As we approach and quietly pass the halfway point of the racing season, many of our thoughts turn to the breeding season and for this reason, we are highlighting our foundation stallion SKIM THE HILL.
He has a small biography on the right hand pane of this blog but we thought that it wouldnt go amiss to remind players of his achivements and what they will be getting for, well nothing as he stands for $0 at the present time.
From an outstanding pedigree boasting some of the best names to be found on both sides of the Atlantic and across the Globe, "Skimmy" is not only a son of the late Danehill he is the ONLY son of Danehill to stand in Photo Finish! His dam, Indian Skimmer, was a champion G1 winning mare out of Storm Bird by Northern Dancer who is also the grandsire of Danehill (which is an acceptable inbreeding in racing terms). Born an iron grey, Skimmy is slowing fading to become a lovely shade of dapple as can be seen above.
Skimmy ran for 3 seasons at the highest level and his race record reads: 19-6-1-2 with earnings of just over $1.5mil. Notable wins at 2yr old included the Gran Criterium (8f) at Longchamp followed 10 days later by the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket (7f). At 3yrs he won the Caulfield Guineas (8f), the Phar Lap Stakes (8f) and the Courier Mail Classic (7.5f) and in his last season at 4yrs won the Emirate Stakes over 8f. In all he won 4 G1s and is considered to be one of the best sources of consitency and longevity in the game when breeding for turf.
In his first season at stud, he attracted only 7 mares from a possible book of 15 but the following year saw him oversubscribed and we had to turn away several potential bookings. It was gratifying to see that several of the stables who sent mares to him in the first season were happy enough to send mares back to him for a second season.
We know that some players have already expressed an interest in sending their mares to Skimmy this season and we would ask that anyone interested please contact us to confirm/reserve a spot. So far the list looks like this:
1. Bally Doyle
2. Bally Doyle
3. Foxies Lodge
4. Foxies Lodge
5. Chiquita Lodge
6. Rivendell Stables
7. Huttons Horse Haven (Bedazzled)
8. Huttons Horse Haven (Saline Solution)
9. Huttons Horse Haven (Silverstone)
10. Huttons Horse Haven (Lawn Leopard)
11. Huttons Horse Haven (Olivine)
12.
13.
14.
15.
Apologies if we have missed you off but due to a system failure in the stud office (temp staff got confused between Delete and Escape!) our records have been wiped out. So we look forward to hearing from you all again to book your spot and this year its definately first come first served and good luck with your foals!
He has a small biography on the right hand pane of this blog but we thought that it wouldnt go amiss to remind players of his achivements and what they will be getting for, well nothing as he stands for $0 at the present time.
From an outstanding pedigree boasting some of the best names to be found on both sides of the Atlantic and across the Globe, "Skimmy" is not only a son of the late Danehill he is the ONLY son of Danehill to stand in Photo Finish! His dam, Indian Skimmer, was a champion G1 winning mare out of Storm Bird by Northern Dancer who is also the grandsire of Danehill (which is an acceptable inbreeding in racing terms). Born an iron grey, Skimmy is slowing fading to become a lovely shade of dapple as can be seen above.
Skimmy ran for 3 seasons at the highest level and his race record reads: 19-6-1-2 with earnings of just over $1.5mil. Notable wins at 2yr old included the Gran Criterium (8f) at Longchamp followed 10 days later by the Dewhurst Stakes at Newmarket (7f). At 3yrs he won the Caulfield Guineas (8f), the Phar Lap Stakes (8f) and the Courier Mail Classic (7.5f) and in his last season at 4yrs won the Emirate Stakes over 8f. In all he won 4 G1s and is considered to be one of the best sources of consitency and longevity in the game when breeding for turf.
In his first season at stud, he attracted only 7 mares from a possible book of 15 but the following year saw him oversubscribed and we had to turn away several potential bookings. It was gratifying to see that several of the stables who sent mares to him in the first season were happy enough to send mares back to him for a second season.
We know that some players have already expressed an interest in sending their mares to Skimmy this season and we would ask that anyone interested please contact us to confirm/reserve a spot. So far the list looks like this:
1. Bally Doyle
2. Bally Doyle
3. Foxies Lodge
4. Foxies Lodge
5. Chiquita Lodge
6. Rivendell Stables
7. Huttons Horse Haven (Bedazzled)
8. Huttons Horse Haven (Saline Solution)
9. Huttons Horse Haven (Silverstone)
10. Huttons Horse Haven (Lawn Leopard)
11. Huttons Horse Haven (Olivine)
12.
13.
14.
15.
Apologies if we have missed you off but due to a system failure in the stud office (temp staff got confused between Delete and Escape!) our records have been wiped out. So we look forward to hearing from you all again to book your spot and this year its definately first come first served and good luck with your foals!
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