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Whereas most stallions standing at Coolmore Ireland are now homebreds, most of those standing at Ashford Stud had their breeding rights purchased during their racing career. For example, in May 2015 it was announced that Ashford Stud had purchased the breeding rights to American Pharoah from Ahmed Zayat in late 2014 for a reported $13.8 million.
Be My Guest was a very good miler who won three Group races at age three in 1977 under trainer Vincent O'Brien.These victories included the Waterford Crystal Mile.He is also remembered as one of the foundation sires responsible for turning Ireland's Coolmore Stud into one of the most important Thoroughbred breeders in the world.
Found is a bay filly with a narrow white blaze bred in Ireland by Roncon, Wynatt & Chelston, a group associated with the Coolmore Stud organisation. She was sired by Galileo (1998―2021), who won the Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001.
Champion sires to have stood at Coolmore include the incomparable Sadler's Wells who was leading sire (by prizemoney won) in Great Britain and Ireland in 14 of the 15 years between 1990 and 2004, though his success in his later years was somewhat eclipsed by the astonishing exploits of three other Coolmore stallions, namely Danehill and his own ...
Like many Coolmore horses he was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle. He was sired by Galileo, who won the Derby, Irish Derby and King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes in 2001. Galileo became one of the world's leading stallions, earning his tenth champion sire of Great Britain and Ireland title in 2018.
Santiago is a bay horse with a white star and snip and three white socks bred in Ireland by Lynch Bages Ltd, a breeding company associated with the Coolmore Stud. Like many Coolmore horses he was owned in partnership by Susan Magnier, Michael Tabor and Derrick Smith. He was sent into training with Aidan O'Brien at Ballydoyle.
Churchill retired to Coolmore Stud at the end of his 2017 season. Standing for an initial fee of €35,000, this dropped to €30,000 from 2020 and then to his current fee of €25,000 for 2022. Since 2018 Churchill has also shuttled to Coolmore Australia. From his first crop of two-year-olds in 2021 he produced five black type winners.
Danehill retired to stud duties in 1990 at the Coolmore Stud in Ireland and made his greatest impact as a stallion. Sold by his owner under advice to the partnership of Arrowfield Stud of Scone, New South Wales, Australia, and Ireland's Coolmore Stud, he came to Australia as a shuttle stallion in 1990. At the end of the stud season, he returned ...