Group 1 winner and unbeaten juvenile Henry Longfellow (Ire) has been retired and will take up stallion duties at Coolmore Stud in Ireland next year.
The Dubawi (Ire) colt ran out an impressive winner of the G1 National Stakes at two and, while he failed to register a victory as a three-year-old, he was just a neck behind Rosallion (Ire) (Blue Point {Ire}) in a pulsating renewal of the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot.
Trained by Aidan O'Brien, Henry Longfellow also filled the frame in the G1 Prix du Moulin earlier this year, and retired having earned a career-high rating of 121.
Coolmore's Director of Sales, David O' Loughlin, said, “He went unbeaten in three starts at two, including the Group 1 National Stakes, just like his sire Dubawi, who is becoming a very significant sire of sires.
“He again showed top-class form at three over a mile when beaten just a neck by Rosallion in the St James's Palace Stakes. He's arguably the best-looking son of Dubawi to go to stud and he's out of one of the best Galileo race mares ever. I have no doubt that he will prove extremely popular with breeders.”
Henry Longfellow's dam is none other than seven-time Group 1 scorer Minding (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). He becomes the first son of Dubawi to stand at Coolmore and his fee will be announced shortly.
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