Darley Announces 2021 European Roster
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TUESDAY, 10 NOVEMBER 2020 CHEVELEY PARK UNVEILS 2021 ROSTER DARLEY ANNOUNCES 2021 Led again by champion sire Pivotal (GB) (Polar Falcon), EUROPEAN ROSTER Cheveley Park announced their 2021 stallion roster on Monday. Sire of two Group 1 winners among his quintet of black-type winners this term, the 27-year-old Pivotal will again stand for a private fee in 2021. As a broodmare sire, he is responsible for 14 black-type winners, four at the Group 1 level, just this year. Dutch Art (GB) (Medicean {GB}) will also again be at a private fee for 2021. Studs around the world are reducing fees due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and Cheveley Park is no exception. The Newmarket stud=s MG1SW Ulysses (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}), who has his first runners next year, will stand at a lowered price of ,10,000. Twilight Son (GB) (Kyllachy {GB}), ranked among the top 10 European first-crop sires, is reduced to ,5,000 and Mayson (GB) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), sire of this season=s G1 July Cup winner Oxted, will stand for ,4,000. Unfortunately (Ire) Pinatubo leads the new trio at £35,000 | Racingfotos.com (Society Rock {Ire}), who stands at Springfield House Stud in Ireland for a Ch[-eveley Park and Springfield House partnership, The Darley Europe roster, featuring new stallions and MG1SWs is priced at is i4,500. Cont. p4 Ghaiyyath (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}BNightime {Ire}, by Galileo {Ire}), Pinatubo (Ire) (ShamardalBLava Flow {Ire}, by Dalakhani {Ire}) and Earthlight (Ire) (ShamardalBWinters Moon {Ire}, by New Approach {Ire}), has been announced. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, most fees have been reduced, some by 25% or more. Leading the overall roster is veteran Dubawi (Ire) (Dubai Millennium {GB}), who will stand for £250,000 at Dalham Hall Stud. The sire of four Group 1 winners this year along, including the brilliant MG1SW Ghaiyyath, his progeny have struck an additional 17 times at black-type level in 2020. Outstanding juvenile Pinatubo=s fee is £35,000 at Dalham Hall. Rated the best juvenile in Europe in the past 25 years, the 2019 English/Irish highweight=s undefeated 2-year-old season included victories in the G1 National S., and G1 Dewhurst S. At three, he added the G1 Prix Jean Prat, ran second in the G1 Prix Pivotal | Cheveley Park Stud du Moulin and G1 St. James=s Palace S. and was Classic placed with a third in the G1 2000 Guineas. The aforementioned Ghaiyyath is priced at €30,000 at IN TDN AMERICA TODAY Kildangan Stud in Ireland. The four-time Group 1 winner struck FIREWORKS DURING KEENELAND BOOK 1 three times at the highest level this term, collecting scintillating Concrete Rose (Twirling Candy), sold for $1.95m, was one of victories in the G1 Coronation Cup, G1 Eclipse S., and the G1 eight lots to make seven-figures at Keeneland on Monday. Click Juddmonte International. French champion juvenile Earthlight or tap here to go straight to TDN America. will also hold court at Kildangan. Cont. p2 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 2 OF 10 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 10 NOVEMBER 2020 AWe are thankful to all the breeders who have used our stallions in the past and we look forward to offering them the best opportunities for the future. We have three very exciting new stallions joining the ranks, giving us every confidence that 2021 and beyond will see more success.@ Darley Europe 2021 Roster Of the established stallions, Cont. from p1 Night of Thunder (Ire) (Dubawi Undefeated at two, the 2019 {Ire}), whose oldest foals are G1 Prix Morny and G1 Middle three, has continued to enhance Park S. hero=s fee has been set at his reputation, with 10 black- €20,000. type winners on the year, half of AWe know that breeders are them at the group level. His fee facing unpredictable times and has been increased at Kildangan have reflected this in our fees, in to €75,000. Europe and the United States,@ Kildangan veteran Teofilo (Ire) said Liam O=Rourke, Director of (Galileo {Ire}) has enjoyed a Stud, Stallions & Breeding at successful year at stud, his 12 Darley. We=ve aimed to be stakes winners featuring six supportive in our approach for Group 1 winners alone ranging 2021 and we trust breeders can Ghaiyyath | Scoop Dyga from G1 Criterium de Saint- take advantage of what we Cloud victor Gear Up (Ire), to G1 believe is our strongest roster ever--yet one that is keenly Prix Royal Oak hero Subjectivist (GB) and G1 Melbourne Cup priced. winner Twilight Payment (Ire). He is priced at €30,000. Cont. p3 TDN EUROPE • PAGE 3 OF 10 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 10 NOVEMBER 2020 Senior Vice President Gary King Twitter: @garykingTDN [email protected] + 1.732.320.0975 Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}), who was a European Champion at