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 1^st 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.