Group 1 winner Bayside Boy (Ire) (New Bay {GB}–Alava {Ire}, by Anabaa) has been retired and will stand at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland in 2023. A fee will be announced in due time for the G1 Queen Elizabeth II S. hero and a limited number of shares will be available to breeders.
Bred by Ballylinch and raced by Teme Valley Racing and Ballylinch in partnership, the Roger Varian-trained bay won the G2 Champagne S. as a juvenile and was also third at Group 1 level in both the Dewhurst S. and Vertem Futurity Trophy. A 200,000gns Tatteralls October yearling, he ended his career with a victory in the QEII on QIPCO British Champions Day and retires with a mark of 10-4-1-2 and $1,001,765 in earnings.
Richard Ryan of Teme Valley said, “Bayside Boy was exceptional yearling and he has given us some of our best days in racing. He was a top-class 2-year-old but it was his brilliant turn of foot that stole the show on Champions Day. Very few horses can accelerate like that in Group 1 races and his Queen Elizabeth II win was one of the most exciting performances I've seen.”
“Bayside Boy was a strong, mature 2-year-old who boasted excellent juvenile form,” added Varian. “He won impressively on debut and proved that he was one of the best 2-year-olds of his generation with his win in the G2 Champagne S. before going close in both the Dewhurst and the Futurity Trophy.
“He is an exceptionally good-looking colt and was very sound to train. He possesses a lot of natural speed and his turn of foot in the Queen Elizabeth II showed the public what we always saw at home.”
A son of the Listed Prix Occitanie victress Alava, Bayside Boy is a half-brother to three-time group winner Forest Ranger (Ire) (Lawman {Fr}) and the stakes-placed Home Cummins (Ire) (Rip Van Winkle {Ire}). The extended family features group winners Tamise (Time For A Change), Motivado (GB) (Motivator {GB}), Sestilio Jet (Fr) (French Fifteen {Fr}) Quirinetta (Ardross {Ire}) and Aucilla (Relaunch). The last-named produced GI Personal Ensign H. heroine Passing Shot to the cover of A.P. Indy.
“We are delighted to welcome Bayside Boy back to his birthplace in Ballylinch,” said John O'Connor, Managing Director at Ballylinch. “He has all the attributes we look for in a stallion prospect, a top-class 2-year-old and a Group 1 winning miler with an exceptional turn of foot. His sire New Bay is one of the very best stallion sons of Dubawi (Ire), and his stakes-winning and group-producing dam is from a high-quality family. He was a gorgeous yearling and I'm sure that breeders will be very impressed with both his looks and his action.”
Happy retirement to BAYSIDE BOY!
Let's look back at his stunning Queen Elizabeth II Stakes victory on QIPCO #ChampionsDay with @tommarquand – what a way to bow out! 🏇💨@VarianStable @BallylinchStud pic.twitter.com/7jB7ZFZ6JP
— Ascot Racecourse (@Ascot) November 3, 2022
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