Hall of Fame Derrinstown
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DERRINSTOWN HALL OF FAME 05 Dear Breeder 07 Inherently Successful 09 Making Values Count 11 Individual Care & Attention 13 Meet The Team 15 Sharing Your Passions 16 Wall of Fame 18 AWTAAD 22 HAATEF 26 MARKAZ 30 TAMAYUZ DERRINSTOWN CONTENTS 34 Associated Studs 04 / 05 2017 proved a particularly exciting year Meanwhile, our stalwart Tamayuz at Derrinstown. The arrival of Awtaad and continues to produce a steady stream Markaz added fresh blood to our roster and of Black Type winners, highlighted by the reception they received from breeders the Group 1 victories of Precieuse in the exceeded even our wildest expectations. Poule d’Essai des Pouliches and Blond Me, who stepped up on previous Group 2 Awtaad, a Classic-winning miler by successes when landing the Group 1 Cape Cross, has it all. An impressive E.P. Taylor Stakes at Woodbine. His winner at 2, he went on to score yearlings also proved extremely popular four more victories at 3, including a in 2017, fetching €385,000, €380,000, comfortable two-and-a-half length etc, and averaging €87,000 for 19 sold. defeat of the English 2000 Guineas winner, Galileo Gold in the Irish renewal The evergreen Haatef has enjoyed at the Curragh. He also won the Group 2 particular success with his two-year-old Boomerang Stakes and finished a close this year, as well as being responsible fourth behind Minding and Ribchester for a Group 3 performer. He continues to in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II do an excellent job for smaller breeders. Stakes at Ascot. If you wish to book a nomination to A truly striking individual, Awtaad any of our stallions, or would like to hails from the family of the great discuss your requirements further, Seattle Slew and it’s not surprising please don’t hesitate to contact one that leading breeders were queuing of our nominations team. up to use his services. Markaz, although a very different individual, is just as impressive in his own way. A beautifully-balanced grey son of Dark Angel, he is a full brother to the two-time Group 1 winning sprinter, Mecca’s Angel. A dual Group winning sprinter himself, he was also placed second in both the Group 2 Park Stakes (to Limato) and Group 2 Goldene Peitsche and was rarely STEPHEN COLLINS DERRINSTOWN out of the first four in nineteen starts. General Manager DEAR BREEDER / 2018 He too was oversubscribed in his first season at stud. DERRINSTOWN 06 / 07 INHERENTLY SUCCESSFUL Over many years, Ireland has been These crucial strengths have given us celebrated as one of the finest places the ability to create a purpose built, in the world to breed thoroughbreds. unrivalled stud farm offering a world-class The lush pasture lands provide an ideal centre of excellence for thoroughbred environment for this purpose and the horses and their owners. A great deal empathy between horse and man of thought and careful planning went has grown over many generations. into developing our facilities, which are notably amongst the best available. At Derrinstown, we are particularly blessed with these natural advantages. At Derrinstown we incorporate many The limestone-rich paddocks are often of today’s most advanced technological freshened by the soft rains of County innovations, whilst continuing to deliver Kildare, and the famous Irish heritage the finest traditional equine care. It’s this of horsemanship has ensured that we rare combination which sets us apart have a ready pool of talent upon which from the norm and has informed our to draw when it comes to recruiting approach ever since the original stud suitable staff. was created over 30 years ago. DERRINSTOWN 08 / 09 MAKING VALUES COUNT Derrinstown Stud, which was It has a qualified resident vet plus over purchased in 1982, was originally a 90 staff, many of whom have been 375-acre farm in County Kildare, but trained internationally. has since been extended to become an internationally-renowned breeding Derrinstown will stand four well-bred centre spanning over 2,000 acres. stallions in 2018. As has always been the case with Derrinstown sires, their The stud comprises of eleven farms, fees have been set competitively and all of which have been carefully their books will be limited to give designed and purpose-built to breeders the best possible chance the highest standards. to reap the rewards of their choice. Values run deep at Derrinstown. Acquistata nel 1982, Derrinstown Racheté en 1982, le haras Das im Jahr 1982 erworbene Stud era originariamente una irlandais Derrinstown Stud était Gestüt Derrinstown war fattoria di 375 acri, situata nella contea à l'origine une ferme d’un peu plus de ursprünglich ein 1,5 Quadratkilometer di Kildare. Dopo il suo ampliamento, 150 hectares du comté de Kildare. Depuis, großer Hof in der Grafschaft è stata riconvertita in un centro di ce lieu est devenu un élevage de chevaux Kildare, wurde jedoch eitdem zu riproduzione