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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

The one race you don't want to
miss on Sunday as Limato bids
to bounce back

The reliability of the formbook will be tested to the full in the Supreme Stakes, which could be considered a carbon copy of the Criterion Stakes at Newmarket two months ago.
01

Jan 1970

Balding's Shine So Bright just
denies Laurens in City of York
thriller

Shine So Bright lived up to his luminous name when running out a brave winner of the Group 2 City of York Stakes, denying the ultra-tough Laurens in a thrilling photo-finish.
01

Jan 1970

Rossa Ryan can rest easy after
taking advantage of big chance
on Duke Of Hazzard

Rossa Ryan admitted to having a sleepless night ahead of his big chance on Duke Of Hazzard in the Group 2 Celebration Mile at Goodwood.
01

Jan 1970

Czech sensation Nagano Gold
has final Arc prep in Grand
Prix de Deauville

It was very nearly the international racing story of the summer when Nagano Gold failed by just a neck in the Hardwicke Stakes in his bid to become the first ever Royal Ascot winner for the Czech Republic.
01

Jan 1970

Champion jockey Silvestre de
Sousa faces month out after
'shocker' of a fall

Britain's champion Flat jockey Silvestre de Sousa faces more than a month on the sidelines after suffering a broken collarbone among other injuries in a fall at Chelmsford on Friday.
01

Jan 1970

Mustajeer goes three places
better than last year by
landing Ebor for Ger Lyons

Mustajeer went three places better than last year by landing the Â£1 million Sky Bet Ebor Handicap for Irish duo Colin Keane and Ger Lyons at odds of 16-1.
01

Jan 1970

UK Racing this week has a
Spanish beach racing
travelogue plus York

I will be glossing over the appalling efforts of last weekâs suggestions and moving on to a trip to the races that has to be an any racing fans âTo Doâ list after an amazing weekend in Spain as a guest of the Andalucia Tourist Board who are now my bestest buddies - beach racing not to missed and then to York for Saturday
01

Jan 1970

Roaring Lion loses life after
suffering another bout of
colic

Last season's Horse of the Year Roaring Lion has been put down after suffering another bout of colic.
01

Jan 1970

Top at last: Enable
highest-rated horse in Britain
after Yorkshire Oaks win

Enable's Darley Yorkshire Oaks success was enough to convince BHA handicapper Mark Olley to move the outstanding mare back to a mark of 128 and therefore to the top of the charts as the highest-rated horse in Britain.
01

Jan 1970

Encore! Stradivarius lands
another million under Frankie
in rousing Lonsdale Cup

Stradivarius, the maestro of the orchestra, led another rousing rendition of his famous victory anthem as the superstar stayer captured his second Lonsdale Cup and his second Weatherbys Â£1 million stayers' pot at York on Friday
01

Jan 1970

The hoodoo is banished in
style as brilliant Battaash
smashes Dayjur record

Battaash produced a sensational display in the Coolmore Nunthorpe Stakes, lowering the track record set by Dayjur in the same Group 1 showpiece 29 years earlier.
01

Jan 1970

The key questions as durable
Laurens bids to strike in City
of York Stakes

In Enable, one superstar has secured what could be a final victory on British soil on the Knavesmire this week and John Dance's popular Laurens looks to mirror that.
01

Jan 1970

Wissahickon out to make
winning return for John Gosden
in Strensall Stakes

Wissahickon returns to action four months after being soundly beaten by Matterhorn on all-weather finals day and John Gosden is hoping his colt can bounce back in style.
01

Jan 1970

Key punting pointers and
trainer quotes for the first
A£1 million Ebor

Kingâs Advice has proved the revelation of the year on the Flat and seeks a ninth victory in ten starts since March in the first Â£1 million running of the Sky Bet Ebor.
01

Jan 1970

UPI Horse Racing Weekend
Preview

Historic clashes at York in the north of England this week provided a dramatic lead-in to weekend horse racing at Saratoga and Del Mar -- all with Breeders' Cup berths at stake and implications for the looming Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.
01

Jan 1970

Pat Smullen withdraws from
Champions Race as he faces
more chemotherapy

Pat Smullen has been forced to withdraw from the Champions Race for Cancer Trials Ireland on day two of Longines Irish Champions Weekend next month on medical grounds.

Welcome to
The Black Opal Stud

Latest News

The one race you don't want to
miss on Sunday as Limato bids
to bounce back

Balding's Shine So Bright just
denies Laurens in City of York
thriller

Rossa Ryan can rest easy after
taking advantage of big chance
on Duke Of Hazzard

Czech sensation Nagano Gold
has final Arc prep in Grand
Prix de Deauville

Champion jockey Silvestre de
Sousa faces month out after
'shocker' of a fall

Mustajeer goes three places
better than last year by
landing Ebor for Ger Lyons

UK Racing this week has a
Spanish beach racing
travelogue plus York

Roaring Lion loses life after
suffering another bout of
colic

Top at last: Enable
highest-rated horse in Britain
after Yorkshire Oaks win

Encore! Stradivarius lands
another million under Frankie
in rousing Lonsdale Cup

The hoodoo is banished in
style as brilliant Battaash
smashes Dayjur record

The key questions as durable
Laurens bids to strike in City
of York Stakes

Wissahickon out to make
winning return for John Gosden
in Strensall Stakes

Key punting pointers and
trainer quotes for the first
A£1 million Ebor

UPI Horse Racing Weekend
Preview

Pat Smullen withdraws from
Champions Race as he faces
more chemotherapy

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The Team

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Eduardo Schuch

Dr. Christian Schlegel

Welcome to The Black Opal Stud

Latest News

Breeding Stock

Desejada Opal

Breeding Stock

Flight Time

Breeding Stock

Filmore

Breeding Stock

The Team

The key Managment Team

Welcome to
The Black Opal Stud