Coolmore Australia 2016

Coolmore Stud is acknowledged to be the world’s pre-eminent thoroughbred racehorse breeding operation. It is situated in the heart of the Golden Vale on some of Ireland’s finest limestone land. John Magnier in conjunction with his father in law, the outstanding trainer Vincent O’Brien, and Robert Sangster purchased the then 350 acre farm from Battle of Britain flying ace Tim Vigors with the objective of creating a world-class stallion operation. One of the first stallions to stand at Coolmore was Be My Guest who became champion sire in 1982. Caerleon then led the table in 1988 and again in 1991. Sadler’s Wells took his first sire’s title in 1990 before becoming Europe’s greatest ever sire. In 2004 he was champion sire for the 14th time, smashing Highflyer’s record which was set way back in 1798. Danehill , the only multiple champion sire in Europe and Australia, then took up the baton with 3 titles from 2005 to 2007. Galileo (sire of Adelaide ) is now the world’s best stallion and his reign since 2008 was broken only once, by his stud companion Danehill Dancer (sire of Choisir ) in 2009. Other exceptional sires to have stood at Coolmore include Fairy King (sire of Encosta de Lago ), Alzao , Night Shift , Royal Academy (broodmare sire of Fastnet Rock ), Montjeu and High Chaparral (sire of So You ink ), while Zoffany was the first crop sire sensation in Europe in 2015. COOLMORE IRELAND Coolmore Stud, Fethard, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Ireland Tel: +353 52 6131298 | Fax: +353 52 6131382 Website: www.coolmore.com | Email: sales@coolmore.ie

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