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Winner will be picked on Monday 21st!
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๐G1 winning son of NEW BAY
๐Top Class 2yo
๐Explosive winner of the QEII
@Ascot
at 3
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@BallylinchStud
,โฅ & ๐this post
The roster at Ballylinch is burgeoning with proven talent and outstanding potential. Our MD John OโConnor thinks there are exciting times ahead for the farm...
โจThe most precocious son of New Bay, Group 1 QEII winner ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ has settled in well and is enjoying life back at his birthplace in Ballylinch. He is available for viewing to breeders - please contact the office to make an appointment. Ph +353 567 724217โจ
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๐G1 winning son of NEW BAY
๐Top Class 2yo
๐Explosive winner of the QEII
@ascotracecourse
at 3
๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช๐ซ๐ทLOPE DE VEGA is the best stallion in Europe standing for less than ยฃ350,000!
In 2023 only Frankel and Dubawi had:
โ more Blacktype Horses
โ more Stakes Winners
โ higher Progeny Earnings
โ higher Tattersalls Book 1 Average
LOPE DE VEGA also had the most winners and
๐คฉA Classic performer in New Bay's first crop๐คฉ An outstanding effort from Saffron Beach to finish a close 2nd in the 1,000 Guineas for
@JaneChappleHyam
๐๐ Bred by
@Chinahorseclub
๐
๐BAYSIDE BOY is getting some beautiful foals!
โฌ ๏ธColt ex Illumined - dam of Snellen, winner of last yearโs Chesham Stakes at Royal Ascot, from the immediate family of Novellist & Magical Lagoon
@YardHighland
โก๏ธFilly ex Elas Ruby - Listed Winner and G2p, from the immediate
๐LOPE DE VEGA is on top of the world!
๐ฅNo stallion has more Stakes Winners or Group 1 horses in 2024.
๐ฅLope de Vega is also the Leading Sire in Europe in 2024 by Prizemoney, Winners and Stakes Winners.
๐คฉIncredible performance from Make Believe's Mishriff to add the $20,000,000
@thesaudicup
to last yearโs French Derby triumph!! What a horse!! Congratulations to Prince AA Faisal,
@JohnGosden1
@tedvoute
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๐ As 2020 draws to a close, we would like to send one of our followers a copy of the beautiful limited edition Ballylinch 100, a book which delves into the colourful history of the stud. Follow
@BallylinchStud
& retweet this post and we will pick a lucky winner! ๐
Martyn McEnery one of Ireland's foremost breeders was laid to rest today in Kilmoganny, within sight of his birthplace Rossenarra House.He will forever be remembered as the breeder of Red Rum, but he also bred Remittance Man, Bachanal, Treble Bob, among many others. May he R.I.P
๐งโโ๏ธForest Fairy made a sparkling impression on debut in a hot race featuring expensive sons of Frankel and Dubawi!
๐ฃThis daughter of WALDGEIST could be something special - here's what they said about her:
@Timeform
- 88p, "looked something out of the ordinary"
@RacingPost
-
๐ฉฐ"She moves like a ballerina" - her breeders Vimal & Gillian Khosla
๐ดThis BAYSIDE BOY filly is out of Caroline Herschel, a 93 rated 2yo debut winner, sister to 2yo Gr.3 winner Stella Star, and out of a sister to Gr.1 winner One Master
๐ดAthletic, scopey foal by BAYSIDE BOY!
๐๏ธThis handsome colt is out of Sherkin Island - a winning daughter of Listed winner & Gr.2 placed Galvaun, a full-sister to Gr.1
@BreedersCup
Turf winner Red Rocks.
#RPFoalGallery
๐First foal for WALDGEIST arrives at Stephanie Von Schilcherโs Carrigbeg Stud๐
A filly foal out of Not Misbegotten, a half-sister to Group 1 winner Nahoodh. According to Steph she is "a beautiful strong filly, standing up and moving as if sheโs already 2 weeks old.โ ๐๐
๐ Watch this WALDGEIST filly surge home on debut!
๐ May It Be is an easy 2 length debut winner of the 9.5f Maiden at Le Mans for
@LGadbin
&
@BachelotT
๐ Congratulations to owner/breeders Thierry Storme & Thierry Lohest.
๐ Fast Spirit sprints home from last-to-first for an easy victory in the Listed Premio Gino E Luciano Mantovani for 2yo fillies.
She is the 5๏ธโฃth Stakes winner of 2024 for MAKE BELIEVE - that's the same as top sires Wootton Bassett & Teofilo, and even more than Siyouni.
