Skalleti

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Skalleti is a French Thoroughbred racehorse who is now a gelding. He was foaled on 25 February 2015 and was bred in France by Guy Pariente Holding. As a yearling he was bought for €85,000 and later lived with owner Jean-Claude Seroul, trained by Jérôme Reynier. His sire is Kendargent and his dam is Skallet, from Thoroughbred family 11-d.

Known for thriving on soft ground, Skalleti usually races over 1600 to 2000 metres. He has competed in France, England, Italy, Germany and Hong Kong.

Racing career in brief
- 2018: Debuted in France and won two minor races on different surfaces.
- 2019: Improved quickly, winning eight races, including the Group 3 Prix Quincey, the Group 2 Prix Dollar, and the Group 2 Premio Roma. He ended the season on a seven-win streak.
- 2020: The season was disrupted by COVID-19. He had some top-three finishes (Prix Bertrand du Breuil and Prix du Muguet) and added a win in the Prix Gontaut-Biron, plus a second Prix Dollar. He ran well in the Champion Stakes at Ascot and finished the year with a seventh in the Hong Kong Cup. He was ranked 121 in the 2020 World Thoroughbred Rankings, making him the 34th best horse in the world and fourth in France.
- 2021: Skalleti kicked off with the Prix Exbury win, then captured the Prix d’Harcourt. He achieved his first Group 1 victory in the Prix d’Ispahan in a close finish and then won the Bayerisches Zuchtrennen in Germany.

Career highlights and statistics
- Major wins include: Prix Quincey (2019, Group 3), Prix Dollar (2019 and 2020, Group 2), Premio Roma (2019, Group 2), Prix Gontaut-Biron (2020, Group 3), Prix Exbury (2021, Group 3), Prix d’Harcourt (2021, Group 2), Prix d’Ispahan (2021, Group 1) and Bayerisches Zuchtrennen (2021, Group 1).
- Career record around 30 starts for about 20 wins, with earnings close to £1.2 million.
- Pedigree notes: Kendargent stands as his sire; Skallet as his dam, with lines tracing back to notable French broodmares and the 11-d family branch.

Skalleti is remembered as a versatile, late‑rallying horse who excelled on soft ground and rose through the ranks to win at the highest level in 2021.