Bolshoi Ballet Sires First Reported Foals

Wednesday, March 5, 2025 | 10:25 am

11-4-21 LEOPARDSTOWN. BOLSHOI BALLET and Ryan Moore win the P.W. McGrath Memorial Ballysax Stakes (Group 3) for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Healy Racing.

Dual Grade I winner Bolshoi Ballet (Ire) has sired his first reported foals, a pair of fillies born at The Beeches Stud last week, Coolmore announced.

One filly is out of Moon Over Thefirth (Ire) (Flemensfirth), a full-sister to 2024 star novice hurdler Ballyburn (Ire), who is favoured for the Brown Advisory Novices' Chase at Cheltenham next week. A half-sister to graded-winning chaser Emily Gray (Ire) (Flemensfirth) and to the dam of Thyestes and Bobbyjoe Chase winner Nick Rockett (Ire) (Walk In The Park {Ire}), Roses Of Summer (Ire) (Gold Well {GB}) produced the other filly.

“They're two outstanding fillies with plenty of size and strength,” said Robert McCarthy, who has nine more mares due to Bolshoi Ballet including a half-sister to the aforementioned Nick Rockett and a half-sister to Grade 1 winners Thisthatandtother (Ire) (Bob Back) and Carlingford Lough (Ire) (King's Theatre {Ire}) who has already produced black-type hurdler Miss Fairfax (Ire) (Imperial Monarch {Ire}).

A winner of the GI Belmont Derby and the GI Sword Dancer Stakes in America, Bolshoi Ballet stands for €3,000 at The Beeches Stud this season.