Horse Racing

Lope De Vega remains at 125k at Ballylinch, as New Bay rises to 75k


Stable lineup Lope De Vega (Ire) enjoy another great year with your children and grandchildren and will remain at the top of the €125,000 list at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland. Now the male of 103 black category winners since reaching 100 earlier this year, the chestnut also had 1.8 million avid guineas during last year’s October Tattersalls Sale. No less than 26 of his children have won worldwide bets in 2022, led by Group 1 double winners Dreamloper (Ire), Keeneland alumnus in November worth $2.7 million. He is also the love interest of G1 Prix Vermeille’s Sweet Lady (Fr) heroine, who offers G1 Prix de l’Opera Place Du Carrousel (Ire) and Hypothetical (Ire), who won Round 3 of the G1 Al Challenge Maktoum in Dubai.

John O’Connor of Ballylinch said: “Lope de Vega has once again confirmed that he is the world’s leading stallion with over 50 black horses, including four winners of Group 1 in 2022. He has achieved the highest level of success on four different continents and is one of the rare males that can truly be called a global success. 2022 saw Lope de Vega become one of the youngest stallions in history to hit 100 individual winners, hitting the milestone at the same age as Deep Impact (Jpn) and faster than Sadler’s Wells and Into Mischief for a year. Once a sales favorite, Lope de Vega’s yearbooks sold for up to 1.8 million guineas and grossed an average of €285,000. “

New Bay (GB) found two new Group 1 winners in Boy by the Bay (Ire) and Bay Bridge (GB), and his fees have almost doubled to 75,000 euros. His Group 1 double winner Saffron Beach (Ire), first in the G1 Prix Rothschild and G2 Duke Of Cambridge S. this period, will be in the ring at the Tattersalls’ Park Paddocks later this month. Succeeding in G1 Queen Elizabeth II S., Bayside Boy will top the first season for 15,000 euros.

O’Connor added: “New Bay has enjoyed an explosive start to his equine career and established himself as a top level stallion with the winners of two Group 1 races on Champions Day. at Ascot. “He is one of only six European stallions to have at least 3 Group 1 winners in 2022. Frankel (GB) and Dubai have a higher percentage of their runners rated over 100. New Bay’s sales season mirrors his results on the track, with his averaging €96,000 and earning up to 475,000gns.

“Bayside Boy is a very exciting new addition to the Ballylinch roster. He has all the characteristics we look for in a stallion prospect, a top-notch 2-year-old and a Group 1 winner with an exceptional leg spin. His New Bay male is one of Dubawi’s finest crossbreeds, and his stake-winning dam and group production are from a high-quality family. He is an excellent aspirant and I am sure that breeders will be impressed with both his looks and his athletic walk. “

Arc Hero Waldgeist (GB) saw his fee cut to €12,500 from €15,000. He is expecting his first finisher in 2023. Build trust (GB)son of group 1 Globetrotting winner Mishriff (Ire), has been downgraded to €10,000 from €17,500 in 2022.

“Galileo’s Most Valuable Horse Since Excellence Frankel, Waldgeist has been given a great opportunity to succeed in his equine career,” said O’Connor. “He was the 2-year-old winner of Group 1 who went on to win the classic Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. Waldgeist’s first crop was well received at sales, with one-fifth of the proceeds over €100,000 and an average of €66,000.

“Make Believe got off to a stellar start to his equine career by casting the exceptionally talented and versatile Mishriff on his first stint. Statistically, he is very strong with 3.25% of the winners in the group. His roosters realized up to 220,000gns and on average more than 3 times his stud charge. “

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