Acclamation (GB) will stand for €25,000 in 2024, tops for the Rathbarry Stud roster, the stud announced on X.
The sire of 67 stakes winners, he covered 62 mares this term. In 2023, the 24-year-old sired five stakes winners, including G1 Cox Plate winner and Hong Kong wunderkind Romantic Warrior (Ire). Other stars include Group 3 winners Garrus (Ire) and Orne (Ire), in the G3 Abernant S. and G3 Horris Hill S., respectively.
Joining Acclamation is second-year sire State Of Rest (Ire), who will stand for a slightly lower fee of €20,000. The globetrotting multiple Group 1 winner–who won the G1 Cox Plate–bred 115 mares this year at €25,000. Group sire Kodi Bear (Ire) remains at €15,000 after covering a roster-best 161 mares this term.
Rounding out the Rathbarry roster is new recruit Bouttemont (Ire) at €5,000. The 2022 G3 Prix de Meautry hero won the Listed Prix Hampton earlier this year and ended his campaign with a second in the G3 Mercury S. at Dundalk.
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