๐คฉ Aunt Pearl taking pride of place in good company amongst the trio of Ballylinch bred
@BreedersCup
winners๐คฉ
๐Chriselliam ๐Aunt Pearl๐Red Rocks๐
๐๐Mishriff ๐๐ G1 Prix du Jockey Club, Saudi Cup and now G1 Dubai Sheema Classic
@meydanracing
๐คฉ What a fantastic result for owner-breeder Prince Faisal;
@tedvoute
@JohnGosden1
Thady Gosden &
@DavidEgan99
๐พ๐พ
๐๐A second Breeders' Cup winner for Lope de Vega!! Another sensational wire to wire performance from Aunt Pearl bred by
@BallylinchStud
& Ecurie des Charmes๐๐ Congratulations to all connections!!
@LCrow11
@bradcoxracing
@BreedersCup
๐LOPE DE VEGA reigns supreme!
In 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ4โฃ, he leads all European-based sires with the most Stakes Winners and Group 1 horses.
Source:
@theTDN
๐BAYSIDE BOY stands his second season at Ballylinch in 2024!
โ Won Gr.1 QEII from Modern Games & Inspiral
โ Group 1 2yo that won the Gr.2 Champagne Stakes- just like Too Darn Hot & Chaldean
โ Exceptional Precocity- recorded
@Timeform
's best 2yo debut performance of 2021
๐ฅWatch this daughter of MAKE BELIEVE blow away her rivals!
๐Hopeful cruises to a 5.5l victory in the 8f Novice
@NewcastleRaces
over Bystander, who went into the race off an RPR of 92. It was another 5l back to the third.
๐ฅณCongratulations to owner/breeder Prince AA Faisal.
๐ LOPE DE VEGA is on top of the World!
๐ฅHe has the more 2024 Stakes Winners than any other stallion!
Lope de Vega is also the:
๐ฅLeading Sire in Europe by Prizemoney & Winners
๐ฅLeading Sire of 3yos in Europe by Prizemoney
@theTDN
โDid you know BAYSIDE BOY covered the highest proportion of Blacktype mares of any First Season Sire standing in Ireland last yearโ
On his book were the dams of 5โฃ2โฃ Stakes horses including 2023's top 2yos:
๐ฅShuwari - LW & 2nd Gr.1 Fillies' Mile
๐ฅGhostwriter - won Gr.2 Royal
๐ฅSire on Fire!๐ฅ Make Believe's daughter ๐นRose of Kildare๐น strikes again in the G3
@Tattersalls1766
Musidora Stakes
@yorkracecourse
! Now a winner of three Group races from 6f - 10.5f and Classic placed! The toughest and most versatile filly around!!!
@Johnston_Racing
๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช MAKE BELIEVE is a standout value stallion in GB & Ireland!
In 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ4โฃ, he ranks as one of the most consistent sires of both ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ & ๐๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐ฌ ๐๐ข๐ง๐ง๐๐ซ๐ฌ among stallions standing at ยฃ50k/โฌ50k or less.
๐คAll at a fee of just โฌ10,000 - proving his
Impressive!
Lucky Vega travels like a winner all the way and scoots to Group 1 glory in the
@keeneland
Phoenix Stakes for Shane Foley and
@Jessica_Racing
๐
Results & free replays โก
๐ ๐ผ๐It has been quite a year for us at Ballylinch Stud! We hope that this year has been just as memorable for you, your colleagues, and your loved ones. We want to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. ๐๐ ๐ผ
๐LOPE DE VEGA is on top of the world!
One month into 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ4โฃ and he is Europe's Leading Sire by:
๐ฅ Group Winners
๐ฅ Stakes Winners
๐ฅ Blacktype Horses
Source:
@theTDN
๐คฉAnother BAYSIDE BOY foal with an exceptional action!
๐ดThis stunning colt is a half-brother to Jubilation, a fast 2yo that won over 6f & ran 2nd in the Gr.3 Prix de Cabourg. His dam Fairy Dancer is a sister to 4 SW inc. Gr.1
@BreedersCup
Turf winner Red Rocks.
#RPFoalGallery
๐Of the 15 3yo Group winners in Europe this season, MAKE BELIEVE accounts for 2๏ธโฃ of them!
๐ฅNo sire has more!
๐At โฌ10,000, MAKE BELIEVE offers outstanding value, proving that greatness doesn't always come with a hefty price tag.
