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13/08/10 - Lawman’s first crop yearlings prove
a big hit at the Arqana August Yearling Sale
During the
first ‘select’ session of the Deauville sale Lawman had 4 yearlings pass
through the ring, all four sold and were headed by the Ballylinch bred and
consigned filly ex Slip Dance who sold to the BBA Ireland for €260,000.
01/07/10 – Wizz Kid wins Listed race on
impressive debut
Wizz Kid, the
Ballylinch stud bred daughter of Whipper, trained in France
by Robert Collet, won the Listed Prix Yacowlef over 5f at Deauville by 1 and a half lengths
impressively on her debut today.
03/03/10 - Lightning Start for Intense Focus
Ballylinch
Stud reports that their first season sire Intense Focus is off to an
exceptional start to his new career with seven of his first eight mares already
scanned in foal.
Ballylinch
Managing Director John O’Connor commented “Intense Focus has proven to be
extremely popular with breeders and he is due to cover an outstanding first
book of mares. To have his fertility
proven so early is an added bonus for everyone”
Winner of
the Group 1 Dewhurst Stakes at two, Intense Focus stands at Ballylinch Stud for
a fee of €6,500 1st October.
22/01/10 - Dewhurst
winner Intense Focus to Retire to Ballylinch Stud in 2010
Intense
Focus, the 2008 Darley Dewhust Stakes winner is to retire to stud at Ballylinch
Stud in Ireland
for 2010.
Intense
Focus who had fellow Group 1 winners Lord Shanakill and Rip Van Winkle behind
him at Newmarket,
recorded the fastest time in the Dewhurst for 41 years, comfortably beating the
times recorded by leading International sires Nijinsky, Mill Reef, The
Minstrel, Zafonic and Rock of Gibraltar.
He retires
to stud the property of a partnership of breeders which include his trainer Jim
Bolger. Commenting on the new arrival
Ballylinch Managing Director John O’Connor said ‘Intense Focus goes to stud as
a Group 1 winning two year old by Giant’s Causeway at a time when his sires
first two sons at stud Shamardal and Footstepsinthesand have made excellent
starts to their stallion careers. He is
a beautifully conformed and very correct horse whose looks will really appeal to
breeders. As befits a very fast two year
old he should have a strong influence for speed and precocity as he is a CC on
the Equinome Genetic Profile.’
26/10/09
It was a highly successful weekend for Ballylinch and our stallions.
Soviet
Star had his eighth individual Group 1 winner when the Ballylinch bred
and sold filly Eva’s Request won the Group 1 Premio Lydia Tesion at
Capanelle for owner Liam Mulryan, trainer Mick Channon and jockey Alan
Munro. In New Zealand Bachelor Dukes son Keyora won the Group 2,
Wellington Thoroughbred Breeders Guineas at Trentham. Whilst in the
UK the Ballylinch bred filly High Heeled won the Group 3 St Simon Stakes at Newbury.
04/09/09 Turkish Delight for Soviet Star
Soviet
Star enjoyed a notable big race double at the Turkish International
meeting. On Wednesday the Ballylinch Stud bred filly Eva’s Request won
the Listed Istanbul Trophy for trainer Mick Channon and owner Liam
Mulryan, adding to her Group 3 and Listed wins this season. Yesterday
Pressing won the Group 2 Topkapi Trophy for trainer Michael Jarvis and
owner Gary Tanaka, this was his seventh Group win and his third this
season from four starts.
19/08/09 King's
Theatre has once again proven himself as a leading dual purpose sire
with Sesenta winning the Totesport Ebor Heritage Handicap at
York. This race was worth £130,000 to the winner and now brings her total earnings to €350,000. Sesenta
has won 7 races in total including a Premier Handicap at the Curragh on
the flat and a valuable Handicap Hurdle at the Punchestown festival,
she is also Graded placed over hurdles.
26/07/09 Group 1 winner for Soviet Star and further Group performance for Whipper!
Pressing
won his second Group 1 race when taking the Grosser Dallmayr-Preis at
Munchen and the Whipper filly Dolled Up added a third place in the
Group 2 Prix Robert Papin in Maisons-Laffitte to her previous Group 3
win.
24/07/09 - A good day for Ballylinch Bred Sales Graduates!
The
classic placed Ballylinch Stud bred and sold filly High Heeled (by High
Chaparral ex Uncharted Haven) won the Listed EBF Lyric S. at
York. The filly now has 3 wins and has been placed 3rd in the
Group 1 Epsom Oaks and 3rd in the Group 1 Lancashire Oaks, she may now
head back to York for the Group 1 Yorkshire Oaks.
Yaa
Wayl (2yo colt by Whipper ex Lidanna) won his maiden at Thirsk on his
second start, he was bred by Ballylinch and sold at the 2008
Tattersalls Ocotber Yearling Sale, we will be selling his full brother
this Autumn as well as his 3/4 sister.
05/07/09
First Crop Group Winner for Whipper!
Whipper sired his first Group winner at
Chantilly today when Belle de Cadix won the 5f, Prix du Bois, Group 3 for owner Anna-Marie Hayes and trainer Robert Collet.
04/05/09
Whipper Sires His First Winner!
The
Jim Bolger bred and trained filly Atasari (ex Azra, by Danehill) became
Whipper's first winner today when winning the Strategic
Prince EBF Maiden for two year olds over 6f at the Curragh.
Whipper is also the sire of Dolled Up who was an impressive second on
her debut at Longchamp.
04/05/09
A Great Weekend for Ballylinch Stallions King's Theatre and Soviet Star
King's Theatre sired three winners at Punchestown on Saturday 3rd May, these included Grade 3 hurlde winner Voler La Vedette.
Soviet
Star sired Eva's Request (also bred by Ballylinch) won the EBF
Conqueror S., Listed at Doncaster, as well as King Of Axum, a
debutante two year winner and Ballylinch Sales Graduate.
10/02/09
New Arrivals At Ballylinch
The foaling season is now in full swing at Ballylinch. A
few notable early arrivals at Ballylinch include a full brother to
Group 1 winner Nahoodh, a full sister to Breeders Cup hero Red Rocks
and a half-brother, by Lawman, to Group 3 winner and 2009 Classic
prospect Luminous Eyes. (see Mares page for full details)
02/02/09
Open Days 2009
We would like to thank all of our clients who braved the relentless rain and attended our Open Days on January 30th and 31st. Both
days we well attended with approximately 200 guests over the two days
viewing the stallions, enjoying a tasty lunch and also benefiting from
the timely arrival of the first Lawman foal born at Ballylinch – a colt
out of Mood Indigo who is a half-brother to Group 3 winning Luminous
Eyes, a Ballylinch bred daughter of fellow Ballylinch stallion Bachelor
Duke.
14/01/09
First Foal For Lawman
Ballylinch Stud reports the first foal for French Derby winner Lawman. The
filly was born at Jim McDonalds Herbage Stud on Sunday evening and is
the second foal out of Edessya, a winning daughter of Group 1 Moyglare
Stakes winner Edabiya, herself a half sister to Group 1 winners Enzeli
and Ebadiyla. The filly is reported to be a good size, strong and healthy. Lawman is the best son to date of leading young sire Invincible Spirit and is out of the outstanding mare
Laramie, already the dam of
two classic winners. As well as the Prix du Jockey Club, Lawman also
won the Group 1 Prix Jean Prat over a mile and the Group 3 Prix de
Guiche, as well as his only start at 2. |
