Irish National Stud Announces Decorated Knight Incentive

The Irish National Stud announced breeders using Decorated Knight (GB) (Galileo {Ire}–Pearling, by Storm Cat) in 2021 will be entitled to a bonus nomination for the 2022 season. Decorated Knight will stand for €7,500 (Oct. 1 Terms).

The G1 QIPCO Irish Champion S. winner will be represented by his first runners in 2021. The stallion’s dam Pearling, a daughter of GSW Mariah’s Storm (Rahy), is a full-sister to European champion 3-year-old and leading sire Giant’s Causeway and You’resothrilling, dam of Irish champion 2-year-old and 3-year-old champion Miler in Europe Gleneagles (Ire); and a half-sister to Group 1 winners Happily (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}) and Marvellous (Ire) (Galileo {Ire}). The Saleh Al Homaizi and Imad Al Sagar homebred also annexed the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup and G1 Jebel Hatta in 2017.

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Hollie Doyle Becomes Retained Jockey for Imad Al Sagar

Hollie Doyle has been appointed the retained jockey for Imad Al Sagar of Blue Diamond Stud. Al Sagar has been part owner of Classic-winning colts turned sires Authorized (Ire) (Montjeu {Ire}) and Araafa (Ire) (Mull Of Kintyre), as well as MG1SW Decorated Knight (GB) (Galileo {Ire}) among others.

“We are thrilled to add Hollie Doyle to our team,” said Al Sagar in a statement. “We have all been impressed with how Hollie has risen to become one of the best of her profession. She is an extremely dedicated, strong and astute jockey. We have some lovely horses to run for us this season and I look forward to Hollie becoming an invaluable member of our team.”

Added Doyle, “I am delighted to be teaming up with Imad Al Sagar for the near future. I hope that we will have plenty of success.”

The Newmarket-based Blue Diamond Stud is home to approximately 45 broodmares and there are an additional 30 horses in training. The aforementioned Decorated Knight is a Blue Diamond stallion based at the Irish National Stud.

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