Coolmore Australia 2018 Brochure

COOLMORE Ireland

The Coolmore tradition began in the 1850’s with Thomas Magnier offering the services of his stallions to local breeders along the Blackwater Valley in Co. Cork. One of those stallions was the renowned Edlington whose fee was the not inconsiderable sum of £3-0s-0d. Coolmore Stud is acknowledged to be the world’s pre-eminent thoroughbred racehorse breeding operation. It’s 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, Be My Guest , became champion sire in GB/IRE in 1982. Caerleon then topped the table in 1988 and 1991. In 2004 Sadler’s Wells was champion sire for the 14th time, smashing Highflyer’s record which was set in 1798. Danehill then took up the baton with 3 titles from 2005 to 2007. Galileo is now the world’s best stallion and his reign since 2008 was broken only once, by his stud companion Danehill Dancer in 2009. Other exceptional sires to have stood at Coolmore include Fairy King , Alzao , Night Shift , Royal Academy , Montjeu and High Chaparral . Zoffany and Mastercraftsman are just two of our leading young sires.

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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