International Editor three and four, retired to Darley's Dalham Hall in 2019. His first crop Kelsey Riley of foals are due to come under the hammer at the upcoming foal Twitter: @kelseynrileyTDN sales. Jack Bloom spoke to TDN's Alayna Cullen about the young sire. [email protected] Darley Europe 2021 Roster Cont. European Editor Expecting his first foals in 2021, MG1SW Too Darn Hot (GB) Emma Berry (Dubawi {Ire}) will command £45,000 at Dalham Hall, while the Twitter: @collingsberry veteran Group 1 sire New Approach (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) is listed [email protected] as private. Also at Dalham Hall, both Golden Horn (GB) (Cape Cross {Ire}), whose oldest foals are 3-year-olds this term and Associate International Editor former shuttle stallion Iffraaj (GB) (Zafonic) are both at £20,000. Heather Anderson Champion Cracksman (GB) (Frankel {GB}) will have yearlings of Twitter: @HLAndersonTDN 2021 and is priced at £17,500. Marketing Manager Rounding out the Dalham Hall roster are Farhh (GB) (Pivotal Alayna Cullen {GB}) at a private fee, G1 Derby winner Masar (Ire) (New Twitter: @AlaynaCullen Approach {Ire}) at £14,000, Harry Angel (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}) [email protected] at £12,500, Territories (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}), the sire of two black-type winners in his first crop, is at £10,000, Contributing Editors Postponed (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) is at £7,500 and both Charming Alan Carasso Thought (GB) (Oasis Dream {GB}) and Outstrip (GB) (Exceed And Christina Bossinakis Excel {Aus}) are valued at £4,000. Cafe Racing MG1SW Blue Point (Ire) (Shamardal), who covered his first Sean Cronin book of mares this spring, will stand for €40,000 alongside Tom Frary fellow Kildangan resident and top miler Ribchester (Ire) (Iffraaj [email protected] {GB}) at €17,500. For €10,000 apiece, breeders can access Belardo (Ire) (Lope de Vega {Ire})Balready the sire of three Irish Correspondent stakes winners in his first crop--and Profitable (Ire) (Invincible Daithi Harvey Spirit {Ire}), while roster veteran Raven=s Pass (Elusive Quality) is €7,500 and Buratino (Ire) (Exceed And Excel {Aus})=s fee has Regular Columnists Chris McGrath | John Berry | Kevin Blake been set at €5,000. Exceed and Excel (Aus) (Danehill) will not be Amy Lynam | Melissa Steele shuttling from his Australian base in 2021. In France, a quartet of stallions are standing at Haras du Logis. Cloth of Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}) who has his first yearlings next year, is at €7,000, while Ultra (Ire) (Manduro {Ger}), set for his first runners in 2021, is €5,000. The pair of Bow Creek (Ire) (Shamardal) and Hunter=s Light (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}) will both command €4,000. Cont. p4 The Darley roster, 2021 A bright, blue future Dalham Hall Stud, UK Kildangan Stud, Ireland Haras du Logis, France DUBAWI £250,000 NIGHT OF THUNDER €75,000 CLOTH OF STARS €7,000 TOO DARN HOT £45,000 BLUE POINT €40,000 ULTRA €5,000 NEW PINATUBO £35,000 NEW GHAIY YATH €30,000 BOW CREEK €4,000 NEW APPROACH PRIVATE TEOFILO €30,000 HUNTER’S LIGHT €4,000 GOLDEN HORN £20,000 NEW EARTHLIGHT €20,000 IFFRAAJ £20,000 RIBCHESTER €17,500 CRACKSMAN £17,500 BELARDO €10,000 Find out more on FARHH PRIVATE PROFITABLE €10,000 darleystallions.com MASAR £14,000 RAVEN’S PASS €7,500 Call to discuss your HARRY ANGEL £12,500 BURATINO €5,000 mares and your plans: TERRITORIES £10,000 +44 (0)1638 730070 POSTPONED £7,500 +353 (0)45 527600 CHARMING THOUGHT £4,000 +33 (0)2 33 36 21 20 OUTSTRIP £4,000 Terms: Oct 1, Special Live Foal TDN EUROPE • PAGE 4 OF 10 • THETDN.COM TUESDAY • 10 NOVEMBER 2020 Earthlight | Scoop Dyga Darley Europe 2021 Roster Cont. The former has first 3-year-olds and the latter has first 4-year- olds next year. Added Darley Director of Stallions Sam Bullard, AIt is a source of great pride that the best horse in the world this year and the best 2-year-old for a generation are not just retiring to Darley having raced for Godolphin, but are themselves the sons of Darley stallions. That, and the value we are offering to breeders, makes us very optimistic about the future. AWhile 2020 has undoubtedly been a challenge, there has been remarkable resilience in parts of the yearling market, and buyers have shown great confidence in the product of European breeders' labours. AWe are confident that, with the support of our breeders and their mares, the Darley stallions will continue to breed the star horses of the future.@ For the complete Darley Europe roster, please go to www.darleyeurope.com. Cheveley Park Stud Cont. from p1 AIn what are undoubtedly unprecedented times, and in light of recent sales returns, we feel a significant reduction in all our stallions fees is fair and necessary, in order to help valued clients and breeders alike during this financially turbulent period,@ said Cheveley Park=s managing director Chris Richardson.