Ghaiyyath unleashed what look to be two potential stars on Wednesday, 29 January when his first-crop sons The Padre and Opera Ballo easily won on their debuts at Dundalk and Kempton respectively.
The Padre was running over 10.5 furlongs at Dundalk and strode clear inside the final furlong to win by two-and-three-quarter lengths over Adrienne, with Waterford Flow (also by Ghaiyyath) back in third.
Impressive 👀
— Racing TV (@RacingTV) January 29, 2025
The Padre (Ghaiyyath) springs a surprise on debut to win convincingly at 33/1 under Wayne Lordan for Josh Halley 👏 @DundalkStadium pic.twitter.com/KKfh53yZGw
Owned and bred by John Halley, he is out of the Lomitas mare Shalanaya, the winner of the G1 Prix de l’Opera in 2009. Bought by current connections for €55,000 in 2019, Shalanaya has now produced seven winners and also has a yearling colt by Ghaiyyath.