Victor Ludorum

By SHAMARDAL (2002) Prix du Jockey Club (G1), Poule d’Essai des Poulains (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), St James’s Palace S (G1), etc. Sire of 1,741 foals aged three and up, including VICTOR LUDORUM, BLUE POINT, EARTHLIGHT, PINATUBO, ABLE FRIEND, AMARON, BALTIC BARONESS, CASAMENTO, CASTLE LADY, CRACKERJACK KING, DAN EXCEL, DARIYAN, EMARAATY ANA, LOPE DE VEGA, LUMIERE, MUKHADRAM, PAKISTAN STAR, SAGAWARA, SHEIKHA REIKA, SPEEDY BOARDING, TARNAWA, TRYSTER, ZAZOU, etc.

1st dam: Antiquities by Kaldounevees. 2 wins (10f-10½f) at 3, 2nd Prix Cléopâtre (G3), Prix Madame Jean Couturie, Prix Melisande. Dam of 10 foals, 7 to race, 5 winners:

VICTOR LUDORUM (c Shamardal) G1 winner, see Race record.

MARY TUDOR (f Dawn Approach) Winner (10f) at 3, Salsabil S, 2nd Naas Oaks Trial, 3rd Irish Oaks (G1), Debutante S (G2).

ANCIENT HISTORY (g Shamardal) 6 wins (6f-10f) at 3 to 6.

TURNING TIMES (f Pivotal) Winner (8f) at 2.

2nd dam: HISTORIAN by Pennekamp. 5 wins (6½f-10½f) at 2 and 3, Prix Rose de Mai. Dam of 6 winners:

Antiquities (f Kaldounevees) Black Type placed, see above.

Comnena (f Tiger Hill) Unraced. Dam of:

CARPATHIAN (c Elusive City) Silbernes Band.

3rd dam: HELEN STREET by Troy. 3 wins at 2 and 3, Irish Oaks (G1), 2nd Fillies Mile (G3), 3rd Yorkshire Oaks (G1). Dam of 10 winners:

STREET CRY (c Machiavellian) Dubai World Cup (G1), Stephen Foster H (G1), 2nd Whitney H (G1). Champion Sire.

Helsinki (f Machiavellian) 3rd Prix Melisande. Dam of:

SHAMARDAL (c Giant's Causeway) European Champion two-year-old, European Champion three-year-old Miler, Prix du Jockey Club (G1), St James's Palace S (G1), Dewhurst S (G1), Poule d'Essai des Poulains (G1), Vintage S (G2). Champion sire.

GEOFFREY CHAUCER (c Montjeu) Beresford S (G2).

Diamond Necklace (f Unbridled's Song) 3rd Victor McCalmont Memorial S. Grandam of: OSIPENKO (c Pierro) January Cup, 2nd Summer Cup (G3), Hawkesbury Gold Cup (G3), 3rd Caulfield Guineas (G1); Caitlinhergrtness (f Omaha Beach) 3rd Queen Elizabeth II Challenge Cup (G1).

GRECIAN SLIPPER (f Sadler's Wells) 3 wins at 3. Dam of:

MAGNA GRAECIA (f Warning) Prix de Barbeville (G3). Grandam of: TERRITORIES (c Invincible Spirit) Prix Jean Prat (G1), 2nd Prix Jacques Le Marois (G1), 2,000 Guineas (G1). Sire.

GRAIKOS (c Rainbow Quest) Prix de Conde (G3). Sire.

RIVER STREET (f Machiavellian) Winner at 4. Dam of: Eaton Street (f Discreet Cat) Unraced. Dam of: WED (f Profitable) Prix du Calvados (G2).

Stud record
Victor Ludorum’s first northern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2025.
Victor Ludorum’s first southern hemisphere crop are two-year-olds of 2025/26.