Per Incanto (foaled 2004) is a

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racehorse who won the Group 3

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at age 3 and has gone on to forge a successful career as a stud stallion, siring a number of Group 1 winners. He was bred by Scuderia Archi Romani.

Racing career

Per Incanto's wins were: * September 2006 - Premio Brook (1200m), Rome * November 2006 - Premio Olimpio (1200m), Rome * March 2007 - Premio Trofeo Breez-Up (1400m), Rome * April 2007 - Premio dei Laghu (1200m), Milan * May 2007 -

(1200m Group 3), Rome, ridden by Gabriele Bietolini. * March 2009 - Allowance Optional Claiming (1200m) at

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, USA.

Stud career

Per Incanto stands at the Little Avondale Stud in the Wairarapa, New Zealand. He started his career with a low fee of NZ$4,000. However, in the 2014/15 season he became the: * leading first-season sire in New Zealand by winners. * runner-up sire for 2-year-olds. In the 2020-21 Hong Kong racing season Per Incanto finished top of the stallion premiership for: * winners (17), ahead of

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and

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, * wins (30), ahead of

and Deep Field.

Notable progeny

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References

{{Reflist 2004 racehorse births New Zealand Thoroughbred sires Champion Thoroughbred Sires of New Zealand

Racing career

Stud career

Notable progeny

See also

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