โฌ ๏ธSajir wins the Gr.3 Prix Sigy over 5.5f
Last season NEW BAY was one of the Leading Sires of 2yos
๐ฅShuwari-LW & 2nd Gr.1 Fillies Mile
๐ฅAlcantor-France's Leading 2yo colt & G3WG1p
๐ฅDevil's Point-4l Maiden wnr & 2nd Gr.1 Futurity
And these were from his last crop before his first runners, bred off his lowest fee!
โDid you knowโ
๐MAKE BELIEVE has 4โฃ% Group Winners/Runners, that's the same as:
Siyouni-โฌ200k
Dark Angel-โฌ60k
Havana Grey-ยฃ55k
โก๏ธand higher than:
Showcasing-ยฃ45k
Kodiac-โฌ35k
Churchill-โฌ30k
Acclamation-โฌ25k
๐ฐand MAKE BELIEVE's fee? Just โฌ10,000 - now that's value!
Normandel was very game for her first Group win today in the race named after Lodge Park Stud's great mare Park Express who was also trained by Jim Bolger.
๐ Seeing is Believing!
๐ฎ๐ช๐ฌ๐ง MAKE BELIEVE is having a prolific 2โฃ0โฃ2โฃ4โฃ, boasting one of the highest strike rates in Stakes races among stallions standing for ยฃ50k/โฌ50k or less in GB & Ireland.
๐ฅPunching above his weight!
LOPE DE VEGA has the most Stakes Horses of any stallion standing for less than ยฃ250,000 in Europe.
11 more than Kingman
13 more than Sea the Stars
17 more than No Nay Never
20 more than Siyouni
๐๐ดAnother winner for NEW BAY๐ด๐ New Emerald Bay continues her sire's incredible start to become his 9th winner
@punchestownrace
for
@JohnnyMurtagh
and
@jackcantillon
's
@SyndicatesHQ
NEW BAY is now 64% Wnrs/Rnrs in GB&IRE, the next best 1st season sire is 32% ๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ฅ
Wild Bluebells in the woods in Ballylinch. We named a daughter of Ingabelle after them and she went on to win a Group 3 for us.
# natureatit'sbest.
@AntoinDeLeis
A sensational performance by
@ballylinchstud
Lope De Vega's daughter Newspaperofrecord in the Gr1 Just a Game Stakes at Belmont Park. She is right back to her brilliant best.
๐Seeing Is Believing!!๐
๐๐จ Filly by MAKE BELIEVE records the fastest breeze time
@tatts_ireland
Goresbridge Breeze Up ๐๐จ
Lot 47 offered by Shinnick Brothers ๐
"I am delighted with our first Waldgeist foal. He is an excellent individual with great movement and conformation which is exciting as we are supporting him with some of our best broodmares." Dietrich von Boetticher, Gestรผt Ammerland.
Congratulations to Gill and Vimal, our good friends and long time clients on their Broodmare of the Year Award for Green Room
#ITBAwinners
@ITBA_Official
โจCongratulations to
@newsellspark
& Gestรผt Ammerland on their double today! Waldgeist's 4yo brother, Waldkonig, wins easily
@ponteraces
& Wildfeder, his 3yo full-sister, breaks her maiden at Saint Cloud!โจ
Wow Wow Wow! Newspaperofrecord bolts up in the
@BreedersCup
Juvenile Fillies by an eased down 6 3/4 lengths giving Lope de Vega his 7th individual Gr. 1 winner! This is followed up by Feliciana De Vega winning on debut
@NewmarketRace
by 8 lengths!
#StopThePress
#ItIsOnlyBeginning
Thank you to everyone who came to view our stallions this weekend. ๐ We hope you enjoyed your visit as much we enjoyed having you here! A very special thanks to our hard working teams who helped make the weekend a great success and without whom none of it would be possible! ๐
๐ฅLOPE DE VEGA reigns as the Leading European Sire of 3yos by Group Horses!
๐Meanwhile, MAKE BELIEVE stands tall among the top sires of 3yos this season, offering unmatched value at just โฌ10,000.
๐ฆ๐บ SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE BREEDERS ๐ฆ๐บ
๐ดSire sensation LOPE DE VEGA is available to cover a limited number of mares on Southern Hemisphere time here at Ballylinch.
๐Contact us today to book your mare in to the sire of Santa Ana Lane, Gytrash, Vega Magic and Vega One.
๐ถโ๐ซ๏ธ MAKE BELIEVE is having a dream season!
๐With๐Stakes horses already in 2024, Make Believe is outperforming many higher-priced stallions.
