The 2017 edition of the Weatherbys "Return of Mares" is out. The book lists all active stallions in Britain and Ireland for the 2017 season, alongside the results of their 2016 coverings. If anyone wants any details as to how many mares a particular stallion covered this year, or wants to know who a particular mare was covered by/produced to in 2017 let me know. The top covering stallions in 2017 were: Soldier Of Fortune Sire Galileo Stands Beeches Stud, Ire Mares 352 Getaway Sire Monsun Stands Grange Stud, Ire Mares 284 Mahler Sire Galileo Stands Beeches Stud, Ire Mares 262 Westerner Sire Danehill Stands Castle Hyde Stud, Ire Mares 250 Champs Elysees Sire Danehill Stands Castle Hyde Stud, Ire Mares 248 Walk In The Park Sire Montjeu Stands Grange Stud, Ire Mares 228 Dark Angel Sire Acclamation Stands Yeomanstown Stud, Ire Mares 223 Mount Nelson Sire Rock Of Gibraltar Stands Boardsmill Stud, Ire Mares 222 Sageburg Sire Johannesburg Stands Garryrichard Stud, Ire Mares 220 Zoffany Sire Dansili Stands Coolmore, Ire Mares 217 Doyen Sire Sadler's Wells Stands Sunnyhill Stud, Ire Mares 200 Ask Sire Sadler's Wells Stands Beeches Stud, Ire Mares 197 Kodiac Sire Danehill Stands Tally-Ho Stud, Ire Mares 196 Frankel Sire Galileo Stands Banstead Manor Stud, GB Mares 195 Footstepsinthesand Sire Giant's Causeway Stands Coolmore, Ire Mares 191 Milan Sire Sadler's Wells Stands Grange Stud, Ire Mares 191 Ocovango Sire Monsun Stands Beeches Stud, Ire Mares 188 Mehmas Sire Acclamation Stands Tally-Ho Stud, Ire Mares 187 Vadamos Sire Monsun Stands Tally-Ho Stud, Ire Mares 184 Camelot Sire Montjeu Stands Coolmore, Ire Mares 179 Galileo Sire Sadler's Wells Stands Coolmore, Ire Mares 178 The Gurkha Sire Galileo Stands Coolmore, Ire Mares 175 Sea The Stars Sire Cape Cross Stands Gilltown Stud, Ire Mares 175 Dubawi Sire Dubai Millennium Stands Dalham Hall Stud, GB Mares 174 Iffraaj Sire Zafonic Stands Dalham Hall Stud, GB Mares 171 (List taken from Racing Post website to save me typing it all out!)
A few highlights I've picked out: Galileo has foals out of Airwave, Crystal Gaze, Danedrop, Divine Proportions, Flèche d'Or, Giofra, Goldikova, Homecoming Queen, Margot Did, Maureen, Midday, Simply Perfect and Tiggy Wiggy. Galileo has covered Banks Hill, Dank, Hot Snap, Joyeuse, Kind, Memory, Mecca's Angel, Nell Gwyn, and Youresothrilling Dubawi has foals out of Dancing Rain, Estimate, The Fugue, Galikova, Jacqueline Quest, Joyeuse, Just the Judge, Memory, Sky Lantern, Timepiece and Zenda Dubawi has covered Alluring Park, Dar Re Mi, Goldikova, Laugh Out Loud, Meeznah, Nightime, Purr Along, Ribbons, Speedy Boarding and Talent Frankel has foals out of Bethrah, Danedream, Guaranda, Heat Haze, Heaven Sent, Moonlight's Box and Vodka Frankel has covered Arabian Queen, Attraction, Divine Proportions, Finsceal Beo, Flèche d'Or, Gilt Edge Girl, Love Divine, Natagora, Nufoos, Rizeena, Sariska, Sky Lantern, Snow Fairy and Zenda.
Interesting stats that demonstrate how difficult it is to get a mare into the top stallions: Coolmore own 60 of the 178 mares sent to Galileo (additionally 23 mares have no owner listed) Godolphin own 78 of the 174 mares sent to Dubawi (7 mares have no owner listed)
