Dullingham Park

Breeders in town for the Tattersalls December Mares Sale can take advantage of the 'open house' at many of the stallion farms around Newmarket. CHEVELEY PARK STUD (postcode reference for SatNav: CB8 9DD) Dual Group 1-winning juvenile Vandeek (GB) is the newest member of the Cheveley Park Stud stallion yard and both he and Ulysses (Ire) can be viewed throughout the December Mares Sale by appointment via 01638 730316. DARLEY (postcode: CB8 9HE) Dalham Hall Stud is open until December 4 with the stallions on show each day at 11.30am,...

It has been confirmed that Sands Of Mali (Fr) will remain at Ballyhane Stud, where he has stood since his retirement in 2021. This is contrary to a statement released on Tuesday by Steve Parkin's Dullingham Park. The Group 1-winning sprinter has his first runners this season. His former stud-mates at Ballyhane, Asymmetric (Ire) and Space Traveller (GB), have moved to Micheal Orlandi's Starfield Stud in Co Westmeath. A statement released by Ballyhane Stud on Friday morning cited "a breakdown in the business relationship between Clipper principal Steve Parkin and...

Exciting young sires Space Traveller (GB) and Sands Of Mali (Fr) have been transferred from Ballyhane Stud to Micheal Orlandi's Starfield Stud for the remainder of the 2024 breeding season. A statement released by Dullingham Park on Tuesday read, "Due to unforeseen circumstances, Space Traveller and Sands Of Mali, formerly at Ballyhane Stud, have been relocated to stand the remainder of the 2024 season at Micheal Orlandi's Starfield Stud in Mullingar [County Westmeath]. "Space Traveller is in his second season covering and reports of his first foals are exceptional. His...

Shaquille (GB), the top-rated sprinter in Europe in 2023, has had his first three mares scanned in foal, Dullingham Park announced on Thursday. Trained by Julie Camacho, Shaquille won seven of his nine career starts--notably landing the G1 Commonwealth Cup and G1 July Cup as a three-year-old--before retiring to Dullingham Park where he is standing his first season in 2024 at a fee of £15,000. "We are delighted at the start that Shaquille has made to his new career," said Dullingham Park's Ollie Fowlston. "He has 150 mares booked into...

Super Sunday for bloodstock enthusiasts is fast approaching, with stallion farms in Newmarket set to open their doors for breeders on the quiet day between the end of the foal sale and the start of the mares sale at Tattersalls. In addition to those based in Newmarket, there will be a few visiting stallions in town throughout the week, and the viewing is by no means restricted to Sunday, as the guide below shows. Dullingham Park The brand new stallion yard at Dullingham Park is now home to the dual...

As the line-up continues to take shape at Steve Parkin's new stallion operation at Dullingham Park near Newmarket, it has been announced that the G2 Flying Childers winner Soldier's Call (GB) will move from Ireland to join this season's top-rated sprinter Shaquille (GB) on the roster.  In his debut season, Shaquille will stand for £15,000, while Soldier's Call's fee for 2024 will be £8,500. He stood at €7,500 this season and covered 190 mares. One of this year's leading first-season sires, Soldier's Call began his career at Joe Foley's Ballyhane...

The dual Group 1 winner Shaquille (GB) (Charm Spirit {Ire}) is the first stallion to retire to Steve Parkin's Dullingham Park near Newmarket.  The top-rated sprinter in Europe this year, Shaquille was trained by Julie Camacho to win the Commonwealth Cup at Royal Ascot before defeating his elders in the July Cup at Newmarket. The 3-year-old was co-bred by his owner Martin Hughes, who paid tribute to the retiring star, saying, "It was an honour to be associated with such a brilliant horse. To breed him and to race him...

Dullingham Park is the new sponsor of the G2 Clipper Mile on the first day of the Irish Champions Festival at Leopardstown on Sept. 9, Leopardstown Racecourse announced on Thursday. One of Newmarket's oldest establishments, Dullingham Park has recently been renovated and expanded as part of owner Steve Parkin's Clipper Group. The one-mile race was upgraded to Group 2 status in 2014, and has been won in the past by Parkin's Space Traveller (GB) (Bated Breath {GB}), who now stands at stud at Ballyhane Stud in Ireland. Ollie Fowlston, Managing...

Ollie Fowlston is leaving Tattersalls to join Steve Parkin's Clipper Group as managing director at Dullingham Park, the 90-acre stud based just outside Newmarket. Following 25 years at Tattersalls, Fowlston, whose auctioneering has led him to sell horses in the UK, Ireland, Australia, Jamaica and Dubai, will take up his new role in June on the completion of this season's yearling inspections.  Parkin, whose horses run in the all-grey silks of Clipper Logistics, said, "We are delighted that Ollie is coming to join the team. He brings a wealth of...