Churchill III

Stud Fee: £850 no vat
Frozen Stud Fee: £850 no vat
Disciplines: Eventing| Dressage| Showjumping| Showing
Breeding: WB X TB  
StudBook: Breeders Elite  
Height: 16.2hh - 168cm
Year of Birth: 2018
Colour: Black
Grading: Breeders Elite
UELN: 826041000171644
Overseas Use: Europe & USA
Bone: NA
Tests: NA
TB Blood: NA
Availability: Frozen
Concessions: Available to mares from eventing, showing & showjumping
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Description

CHURCHILL III - THE LEADING SIRE OF FOALS IN GREAT BRITAIN UNDER THE 2023 SPORT HORSE BREEDING OF GREAT BRITAIN FOAL GRADINGS.   Churchill III is the sire of the leading foal in the UK "Churchill's Rose" (Churchill III ex Templar Romance) who was the leading foal in Great Britain last year in the Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain Foal Gradings on a National basis under the judging of former Burghley winner Judy Bradwell where she scored a range of 9's and 10.  Churchill III was also the sire of the number 7 foal in Great Britain last year Churchill's So Sarco (Churchill III ex Arnawood Profile High).


Churchill III is a jet black 16.2hh beautifully put together stallion that has the very best of Olympic Show Jumping & Olympic Eventing genetics; a foal from his very first crop of foals in 2022 sold to Team GBR Eventing Gold Medallist Millie Julleff. Churchill III was produced beautifully as a 3 and a 4 year old Team GBR's Holly Smith for The Gemini Stud.


Churchill has a simply beautiful naturally uphill conformation that he passes on to his foals. His first crop were nothing short of exceptional and all had his striking head, superb fronts, and were consistently all uphill and beautifully balanced - their canters were just breath taking and scored 9's at The Futurity in 2023.


Churchill's sire line features the two time Olympic Show Jumper Carthago-Z ridden by Jos Lansink and Carthago-Z also appears in the sire line of Team GBR's Yasmin Ingham's 2022 FEI World Games Individual Eventing Gold Medallist "Banzai Du Loir" who also won Blenheim CCI4*-L in 2021 and more importantly was 2nd at Lexington CCI5* in 2022.


Churchill's sire line also features the 1.60m Team GBR Show Jumper Christian-25 who represented Team GBR Show Jumping at 1.60m with Jamie Gornall in 2018. Churchill III shares a very similar exceptional jumping technique to Christian-25.


Churchill is related via Weltmeyer to the 2016 Rio Olympic Eventing Bronze medallist Santano II ridden by Australia's Chris Burton.   Santano led the 2016 Olympic Games after both the Dressage and Cross Country to win bronze and was also one of the few horses to beat Upsilon and pipped him to the post to win Saumur CCI4*-L and again having led from the dressage phase.


Churchill's dam the jet black Hanoverian Elite Graded mare Weltmusik has already produced the 4* Eventer The Classic Composer ridden by Harry Meade, she has also produced the WINNING PSG Dressage mare Summer Night City, & the Futurity National Champion across all disciplines Furst Opera who scored a perfect 10 for type.


Churchill’s dam also shares extensive dam line breeding with Team GBR Eventer Monkeying Around via both Donnerhall & Weltmeyer.; as both horses have a Donnerhall/Weltmeyer dam line.  Monkeying Around represented Team GBR & was 10th at the 2021 European Eventing Championships in Switzerland with Izzy Taylor. Monkeying Around and Izzy Taylor also won Bramham CCI4*-L in 2022 and are previous 6 year old World Young Horse Eventing Individual Champions at Mondial Du Le Lion.


In his first season at stud in 2021 as a 3 year old Churchill was used by mare owners both in the UK and Europe which is a testament to his conformation and jumping ability as a young horse. Churchill III was used on the full sister to Woodstock Bennett who was selected to represent the Australian Eventing Team at the World Equestrian Games (2018) in the USA and 8th at Pau CCI5*. Churchill III  has also been used on the only breeding daughter of Ferndale Victoria who was 3rd at Bramham 4* with Piggy March.


As Churchill III has both Olympic Show Jumping & Olympic Eventing bloodlines and has already been used on some exceptional mares he will be very popular again in 2024. Churchill is WFFS Negative.


Churchill III represents the perfect sire to use to breed the very best foals for National and International Young Horse Classes & auctions such as:- The Sovereign Auction, The Goresbridge Go For Gold Sale (IRE), Monart Sales (IRE),  The Burghley Young Event Horse Series, British Eventing Young Horse Classes, BSJA Young Horse Classes and of course in the Show Ring.   


The Gemini Stud have used and will continue to use Churchill III to breed pure show jumpers, eventers & show horses. 

Progeny

Churchill's very first crop of foals born in 2022 were nothing short of exceptional with the colt foal "Churchill's Sarco" was sold to Team GBR Eventing Gold Medallist Millie Julleff. This colt was out of the full sister to Woodstock Bennett (By Shannondale Sarco) whom was selected for the 2018 World Equestrian Games and 8th at his first CCI5* at Pau also in 2018.  


In 2023 his almost black filly foal Churchill's Rose was the leading foal in Great Britain under the Sport Horse GB Foal Gradings scoring 9's and 10's under former Burghley winner and New Zealand Event Team Selector Judy Bradwell. 


Churchill's foals are beautifully engaged & uphill, having phenomenal canters and elegant fronts along with inheriting Churchill's very attractive head. Churchill's foals showed all the very best traits that are expected of auction topping International Show Jumping & International Eventing foals. 

Pedigree

Comfort
Weltmusik (Hanoverian Elite Graded mare)
Christian-25 (Team GBR 1.60m Show Jumper))
Avienna
Weltregent H
Sarina
Cartani (1.60m Holstein Show Jumper)
Who Knows Lilly
Last Liberty
Avion
Weltmeyer
Donna Bella
Salvano
Martina

Pedigree

Comfort
Weltmusik (Hanoverian Elite Graded mare)
Christian-25 (Team GBR 1.60m Show Jumper))
Avienna
Weltregent H
Sarina
Cartani (1.60m Holstein Show Jumper)
Who Knows Lilly
Last Liberty
Avion
Weltmeyer
Donna Bella
Salvano
Martina

Contact

Stands at: Gemini Stud
Address: Gemini Stud, The Oaklands, Oakham Road, Somerby, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire, LE142QF
Contact: Georgie Belton
Telephone: 01664 454 929
Mobile: NA
Website: www.thegeministud.com

Other Stallions at this Stud:

Geminis Classic Opera

Stud Fee: £900 (NO VAT)
Disciplines: Eventing | Dressage | Showjumping | Showing
Breeding: WB X TB
StudBook: Sport Horse Breeding of Great Britain   Owner logo
Height: 15hh - 152cm
Birth: 2012
Colour: Dark Brown