nine for Saturday's G2
Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef
Stakes

True Mason heads nine contenders for the G2 Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef Stakes (2.55pm) over six furlongs, the centrepiece of an eight-race card at Newbury on day two of the Dubai Duty Free International Weekend this Saturday,
01

Jan 1970

No Nay Never leads way among
2018's crop of first-season
sires

A minefield of information awaits anyone hoping to analyse stallion performance, an endeavour that can be even more problematic when there is limited evidence at hand, as is the case when scrutinising the achievements of first-season sires.
01

Jan 1970

Sangarius to put Classic
claims on the line in Dewhurst
for the ages

Hot prospect Sangarius will bid to enhance his Classic claims in a red-hot edition of the Darley Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket on October 13, when he could potentially clash with Too Darn Hot, Quorto and Advertise in a race that will go along way to establishing the pecking order among a sparkling crop of juveniles.
01

Jan 1970

Shark Hanlon winner Camlann
tests positive for cobalt at
Galway festival

Trainer Shark Hanlon has been hit with an 18-month suspended sentence of his licence after his Galway festival winner Camlann tested positive for elevated levels of cobalt.
01

Jan 1970

Shepherd Market shows fighting
spirit to gain Listed success
for Cox

Connections feared the weather gods would not smile again for Shepherd Market but, despite a going description faster than ideal and a relentless autumn sunshine, the Clive Cox-trained filly ran all the way to the line to win the Listed Prix Coronation at Saint-Cloud.
01

Jan 1970

Notice Me earning attention
ahead of Victorian Queen

Notice Me, an emphatic 5 1/2-length maiden winner last time out, heads a talented group of fillies in Saturday's $100,000 Victorian Queen Stakes, at Woodbine
01

Jan 1970

Alterations due to chafer
grubs for forthcoming fixtures
at Epsom Downs and Salisbury

The British Horseracing Authority on Wednesday announced alterations to fixtures at Epsom Downs on Sunday 30 September and Salisbury racecourse on Wednesday 3 October owing to damage caused to both tracks by chafer grubs
01

Jan 1970

Charlton and Bin Suroor to the
fore as southern yards target
Doonside Cup

The William Hill Doonside Cup Stakes is the feature contest on the opening day of Ayr's three-day Western meeting, and plenty of southern-based trainers are making the long trip north of the border for the Listed contest over a mile and two furlongs.
01

Jan 1970

Promising two-year-old
Duckett's Grove debuts for
Walker at Newbury

Newbury stages the first day of the Dubai Duty Free International Weekend this Friday with an eight-race programme starting at 1.10pm, runners for which were revealed on Wednesday.
01

Jan 1970

Roaring Lion heads standings
for Cartier Horse of the Year

Roaring Lion stormed to the head of the standings for Cartier Horse Of The Year following a weekend of European racing that featured eight G1 contests across three countries.
01

Jan 1970

South African sensation Soft
Falling Rain dies aged nine

Soft Falling Rain, the top-class South African two-year-old who also enjoyed some noteworthy results in Europe and Dubai, has died aged just nine.
01

Jan 1970

Jim Bannon's Journal for
Woodbine - Thursday

Preview for Woodbine Entertainment Group's meeting at Woodbine on Thursday morning AEST - selections by Jim Bannon - the eight race Australian broadcast commences at 8.45am AEST Thursday on Sky Racing2, from 9.16am AEST on Sky Racing1
01

Jan 1970

Three races upgraded by New
Zealand Pattern Committee

The Little Avondale Lowland Stakes (2100m) at Hastings has been upgraded from Group III to Group II and the Partners Life Soliloquy Stakes (1400m) at Ellerslie has been promoted from listed to Group III
01

Jan 1970

Gold Trail Stakes gets NZB
Filly of the Year Series
underway

The 47th New Zealand Bloodstock Filly of the Year Series begins at Hastings on Saturday with the $70,000 Group 3 Hawkeâs Bay Breedersâ Gold Trail Stakes (1200m).

Welcome to
The Black Opal Stud

Latest News

UPI Horse Racing Weekend
Preview

True Mason and Marie's Diamond
among nine for Saturday's G2
Dubai Duty Free Mill Reef
Stakes

No Nay Never leads way among
2018's crop of first-season
sires

Sangarius to put Classic
claims on the line in Dewhurst
for the ages

Shark Hanlon winner Camlann
tests positive for cobalt at
Galway festival

Shepherd Market shows fighting
spirit to gain Listed success
for Cox

Notice Me earning attention
ahead of Victorian Queen

Alterations due to chafer
grubs for forthcoming fixtures
at Epsom Downs and Salisbury

Charlton and Bin Suroor to the
fore as southern yards target
Doonside Cup

Promising two-year-old
Duckett's Grove debuts for
Walker at Newbury

Roaring Lion heads standings
for Cartier Horse of the Year

South African sensation Soft
Falling Rain dies aged nine

Jim Bannon's Journal for
Woodbine - Thursday

Three races upgraded by New
Zealand Pattern Committee

Gold Trail Stakes gets NZB
Filly of the Year Series
underway

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Welcome to The Black Opal Stud

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Breeding Stock

Desejada Opal

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Flight Time

Breeding Stock

Filmore

Breeding Stock

The Team

The key Managment Team

Welcome to
The Black Opal Stud