Former Ballydoyle Group 1 winner and ace jumps sire Ballingarry dies at 21

Ballingarry, a dual top-flight winner for Aidan O'Brien and later a useful jumps sire based in France, has died at the age of 21, Jour de Galop has reported.

The Coolmore homebred was in possession of a brilliant pedigree, being by Sadler's Wells out of Moyglare Stud Stakes heroine Flamenco Wave – making him a sibling to Group 1 winners Aristotle and Starborough as well as Leaping Water, the unraced dam of ill-fated champion St Nicholas Abbey.

Ballingarry upheld family honour by winning the Criterium de Saint-Cloud at two and the Prix Noailles and Canadian International at three. He also finished placed in the Italian Derby, Irish Derby and Irish St Leger in his Classic season.

He was sold to race in the US at four and five, when Laura de Seroux sent him out to win back-to-back editions of the Grade 3 Stars and Stripes Breeders' Cup Handicap at Arlington.

Ballingarry was initially retired to Haras du Mezeray in Normandy before moving to Haras du Grand Chesnaie in the Mayenne department of north-west France, where he was retired from covering last year.

He became a solid source of high-class jumpers, with his best progeny exported to Britain and Ireland including Maghull Novices' Chase winner Diego Du Charmil, Grade 3-winning and Grade 1-placed hurdler Aubusson and last month's Leinster National scorer Cap York.

His black type-winning jumpers in France included Baling Defender, Garynella, Hanawa, Libranous, Magic Flight, Maline Des Epeires, Mister Snowball, Prince Des Gabiers, Sadler'sflaure, Saint Poursain, Top Ling, Tornada and Valligarro.

Ballingarry also features as damsire of classy British-trained handicappers Azzerti and Chic Name.

Such was his popularity with breeders that he was the busiest sire in France in 2011, covering 138 mares that year.

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