Paulele (foaled 7 October 2018) is a

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winning

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Thoroughbred

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Background

Paulele is a homebred of Godolphin by stallion

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, who shuttled to Australia as a stallion between 2014 and 2018. Paulele is one of seven winners bred from her dam, Chatoyant. This makes Paulele a three-quarter brother to the 2013 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes winner, Montsegur, and a half-brother to the 2016 Canonbury Stakes winner Tessera.

Racing career

As a two-year-old, Paulele raced on five occasions for three victories, culminating in his first stakes win in the 2021 Kindergarten Stakes at

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when ridden by

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. Oliver commented on the horse after the race stating, "He is a bit of a weapon this horse”. At the age of three, Paulele was successful in the 2021 Roman Consul Stakes when ridden by James McDonald and the 2022 Eskimo Prince Stakes when ridden by

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. Paulele would finish his three-year-old career with three minor placings at

level when running third in the T J Smith Stakes behind

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and second placings in the

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and

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. As a four-year-old, Paulele won the 2022

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at Caulfield, before winning his first Group 1 in the

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, when he came from last on the turn in a field of sixteen, to win by a head margin.

Stud career

Paulele became a first season sire at

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in 2023.

Pedigree

References

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