di fama internazionale, de renommée internationale couvrant plus einem international renommierten esteso su oltre 2.000 acri. L'allevamento de 800 hectares. Le haras se compose Zuchtbetrieb mit einer Fläche von equino comprende undici fattorie, tutte de onze fermes toutes soigneusement über 8 Quadratkilometern ausgebaut. progettate accuratamente e appositamente conçues et construites pour répondre Das Gestüt umfasst elf Höfe, die alle realizzate in base agli standard i più elevati. aux normes les plus strictes de qualité. mit viel Bedacht konzipiert und nach L'allevamento si avvale di un qualificato Le centre emploie un vétérinaire à plein höchsten Standards zweckmäßig veterinario residente e di più di 90 addetti, temps ainsi que plus de 90 salariés qui pour errichtet wurden. Es verfügt über einen molti dei quali con formazione di livello beaucoup ont été formés à l'étranger. kompetenten hauseigenen Tierarzt und internazionale. mehr als 90 Mitarbeiter, von denen Derrinstown accueillera quatre beaux viele im Ausland ausgebildet wurden. Nel corso del 2018 Derrinstown ospiterà étalons en 2018. Comme d'habitude quattro stalloni di buona levatura. Come avec les reproducteurs Derrinstown, Derrinstown wird im Jahr 2018 vier sempre per gli stalloni di Derrinstown, le les tarifs de saillie ont été fixés de gut gezüchtete Hengste haben. Wie tariffe sono competitive e il campionario manière concurrentielle et les réservations bei allen Vatertieren von Derrinstown limitato alle migliori opportunità di buoni seront limitées pour donner aux éleveurs wurden die Decktaxen auch dieses Mal frutti per gli allevatori. I valori sono le plus de chance de récolter le meilleur wettbewerbsfähig veranschlagt, und radicati a Derrinstown. spécimen possible. Derrinstown a des die Bücher werden Beschränkungen valeurs bien ancrées. unterliegen, damit Züchter möglichst gute Chancen haben, auch tatsächlich in den Genuss der Früchte ihrer Entscheidungen zu kommen. Derrinstown ist seinen Grundsätzen verpflichtet. DERRINSTOWN 10 / 11 INDIVIDUAL CARE + ATTENTION Here at Derrinstown Stud we offer All our employees are highly experienced some of the most advanced breeding at dealing with thoroughbreds and have a facilities available in the world. From good understanding of their idiosyncrasies. the up-to-date, well-ventilated stable Many have worked at other major stud blocks, to the verdant paddocks and farms all over the world. the most technically-advanced veterinary equipment, only the best will do. So when you entrust your valuable mare and her foal to us at Derrinstown, As well as tending to all the horses’ you can be sure that they are in safe physical needs, we also take care of hands and will be cared for in both their mental well-being, and this is body and mind. where the expert knowledge of our staff comes to the fore. DERRINSTOWN 12 / 13 MEET THE TEAM 1 STEPHEN COLLINS 2 JIMMY LENEHAN 3 TOM BURNS 4 KAY SKEHAN General Manager Manager Veterinarian Assistant Manager Stephen started in the business at his Jimmy began his career as assistant to Tom, a Trinity College graduate has It is every breeder’s wish that, as a result family’s Corbally Stud. He began his his late father Jimmy, who trained horses worked with the leading equine practices of hard work and considered planning, professional tenure at the English at the Curragh for over twenty years. in Kentucky, South Africa, New Zealand their mare completes the breeding National Stud Manager’s Course, and From there he filled a similar position with and Ireland before returning to take up season safely in foal. went on to work with Melinda Smith’s Kevin Prendergast for five years. He went full-time work with Derrinstown Stud. Pegasus Stud in Lexington and the on to hold managerial positions with both It is every breeder’s hope that their stock Airdrie Stud of Brereton C Jones. Gilltown and Kildangan Studs. He also The well-being of each horse is our sells well and later finds a good home. spent two and a half years in Hokkaido, primary focus and by attending continuing Derrinstown constantly strive to provide Japan, managing a pre-training centre veterinary education courses in America it It is every breeder’s dream that their breeders with a boutique selection of for the Shimokobe family. enables us to keep up to date with the produce race well, win races and attain top quality stallions each possessing most recent advances in equine care. that elusive Black Type status to excellent racecourse performance, At Derrinstown we are dedicated and strengthen family lines. outstanding physical conformation with focused at putting the horse first, while quality pedigrees. Our long standing always striving to achieve the highest It is our aim at Derrinstown Stud to assist policy has always been to competitively standards for all our clients with the all breeders in this journey through our price our stallions whilst strictly limiting wonderful support of our excellent team.