Ballyhane Sires - making people happy

"2004 was an exceptional year for the Ballyhane Stallions, with three of our sires excelling with their progeny on the track.

Daggers Drawn continued his fine start by siring his first Gr.1 winner 'down under' and also getting the record-breaking British two year old Caesar Beware.

Imperial Ballet was responsible for some very smart two year olds in 2004 and had an excellent crop of yearlings which, we are very confident, will enhance his reputation even more next year.

Rossini made a tremendous start to his stud career and while it was sad to see him leave for the States, he has been very successful for his supporters and we wish him and his new owners continued success.

The Iron Mask foals have been very impressive and his second book of mares was full of quality, so we predict a bright future for this record-breaking son of Danzig.

City On A Hill yearlings sold well at the sales, and have gone to all the 'right' trainers, so expect a fast start for this horse who was himself a highly talented two year old.

We were delighted to secure Captain Rio and with the quality of mares that he received in his first season, we feel very confident that this good looking son of Pivotal will make a big impact, and we eagerly await his first foals in 2005.

The acquisition of Pyrus is a great boost to the Ballyhane roster, and we look forward to introducing him to breeders in 2005. An extremely talented racehorse with an outstanding stallion's pedigree by the legendary Mr Prospector, he is a very attractive and good moving horse, and we have set his fee at a very realistic level.

Indeed, we have kept all our stallion fees very affordable, to allow breeders every chance of making their business pay. We invite clients, old and new, to visit Ballyhane to inspect the stallions and we look forward to a successful future working together."

Joe Foley

Pyrus in action