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COOLMORE
AMERICA
Ashford Stud t of Ken rass.
e initial tract of land that Ashford consisted of was originally owned
by Col. Edmund H. Taylor Jr. who founded the Old Taylor Distilleries
in nearby Frankfort. It was developed around 1912 and operated as a
cattle farm up until the late 1970s. At that time, Dr. Bill Lockridge
began to transform the farm into a state of the art stud, fit for the finest
stallions in the world.
After three years of careful planning and construction, Ashford opened
its doors for the 1982 breeding season. e stallion roster was headlined
by Vincent O’Brien’s champion 2yo Storm Bird.
When Ashford became part of Coolmore in the mid-1980s, Storm Bird,
along with other top sires like El Gran Senor and Woodman, helped
establish Coolmore’s reputation on an international level.
In 2001 under Gulch became the first champion sire to stand at
Ashford. Not to be outdone, Honour And Glory (2000), Hennessy
(2001), Tale of the Cat (2003), Giant’s Causeway (2005 and 2014)
and Uncle Mo (2015), all earned champion juvenile sire honours to go
with those won by Woodman in 1990 and 1994.
Giant’s Causeway landed three general sire titles (2009, 2010 and
2012); a feat only achieved by such luminaries as Bull Lea, Nasrullah,
Bold Ruler and Danzig since 1941.
e current superstar is American Pharoah . A champion at 2 and 3
years, he became the first Triple Crown winner for 37 years before
finishing his racing career with a record-breaking Breeders’ Cup Classic
victory.
Ashford Stud, 5095 Frankfort Road, Versailles,
Kentucky 40383, U.S.A.
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DERMOT RYAN
MANAGER
+1 859-333 2562
AISLING DUIGNAN
DIRECTOR OF BLOODSTOCK
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CHARLIE O’CONNOR
DIRECTOR OF SALES
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SALES
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SALES & MARKETING
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In 2015 UNcle MO and ScaT daddY became the only 2 stallions in America
to ever have juvenile progeny earnings of over $3m in a single year .
2015 leadING TWO-Year-Old SIreS
RK S TALLION (SIRE) STANDING FARM SW’S US$ EARNINGS
1 UNcle MO (Indian Charlie) Ashford Stud 7 3,675,294
2 ScaT daddY (Johannesburg) Ashford Stud 9 3,164,923
3 Bernardini (A.P. Indy) Darley 4 2,172,458
4 Tapit (Pulpit) Gainesway 5 2,161,685
5 Medaglia d'Oro (El Prado) Darley 2 2,007,464
6 War Front (Danzig) Claiborne Farm 2 1,844,312
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