Five-time Group 1 winner Dream Ahead (Diktat {GB}–Land Of Dreams {GB}, by Cadeaux Genereux {GB}), who stood at Ballylinch Stud in Ireland his first five seasons, will stand next year at Haras de Grandcamp in France on an initial one-year lease, according to Racing Post. He will stand for €12,000.
Dream Ahead's most accomplished runner to date has been the G2 Criterium de Maison-Laffitte winner Donjuan Triumphant (Ire).
John O'Connor, managing director at Ballylinch Stud, told Racing Post, “Dream Ahead has done well with his two crops of runners, having finished second in the European first-season sires' table in 2015 and is third in this year's second-crop sires' list. We'd expect him to have a big year in 2017 as he's had a number of promising 2-year-olds in France this year. There were a lot of French breeders enquiring about him so we thought it would be the best career move for him to stand in France in 2017. We think he'll cover a good book as he's well-known from both the time he raced and his first runners in France have gone well. It's a one-year lease initially and we'll re-evaluate it at the end of the season. He's a horse that's poised to make a good impact in both hemispheres having covered a full book of mares in Australia.”
Eric Lhermite of Haras de Grandcamp told Jour De Galop, “This is a real opportunity for French breeders, especially with the current demand for speed and precocity. Breeders will also be able to use this stallion and reap the benefits of the lucrative French premiums. This is the type of stallion that I'd wish to use with my own mares. He's produced beautiful foals that have sold well on both sides of the Channel. His arrival corresponds with an upgrading of the stud's stock and he should complement our other stallions well.”
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