HISTORY

Haras du Lieu Marmion is the latest chapter in the history of a breeding operation based in England,

Greece and now France, that has produced many winners in the last decades.

The stud’s foundation mares include the famous STILVI, bought at Tattersalls by George Cambanis,

father of one of the present owners, and trained by Bruce Hobbs,

a top-class racehorse who produced three Group I winners, TACHYPOUS,

Champion 2-year-old TROMOS, and Irish Derby winner TYRNAVOS,

as well as TOLMI, who won the Coronation at Royal Ascot.

Among her descendants are the Henry Cecil trained PYTHIOS, winner of the Britannia Stakes at Ascot,

Oak Tree winner SELFISH, EPAGRIS, and the Luca Cumani trained Greek sprinter IALYSOS.

The Stilvi line is represented today by the mares AKTORIA, ARANKA and KLEO.

Our second foundation mare is LOXANDRA.

She produced Group winners IRIDANOS, LOXIAS, KRATAIOS, KAVAFI

and KELTOS (winner of the Lockinge Stakes).

This line is at present represented on the stud by VIVACITY, SPILIADA and INNEVERA,

dam of OTTOMAN FLEET (x SEA THE STARS).

Another line comes via AKHLA, producer of group winners, DELFOS and BALIUS,

who is represented by GLAFYRA, dam of PAPILLIO (x STARSPANGLEDBANNER).

Our aim is to nurture those families, but also to bring in new blood and

constantly try to improve the quality of our product via the purchase of yearling fillies.