The ascent of Frankel (GB) for the head of the stallion ranks in Great Britain and Ireland is recorded in some detail in Monday’s TDN, and it evoked a profound sense of coming in the year that his great king Galileo (Ire) left us. During the extremely long reigns of both Sadler’s Wells and his son Galileo, we have become accustomed to having a superstar horse among us, and Frankel would do well if he came close to the championship of 14 Sadler’s Wells and 12 (and counting?) bulls scored by Galileo, who came in second this year. However, that is not possible.
In FrankelIts first championship, the title is back in effect for England for the first time since former National Stud Mill Reef resident became champion in 1987 for the second time. It is hard to believe that the Mill Reef lineage has declined dramatically in Europe in recent years, with Classic winners Sir Percy (GB) and Trusted Man (GB) being two. The most notable carriers of this gene line remain.
There was some variety among the sirelines of this year’s top 20, up to a point. Five traces back to Sadler’s Wells: Frankel, Galileo, Australia (GB) (10th), Camelot (GB) (15th) and Dawn Approach (Ire) (20th).
Dark Angel (Ire) and Mehmas (Ire), both sons of Acclamation (GB), are doing their best to fan the revival of the line of Northern Dancer’s other sons, Try My Best, and fifth and 14th respectively, with the latter an impressive finish for first-season champions Mehmas last year.
One of the other sons of the Northern dancer, Nureyev, is represented by his grandson Siyouni (Fr), who is 12th in the UK and Ireland and is the male champion in France for the second year in a row. . More about him in the coming days.
Through the narration of the Northern dancer’s nephew Storm Cat, we have Lope De Vega (Ire) in sixth place, his late son Shamardal in 19th place, and between that pair is No, never, which continues to stretch that parent line past Hennessy and Scat Daddy, in 11th place.
The Northern Dancer’s Danzig line remained strong, mainly through the Green Desert, thereby creating the fourth-ranked Sea The Stars (Ire), King (GB) in seventh place, God of Invincibility (Ire) in 17th place, and the later trusted and underrated son Mayson (GB), who is 18th in the table . The Danehill trio in the top 20 are Kodiac (GB), whose influence is growing in his own right, and eighth this year, the late Zoffany (Ire), who is one behind him. ranks, and 13th Dandy Man (Ire), who continues to deliver year after year despite receiving little fanfare.
We’re only really out of the Northern Dancer when it comes to Dubawi (Ire), who has an outstanding runner-up win rate of 54% and is a shining representative of Pros Inspector’s influence in Europe. Dubawi is third in the table, with descendants earning just around £250,000 less than his arch-nemesis Galileo. His most prominent son Night Of Thunder (Ire) is 16th overall with just three races, and we can expect to see many more controversial Dubawi stallions in the years to come. .
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With Frankel’s 5 individual winners of Europe’s Group 1 2021 giving him the lead and nearly £1.5m ahead of Galileo in UK and Irish earnings, joint gold stars are awarded to the pair. Winner of the Classic Adayar (Ire) and Hurricane Lane (Ire) awards, both of whom contributed greatly to Charlie Appleby’s winning his first UK coaching championship.
For Galileo, a quieter year by his lofty standards was highlighted by G1 Prix de Diane winner Joan Of Arc (Ire), while Love (Ire) snagged a high-profile win. other in the S of G1 Prince of Wales.
Though not included in his domestic roster, Dubawi’s record-breaking feat of being represented by three Breeders’ Cup winners in one year would not pass without further mention. He has a rising star in the G1 QIPCO British Champions Sprint, Creative Force (Ire), as well as someone who recently left the field in the neat and tough Space Blues (Ire), who signed with victories consecutively at York S.’s G2 City, G1 Prix de la Foret and GI Breeders’ Cup Mile. GI Breeders’ Cup Turf winner Yibir (GB) will be among those watching with great interest during his 4-year-old season.
