Darley's New Stallion Trio Have First Mares In Foal

Monday, March 7, 2022 | 8:36 am

15.08.2021, Deauville, Portrait of Palace Pier after winning the Prix Jacques le Marois at Deauville racecourse, FRA. Photo GALOPPFOTO/Racingfotos.com THIS IMAGE IS SOURCED FROM AND MUST BE BYLINED "RACINGFOTOS.COM"

Five-time Group 1 winner Palace Pier (GB) (Kingman {GB}), GI Breeders' Cup Mile hero Space Blues (Ire) (Dubawi {Ire}), and the Classic-winning Victor Ludorum (GB) (Shamardal) all have had their first mares scanned in foal, Darley Europe announced on Monday. Each stallion also has a full book. A crack miler, Palace Pier stands for £55,000 at Dalham Hall Stud in Newmarket. Also, a winner of the G1 Prix Maurice de Gheest, Space Blues commands €17,500 at Kildangan Stud in Ireland. Rounding out the trio, Victor Ludorum landed the G1 Prix Jean-Luc Lagardere as a juvenile and is based at Haras du Logis in France where his fee is €15,000.