Awtaad (Ire) (Cape Cross {Ire}) and Markaz (Ire) (Dark Angel {Ire}), two new additions to the roster at Sheikh Hamdan Al Maktoum's Derrinstown Stud tis season, have both had their first mares tested in foal.
Both young stallions both have full books of mares booked for 2017 and the Irish 2000 Guineas winner Awtaad so far has a quintet scanned in foal, including Street Style (Ire) (Rock Of Gibraltar {Ire}), the dam of Team Valor's G3 Diamond S. winner Panama Hat (GB) (Medicean {GB}).
Dual Group 3-winning sprinter Markaz, a brother to the top-class Mecca's Angel, has gone one better and has six mares scanned in foal. They include On The Dark Side (Ire) (Kheleyf), a half sister to the G3 Select S. winner, Red Badge (Ire) (Captain Rio {GB}).
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