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SAVILE ROW, 2013
by Makfi - Fleece, by Daylami 16.2 hh
New to Brighthill Farm
2026 Stud Fee: $2,500 plus GST, LFG
Savile Row Passes Away
Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford and Brighthill Farm are saddened to announce the passing of Savile Row.
The Group One-performed son of Makfi had looked set for a promising season when paraded at last weekend’s Gavelhouse Stallion Parade, but sadly this was not to be for the 13-year-old sire.
“He looked the picture of health on Saturday, but unfortunately when we went to his paddock on Monday morning, he had succumbed to a heart attack,” Brighthill Farm’s Nick King said.
“This is particularly sad for Henrietta, who had a lot of faith in the horse. Since purchasing him in June, she had wanted to give him every opportunity at stud and she was achieving just that, with a number of mares booked in at the time of his passing.”
From limited opportunities, Savile Row sired 14 winners from 25 runners, including stakes-placed fillies She Suits Herself and Perfectly Suited, along with Group Two fourth-placegetter Suit Yourself.
Bred and raced by the late Kevin Hickman, Savile Row was out of the winning Daylami mare Fleece and was a full brother to Group Two winner Needle And Thread, the dam of talented Sword of State juvenile Warwoven.
Trained by the late Michael Moroney and Pam Gerard, Savile Row was three times runner-up at Group One level, placing in the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m), New Zealand 2000 Guineas (1600m) and Levin Classic (1600m).
A three-time winner, Savile Row won the Listed Hallmark Stud Handicap (1200m) at Ellerslie as a four-year-old, having also won over 1200m at three and on debut as a two-year-old
In conjunction with Henrietta, Duchess of Bedford, Brighthill Farm will stand the multiple Gr.1-performed Savile Row in 2026.
A grandson of the breed-shaping sire Dubawi, Savile Row is the only son of Makfi at stud in New Zealand and offers a valuable Danehill-free pedigree.
Savile Row is out of the winning Daylami mare Fleece and is a full brother to the highly talented Group Two winner Needle And Thread, who shot to prominence as the dam of classy juvenile Warwoven this season.
A debut winner at two, Savile Row placed second in three Group One races as a 3YO, with black-type distinction here coming by way of the New Zealand Two Thousand Guineas (1600m), the Levin Classic (1600m) and the Herbie Dyke Stakes (2000m).
He was a winner at two and three, and then notably added to this record again at four with success in the Listed Hallmark Stud (1200m).
From limited opportunities, Savile Row has sired 14 winners from 25 runners, including stakes-placed fillies She Suits Herself and Perfectly Suited, in addition to Group Two fourth placegetter, Suit Yourself.