Decorated Knight filly for Sweet Gentle Kiss
30 January 2021
Blue Diamond Stud welcomed another striking Decorated Knight foal on Thursday in the arrival of a filly out of the high-class Sweet Gentle Kiss.
The filly is the second foal out of Sweet Gentle Kiss, who won five races including the Group 3 Premio Dormello and Listed Premio Coolmore. The daughter of Henrythenavigator is a half-sister to Listed winner Sunset Key and out of the Group 3-placed Cronsa.
Sweet Gentle Kiss also has a yearling colt by Camelot and is slated to visit Study Of Man.
Decorated Knight‘s first crop are two-year-olds and are already the subject of encouraging reports. He is represented in some of Europe’s top yards, notably John Gosden, Roger Varian, Roger Charlton, Marco Botti, Mark Johnston and Sir Mark Prescott.
An outstanding performer gifted with a brilliant turn of foot, Decorated Knight‘s career included three Group 1 victories – the Irish Champion Stakes, Jebel Hatta and Tattersalls Gold Cup.
He is also beautifully bred as a Galileo relation to three-time American champion sire Giant’s Causeway.
Decorated Knight stands at the Irish National Stud for €7,500 and anyone using him this season is entitled to a free nomination for 2022.
