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EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS Irish Stallion Trail 201720172017 PRIDE OF IRELAND ON PARADE The ITM Irish Stallion Trail presents an opportunity to view many of the world’s leading stallions, as Ireland’s top Flat and National Hunt Stud farms open their doors over two days. Before the official opening of the traditional covering season of early to mid-February, studs will showcase some of the very best Irish sires available to breeders in 2017. The trail opens on 27th January and 27 stud farms will open their doors for two days of stallion viewings. Stallions on parade who are standing their first season at stud in Ireland include Ol’Man River (Arctic Tack Stud), Prince Of Lir (Ballyhane Stud), Fascinating Rock and New Bay (Ballylinch Stud), Mount Nelson (Boardsmill Stud), Strath Burn (Bridge House Stud), Champs Elysees (Castle Hyde Stud), Zambezi Sun (Coolagown Stud), Pride Of Dubai and The Gurkha (Coolmore Stud), Awtaad and Markaz (Derrinstown Stud), Harzand (Gilltown Stud), Belardo and Buratino and The Last Lion (Kildangan Stud), Workforce (Knockhouse Stud), Coulsty (Rathasker Stud), Ajaya and Kodi Bear (Rathbarry Stud), Mehmas and Vadamos (Tally-Ho Stud), Estidhkaar (Tara Stud) and Affinisea (Whytemount Stud). More details can be found on the dedicated website at www.itm.ie/en/Stallion_Trail/ Whilst every care has been taken to trace the qualifying sires, EBN takes no responsibility for errors or omissions. All material contained within (excluding supplied advertisements) is the copyright of European Bloodstock News. DERRINSTOWN STUD AWTAAD HAATEF MARKAZ TAMAYUZ AN EXCITING NEW ROSTER FOR 2017 NEW 2017 AWTAAD • B.c. by Cape Cross ex Asheerah (Shamardal) • Fee: €15,000 (1st January SLF) Winner of the 2016 Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas (beating GALILEO GOLD and AIR FORCE BLUE). Also winner of the Group 2 Boomerang Stakes, 3rd Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes, etc. From the family of SEATTLE SLEW. HAATEF • B.c. by Danzig ex Sayedat Alhadh (Mr Prospector) • Fee: €2,000 (1st January SLF) Principal performers include the Group/Stakes winners SYNTAX, TREATY OF PARIS, BIG VIOLETT and SACRED ASPECT, plus the multiple Group placed winner ACHNAHA. Yearlings have made up to €110,000 NEW 2017 MARKAZ • Gr.c. by Dark Angel ex Folga (Atraf) • Fee: €6,000 (1st January SLF) Dual Group-winning sprinter, who was also Group placed 6 times, all from 6f-7f. Full brother to dual Group 1 winning sprinter MECCA’S ANGEL, by the sensational sire DARK ANGEL. TAMAYUZ • Ch.c. by Nayef ex Al Ishq (Nureyev) • Fee: €8,000 (1st January SLF) A Group 1 sire, his 2016 successes incl. Group 2 winner BLOND ME; Group 3 winning 2yo MAKING LIGHT; Stakes winner GHAALY and the promising 2yos KHAMAARY and MANKIB. 2016 yearlings made up to €145,000 and 2016 foals made up to €120,000 and averaged €50,000 DERRINSTOWN STUD Tel: +353 (0)1 6286228 • [email protected] • www.derrinstown.com THEBLOODSTOCK BLOODSTOCK WORLD WORLD ACCORDING TO DEREK ICETON EBN:EUROPEAN FRIDAY, 27THBLOODSTOCK JANUARYEBN: NEWS 2017 DERRINSTOWN STUD AWTAAD HAATEF The Bloodstock World according to... DEREK ICETON of Tara Stud in Co Meath, which stands Alhebayeb and its new recruit Estidhkaar, has been Chairman of the ITBA twice and he talks to the EBN about the Irish Stallion Trail. MARKAZ TAMAYUZ How did you get involved in the as near perfect physically as possible. They 1breeding industry? need to be by a sire that the market requires I was born here at Tara. My father came over and they need to have good English two-year- in 1946, so I have been here all my life. old form. The market has gone very selective and you have to cover all the bases, and it is When was Tara Stud set up and difficult to find a horse that the market will 2 how has it developed? accept. One lesson I have learned is that a My father and grandfather originally stallion needs to be overtly commercially obtained the farm for Clifford Nicholson, attractive and I have been very lucky with the owner of Limestone Stud, and it has been run two Dark Angel horses. We got Estidhkaar as a farm and stud ever since. the Saturday before Christmas and he is full What are your highlights of the What was the first stallion to – we syndicated him in literally two hours – 9 last twelve months? 