Cracking Creachadoir

One of the features of the end of the year is that word tends to get around about whether or not the signs are looking good for young stallions.  The good news is that, as Creachadoir’s first foals start coming on public display, the word is that they are receiving the thumbs-up from all who inspect them.

Creachadoir comes from one of the best Ballymacoll Stud families (his second dam Anima is a half-sister to the mighty Pilsudski, a multiple Group One winner for the late Lord Weinstock) and that makes it easy to understand why his dam Sadima has proved such a great producer.  Sadima, a daughter of Sadler’s Wells, is responsible not only for Creachadoir, but also for Youmzain, twice a winner in Group One company and thrice runner-up in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe.

Like Youmzain, Creachadoir was tough enough to thrive on his racing, posting his best victory (in the Lockinge Stakes) in his third season in training, but he was also precocious enough to be one of the best of his generation in the spring of his Classic year.  After winning the G3 Two Thousand Guineas Trial at Leopardstown, Creachadoir put in excellent performances in the Guineas in both France (where he finished second to Astronomer Royal) and Ireland (where he finished second to Cockney Rebel).  Furthermore, his toughness shone through as he retained his great form right up to the end of the year, being placed in both the Champion Stakes and the Hong Kong Mile (in which he finished second to Good Ba Ba, with the likes of Darjina, Excellent Art and Able One behind him).

Creachadoir has understandably proved very popular at Haras du Logis.  His foals seem consistently to attract favourable comment, with many breeders who have already used him booking their mares back to him for the forthcoming season.  John Horgan, breeder of a Creachadoir colt from Dynamic Dream, reports his foal to be “a very good foal with size and strength who walks well – probably the best the mare has had.”

Thierry de la Heronniere of Haras de Ellon has a filly out Napata, a first foal, from the family of Miesque and Kingmambo, whom he describes as “a great quality filly with balance and presence, and looks very much like her sire”; while Bernard Wenger of the Haras du Taillis has a first foal out of Taking Heaven, whom he describes as “a strong, well-balanced, very correct foal who moves well.'

Similar praise has come from Bernard Le Roux, who describes his colt out of Greenway as “well-built, balanced, moves well: a very good foal” and from Paul Arnold, who describes his Creachadoir colt out of his mare Allumette as “outstanding, the best she has ever had!”.

It is thus understandable that Haras du Logis proprietor Julian Ince is so excited about the young stallion.  We can’t do any better than pass on to you Julian’s latest verdict: “Creachadoir is an outstanding-looking individual with great presence.  He appears to be stamping his stock and breeders who have used him in year one are all very keen to use him again, which is a great testament to the quality of his stock and to Creachadoir’s looks, race performance and pedigree.”

Creachadoir will stand this coming season at Haras du Logis for €3,000 Oct 1st SLF