2017 Return of Mares

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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!)

 

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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.

 

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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)