3stand at the stud and which has and Alhebayeb continues to be very popular. Getting my hands on Estidhkaar, with the There was a time that I stood six stallions and, help of John Walsh, as I had been trying to been the most successful? AN EXCITING NEW ROSTER FOR 2017 although I have six boxes that I could have buy him for well over a year, and Alhebayeb’s One of the first stallions they had was filled this year, as there wasn’t a week in the foals selling so well. Niccolo Dell’Arca, who was a full-brother to summer that I wasn’t offered another horse to NEW 2017 AWTAAD • B.c. by Cape Cross ex Asheerah (Shamardal) • Fee: €15,000 (1st January SLF) Nearco. Later we stood Wolver Hollow, who What is your first crop 2yo stand, I would rather be more careful and just Winner of the 2016 Group 1 Irish 2,000 Guineas really put us on the map, and Petorius, sire pick for this year? (beating GALILEO GOLD and AIR FORCE BLUE). get one more horse per year, as it needs to 10 Also winner of the Group 2 Boomerang Stakes, 3rd Group 1 St James’s Palace Stakes, etc. followed by Key Of Luck for Maktoum Al Lethal Force. I sold a foal for quite a lot at Goffs make sense. From the family of SEATTLE SLEW. Maktoum. He was very successful and sired and he sold well again as a yearling in Book 1. many winners, including an Irish Derby Do you use many outside I have two mares in foal to him and I really like the winner. 7 stallions for your mares? stallion, as he was a good, sharp, smart horse. HAATEF • B.c. by Danzig ex Sayedat Alhadh (Mr Prospector) • Fee: €2,000 (1st January SLF) What are the best horses bred Yes, we use other stallions, as it is our policy to What is your favourite Principal performers include the Group/Stakes winners SYNTAX, TREATY OF PARIS, BIG VIOLETT pick the stallions that suit the mares best. This feature in EBN and why? and SACRED ASPECT, plus the multiple Group placed winner ACHNAHA. 4 to date on the stud? 11 year the new horses that I really liked included There are so many to list, but I am pleased to I like the overseas winners and I go to that first to Yearlings have made up to €110,000 Adaay, Twilight Son and Territories, and we say we seem to breed plenty of good see if anything I have bred from abroad has won. are also using the likes of Dawn Approach, black-type horses year on year here. Dansili, Oasis Dream and Dutch Art. What are your hobbies NEW 2017 MARKAZ • Gr.c. by Dark Angel ex Folga (Atraf) • Fee: €6,000 (1st January SLF) How big is the stud and the 12outside of the industry? Dual Group-winning sprinter, who was also Group placed 6 times, all from 6f-7f. Do you think the Irish Stallion broodmare band that you keep? I have a great interest in art and antique 5 Trail has had a positive impact? Full brother to dual Group 1 winning sprinter MECCA’S ANGEL, by the sensational sire DARK ANGEL. There are 1,000 acres, but we also farm and 8 furniture. I always said if I wasn’t doing what I Yes, I think it is a good idea. When we have an have cattle as well. The stud itself has mares am doing I would have be an antique dealer. open day, most professional breeders will have Fee: €8,000 and we have a number of boarders, so there is TAMAYUZ • Ch.c. by Nayef ex Al Ishq (Nureyev) • (1st January SLF) already come and had a look, but where this Do you have any tips for quite a significant band here. A Group 1 sire, his 2016 successes incl. Group 2 winner BLOND ME; Group 3 winning 2yo MAKING LIGHT; has particularly helped is with local people, as 13people coming on the Irish Stakes winner GHAALY and the promising 2yos KHAMAARY and MANKIB. What are the criteria when breeding becomes accessible to them. It is Stallion Trail for the first time? 2016 yearlings made up to €145,000 and 2016 foals made up to €120,000 and averaged €50,000 6 selecting stallions for the stud? important when the Government is putting in I would say to try and get to as many studs as Generally we stand the quicker, more funding to open things up and show how we possible. If anyone is serious about breeding commercial, horses and I have found, if clients work. From that point of view I think it is a very horses then I feel that they should get out and DERRINSTOWN STUD are looking at value stallions, they want them important showcase. see as many stallions as they can. Tel: +353 (0)1 6286228 • [email protected] • www.derrinstown.com CALL: +44 (0) 1638 66 65 12 13 GARRYRICHARD STUD EUROPEAN BLOODSTOCK NEWS Garryrichard Stud arryrichard Stud, which covers around 200 acres of prime National Hunt breeding country, has been in the ownership of the Hickey family since 1870.