Veteran stallion Dark Angel (Ire) (Acclamation {GB}) will stand for an unchanged fee of €60,000 in 2022, and leads the Yeomanstown Stud roster of five stallions.
Firmly on top of the European 2-Year-Old Sires' table, the grey sired dual Group 1-winning juvenile Angel Bleu (Fr), as well as older filly Althiqa (GB), who won a brace of Grade Is Stateside. His third Group 1 winner this term was GI Maker's Mark Mile S. hero Raging Bull (Fr). Overall, the 16-year-old sired 20 stakes winners in 2021, 12 of them group winners. Other juveniles and sophomores to take group races were Real World (Ire), Indie Angel (Ire), Wings of War (Ire) and Berkshire Shadow (GB).
New to Yeomanstown is G1 Middle Park S. victor Supremacy (Ire) (Mehmas {Ire}) at €12,500. Also a winner of the G2 Richmond S. last year, he was rated 118 by TimeForm and was the highest-rated 2-year-old in England in 2020.
First-season sire El Kabeir (Scat Daddy) enjoyed a good year with his first runners and he has three black-type winners to his credit among his 16 winners. His Don Chicco (GB) won the G2 Premio Gran Criterium in Rome, while listed winner Masekela (Ire) was second in the G2 Superlative S. and Sa Filonzana (Ire) also won a listed stake. The grey will command €6,000.
G1 French 2000 Guineas and G1 Prix Jacques le Marois runner-up Shaman (Ire) (Shamadal), who covered his first book of mares in 2021, will stand for €5,000. The multiple group winner is joined by Invincible Army (Ire) (Invincible Spirit {Ire}) at €7,500. Successful three times at group level, the G1 Flying Five S. third has his first foals selling next week at the breeding stock sales.
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