Undefeated Ace Impact takes up residence at Haras de Beaumont

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00:00Last year, France's newest stallion operation, Arras du Beaumont, launched Group 1 winner

00:06Siliway.

00:07And this year they have another exciting prospect with undefeated French Derby and ARC winner

00:12Ace Impact.

00:13Arras du Beaumont was created last year, last summer, when we had our first discussion with

00:17Clement about this project.

00:19He always said, it was always very clear for him that standing stallions was an important

00:24part of Arras du Beaumont.

00:26Obviously it started with Siliway, but never we could have thought that a year or two we'd

00:31be standing a horse like Ace Impact.

00:34To have a champion like that, just one year after the beginning, incredible.

00:39And since day one we have him, we knew he would stand in France.

00:44Because you know, that may be a new era to have a horse like Ace Impact in France, to

00:50start at this price and to be unbeaten, three years old, ARC winner.

00:55Crazy to found him, to have him and to keep him.

00:59Yeah, we are very proud and happy.

01:02I think his acceleration is probably what everyone is talking about and the fact that

01:07he's unbeaten is a big deal.

01:09He was extremely impressive in the French Derby because he was so far back, yet very

01:13relaxed.

01:14When you think that he was probably ten lengths behind Big Rock at the end of the straight

01:20and won by three and a half lengths, beating that Group 1 winner, it's extraordinary.

01:25It was a special day to run the Guillaume Dornanot.

01:28Jean-Claude Rouget loved this race and a lot of pressure because first race with us and

01:35our colour, a day to remember and yeah, finally the victory and he was unbeaten again.

01:43He was very impressive in the ARC because, you know, mile and a half for the first time,

01:48he was relaxed, the rhythm was strong, he was very comfortable and you know, when he

01:53was asked to quicken, he just delivered.

02:02Ace Impact is obviously from the Franco line, you know, which is today is probably now becoming

02:07one of the best tire in the world and his dam has produced five runners, five winners,

02:12three black types, including a champion and it's a nice combination between speed, crack

02:18spans, dam is bi-pivotal and obviously stamina.

02:24He was just a true champion, a superb athlete and I think he loved the competition.

02:30He's a special horse and just a phenomenal, everybody wants to see him, to touch him.

02:38He's not a legend but he will be, I hope so.

02:43For racing, I think it's great, you know, we all love champions, he's a horse that is

02:48unbeaten as you know, he's won two very, very important races, including the ARC, so yes,

02:53he was always going to attract people from abroad, Americans, Japanese, obviously Europe,

02:58England, Ireland, Germany, France, you know, they all come with the excitement of coming

03:03to see a champion and to see him physically is very important and he's going down very well.

03:08Everybody is so proud to have him, every French owner and breeder just, you know, that

03:16we love to share and I think people appreciate to share the story with him.