UNFUWAIN LANDS STALLION AWARD

Unfuwain, sire of two Classic winners this year, and Gunner B, who turns 28 on January 1st, are among this year`s Thoroughbred Breeders` Association Award winners announced today.

Shadwell Stud`s Unfuwain, the sire of Irish Oaks heroine Petrushka and the Sagitta 1000 Guineas winner Lahan, is the leading British-based Flat stallion (in prize money).

Richard Lancaster, the Shadwell Stud director, said: 'Unfuwain has enjoyed an unforgettable season thanks to his Classic-winning fillies, Petrushka and Lahan, and to take this award is the icing on the cake.

'It is of special significance to all of us at Shadwell as Unfuwain now follows in the footsteps of Nashwan and Green Desert who have both won the award in the past.'

Gunner B, who stands at Shade Oak Stud in Shropshire, wins the equivalent National Hunt category and the prize for siring most individual chase winners.

Peter Hockenhull, manager of Shade Oak Stud, said: 'We are delighted that Gunner B has been honoured withthese awards. Winning them is something that we have striven towards since we set out in this business, and I am sure it is an aim of most British stallion owners.

'We hope to keep on winning them in the future and Gunner B is still going strong for next year, although he will be restricted in the number of mares he covers.'

Mind Games, who had a Royal Ascot winner in Romantic Myth from his first crop, is the leading British-based first-season sire while Highclere Stud`s Efisio regains the prize for leading British-based Flat stallion (in numbers of winners) with 34 successes.

Prince Khalid Abdullah`s Juddmonte Farms is the leading British-based breeder with such runners as the Vodafone Derby third Beat Hollow and Group-winning juveniles Endless Summer and Clearing.