Dual Group 1 winner Fascinating Rock (Ire) (Fastnet Rock {Aus}–Miss Polaris {GB}, by Polar Falcon), who retired to stand at Ballylich Stud this year has his first mare scanned in foal. It is the stud's own Lady Livius (Ire) (Titus Livius {Fr}), a Weatherbys Super Sprint winner as a juvenile who is confirmed in foal. Lady Livius is already the dam of two Group winning 2-year-olds in Brown Sugar (Ire) (Tamayuz {GB}) and Burnt Sugar (Ire) (Lope De Vega {Ire}) and she has contributed greatly to fellow Ballylinch stallion Lope de Vega (Ire) (Shamardal)'s first season at stud as Burnt Sugar was his first stakes winner when he won the G3 Sirenia S. at Kempton in 2014.
Managing Director of Ballylinch Stud, John O'Connor said, “We are committing some very nice mares to Fascinating Rock in his first season at stud and Lady Livius is certainly one of them. Maurice Regan and Newtown Anner Stud have already shown their support for him at the sales and breeders have been quick to pick up on this and send their mares to Fascinating Rock.”
Trained by Dermot Weld, Fascinating Rock carried Newtown Anner Stud's silks to victory in the G1 Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh and the G1 QIPCO Champion S. at Ascot and the highest rated son of Fastnet Rock (Aus) (Danehill) embarks on his first season at stud at a fee of €10,000.
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