'He's had another sensational year' - Dark Angel tops Yeomanstown roster

Yeomanstown Stud's roster will once again be headlined by Dark Angel, the sire of four individual top-level winners in 2022 and whose fee for 2023 will remain at €60,000.

The renowned son of Acclamation's daughter Mangoustine landed Classic honours when taking the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches at Longchamp, while Mysterious Night looked a high-class performer for Godolphin when taking out the Summer Stakes at Woodbine in September.

Dark Angel's other top-class winners this year came in the form of Australian Epsom Handicap scorer Top Ranked and Jebel Hatta winner Alfareeq.

Stud owner Gay O'Callaghan said: "Dark Angel has had another sensational year, proving himself once again as the Group 1 champion sprinter-miler sire - for the third consecutive year - and a champion two-year-old sire.

Invincible Army: first yearlings proved popular this yearCredit: Patrick McCann

"He is now the sire of 13 individual Group 1 winners, with four Group 1 winners in 2022 including his Classic-winning daughter Mangoustine a decisive winner of the Poule d'Essai des Pouliches."

Invincible Army will welcome his first two-year-olds in 2023 and the multiple Group-winning son of Invincible Spirit had 57 yearlings sell at auction for an average of €57,680. His fee is also unchanged at €7,500.

O'Callaghan added: “It’s been with great excitement that we’ve watched Invincible Army's yearlings sell this autumn. The exceptional son of Invincible Spirit was a Group winner at two, three and four and his progeny have been well supported in the sales ring by trainers, agents, and owners alike who were impressed by the excellent quality of his stock which share his attributes of strength and class."

Middle Park and Richmond Stakes winner Supremacy will have his first foals born next year, having covered a high quality first book in 2022. The son of Mehmas has had his fee trimmed to €10,000 from €12,500 for 2023.

“We look forward to the first foals of Supremacy to be born this spring," said O'Callaghan. "As a Group 1-winning son of champion sire Mehmas, he is an exciting prospect and a wonderful-looking individual who showed both a very high level of ability and toughness on the track.

Supremacy: Middle Park Stakes winner has his first foals in 2023Credit: Edward Whitaker

"He was the champion two-year-old in England, winning the Middle Park Stakes and the Richmond Stakes. He covered a full book of mares in 2022, including 75 stakes-performing or producing mares.”

The four-strong roster is completed by Shaman, a Wertheimer-bred son of Shamardal and a Classic-placed miler when second to Persian King in the Poule d'Essai des Poulains.

A Group 2 winner in the Prix d'Harcourt and second to Romanised in the Prix Jacques le Marois, the six-year-old's first foals were born this spring.

"Shaman had his first foals in 2022 and produced an exceptional first crop, so we are looking forward to seeing them in the sales ring this winter," said O'Callaghan.

"He was a Group 1 miler and a Classic three-year-old with an impressive race record and has been well supported by Irish and European breeders."

Shaman's fee remains at €5,000.

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