Elite Status to stand at Whitsbury Manor Stud

HAVANA GREY’s dual Group-winning son ELITE STATUS has been retired from racing and will stand at Whitsbury Manor Stud for the 2026 breeding season.

Purchased as a yearling by Karl Burke for 325,000gns, ELITE STATUS justified his lofty home reputation with a facile debut win before cantering home in the Listed National Stakes on his next start. He went on to defeat subsequent Gr1 winner SAJIR in the Group 3 Prix De Cabourg as a 2yo, before training on to break the six-furlong Newbury track record in the Hackwood Stakes as a 3yo in which Group 1 winners REGIONAL, KIND OF BLUE and LAKE FOREST followed him home. This performance gave him a Racing Post rating of 119, making him the highest rated performer by his illustrious young sire.

Ed Harper, Director of Whitsbury Manor Stud “We have loved everything about Elite Status since the day he was born. He knocked our eyes out as a foal at home and its fantastic we now get to support him with our mares that have already bred top runners by Havana Grey. He’s not only a stunning looking horse, but he was rated 4 lbs higher than his sire and 6 lbs higher than his grand sire, so he’s the full package.”