Highlights include:
๐ 3yo Group winners Making Dreams and Sajir
๐ Listed winners Hope and Believe & Makram
๐2 Blacktype 2yos
Another impressive debut winner for New Bay as Jumby shows a lovely change of gear to win comfortably for Eve Johnson Houghton in the 7f Novice at Ascot today with another New Bay firster New Mandate highly promising in 3rd.
๐ฅWALDGEISTโs daughter BILLIEGEE follows up her excellent debut run by winning the 8f fillies maiden at
@WolvesRaces
๐ฅ Congratulations to all her connections.๐๐ผ
@jamesferguson89
@HasmoneanRacing
Another high price for MAKE BELIEVE at
@tatts_ireland
September Yearling Sale!
Amanda Skiffington goes to โฌ75,000 for the
@Aughamorestud
consigned colt.
Make Believe's five colts through the ring have sold for an average of almost โฌ50,000, with others making โฌ70,000,
๐Impressive Group winner for NEW BAY
๐Bay Bridge triumphs by 5 lengths in the Gr.3 Brigadier Gerard Stakes with an exceptional performance, leaving a field of 4 SW including 2 G1W in his wake.
๐Earning an exceptional provisional
@Timeform
Rating of 128
๐ฃ"The pair are miles clear" -
@RacingTV
๐LOPE DE VEGA has the first 2 home in 7f
@NewmarketRace
3yo Maiden.
๐ฅRolica beats Vicario with the rest of the field over 5.5 lengths behind.
๐Congratulations to
@JaneChappleHyam
& Peter Harris.
๐Worried about a May cover for your mare?
๐Lope de Vega's Gr.1 winner Program Trading was conceived on May 14th.
๐Make Believe's Gr.3 winner Making Dreams was conceived on June 7th.
๐ฅDon't let the date deter you from breeding a future Group winner!
2.2 million guineas for Waldlied
G2-winning half-sister to Waldgeist sells to Jill Lamb, sitting with the Newsells Park Stud team. Mare is in foal to โฆ
@JuddmonteFarms
โฉ Kingman
๐ดCracking Foal by BAYSIDE BOY!!
๐This colt is out of Dame d'Honneur was bred by
@StudAbbeville
๐He has the pedigree to match his good looks, as a half-brother to two Stakes Horses and from the
family of Gr.1 winning 2yo Kingston Hill.
The brilliant Newspaperofrecord headlines the outstanding crop of 2 year olds by Lope De Vega.
This is the first of his strong crops that followed his First Season European Sire Championship in 2014.
Watch this space ! The crops that follow are even better bred.
โญSales topper for WALDGEIST!
๐ด This colt out of Modeeroch is the top priced weanling at the
@Goffs1866
February Sale after selling to Ronald Rausher for โฌ85,000.
๐HOMELESS SONGS๐ produced a smart performance to win the ๐น๐๐๐๐ช๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ โ๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ช ๐น๐๐๐๐ ๐,๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฆ๐๐๐๐๐ค ๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ ๐พ๐ฃ๐ ๐ฆ๐ก ๐
@leopardstownrc
for Dermot Weld,
@MoyglareStud
&
@chrishayes24
๐๐ผ
Congratulations to all connections! ๐๐ผ
2๏ธโฃ runners 2๏ธโฃ winners๐ Fantastic to have a double at our local track
@gowranpark
with ๐๐๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ trained by
@williemccreery1
& ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐๐ง๐จ๐ฏ ๐๐ฐ๐ข๐ง๐ trained by
@paddytwomey
. Congratulations to
@wjlee24786
on his four-timer, delighted to be a part of it!! ๐๐ผ๐
๐ฅ๐ MAKE BELIEVE's son Mishriff easily wins Europe's richest Group 2
@fgdeauville
๐๐ฅ Congratulations to owner/breeder Prince Faisal
@tedvoute
@FrankieDettori
๐ฅ๐New Bay has an incredible 6 winners from 8 runners in GB/Ire, with average winning performance of 83 on Timeform ratings. Last year's Champion First Crop sire Night of Thunder, another classic winning son of Dubawi, achieved an average of 82 with his first 6 winners๐๐ฅ
๐ฅ Another first crop Group Winner for NEW BAY
๐ Saffron Beach remains unbeaten in the 7f Gr.3 Oh So Sharp Stakes
@NewmarketRace
๐Congratulations to owners James Wigan and Ben Sangster, and to breeders
@Chinahorseclub
Saffron Beach remains unbeaten in the hands of
Adam Kirby after landing the Group 3
@godolphin
Lifetime Care Oh So Sharp Stakes for trainer
@JaneChappleHyam
๐