Group 1-winning juvenile Hawk Mountain will become the first son of Wootton Bassett to stand at stud in Britain following his retirement to Culworth Grounds Farm, where he will stand for a fee of £10,000 in 2027.The Futurity Trophy at Doncaster was one of three victories achieved by Hawk Mountain at two, with the others including the G2 Beresford Stakes at the Curragh, by over three lengths from the subsequent Group 3 winner Geryon (Lope De Vega). He then led home a one-two-three for the Aidan O'Brien stable on Town Moor, beating Action (Frankel) by half a length, with the top-class Benvenuto Cellini (Frankel) finishing nearly three lengths further back in third.In 2026, Hawk Mountain returned with a fourth career triumph in the G3 Prix de Guiche at Chantilly, before filling the runner-up spot behind another stablemate, Constitution River (Wootton Bassett), in the G1 Prix du Jockey Club at the same venue. He also finished third behind that rival in the G1 Coral-Eclipse at Sandown.“We are absolutely delighted to welcome Hawk Mountain to Culworth Grounds,” said Sophie Buckley, the owner of the Northamptonshire farm. “It's very exciting to be standing the first son of Wootton Bassett at stud here in the UK.“He is a horse of tremendous quality, with a superb pedigree and a race record that we believe gives breeders plenty to get excited about. That combination of precocity, class and performance is exactly what we were looking for in a stallion prospect.”Hawk Mountain is out of the top-class Hydrangea (Galileo), whose four career victories included the G1 Matron Stakes and G1 British Champions Fillies & Mares Stakes. Hydrangea, in turn, is a full-sister to the the 1,000 Guineas and Irish 1,000 Guineas heroine Hermosa, plus the G1 Ranvet Stakes scorer The United States. Another sibling, Salsa, features as the dam of last year's G1 Pretty Polly Stakes and G1 Nassau Stakes winner Whirl, by Hawk Mountain's sire, Wootton Bassett.Hawk Mountain will stand at Culworth Grounds alongside El Caballo, who remains at a fee of £4,000 for 2027, with his first yearlings having sold for up to 100,000gns in recent weeks.Buckley added, “The team behind Hawk Mountain are committed to giving him the strongest possible start to his stud career. We intend to support him with quality mares of our own, invest in additional mares and actively promote his progeny as they progress towards the sales ring.”The post Hawk Mountain Retires to Culworth Grounds, First Son of Wootton Bassett at Stud in Britain appeared first on TDN | Thoroughbred Daily News | Horse Racing News, Results and Video | Thoroughbred Breeding and Auctions.