Kildangan sires had a good year on the track highlighted by Night of Thunder’s first UK/Ireland sires championship. There are 9 stallions based in Kildangan, numerically the same as last year. Shadow of Light is a new arrival replacing his underwhelming three-parts brother Earthlight. The stallions are collectively covering over 900 mares each year as […]
The loss of Wootton Bassett will be felt keenly at Coolmore. Without him they lack a proper elite sire in Europe. It is still a formidable roster but Europe’s top sires are no longer concentrated in that part of Tipperary.Below is my assessment of their published fees for 2026, starting with the priciest sires. I […]
Tally-Ho Stud in Westmeath has emerged from the pack to become the third-largest operator in the Irish flat stallion market, sitting just behind industry giants Coolmore and Darley. In 2026, the farm will stand eight stallions, a blend of proven performers and unproven but commercially appealing young sires. To the dismay of traditionalists, Tally-Ho has […]
Darley now have 22 sires on their flat roster across the UK, Ireland and France. The Irish roster for 2025 comprises the same nine sires who covered 1123 mares in 2024. This is an average of 125 mares per sire which is only slightly behind the average coverings per sire at Coolmore. Notably, Darley’s Irish… Read More »Darley Fees 2025- The Irish sires
The return of mares data showed almost 2800 mares covered by Coolmore’s 21 flat stallions in 2024 ranging from 4 for Magna Grecia to 273 for Calyx. The average number of mares covered by a Coolmore flat sire was 133 so they are busy boys. Their Irish flat roster for 2025 comprises 20 stallions following… Read More »Coolmore’s 2025 Fees Reviewed.
Dr. Richard Newland’s article with Racingtv was insulting, incendiary, interesting and important. He came across as a Little Englander with a dislike of Johnny Foreigner who automatically assumes that the Irish could not win without cheating (“the Irish ‘advantage'”). The
Read More Newland- Idiotic,Insulting, Incendiary, Interesting and Important.
When I was a business student, the text books loved case studies explaining how the nimble Japanese car industry took market share from the bloated US auto giants. In a bloodstock context this could be updated with a chapter on
Read More Goliath du Berlais to become a giant of NH breeding?
For any breeders who have yet to decide on their 2024 stallions, I have compiled a shortlist of seven budget-friendly sires offering a good risk/reward ratio. In trying to identify value sires, I ignore sires who haven’t had runners, as
Read More Seven Value Sires for 2024
I received a lot of feedback on my post previous post about Coolmore’s fees. For the avoidance of doubt:a) I don’t have a grudge against Coolmore.b) I try to be impartial and I apply the same standards to other studs.c)
Read More Coolmore’s 2024 fees (Part 2-stallions below €20k)
2023 was a good year on the track for Ballydoyle with 20 Group/Grade 1 winners. Results weren’t nearly as impressive for Coolmore’s stallion roster. Their best placed stallions on the GB/Ire sires table were Galileo in 5th and No Nay
Read More Coolmore’s 2024 fees (Part 1-stallions from €200k to €20k)
