TOP two-year-olds, classic stars, leading older horses, European champions, sons at stud, and sires’ championship titles – and yet Siyouni is just 13 years old and potentially on the verge of a more significant stage of his career.

The Haras de Bonneval resident, whose early offspring featured the classic heroine Ervedya and the classic-placed Group 2 scorer Volta, has been getting mostly sprinters and milers.