Moutonshoek’s blue blooded stallion The United States is from one of the hottest families in the stud book.
The G1 Ranvet Stakes winning son of Galileo gained another boost to his female line on Saturday.

The United States’ close relative Hawk Mountain confirmed his status as an exciting prospect when he won the G2 Qatar Racing & Equestrian Club Beresford Stakes at the Curragh on Saturday.
A three-parts brother to this year’s dual G1 winning filly Whirl, Hawk Mountain justified 5-4 favouritism and never saw another rival after Ronan Whelan sent him to the head of the field in the G2 contest.

The straightforward three-and-a-quarter-length victory earned him a Derby quote of 16-1 (from 50-1) with Coral, as he won easing down from Greyon, with Al Haarith holding on for third in the five-runner field.

Options are being kept open for Hawk Mountain, with a trip to Doncaster for the Futurity Trophy or Saint-Cloud for his final assignment of the season among the options.

The Wootton Bassett colt, a winner of two of three starts, is out of The United States’ top-class full-sister Hydrangea. The latter, whose victories included scores in both the G1 Qipco British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes and G1 Coolmore Fastnet Rock Matron Stakes, also ranks as the dam of this year’s Listed Coolmore Stud Irish EBF Tetrarch Stakes winner Officer.

Hawk Mountain and Whirl are not the only top-class current members of this family, with this female line also responsible for 2025 G1 Emirates Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2000 Guineas) winner Henri Matisse.