Paulele

Paulele
Racing Silks of Godolphin
Sire	Dawn Approach
Grandsire	New Approach
Dam	Chatoyant
Damsire	Flying Spur
Sex	Colt
Foaled	7 October 2018
Country	Australia
Colour	Chestnut
Breeder	Godolphin
Owner	Godolphin
Trainer	James Cummings
Record	24: 8-4-2
Earnings	A$2,424,300[1]
Major wins
Kindergarten Stakes (2021) Roman Consul Stakes (2021) Eskimo Prince Stakes (2022) Schillaci Stakes (2022) Winterbottom Stakes (2022)

Paulele (foaled 7 October 2018) is a Group 1 winning Australian Thoroughbred racehorse.

Background

Paulele is a homebred of Godolphin by stallion Dawn Approach, who shuttled to Australia as a stallion between 2014 and 2018.[2]

Paulele is one of seven winners bred from her dam, Chatoyant. This makes Paulele a three-quarter brother to the 2013 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes winner, Montsegur, and a half-brother to the 2016 Canonbury Stakes winner Tessera.[3]

Racing career

As a two-year-old, Paulele raced on five occasions for three victories, culminating in his first stakes win in the 2021 Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick when ridden by Damien Oliver. Oliver commented on the horse after the race stating, "He is a bit of a weapon this horse”.[4]

At the age of three, Paulele was successful in the 2021 Roman Consul Stakes when ridden by James McDonald and the 2022 Eskimo Prince Stakes when ridden by Kerrin McEvoy. Paulele would finish his three-year-old career with three minor placings at Group 1 level when running third in the T J Smith Stakes behind Nature Strip and second placings in the Doomben 10,000 and Kingsford-Smith Cup.

As a four-year-old, Paulele won the 2022 Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield, before winning his first Group 1 in the Winterbottom Stakes, when he came from last on the turn in a field of sixteen, to win by a head margin.[5]

Stud career

Paulele became a first season sire at Darley Stud in 2023.[6]

Pedigree

Pedigree of Paulele (AUS) 2018[7]

Sire Dawn Approach (IRE) 2010	New Approach (IRE) 2005	Galileo	Sadler's Wells
			Urban Sea
		Park Express	Ahonoora
			Matcher
	Hymn Of The Dawn (USA) 1999	Phone Trick	Clever Trick
			Over The Phone
		Colonial Debut	Pleasant Colony
			Kittihawk Miss
Dam Chatoyant (AUS) 2002	Flying Spur (AUS) 1992	Danehill	Danzig
			Razyana
		Rolls	Mr. Prospector
			Grand Luxe
	Decidity (AUS) 1993	Last Tycoon	Try My Best
			Mill Princess
		Classy	Twig Moss
			Pirouette

References

1. "Paulele Horse Profile Search". racenet.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
2. "Paulele a second group 1 winner for Dawn Approach". racingpost.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
3. "Is there a Group 1 for Paulele?". breednet.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
4. "Paulele and Oliver strong in Kindergarten". thoroughbrednews.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
5. "Paulele claims elusive G1 in Winterbottom Stakes". justhorseracing.com.au. Retrieved 27 November 2022.
6. "Paulele First season sire profile". racing.com. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
7. "Paulele Horse Profile". pedigreequery.com. Retrieved 27 November 2022.