Sea The Stars, trailing only Dubawi in fourth, looks set to have another superstar on his books in the undefeated Baaeed (GB), a key color bearer for Shadwell during the transition period. From victory over Leicester in early June to becoming a Group 1 double winner just four months later, hype has flared throughout the season for William Haggas’ new star steady, but it has been proven. evident by the time he got better at the Cartier Older Horse Palace Pier of the Year (GB) (King {GB}) during G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. on QIPCO British Championship Day. Baaeed’s return in 2022 will be much anticipated, as well as a potential step in the gap, which is in his compass on paper.
As for Dark Angel, who completed his discharge from the stallion with earnings in excess of £3 million, his best performers have enjoyed their biggest successes outside of the UK and Ireland, with Angel Juvenile Bleu (Fr) got a pair of Group 1 winners in France, and Althiqa (GB) and Raging Bull (Fr) both landed class 1 in the US. The latter currently stands at Gainesway Ranch in Kentucky.
But Dark Angel also had a pair of Group 2 wins at Royal Ascot, with Berkshire Shadow (Ire) landing the Coventry S. and Indie Angel (Ire) knocking out the Duke of Cambridge S. Continuing the Ascot run was the Royal Hunt winner. Cup Real World (Ire), who has progressed impressively throughout the season to add three wins to his roster, including the G2 Prix Daniel Wildenstein.
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Among stallions with more than one runner, it was a breakout year for Ballylinch Stud’s young son of Dubawi, New Bay (GB), who was represented by the first Group 1 winner in the Beaches. Sea Saffron (Ire) and, like his male, has a 54% win rate. Four-time winner Bay Bridge (GB) may well be an up-and-coming older star for the Sir Michael Stoute stables, while the juvenile Bayside Boy (Ire), trained side-by-side by Roger Varian, is certainly has the Classics on his agenda for 2022.
A former Ballylinch resident, Dream Ahead, has served for a while in France and is now set to take on his first season in the UK at Bearstone Stud, where he will fit in with Holdcrofts’ speed-oriented broodmare band. , now including Dream Ahead’s Best Glass Slippers for Girls (GB). While she can’t build on her two Group/Class 1 wins in 2020, Glass Slippers have not been left out this season with a few higher tier slots and Dream Of Dreams added G1 Diamond Jubilee S. into his G1 Haydock Sprint Cup victory of 2020.
Dream Ahead still deserves a chance given by the breeders, and it is worth noting that his son won the Group 1 award Al Wukair (Ire) has had a promising start with the first runner-up in 2021, accounting for the second-highest number of winners (15) among freshmen of French descent.
One stallion that we can expect to dominate the UK and Ireland charts in the coming years is Wootton Bassett (GB) after moving to Coolmore earlier this year. Coming in third overall in France, where he started his student career with some distinction, he’s just behind Siyouni and Adlerflug (Ger), who have two Classic winners and second-place winners respectively. Win Arc to increase their income.
In the year 2021, Wootton Bassett, another followed the Prosecutor’s trail through Iffraaj (GB) and Zafonic, there were only 34 runners-up in the UK and Ireland, but they were a caste group, including Audarya (Fr), second runner-up This year’s Group 1 was won by last two years, G2 winner Royal Lodge S. Royal Patronage (Fr), and G3 winner St Simon S. Ilarab (Ire).
It is also easy to envision Rathbarry Stud’s Kodi Bear (Ire)’s profile to grow in the coming years. He’s had some of the much-loved performers this season in the Oaks’ super-challenging Mystery Angel (Ire) runner-up and G2 Railway S winner and GII Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf Sprint runner-up. Go Bears Go (Ire).
In a year when Gleneagles (Ire) hitting just 35 mares against 149 in 2020, he’s had a good season on the track, with Loving Dream (GB) becoming his first Group 1 winner in the Prix de Royallieu, after his victory at G2 Ribblesdale S. Gleneagles also represented by G2 Kilboy Estates winner S. Insinuendo (Ire), G2 Prix Greffulhe Baby Rider (Fr) winner and G2 German 1000 Guineas winner Novemba (Ger).
