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The 3YO colt, a $1.6 million Magic Millions yearling, retires from the racetrack after victories in the Gr.3 Canonbury Stakes and the Gr.3 Pago Pago Stakes
Having campaigned as 2YO under the care of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, as a 3YO under Annabel Neasham's guidance, he proved competitive against the best sprinters in the land.
He will join Gr.1 Golden Slipper S, winner Farnan in making history as Kia Ora restarts its stallion operation this season.
Bred by GSA Bloodstock, Prague was offered through the Bhima Thoroughbreds draft at the 2019 Magic Millions Gold Coast Yearling Sale, where he was secured for $1.6 million by Phoenix Thoroughbreds and Aquis Farm.
He debuted with a comfortable 2l win at Canterbury in January 2020 and was then elevated straight to stakes company, winning the Gr.3 Canonbury S. Two runs later, he added a second stakes success in the Gr.3 Pago Pago S. at Rosehill.
He was beaten only 0.5l into second by King's Legacy (Redoute's Choice) in the G1 Inglis Sires' in what was to prove the final run of his 2YO campaign.
It was ahead of his 3YO campaign that Kia Ora, which had announced its return to the stallion game, purchased Prague outright from his previous owners.
He changed stables, coming under the eye of Annabel Neasham, who had already worked closely with the colt while working for Maher and Eustace in her previous role.
“He was always a very naturally gifted colt, athletic and sensible, right from day one he showed his talent,” said Neasham.
Prague would be highly competitive in his first-up spring run, finishing fourth in the Gr.2 Danehill S. but he was spelled after contesting the Gr.3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude later in September.
His four-run campaign this autumn confirmed his status as being competitive with the best 3YO and older sprinters, as he was placed in the Gr.3 Eskimo Prince S., and then ran a fast-finishing fourth, beaten less than 1.5l, in the Gr.1 Newmarket H. at Flemington.