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Fifty Stars Welcomes First Foals

Fifty Stars (Ire) (Sea the Stars (Ire)–Swizzle Stick (Ire), by Sadler's Wells) has welcomed his first foals as he starts his second season at Sunnyhill Stud in partnership with Jack Cantillon's Bloodstock Racing. The Group 1-winner did his best running in Australia but now stands in the northern hemisphere at the National Hunt stud.

“I'm going to be looking everywhere I can to find more mares for Fifty Stars on the basis of his first foal out of Lady Breffni (Ire) (Yeats {Ire}). We bought Grade 2 winning Lady Breffni to launch our Syndicates.Racing breeding syndicate and our owners have been rewarded with a tank of a filly–she looks like she could run in a point to point by Christmas,” said Cantillon. ” We've been struck this year by breeders really waking up to the opportunity to breed to Sea The Star's only Group 1 winning son that won a Group race over less than a mile–something not even Baaeed, Crystal Ocean or Stravarius could do and they don't stand for €3,000! Micheal Hickey's phone is going to be very busy if foals keep coming out like her.”

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First Mares Scanned In Foal By Fifty Stars

Group 1 winner Fifty Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Aus}), who stands at Sunnyhill Stud in Ireland, has had his first mares scanned in foal. Some mares in foal to the half-brother to Leopardstown Grade 1 winner Whiskey Sour (Ire) (Jeremy) include Grade 2 Fairyhouse Festival winner Lady Breffni (Ire) (Yeats {Ire}), herself a half-sister to the dam of dual G3 Grand National winner Tiger Roll (Ire) (Authorized {Ire}); Moraine (GB) (Rainbow Quest), the dam of Wicklow Brave (GB) (Beat Hollow {GB}); Kerry and Munster National-winning Cabaret Queen (GB) (King's Theatre {Ire}); bumper winner Stops The Nation (Ire) (Bated Breath {GB}), who is a sister to Wicklow Brave; and AQPS Grade 3 winner Et Dite (Fr) (Limnos {Jpn}). The 7-year-old, who won the G1 Australian Cup at Flemington over 10 furlongs, stands for €3,000 this year.

“We're delighted to see Fifty Stars with his first mares in foal,” said Jack Cantillon. “His walk was the talk of the Irish Stallion Trail and his first book is proving hugely exciting. A big thank you to breeders for their immense support at Sunnyhill including in particular his racing owner Gerry Ryan who invested almost €250,000 at the mares' sales to support Fifty Stars. We couldn't be more excited after his flying start.”

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Group 1 Winner Fifty Stars to Sunnyhill Stud

Group 1 winner Fifty Stars (Ire) (Sea The Stars {Ire}–Swizzle Stick {Ire}, by Sadler's Wells), will retire to Sunnyhill Stud in partnership with Jack Cantillon's Bloodstock Racing as a National Hunt stallion in 2022. A fee for the G1 Australian Cup hero will be announced later, and he will be available for inspection in December.

Rated 121 by Timeform, Fifty Stars is a half-brother to Leopardstown Christmas Festival 19-length winner Whiskey Sour (Ire) (Jeremy). In addition to his Group 1 win, the 6-year-old spent his entire career Down Under and posted wins in two editions of the G2 Blamey S. (19/20), as well as the G2 Ajax S. and G3 Sandown S. in 36 starts. Bred by Airlie Stud, he retired with just over $1.9m in earnings.

Michael Hickey of Sunnyhill Stud said, “I look forward to standing Fifty Stars at Sunnyhill. He was a top-class, consistent racehorse and retired sound from his racing career. He is a smashing looking individual with great presence and a wonderful walk, and of course he is by a champion in Sea The Stars. The fact that he had the speed to win from 7f to 10f should appeal to NH breeders and we look forward to having him available for inspection shortly.”

Added Bloodstock Racing's Jack Cantillon, “Fifty Stars has simply outstanding credentials as a National Hunt stallion. He's the first horse in a generation to be a Group 1 winning half-brother to a Grade 1 winner retired as a National Hunt stallion in Ireland. It's an honour to partner with a farm of the heritage of Sunnyhill Stud to stand him.”

Out of a half-sister to two-time Irish group winner Viztoria (Ire) (Oratorio {Ire}), Fifty Stars hails from the same family as Group 1 winner and sire Zilzal (Nureyev).

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